Fareed Zakaria by Justin Larose/CNN
Watch any TV news roundtable with Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaria and you can be sure the discussion will have some nutritious calories. Now Zakaria has got his own roundtable. Starting June 1 at 1 p.m. ET on CNN, he'll host Fareed Zakaria - GPS, a weekly hour devoted to international affairs (the initials stand for global public square). Each Sunday, the show will include a 25-minute interview with an important world player (former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is the first guest). Zakaria recently shared his global wisdom with The Biz.
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At noon today Comedy Central will launch DailyShow.com, a new online destination boasting 16,000 clips, nearly the entire video archive from the past nine years. (Simultaneously, workplace productivity nationwide is expected to drop 85 percent.) Per the Reporter, Kilborn-era material could be added by early 2008.... The reunited Spice Girls will give their debut TV performance on The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, airing Dec. 4 on CBS. Kanye West and Seal will also croon alongside the balconette bras.... Jamie Foxx will duet with the group Rascal Flatts on "She Goes All the Way" during the CMA Awards airing Nov. 7 on ABC.... Boogeyman 2: Unrated Director's Cut arrives on DVD Jan. 8, 2008.
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Daily Show's Jon Stewart is a fan of puzzlemaster Will Shortz (inset).
What's an eight-letter word for a star-studded new documentary? Wordplay, going into wide release this Friday, offers a compelling look at Will Shortz, editor of the New York Times' venerable grid, and the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Along the way, such famous faces as former President Bill Clinton, Daily Show host Jon Stewart, filmmaker
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