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Designers lend their glamour to Obama campaign
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 11:00 PM PST
Can President Barack Obama's campaign recapture the glamour quotient of four years ago? Yes it can, says actress Scarlett Johansson _ even if it's one designer tote bag at a time. Johansson, dress
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No charges against NYPD boss' son after rape claim
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:17 PM PST
The police commissioner's TV host son won't face criminal charges of sexually assaulting a woman who said he attacked her after a date last fall, prosecutors said Tuesday. "After reviewing all of th
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'Rx' is stylish, clever satire of drug companies
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:03 PM PST
A lot of people hate their jobs, but not to worry: there could soon be a pill for that. In the greedy world of pharmaceutical marketing as darkly imagined by playwright Kate Fodor, workplace malaise m
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Testimony ends in trial over Globes broadcast deal
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:59 PM PST
Testimony concluded Tuesday in a trial that will decide whether the Golden Globe Awards remain on NBC through 2018 with a federal judge strongly urging both sides to settle before a ruling is necessar
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Good stories authentically acted, in 'Chekhovek'
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:57 PM PST
The foibles of human nature haven't changed since Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's time. Also a prolific author of short stories, Chekhov gently satirized his often-flawed human subjects. By turns
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Shaq OK with Kobe Bryant ahead in NBA scoring
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 7:45 PM PST
Shaquille O'Neal says he's satisfied being the most dominant Los Angeles Lakers player, and has no problem with former teammate Kobe Bryant passing him on the NBA's career scoring list. "He's still
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RI judge denies Richard Hatch $25 IRS payment bid
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 6:12 PM PST
A request by reality television star Richard Hatch to give the Internal Revenue Service a reduced payment of $25 for January in his tax evasion case has been denied by a Rhode Island judge. Court re
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2.1 million viewers live stream Super Bowl online
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 6:01 PM PST
The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday. That's a small fraction of the record 111.3 million viewers that watched NBC's broadcast of the big game.
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2 more autism-friendly shows planned for Broadway
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:10 PM PST
Two more autism-friendly performances of Broadway musicals will be offered this spring and fall following the success last year of the first showing of a Broadway show specially altered for those diag
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More autism-friendly shows planned for Broadway
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 4:45 PM PST
A nonprofit group is planning two autism-friendly performances of Broadway's "The Lion King" and "Mary Poppins" for families with children diagnosed with the disorder. The Theatre Development Fund i
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Publisher John Sargent Sr. dies in NYC at age 87
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 4:36 PM PST
John Turner Sargent Sr., a publisher, editor and socialite who as CEO of Doubleday worked with authors from Dwight Eisenhower to Stephen King and helped recruit his friend Jacqueline Kennedy as an edi
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London premiere for 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 4:07 PM PST
Dame Judi Dench and Dev Patel brought an Indian adventure to a chilly London with the world premiere Tuesday of their new film, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel." The movie, directed by John Madden,
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'Love, Loss and What I Wore' to close in March
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:50 PM PST
The off-Broadway show "Love, Loss and What I Wore" will end its run March 25 after more than 1,000 performances. The play is based on Ilene Beckerman's scrapbook-memoir that traces her life through
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Nielsen's top programs for Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:46 PM PST
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 30-Feb. 5. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. Super Bowl: N.Y. Giants vs. New England, NBC, 111.35 million. 2. "Super
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NBC hopes Super Bowl influence spreads
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:38 PM PST
NBC hoped the Super Bowl would prompt viewers to sample a couple of its promising new shows and, at least initially, the network is getting its wish. The network premiered the second season of "The
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Britain marks Charles Dickens' 200th birthday
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:37 PM PST
He wrote about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions _ Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Pip and
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'Cupcake Wars' judge settles Conn. name lawsuit
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 3:18 PM PST
A judge on the Food Network reality television show "Cupcake Wars" has resolved her lawsuit with a Connecticut cupcake store over its name. Candace Nelson's company, Sprinkles Cupcakes, settled its
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Coroner rules Don Cornelius' death a suicide
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:48 PM PST
Coroner's officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius' death a suicide, nearly a week after the "Soul Train" creator and host killed himself with a gunshot to the head. The agency made the determinatio
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Grammys to feature first dance music segment
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:31 PM PST
Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich had considered putting dancing/electronica music into the ceremony in the past, but could never quite figure out how to incorporate the high-energy club feel in front
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Mel Gibson likely won't testify at deputy's trial
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:26 PM PST
A civil jury will likely not hear directly from Mel Gibson about the night of his drunken driving arrest because his testimony doesn't appear relevant to a deputy's claim that he was discriminated aga
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E-books by crime writer Jim Thompson coming soon
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 1:27 PM PST
Novels by acclaimed crime writer Jim Thompson are coming out as e-books. Mulholland Books announced Tuesday that "The Killer Inside Me," "The Grifters" and other Thompson classics will be released i
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Zsa Zsa kept behind closed doors at birthday party
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 1:08 PM PST
After what felt like an eternity but was actually just a few minutes, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt emerged from a white door into the foyer of the old-fashioned Bel-Air mansion that he shares with his wi
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Kristin Hannah stirs up emotion with 'Home Front'
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:32 PM PST
"Home Front" (St. Martin's Press), by Kristin Hannah: Fans of Kristin Hannah's books appreciate her ability to create entertaining stories that are also relatable. Her latest novel, "Home Front," is
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