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Today on the 3@3, we take on the stories of the day with Columbia College Professor Curtis Lawrence and Changing Gears' Naila Boodhoo.

Twenty years ago (actually, 1991), Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) was just a twinkle in the eye, and a tingle in the collective funny bone of Matt Walsh, Matt Besser, Amy Poehler and Ian Roberts.It became fully realized by the mid-1990s in Chicago, and by the end of the decade, uprooted and moved to

The Chicago Blackhawks take on the Phoenix Coyotes in Game 1 of the NHL playoffs Thursday night. But the two-month marathon fight for Lord Stanley’s Cup may not be the biggest battle in hockey this year: The league’s labor agreement is scheduled to expire on September 15.

Thursday's show features Matt Walsh of Veep, a real-life Mad Woman and talk about the hockey team that wasn't on TV for years.

AMC's drama Mad Men is in full swing and while I'd love to share my detailed thoughts on this season, I'm only one episode in (well, two episodes since the premiere was a double-header).

Lance Armstrong.  Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.  Michael Phelps.  Victoria Azarenka.  Judah Friedlander.What sets them a notch or two above the rest of us?  They’re world champions.  Every stinking last one of them.  But only one truly dominates all.You may kn