Fox: The new season

05/16/11 Fox this morning announced its prime-time plans for the 2011-12 season: four new comedies, three dramas and -- wait for it -- "The X Factor," which, in case you've been avoiding the network altogether for the past several months, you already know is the Next Big Thing from Simon Cowell.

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Elbert: Eight off-beat ways to improve Des Moines

06/20/11 Students in Iowa State University's "Next Big Thing" class have come up with unique ways to refine and reimagine Iowa's capital.

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The label 'Next Big Thing' can be both a blessing and a curse

07/09/11 Golfer Rory McIlroy is the latest to experience the recognition, and pressure, of the label after his dominating U.S. Open victory. But history is littered with Next Big Things who didn't pan out, from Bobby Murcer to Harold Miner. Golfer Rory McIlroy is the latest to experience the recognition, and pressure, of the label after his dominating U.S. Open victory. But history is littered with Next ...

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