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The Rookie recap: Trust and smiles make for surprises

The Rookie returns from a two-week break with one hell of an episode. American Idol dropped in, a crime was solved across the street, and (spoiler alert) a damn good PROPOSAL happened!  That’s the simplest way I can sum up tonight’s episode because holy crap what an hour. First, we found out Lucy Chen can

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American Idol Red Wine Recap: We finally have our Top 20 … er, 21!

Monsters & Critics columnist Liz Long recaps American Idol Season 18, Episode 10, with a little help from a glass of pinot (or two)… Greeting, my Idol-Addicts! After a week off, we are back to recap Part 2 of the Final Judgment in Hawaii, and we now have our Top 20–I mean 21… Those indecisive

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American Idol seizure: Makayla Brownlee collapses in medical emergency

American Idol Season 18 was capped off by a surprise medical incident that looked like an epileptic seizure: Makayla Brownlee collapsed in a medical emergency. Except we have come to learn that it was not a seizure but a panic/stress attack that led to a vasovagal episode that mimics a neurological seizure in many ways.

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American Idol Red Wine Recap: Say aloha to my little Top 20! (Part 1)

Monsters & Critics columnist Liz Long recaps American Idol Season 18, Episode 9, with a little help from a glass of pinot Mai Tai (or two)… Hello my Idol-Addicts, and welcome to beautiful sunny Hawaii, where a bunch of tanned, happy people sing and dance on stage as groups of other tanned, happy people socialize

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Who won American Idol last year?

American Idol has been a staple of American television since 2002. It was one of the OG talent contest shows and spawned a new era of reality TV. In the 18 years since the show first aired, it has produced stars like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. Amazingly, host Ryan Seacrest has been around for

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God Made a Woman: Watch Lauren Mascitti’s heartwarming song inspired by her Nana

This season of American Idol is off to a great start, and contestant Lauren Mascitti’s original song God Made a Woman wowed judges and viewers alike on last night’s episode. Lauren, 27, is a registered nurse originally from Louisville, Ohio and later Nashville, Tennessee. Lauren has been musical all her life. In addition to singing,