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Emmy Awards
FAITH LAPIDUS: On Sunday, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will present the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles,
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BARBARA KLEIN: Television critics say the academy made some daring moves in nominations this year in an effort to keep the public interested in the awards show. Three new shows received outstanding series nominations. One of them is "Glee," a popular comedy about a high school musical group. It includes a lot of great songs.
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"Glee" was nominated for eighteen other awards along with outstanding comedy series.
The only show to receive more nominations was the miniseries "The Pacific." The academy nominated it for twenty-four awards, including outstanding miniseries and outstanding directing and writing. "The Pacific" tells the story of three Marines and how their lives connect while fighting the Japanese during World War Two.
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Some of the actors nominated for awards include Tina Fey from the hit comedy series she created, "30 Rock." Fey plays the lead writer of a comedy show,
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Fey was nominated for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series along with Amy Poehler of "Parks and Recreation," Edie Falco of "Nurse Jackie" and Julia Louis-Dreyfus from "The New Adventures of Old Christine." Lea Michele of "Glee" and Toni Collette of "The United States of Tara" were also nominated.
The academy nominated six men as outstanding lead actor in a drama series. Among them is Hugh Laurie,
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The other nominees are Kyle Chandler from "Friday Night Lights," Bryan Cranston from "Breaking Bad" and Matthew Fox of "Lost." Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" and Michael C. Hall from "Dexter" are also nominated for outstanding actor in a drama series.
The academy named five shows for outstanding reality competition. They are "The Amazing Race," "Top Chef,
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Isadora Duncan
Our listener question this week comes from China. Wenyu wants to know about the life of modern dancer Isadora Duncan.
Angela Isadora Duncan was born in San Francisco,
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Isadora Duncan wanted to do the kind of dancing that was new and different from other dances at that time. She thought dancing should be an art, not just entertainment.