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First lady hosts her final National Book Festival - Added 3 weeks ago

After leaving the White House, the nation's "reader in chief," Laura Bush, plans to continue promoting literacy through the United Nations and the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas. The first lady, who will...

First lady hosts her final National Book Festival - Added 3 weeks ago

After leaving the White House, the nation's "reader in chief," Laura Bush, plans to continue promoting literacy through the United Nations and the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas. The first lady, who will...

New York film fest highlighted by `Che,' Eastwood - Added 3 weeks ago

The New York Film Festival defines itself as an annual chance to take account of the state of film as art. Last year's story line was obvious enough: American filmmakers, from Julian Schnabel to Wes Anderson, were...

Correction: Milan Fashion Week-Day 2 story - Added 3 weeks ago

In a Sept. 23 story about the second day of shows at Milan Fashion week, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a Bottega Veneta designer. He is Tomas Maier, not Thomas Meier. ...

Clay is gay: Aiken comes out of the closet - Added 3 weeks ago

Clay Aiken appears on the cover of the latest People magazine holding his infant son, Parker Foster Aiken, with the headline: "Yes, I'm Gay." The 29-year-old former "American Idol" runner-up, multiplatinum recording...

VH1 crowns 'Fight the Power' as best hip-hop song - Added 3 weeks ago

Let the debates begin: VH1 has compiled its list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, and Public Enemy's black power anthem "Fight the Power" tops the list. The cable channel will count down its list in series of shows...

Jeffrey Ross kicked off 'Dancing With the Stars' - Added 3 weeks ago

In the blink of an eye, Jeffrey Ross is off ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." The comedian, who suffered a scratched cornea after his professional partner, Edyta Sliwinska, accidentally poked him during a rehearsal...

Nicole Kidman credits fertile water with pregnancy - Added 3 weeks ago

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman said swimming in Australian Outback waterfalls may promote fertility and might have contributed to her unexpected pregnancy over the past year. The 41-year-old Aussie, who gave birth...

Met to offer online service for opera lovers - Added 3 weeks ago

Legendary performances at the Metropolitan Opera of "La Boheme" with Luciano Pavarotti and "Otello" with Placido Domingo will soon be available over the Internet for the first time. The Met plans to offer online...

I can't go on; I will go on: Baldwin promotes book - Added 3 weeks ago

Alec Baldwin, at a bookstore event he says he didn't want to attend, gave a fired up talk Tuesday night about a book he says he didn't want to write. A standing room only crowd of more than 100, plus about 20...

Jeffrey Ross kicked off 'Dancing with the Stars' - Added 3 weeks ago

Jeffrey Ross didn't get a second chance to quick step on "Dancing with the Stars." The comedian and his professional partner Edyta Sliwinska were the first couple eliminated Tuesday from the seventh season of ABC's...

'Suite Francaise' author is subject of exhibit - Added 3 weeks ago

When Irene Nemirovsky's "Suite Francaise" was published in 2004, readers were captivated by the story of 1940s French life under German occupation. It was a story the author lived as she was writing it; Nemirovsky was...

Jeffrey Ross kicked off 'Dancing with the Stars' - Added 3 weeks ago

Jeffrey Ross didn't get a second chance to quick step on "Dancing with the Stars." The comedian and his professional partner Edyta Sliwinska were the first couple eliminated Tuesday from the seventh season of ABC's...

Judge ends lawsuit by Tim Burton's ex - Added 3 weeks ago

A judge has ended a long-running dispute between Tim Burton and his ex-girlfriend over whether the acclaimed director owes her more of his earnings. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa Sanchez-Gordon signed an...

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has new director - Added 3 weeks ago

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has named a new director. After a worldwide search, the foundation's trustees on Tuesday unanimously appointed 59-year-old Richard Armstrong to run the foundation and its flagship...

I can't go on; I will go on: Baldwin promotes book - Added 3 weeks ago

Alec Baldwin, at a bookstore event he says he didn't want to attend, gave a fired up talk Tuesday night about a book he says he didn't want to write. A standing room only crowd of more than 100, plus about 20...

Lindsay Lohan: Says she is dating Samantha Ronson - Added 3 weeks ago

Lindsay Lohan has confirmed what the world has guessed: She's been dating Samantha Ronson "a very long time." The 22-year-old actress casually told the co-host of the syndicated radio program "Loveline" on Monday that...

Judge says Sharon Stone's son will live with dad - Added 3 weeks ago

Actress Sharon Stone has lost another round of custody proceedings over her oldest son. A San Francisco judge denied her request for primary custody of 8-year-old Roan, who's been living with his father, newspaper...

Ga. judge tells T.I. to pay more child support - Added 3 weeks ago

A judge on Tuesday ordered rapper T.I. to pay more child support to the mother of two of his children after she claimed he wasn't providing enough money. Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane told the two-time...

'Grey's Anatomy' goes post-'happily ever after' - Added 3 weeks ago

First came the achingly romantic hilltop reunion between Dr. McDreamy and Meredith that ended last season's "Grey's Anatomy." Is heartbreak next? "We ended last season with the end of the fairy tale," said series...

A new twist for 'America's Next Top Model' - Added 3 weeks ago

As a little boy in the Washington suburbs, Darrell Walls liked to pretend to be Lil' Kim or a Pink Power Ranger. He felt different _ like a girl mistakenly born a boy. But Walls eventually embraced that difference and...

Prada abandons summer fashion's easy road - Added 3 weeks ago

Miuccia Prada is often a step ahead of the pack, so it was no wonder that her latest collection had little to do with what has been going on the Milan runway: easy dressing in light and airy styles. Her collection...

Musician has burn surgeries after SC plane crash - Added 3 weeks ago

Despite several surgeries for burns over his torso and lower body, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is trying to stay positive after a South Carolina plane crash that killed four, including two close friends, a...

Tyler Perry donates food for the hungry in Atlanta - Added 3 weeks ago

Tyler Perry may be a successful director, playwright and actor, but he knows what it's like to be hungry. Perry, who grew up the poor son of a carpenter in New Orleans and was homeless for a time, has donated enough...

Bollywood's 'Hari Puttar' wins 'Harry Potter' suit - Added 3 weeks ago

Move over Harry Potter. Make way for Hari Puttar. "Hari Puttar" is set to hit cinema screens this week after an Indian court rejected a Warner Bros. lawsuit claiming the name was too close to its Harry Potter series. ...

Spielberg donates money to support gay marriage - Added 3 weeks ago

Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, are the latest celebrity donors to the fight against California's November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex...

Study: Series TV showing more gays, lesbians - Added 3 weeks ago

Broadcast television will have 16 gay and bisexual regular characters in prime-time series this fall, more than double the seven of a year ago, a new study has found. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation...

Iconic L.A. tattoo artist Mr. Cartoon branches out - Added 3 weeks ago

He is the Michelangelo of the hip-hop world, the acclaimed tattoo artist to practically every rap star seeking an elaborate, perfectly lettered, black-and-white body drawing that comes complete with an instant dose of...

Dominick Dunne returns to O.J. trial in Las Vegas - Added 3 weeks ago

Celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne was greeted by O.J. Simpson as he returned to a Las Vegas courtroom Tuesday to cover the former football star's armed robbery-kidnapping trial. "Mr. Dunne, nice to see you back,"...

Elton John's 'J' brooch for sale in London - Added 3 weeks ago

A sapphire-and-diamond brooch worn by singer Elton John in one of his music videos will go under the gavel this week. The art deco piece is shaped like a "J" and was worn by John in the 1988 music video "I Don't Wanna...

Judge rules in McMahon's favor in hospital lawsuit - Added 3 weeks ago

Ed McMahon's lawsuit against a hospital and doctors he claims failed to properly diagnose and repair his broken neck has passed a key legal hurdle. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled last week that McMahon's...

NY judge lets part of Rather's CBS lawsuit proceed - Added 3 weeks ago

A New York City judge says news anchor Dan Rather can proceed with his $70 million lawsuit accusing CBS of violating its contract with him when the network fired him. Judicial Hearing Officer Ira Gammerman dismissed a...

Judges give low scores on 'Dancing with the Stars' - Added 3 weeks ago

"Dancing with the Stars" is back _ and so are the low score paddles. While model-actress Brooke Burke dominated the dancing competition with a score of 23 out of 30, several of the seventh season celebrity participants...

Robert Wagner reveals love affair with Stanwyck - Added 3 weeks ago

Robert Wagner's marriage to Natalie Wood was known to all. His love affair with Barbara Stanwyck was a secret _ until now. In his new memoir "Pieces of My Heart," Wagner writes of his four-year romance with the star of...

Baldwin book rails against family court system - Added 3 weeks ago

Alec Baldwin blamed the bitter custody battle between him and ex-wife Kim Basinger in part for the anger and frustration he was feeling when he berated his daughter in a phone message leaked to the media last year. In...

4 gowns in 3 operas for Renee Fleming at the Met - Added 3 weeks ago

Opening night at the Metropolitan Opera: The costumes! The singing! The costumes. The costumes. And so it went as the Met staged a gala evening for Renee Fleming to launch its 125th season Monday night. The idea was...

Columbus Symphony, musicians settle contract - Added 3 weeks ago

The Columbus Symphony Orchestra and its musicians agreed to a new contract Monday that will get the 57-year-old symphony back to performing at the Ohio Theatre. In a joint statement, the orchestra board and the union...

Judges give low scores on 'Dancing with the Stars' - Added 3 weeks ago

"Dancing with the Stars" is back _ and so are the low score paddles. While model-actress Brooke Burke dominated the dancing competition with a score of 23 out of 30, several of the seventh season celebrity participants...

Writer Dominick Dunne left court, treated for pain - Added 3 weeks ago

Celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne was released from a hospital Monday after being stricken with pain in the courtroom in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery-kidnapping trial. Dunne, 82, returned to his hotel suite a few...

Robert Wagner reveals love affair with Stanwyck - Added 3 weeks ago

Robert Wagner's marriage to Natalie Wood was known to all. His love affair with Barbara Stanwyck was a secret _ until now. In his new memoir "Pieces of My Heart," Wagner writes of his four-year romance with the star of...

Famed arts philanthropist goes on trial in NYC - Added 3 weeks ago

As the finances of investment adviser Alberto Vilar soared in the 1990s, making him worth nearly a billion dollars, so did his interest and benevolence toward a great love _ the opera. A fall worthy of the theater...

Blaine's latest stunt in NYC _ hanging upside-down - Added 3 weeks ago

What's David Blaine up to? Oh, just hanging around. The magician-daredevil proclaimed, "I'm doin' all right," after starting his latest endurance challenge Monday _ 60 hours hanging upside-down, without a net, above...

Maestro Maazel to start festival on Va. property - Added 3 weeks ago

World-renowned conductor Lorin Maazel and his wife plan to start an annual music festival on their 550-acre property in Rappahannock County, his communications firm announced Monday. The Castleton Festival is scheduled...

Caveman gets into Madison Avenue Ads Walk of Fame - Added 3 weeks ago

Getting into the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame is so easy, even a caveman can do it. The Geico Caveman and the Serta Sheep advertising icons have been elected to the Walk of Fame in midtown Manhattan after...

Smithsonian board elects new chairwoman - Added 3 weeks ago

!!-- pobj:NYOTK-0411070919 -->The Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents elected former Microsoft executive Patty Stonesifer on Monday as the next chairwoman of the board overseeing the world's largest museum and...

Part of paparazzo's suit against Reeves tossed - Added 3 weeks ago

Keanu Reeves may have pulled off some daredevil stunts on-screen with a speeding bus, but a judge ruled Monday that his driving didn't warrant assault and battery claims by a photographer. Los Angeles Superior Court...

Metallica, Run-D.M.C. nominated for Rock Hall - Added 3 weeks ago

Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges, are among the nine nominees for next year's hall of fame class, the Rock and Roll Hall of...

Reality TV fails to impress at Emmy indoctrination - Added 3 weeks ago

In reality television's first bid to attain awards show respectability, it looks like it failed. Sunday night's Emmys were a blunt dose of, well, reality for the brand of programming that often dominates its fictional,...

Milan Fashion Week goes relaxed in stressed times - Added 3 weeks ago

There are few better weather vanes for changing times than the fashion industry, whose sensitive antennas quickly pick up on a mood and design accordingly. Just think of the Gay Nineties, the somber 1940s the happy day...

A look at Rock and Roll Hall's 2009 nominees - Added 3 weeks ago

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2009 nominees: _Jeff Beck _ Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists, formed the first edition of the Jeff Beck Group in 1968. Inducted into the hall of fame in 1992 as a...