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Linda Holmes writes and edits NPR's entertainment and pop-culture blog, Monkey See. She has several elaborate theories involving pop culture and monkeys, all of which are available on request.

Holmes began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living-room space to DVD sets of The Wire and never looked back.

Holmes was a writer and editor at Television Without Pity, where she recapped several hundred hours of programming — including both High School Musical movies, for which she did not receive hazard pay. Since 2003, she has been a contributor to MSNBC.com, where she has written about books, movies, television and pop-culture miscellany.

Holmes' work has also appeared on Vulture (New York magazine's entertainment blog), in TV Guide and in many, many legal documents.

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Monkey See
1:23 pm
Fri May 18, 2012

What To Expect When You're Expecting In A Movie

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Originally published on Sat May 19, 2012 6:44 am

Babies! Babies babies! Pregnancy and babies! Babies and pregnancy! Strollers full of babies!

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Monkey See
3:39 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

Fox Rolls Out Its New Fall Shows, Including One From Mindy Kaling

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Mindy Kaling stars in the new Fox comedy The Mindy Project.
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Originally published on Tue May 15, 2012 8:54 am

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Monkey See
4:27 pm
Mon May 14, 2012

NBC Upfronts: Six New Shows, And 'Community' On Fridays

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Crystal as Dr. Zaius and Justin Kirk as Dr. George Coleman on NBC's new fall comedy, Animal Practice.
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Originally published on Mon May 14, 2012 8:34 am

"What are the upfronts, exactly?"

People who write about television get this question a lot. And we're getting it a lot right now, because this is upfronts week for the major networks.

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Monkey See
1:13 pm
Thu May 3, 2012

It's Kentucky Derby Weekend: Name Your Hypothetical Horse

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Horses train on the track in preparation for the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Bridget Voss of Chicago, Illinois wears a Derby hat near the paddock at Churchill Downs on the afternoon of the 2011 Kentucky Derby.
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Originally published on Thu May 3, 2012 8:50 am

I am guessing that the majority of you do not own thoroughbred horses. In fact, that is the underlying assumption of this entire post, and to the degree it does not apply to you, I offer humblest apologies (your highness).

But this is the weekend of the Kentucky Derby, which I normally appreciate primarily for the way it causes everyone to momentarily forget everything they ever knew about what constitutes Too Much Hat.

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Monkey See
2:54 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

Can The Networks Ever Create Another Night Of 'Must-See TV'?

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Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer appear in the baby birth episode of NBC's Friends.
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Seen here in August 2010, Warren Littlefield is the former president of NBC.
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Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 3:34 pm

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