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Earlier on Wednesday, Glenn Beck’s website TheBlaze.com broke the news that Beck show would be eventually phased out of the Fox News Channel’s lineup. (more)

Last night at the National Dance Institute’s annual fund-raising gala, Alec Baldwin was honored for his commitment to the art and culture of New York City. Before he got onstage, the 30 Rock star (who’s about to co-star in Adam Shankman’s musical Rock of Ages) chatted with Vulture about his own dancing abilities (“I was not a lithe, supple dancer [in high school]. My brother Stephen was a great dancer”) and Donald Trump’s potential bid for president (“The Republicans have to get serious, and that’s not a serious choice”). (more)

With media attention focused on turmoil at other network newscasts, NBC’s top-rated morning show is quietly weighing its own shake-up as co-host Meredith Vieira considers a future without Today. (more)

Tinseltown’s newest glamor girl, January Jones, is set to star as the White Queen, Emma Frost, in this summer’s highly anticipated film, “X-Men: First Class.” The stunning Hollywood starlet appeared on the cover of a commemorative, 1960s-themed issue of this month’s Total Film magazine to promote the flick. The film is set in the 1960s, during JFK’s presidency, and playing a role from that era is nothing new for the “Mad Men” star. Jones has received critical acclaim and numerous Golden Globe nominations for her role as 1960s housewife, Betty Draper in the popular AMC drama series. With her classic, old-Hollywood beauty and undeniable talent, the 31-year-old glamazon is well on her way to becoming an icon. Take a look as TheDC commemorates Tinseltown’s “next big thing.” (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Katie Couric’s successor as “CBS Evening News” anchor faces an extraordinarily difficult job in lifting the network out of the ratings cellar. (more)

Only a studio audience of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” could give self-described “socialist” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the lion’s share of applause. But when it came to the issue of vacation time at the workplace, both Sanders and “Real Time” host Bill Maher were crowd favorites. (more)

There has been a hubbub after it was disclosed that Rutgers University paid “Jersey Shore” celebrity Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki, $32,000 to speak at an event last week, which was $2,000 more than it offered Nobel-winning novelist Toni Morrison last May to speak at the university’s commencement ceremony. (more)

Anti-Semitism exists throughout the world, but when such blatant examples occur, is that something Jewish people can use as a net-positive? (more)

This week, Paris Hilton added shoes to her designing repertoire which ranges from perfume to purses, and the heiress defended her role in starting the trend of celebrities entering the fashion world. “There’s so many people out there who try to imitate what I do, but I am the original,” she said while promoting her new shoe line. “There is nothing like me.” (more)

Imagine a Republican debate moderated by a network whose marquee commentators include Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell and Ed Schultz. Seems like there could be an ideological clash? Not according to Politico’s John F. Harris. (more)

“Modern Family” brunette bombshell Sofia Vergara is quickly on her way to becoming a Hollywood A-lister. Vergara was recently chosen to be the spokeswoman for Diet Pepsi’s new “Skinny Can,” and the actress turned heads when she shot a promotional ad in an electric blue bikini last Tuesday. This ad is the follow-up to an ad shot in February that came under fire for being overly photoshopped. This time around, the curvaceous beauty bares it all in a tiny string bikini. (more)

It’s not an endorsement Barack Obama probably expected — or wanted — but Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol gave the president high marks for his recent foreign policy gestures. (more)

Prepare to see your favorite fictional surgeons burst into song on tomorrow night’s episode of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.” In the spirit of “Scrubs” circa 2007, the cast will sing throughout the entire show, and actress Sara Ramirez tells E! News that viewers are in for quite a treat. Instead of chanting original songs, the cast will do covers of tunes that have already appeared on the show, such as “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol, and “Breathe” by Anna Nalick. (more)

After calling former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin the “c” word Sunday in Dallas and the backlash that has ensued from it, HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher doesn’t see that he has done anything wrong, at least if you base his remarks on what he views to be the community standard. (more)

Jesse James, chief executive of West Coast Choppers and Hollywood bad boy, wants people to read his side of the story. (more)

Despite being criticized and even rebuked by the National Organization for Women, HBO “Real Time” host Bill Maher isn’t stopping with his slurs directed at female conservatives. And this time, he went after Sarah Palin once again. (more)

Explaining how Iowa voters fit in to the 2012 presidential Republican nomination process is sometimes explained like an alien culture by some of the so-called media elite – that these are different people with values south of normal. (more)

Oprah Winfrey has set a date for the final episode of her show, reports People Magazine. After 25 years on the air, the last episode is scheduled for May 25. (more)

Just days after being sort of rebuked by the National Organization for Women, “Real Time” host Bill Maher isn’t backing away from his jokes about conservative women. (more)

“Finding all the disparate facts and then finding their coherence” with “rigor and a devotion to facts that borders on obsessive” will soon be a thing of the past, as MSNBC host Rachel Maddow new “Lean Forward” ad will attempt to rekindle the magic of the 1930s Americana. (more)