 New York Times (blog) |
Leading Off: James's Reality Check Moment
New York Times (blog) By LYNN ZINSER It appears the Big Three may be down to the Big One. Which is not how LeBron James planned this at all. The Miami Heat are shedding superstars like a semi speeding down the highway shedding punctured tires. Chris Bosh is hurt. |
May 18 2012
Leading Off: James’s Reality Check Moment – New York Times (blog)
May 18 2012
Star-Studded 2012 Billboard Music Awards Set for Sunday in Vegas – ABC News (blog)
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Star-Studded 2012 Billboard Music Awards Set for Sunday in Vegas
ABC News (blog) This year's Billboard Music Awards, set for Sunday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, will be quite the star-studded affair. The telecast, which will air on ABC, will feature performances from Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, … A Chart-Topping Playlist for "The Billboard Music Awards" Alicia Keys to perform with Stevie Wonder at Billboard Music Awards — EXCLUSIVE Alicia Keys to Duet With Stevie Wonder at 2012 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS, 5/20 |
May 18 2012
Fine cast shines in ‘Night Music’ revival – Chicago Daily Herald
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Fine cast shines in 'Night Music' revival
Chicago Daily Herald By Barbara Vitello Writers' Theatre has done something to “A Little Night Music” audiences may find impossible to forget. So enchanting is director William Brown's comely, chamber-style revival of the 1973 Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical, … Review: An erratic 'A Little Night Music' by East West Players Love-driven Sondheim musical comes to Theatre Harrisburg Writers' Theatre A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC: fresh, charming, and delightfully droll |
May 18 2012
Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded – The Associated Press
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Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded
The Associated Press By MESFIN FEKADU, AP – 1 minute ago Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty — the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable … Donna Summer performs on stage in Washington, in this 1978 file photo … Donna Summer – the accidental gay icon Donna Summer dead: Quincy Jones leads the flood of star tributes on Twitter |
 Wired News |
Review: Awesome Action Barely Keeps <em>Battleship</em> Above Water
Wired News By Angela Watercutter Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) and Yugi Nagata (Tadanobu Asano) examine a space invader in the game-adaptation movie Battleship. Battleship starts like Top Gun, morphs into Transformers and ultimately ends up somewhere in the … Review: 'Battleship' loud, dumb but stays afloat Battleship: A Waterlogged Absurdity You Can Cheer For Movie review: 'Battleship' stays afloat drawing upon the cinematic alien … |
 New York Times |
Betty White Meets Up with Uggie at Friars Club Roast; Gets Ridiculous Love …
Gather Celebs News Channel Betty White has always loved the animals. A huge supporter of the four-legged friends, the entertainer always seems attracted to animals. So it might not come as a big surprise that arriving at the Friars Club Roast a famous dog seemed to have waited … Betty White roast: Superlatives for the most super ninetysomething of all … Betty White roast: Superlatives for the most super ninetysomething of all Betty White Treated to Life-Size Cake of Herself at Her Roast |
May 18 2012
Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, Dies at 75 – New York Times
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Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, Dies at 75
New York Times Chuck Brown, who became a local hero in Washington for creating go-go music — a strutting funk variant that is the city's signature dance genre — and kept the beat going for decades, died on Wednesday in Baltimore. He was 75. Chuck Brown and music that defines a place Chuck Brown dies: King of DC go-go music, influential sample source Godfather of Go-Go Music Dies |
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Music review: Andreas Delfs, Nelson Freire and the National Symphony Orchestra
Washington Post Such unexpected contrasts were further woven into the music by the conductor, Andreas Delfs, who liked to make things very, very soft and then very, very loud, right from the start. The very opening of the Haydn, the first piece on the program, … |
May 18 2012
‘American Idol’ recap: No More Drama – Entertainment Weekly
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'American Idol' recap: No More Drama
Entertainment Weekly By Annie Barrett | Published May 18, 2012 Well, third place and the esteemed titles of Best-Dressed and Mr. Congeniality ain't bad. Joshua Ledet, the 20-year-old pride of Westlake, Louisiana, headed home on tonight's results show. 'American Idol' cuts Joshua Ledet and sets Jessica Sanchez vs. Phillip … American Idol Backstage Scoop: Is Jennifer Lopez Leaving? Steven Tyler and … It's Phillip versus Jessica! Hot favourite Joshua Ledet is eliminated from … |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63
NewsOK.com By MESFIN FEKADU | Published: May 18, 2012 Leave a comment NEW YORK — Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty — the Queen of Disco. Yet she wasn't comfortable with the designation. Donna Summer performs in Oslo, Norway, … Summer became disco 'Hot Stuff' 'SHE WORKED HARD FOR THE MONEY': DONNA SUMMER DIES AT 63 Donna Summer — Music City Memorial |
 E! Online |
Grey's Anatomy Finale Shocker: Shonda Rhimes Confirms Two Stars Are …
E! Online Grey's Anatomy's season finale rocked fans to the core tonight, as a certain fan favorite met a gruesome, horrible and shocking death. And another doctor said farewell. Read on only if you've seen the finale. So are these two stars really gone for good … 'Grey's Anatomy': Shonda Rhimes Confirms Two Stars Will Exit 'Grey's Anatomy' season finale: Was that the most intense hour of TV ever? 'Grey's Anatomy' Season Finale Recap |
May 18 2012
Box office preview: Will ‘Battleship’ sink ‘The Avengers’? – Entertainment Weekly
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Box office preview: Will 'Battleship' sink 'The Avengers'?
Entertainment Weekly by John Young Three new wide releases will attempt to dethrone the almighty Avengers this weekend: the board-game-meets-alien-invasion action flick Battleship, the ensemble pregnancy comedy What to Expect When You're Expecting, and the latest … Box Office Preview: 'Avengers' Expected to Sink 'Battleship', 'Dictator' "Avengers" may sink "Battleship's" US launch 'Avengers' expected to sink U's 'Battleship' |
 Boston Globe |
Review: 'Mansome' is as shallow as its subject
Los Angeles Times By Gary Goldstein "Mansome,"Morgan Spurlock's documentary examining male vanity and self-image, feels exceedingly random and disorganized, even though it's divided into chapters and keeps a consistency of observers throughout. There's no real center to … 'Mansome' is only skin deep Morgan Spurlock's 'Mansome' is whisker-thin 'Mansome,' Morgan Spurlock's Take on Masculinity |
 USA TODAY |
Review: 'Hysteria' vibrates with Victorian era romance and comedy
HitFix "Hysteria" turns the subject of female sexual independence into the stuff of historical comedy, inviting viewers back to the Victorian era for a look at what led to the invention of the vibrator. Hugh Dancy stars as progressive and idealistic young … Maggie Gyllenhaal finds a haven in 'Hysteria' Hysteria gives off good vibrations Hysteria: Not the sensation we were looking for |
May 18 2012
Box Office Preview: ‘Avengers’ Expected to Sink ‘Battleship’, ‘Dictator’ – Hollywood Reporter
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Box Office Preview: 'Avengers' Expected to Sink 'Battleship', 'Dictator'
Hollywood Reporter The Universal tentpole is expected to debut in the modest $ 35 million to $ 40 million range as "The Avengers" continues to dominate in its fourth weekend with a projected gross of as much as $ 60 million. CANNES — Universal and Hasbro Entertainment's … "Avengers" may sink "Battleship's" US launch 'Avengers' expected to sink U's 'Battleship' Can 'Battleship' Big Guns Sink 'The Avengers' at Box Office? |
 USA TODAY |
AnnaSophia Robb ready to fill the shoes of teenage Carrie Bradshaw
Chicago Sun-Times BY LORI RACKL TV Critic/lrackl@suntimes.com May 17, 2012 7:50PM Long before Carrie Bradshaw bought Birkin bags, swooned over Mr. Big and typed her column on a Mac laptop, she used nail polish to decorate her purse, had the hots for a high school … CW Revamps 2012-13 Schedule, Debuts Preview for 'Arrow' and Other New Shows CW network makes big schedule revamp hoping for turnaround after year of … CW Unveils New Fall Schedule With Show Teaser Clips |
 USA TODAY |
Bethenny Frankel ran down a list of things she and White have in common
CNN International After all, America's adopted grandmother is 90 years old. That said, she's still intimidating, considering her boundless energy and eighth-decade career resurgence. Indeed, even Uggie from "The Artist" showed signs of stage fright during an interview … 'Cake Boss' creates life-size cake of Betty White Hugs, Uggie kisses for Betty White at Friars roast Everything old is blue again at Friars Club roast of Betty White, 90 |
May 18 2012
Message in the music: Here for NATO, new voices plan 3 concerts – Chicago Sun-Times
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Message in the music: Here for NATO, new voices plan 3 concerts
Chicago Sun-Times This weekend, some of the best new voices in protest music will be gathered in Chicago, occupying several events (official and otherwise) to sing their dissent in the shadow of the ballyhooed NATO summit. Speaking through hard rock, klezmer, Afrobeat, … |
May 18 2012
Steve Wozniak Hired To Work On Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Movie – Cinema Blend
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Steve Wozniak Hired To Work On Sorkin's Steve Jobs Movie
Cinema Blend Ashton Kutcher's biopic about Steve Jobs might have beaten Sony's out of the gate, but it's already trailing in both good press and expectations. Much of that, of course, has to do with Aaron Sorkin writing the screenplay, but now some of the credit … Sorkin says Jobs movie won't be straight biography Woz hired by Sony as technical 'tutor' for Steve Jobs film Steve Wozniak to advise on Jobs biopic |
 Us Magazine |
Tyra Banks reveals the new judge for 'Top Model'
msnbc.com Smize! "Top Model" boss Tyra Banks says fans will play a part in the next cycle. By Us Weekly Johnny Wujek and Rob Evans are going to be on "Top"! Tyra Banks and the CW announced Thursday that Wujek and Evans will be joining the cast of "America's Next … America's Next Top Model Cast Shakeup: Johnny Wujek and Rob Evans On Board for … Johnny Wujek, Rob Evans Join America's Next Top Model 'Top Model: British Invasion' eliminates UK model Annaliese Dayes |
 New York Times |
A Museum, Reborn, Remains True to Its Old Self, Only Better
New York Times PHILADELPHIA — The Barnes Foundation's move from suburban Philadelphia to the center of the city caused art lovers lots of worry. Devotees of this great polyglot collection, heavy with Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse, which the omnivore art shopper Albert … Famed art collection to open in new Philadelphia home Barnes Foundation opening in new Philly location Merion's Barnes Foundation Grounds To Reopen Late Summer |
May 18 2012
Music Empowers Foundation Grant To Berklee City Music Will Fund “YOUTHBeat … – Sacramento Bee
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Music Empowers Foundation Grant To Berklee City Music Will Fund "YOUTHBeat …
Sacramento Bee By Music Empowers Foundation NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Music Empowers Foundation announced today the presentation of a $ 75000 check to Berklee College of Music's Berklee City Music Program. The payment represents the … |
May 18 2012
Reality intrudes on realistic safety lesson for Dryden students – Ithaca Journal
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Reality intrudes on realistic safety lesson for Dryden students
Ithaca Journal "That's just reality setting into these kids that this may be fake, but in reality, it's real." The three-car accident on Route 13 in Freeville near Etna Road caused a heavy backup in traffic as emergency personnel responded to the scene. |
May 18 2012
Reality intrudes on realistic safety lesson for Dryden students – Ithaca Journal
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Reality intrudes on realistic safety lesson for Dryden students
Ithaca Journal "That's just reality setting into these kids that this may be fake, but in reality, it's real." The three-car accident on Route 13 in Freeville near Etna Road caused a heavy backup in traffic as emergency personnel responded to the scene. |
May 18 2012
Upfronts analysis: Networks playing for laughs in a big way in fall – Los Angeles Times
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Upfronts analysis: Networks playing for laughs in a big way in fall
Los Angeles Times In part due to the success of 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'Modern Family,' TV networks are banking on a full slate of new comedies this fall and the return of other sitcoms. Fox's "New Girl," starring Zooey Deschanel, here with guest star Justin Long, … And the winner is? The sitcom, TV networks hope The Good, the Bad, the Iffy The Good, the Bad and the Future for the Networks This Fall |
USA TODAY |
Betty White roast: Superlatives for the most super ninetysomething of all
CNN By Lanford Beard, EW.com After all, America's adopted grandmother is 90 years old. That said, she's still intimidating, considering her boundless energy and eighth-decade career resurgence. Indeed, even Uggie from "The Artist" showed signs of stage … 'Cake Boss' creates life-size cake of Betty White Chef makes life-sized cake of Betty White Hugs, Uggie kisses for Betty White at Friars roast |
May 17 2012
Music Review: Silversun Pickups – Neck of the Woods – Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
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Music Review: Silversun Pickups – Neck of the Woods
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) ORG There is perhaps no other rock band whose music has been more misunderstood in the last seven years than that of alternative rockers Silversun Pickups. I previously addressed this at length in my review of the band's fine second effort Swoon, … |
ChicagoNow (blog) |
Review: An erratic 'A Little Night Music' by East West Players
Los Angeles Times By David C. Nichols, Special to the Los Angeles Times Perpetual anticipation is good for the soul, but it's bad for the art of "A Little Night Music" at the David Henry Hwang Theater. This determined yet variable East West Players take on Stephen … Writers' Theatre A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC: fresh, charming, and delightfully droll |
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