May. 23, 2013 at 2:07am | Permalink
Michael Douglas's faaaaabulous portrayal of Liberace won't be eligible for an Oscar, since the droll Steven Soderbergh-directed biopic "Behind the Candelabra" debuts Sunday on HBO before playing theatrically (and talk about theatrically!) overseas. Read more
May. 23, 2013 at 12:12am | Permalink
May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 74. Steel guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate Railroad is 69. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 68. Singer Stevie Nicks is 65. Actor Philip Michael Thomas ("Miami Vice") is 64. Actress Pam Grier is 64. Country singer Hank Williams Jr. is 64.... Read more
May. 22, 2013 at 6:52pm | Permalink
LOS ANGELES — A lawyer for the parent company of AEG Live LLC called Michael Jackson a freak on the day the singer signed a multimillion contract for a series of ill-fated comeback concerts, emails displayed for a jury on Wednesday showed. Read more
May. 22, 2013 at 6:32pm | Permalink
ORINDA, Calif. — Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94. Read more
May. 22, 2013 at 5:32pm | Permalink
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A former Playboy bunny who claims Sammy Hagar fathered her now-deceased child is appealing a ruling that dismissed her lawsuit against the former Van Halen frontman. Read more
May. 22, 2013 at 4:12pm | Permalink
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DALLAS — Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential." Read more
May. 22, 2013 at 4:12pm | Permalink
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NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and criticisms of the financial industry, has a book deal. Read more
May. 22, 2013 at 3:47pm | Permalink
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DALLAS — Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential." Read more
May. 22, 2013 at 3:12pm | Permalink
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"Before Midnight" - The final scene of 2004's "Before Sunset" was so romantic it drove moviegoers crazy - happily crazy - especially because it was so tantalizingly ambiguous. Jesse and Celine, that appealing (and extremely talkative) couple played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, who had fallen i... Read more
May. 22, 2013 at 3:02pm | Permalink
A North Dakota advertising agency is suing the creators of a Cartoon Network show, alleging that they copied a state marketing campaign. Read more
