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Drew Barrymore Drops Out of Hosting MTV Awards Show Over Writers’ Strike

Just days before the show was scheduled to air, the actress and talk-show host said she would pick up her hosting duties next year.

By Derrick Bryson Taylor

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Late Shows Go Dark in First Fallout From Strike

How long they stay off the air is an open question. During the last strike, they gradually returned after a couple of months.

By John Koblin

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A ‘Greenwich Village’ on the Prairie

When Mari Sandoz, chronicler of frontier life, fled the Sandhills of Nebraska, she found fertile creative ground among the poets and artists of Lincoln. Exploring her world.

By Carson Vaughan

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Hollywood Writers Go on Strike, Halting TV and Film Production

The dispute, which pits 11,500 television and screenwriters against the major studios, has shattered 15 years of labor peace in the entertainment business.

By John Koblin and Brooks Barnes