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American Idol returned for its 11th season with (from left to right) host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson. The premiere attracted about 22 million viewers. Courtesy of Fox Broadcasting Company
American Idol returned for its 11th season with (from left to right) host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson. The premiere attracted about 22 million viewers.

A slow and painful death

"American Idol" (AI) suffered a deafening blow Wednesday when its 11th season premiere garnered only 21.93 million viewers. Although this is no small feat, it marks the steady decline of AI in recent years.

Great textbooks…if you’re the 1%

The iBooks 2 application was launched to support the volume of textbooks will feature books from major publishers, as well as an application that allows someone to easily write and format a textbook directly for the iPad.

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Nothing to judge here, folks

People have always been fascinated by celebrity weddings and this year was no exception: the royal wedding held the public's interest for months and the Kardashian wedding was featured endlessly on TV and in magazines. But one wedding drew a different kind of attention.

Typing before talking

It's true that technology is advancing rapidly, but the question arises – how young is too young for kids to be using technology for entertainment, and could exposure to this at such a young age be unhealthy?

Facebook's flop

With all of the changes happening in the Facebook community, many users are looking for alternatives.

Wives gone wild

Housewives were once elegant women, seen but never heard. But now these ladies have ripped off their masks and are exposing every ugly detail of their lives. The housewives have gone wild, and America loves it.

"Toddlers and Tiaras" sets a whole new image for the pageant world

When people think of pageant contestants, they usually see a tall, slim young lady. Well, thanks to TLC, that image has changed to a small, chubby, five-year-old girl.
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