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Originally posted on Variety: The Golden Globes are known for their unpredictability, and this year’s awards delivered surprise wins and stunning snubs in both film and TV categories. The fact that “Boyhood” was the big winner — bringing home wins for motion picture (drama), director and supporting actress — was among the least surprising results of the… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Variety: The Golden Globes winners won’t influence Oscar nominations, since the ballots are already in. Still, Sunday’s ceremonies offered some interesting insights into Oscar possibilities and into the state of this year’s awards race. 1. The big obvious winners Sunday evening were “Leviathan,” “Grand Budapest Hotel,” Michael Keaton, Richard Linklater and Eddie Redmayne.… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Variety: Golden Globe voters went out of their way to embrace the new diversity in television — both in human and technological terms. The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. spread the wealth among upstart digital players, lower-profile shows and actors in roles that embody minority groups and subcultures that face bias and discrimination in… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Peyton Manning’s boss was 38 when he finished his storied Hall of Fame playing career, exiting his tenure as quarterback of the Denver Broncos with back-to-back Lombardi trophies before announcing his retirement three months later. While John Elway was fortunate enough to exit football at the absolute… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Paul Drinkwater/NBC” align=”left”] Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have proved they’re not afraid to poke fun at peers in their previous two Golden Globes monologues, where they’ve made jokes about George Clooney’s tendency to date young and Leonardo DiCaprio’s tendency to date supermodels—and they brought their playful sense of… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”” align=”none”] Regardless of whether Benedict Cumberbatch wins a Golden Globe for his role in The Imitation Game, he’s definitely not letting the audience, and attendees at the show, forget he was there. After presenting an award with Jennifer Aniston in an apparently unplanned move by hosts Tina Fey and Amy… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”” align=”none”]The terror attacks in Paris and the hack of Sony Pictures loomed large at the 72nd Annual Golden Globes, with the usual awards festivities interlaced with nervous humor and serious thoughts about the importance of free speech. Right from the start of the show, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler opened… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Kevin Winter/Getty Images” align=”left”] George Clooney is often the butt of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey’s jokes, but the recipient of this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award doesn’t mind: “I’m sorry they’re not going to [host] again,” he said backstage at the Golden Globes. “They’re really, truly… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”instagram/entertainment-weekly” align=”none”] From the stars of Entourage filming their movie on the red carpet to all of the celebrities accepting their awards, EW was there to capture all the behind-the-scenes magic of the 2015 Golden Globes. Take a look at stars like Jessica Chastain, Bill Murray, and many more as they… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”” align=”none”] The Golden Globes has a reputation for honoring fresh talent and making unexpected moves, and in that regard, Sunday’s ceremony did not disappoint. Sure, as expected, Boyhood took home best drama and Jeffrey Tambor won best TV actor for the heavily acclaimed Transparent. Yet there were plenty of jaw-dropping moments too as several dark horses surged… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”” align=”left”] The Golden Globes produced surprise winners, thoughtful speeches, and, because this is 2015 after all, memes.  The Globes gave the Internet plenty to work with this year, from the inexplicable look Chrissy Teigen had on her face when her husband was accepting his award to Prince’s, well, princely… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on PopWatch: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Paul Drinkwater/Getty Images” align=”left”] The Golden Globes have come and gone, but the acceptance speeches will live on forever. Well, the good (and really bad) ones, at least. And as far as this year’s show went, here’s how we felt the acceptance speeches ranked: 1. Fargo‘s Billy Bob Thornton,… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on MAKE: With an IKEA “Lack” table (they’re only $10!) and some LED’s, and you can have the coolest centerpiece table around. This project is a music visualizer table, an idea that creator crt4041 based upon a tiny Arduino music visualizer project from Adafruit. When music is played near it, it lights up.… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Paul Drinkwater/NBC” align=”left”] This is Gina Rodriguez’s first time at the Golden Globes, and so far, it’s going pretty well: The Jane the Virgin star just won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Comedy. “Thank you God for making me an artist,” she began her… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Christopher Polk/Getty Images” align=”left”] Today is a big day for Gina Rodriguez: Her critically acclaimed show, Jane the Virgin, was renewed for a second season, and she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Comedy for her turn as the titular Jane. This is her first… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Kevin Winter/Getty Images” align=”left”] The Golden Globes have wrapped, but we still have plenty to divulge from backstage at Sunday’s ceremony. Winners including J.K. Simmons, Billy Bob Thornton, and Patricia Arquette fielded burning questions from journalists in the press room. Read on to see what they said: J.K Simmons (winner… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on TIME: The biggest experiment in games magnate Activision’s history is underway right now. No, it’s not Bungie’s Destiny, nor Blizzard’s latest World of Warcraft expansion. And it’s not a resurgent live-streaming version of Guitar Hero, nor is it the world’s first toy-game (Skylanders) MMO. I’m talking about something bigger still, and, ironically,… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on TIME: (GREEN BAY, Wis.) — No need for ice and wind and record low temperatures. Even in relatively balmy conditions for Green Bay, and with a somewhat stationary All-Pro quarterback, the Packers survived against the Dallas Cowboys. Green Bay rallied from an 8-point deficit as Aaron Rodgers threw for two second-half touchdowns… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Big Ten Network: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports DALLAS – The X-factor. Every game has one. The X-factor can be the determining ingredient in the outcome of a contest. What’s the potential X-factor for Ohio State in its quest to beat Oregon on Monday night and win the national championship? [ MORE: Jacoby… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on NBC Sports Pressbox: New England’s 35-31 Victory over Baltimore Averages 34.0 Million Viewers – Up 9% From Last Year’s Saturday NFC Divisional in Same Time Slot & Up 7% From Primetime AFC Saturday Divisional  Nearly 42 Million Viewers Watched the Exciting Closing Minutes  NBC Is Home of Super Bowl XLIX Three Weeks… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”” align=”none”] Wow: The CW has just renewed eight shows for next season. The network picked up another round of Arrow (season 4) , Jane the Virgin (season 2), Reign (season 3), Supernatural (season 11), The 100 (season 3), The Flash (season 2), The Originals (season 3) and The Vampire… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Cate Cameron/The CW” align=”left”] Though Oliver fell to his supposed death in Arrow’s midseason finale, Stephen Amell was on hand for The CW’s “The Heroes and Villains of Arrow and The Flash” panel at the Television Critics Association’s winter TV previews. Does this signal that Ollie actually survived… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”Cate Cameron/The CW” align=”left”] In case there was any doubt, Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) is The Flash‘s Reverse Flash. “He’s the man in the yellow suit. Yes, I am Reverse Flash,” Cavanagh told reporters during The CW’s “The Heroes and Villains of Arrow and The Flash” panel at the… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Inside TV: [ew_image url=”http://img2.timeinc.net/ew... credit=”” align=”none”] The CW is firming up its midseason schedule. The network announced return dates for several series, such as The Flash and Supernatural, as well as the series premiere date for iZombie.  The plans include shifting Supernatural to a new night (again!), as the ultra-veteran drama series… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on For The Win: Goodell not in a luxury box. pic.twitter.com/00RgtHmCRm — Marcus (@_MarcusD_) January 10, 2015 NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sat in the stands for the Patriots’ win over the Ravens at Gillette Stadium Saturday night, and during the broadcast on NBC, commentators Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth addressed the recently released… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Big Ten Network: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports DALLAS – The sting still rings. It won’t go away. It is the game that almost kept Ohio State from landing a playoff spot. It’s the game that the Buckeyes still don’t like to discuss. It’s the 35-21 loss to Virginia Tech in the second… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on TIME: From the deadly attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris to the funeral of police officer Wenjian Liu in New York and the Hubble Space Telescope revisiting the iconic “Pillars of Creation” image to counting the animals at London Zoo, TIME presents the best pictures of the week. - Ron Bailey

Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures: Great Lakes: Legends and Lore, Pirates and More! by Michael J. Varhola My rating: 3 of 5 stars <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review...">View all my reviews</a> - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on Foodimentary - National Food Holidays: http://www.sheknows.com Here are today’s five thing to know about Hot Toddy: The first cocktail party was held for 50 house guests in St. Louis in 1917. The house still stands today….as the  residence of the Archbishop. While Prohibition resulted in a decline in alcohol it also resulted… - Ron Bailey

Originally posted on danspace77: On January 10, 2015 a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) as part of CRS 5, the fifth SpaceX mission to the International Space Station (ISS) not counting the two COTS demos. After boost phase, the first stage of… - Ron Bailey

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Originally posted on Big Ten Network: [btn-fdm-player id=”382428739897″ overlay=”Film Session preview: Ezekiel Elliott” title=”FILM SESSION” content=”Watch a fun preview to Howard Griffith’s Film Session with Ezekiel Elliott.”] DALLAS — Anytime Gus Frerotte, the football coach at John Burroughs High School in suburban St. Louis, wanted to show a player how to play a position, he… - Ron Bailey