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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 View in browser |  View text version COMPANY TOWN Carrie Brownstein bounces between 'Portlandia' and punk rock With one foot in punkish indie rock and the other in off-kilter comedy, Carrie Brownstein has always considered herself an artist operating outside the mainstream. But her latest activities may be moving her gradually from "out" to "in." TODAY'S TOP NEWS ›  Amazon's Woody Allen series deal marks big step in creative strategy ›  Elle's Women in Television celebration ›  Huntington's new visitor center strikes studiously neutral pose ›  Amazon joins Netflix in raising the TV stakes ENVELOPE Long Beach Opera leader wins national award for opera trustees ›  North Carolina town agrees to remove sculpture of soldier with cross ›  Gov. Brown's budget plan would slash state arts grant spending ›  Obama to nominate Diane Rodriguez to National Council on the Arts MORE ENTERTAINMENT ›  Fox orders fourth season of 'MasterChef Junior' ›  Jon Stewart criticizes Obama's no-show in Paris ›  Woody Allen to create show for Amazon on heels of 'Transparent' success ›  TCA 2015: Showtime promises 'damn good cup of coffee' with 'Twin Peaks' ›  Golden Globes ratings down from last year ›  Kyle MacLachlan will return along with 'Twin Peaks' on Showtime ›  Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Marvel's Agent Carter' on ABC ADVERTISEMENT DGA nods have their share of surprises The Directors Guild of America has announced its choices for its top five filmmakers of 2014. And like so many areas of this edition of Holl... MULTIMEDIA Photos:  Golden Globes 2015: Backstage with the winners   Photos:  Golden Globes 2015: NBC after-party