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Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post reported he died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. In a statement to the ...
Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns Sunday, seven years after Fox cancelled the series. The revival coincides with Netflix's own resounding comeback from a customer ...
Debbie Reynolds: We all knew Liberace was gay
In the new film "Behind the Candelabra," veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to flesh out one of the most complicated figures in piano-playing showman Liberace's life: his loving but sometimes manipulative mother Frances. The Oscar-, Tony- and Emmy-nominated Reynolds didn't need to do any homework for ...
At last: 'Arrested' is reborn Sunday on Netflix
Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled. It happened all right. After years of clamoring from fans and rumors firing them up while the cast hung on for ...
Chenoweth returns to Oklahoma to accept honor
When Kristin Chenoweth graduated from Oklahoma City University 23 years ago, she walked out the door with training, ambition and a healthy dose of youthful naivete. Looking back on the early days of her career, the Tony Award-winning actress and singer said not knowing what the world had to offer ...
Busch Gardens premiers new Madagascar live show
Busch Gardens® Tampa’s newest live stage show “Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation” premieres on May 18 in Stanleyville Theater. Guests will party along the characters from DreamWorks Animation’s hit Madagascar franchise, including Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo and King Julien on a vacation adventure at Busch Gardens Tampa. To celebrate ...
'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy
Forget the DVR. Not this time. Not after this long of a wait. Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates. But a crowd of approximately 700 ...
Paper wrap: 'The Office' ends its 8-year run
Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but "The Office" has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company's Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run. As expected, office manager Dwight wed tempestuous co-worker Angela, with whom he previously shared a secret affair. ...
Bea Arthur topless painting fetches $1.9M in NYC
A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled "Bea Arthur Naked." It sold at Christie's auction of postwar and contemporary art on Wednesday. It had been expected to bring in ...
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, May 15, the 135th day of 2013. There are 230 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 15, 1863, Edouard Manet's painting "Le dejeuner sur l'herbe" (The Lunch on the Grass) went on display in Paris, scandalizing viewers with its depiction of a ...
Jake Johnson breaks out on season 2 of 'New Girl'
Season one of Fox TV's "New Girl" introduced fans to the "adorkable" Zooey Deschanel and the hilarity of Max Greenfield. Both earned Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for their work. As season two wraps up Tuesday, their co-star Jake Johnson is emerging as another one to watch — both ...
'Y & R' to memorialize soap star Jeanne Cooper
CBS says "The Young and the Restless" will broadcast a tribute to Jeanne Cooper, the veteran star of the daytime drama who died earlier this week. It is scheduled to air May 28. The network says cast members, friends and family of the actress will gather next week to tape ...
Lucci, Trebek donate TV objects to Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution is adding relics from soap operas and game shows to its national entertainment collection to tell the story of daytime television. On Thursday, actress Susan Lucci from TV's "All My Children" and Alex Trebek from "Jeopardy!" visited the National Museum of American History to donate objects from ...
'Young and Restless' star Jeanne Cooper dies at 84
Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 84. Cooper died Wednesday morning in her sleep, her son the actor Corbin Bernsen wrote on Facebook. The family confirmed the death to ...
Scranton shared close bond with NBC's 'The Office'
NBC's long-running "The Office" was a faux documentary about cubicle life. The Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. didn't exist. Try telling that to merchants, tourism officials and regular folks here in the real-world city of 76,000, for whom the Emmy-winning comedy — which ends its nine-season run next ...
Visit Wisconsin home of world's stinkiest cheese
The sign above the bar in Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern warns visitors about the perils of sampling the $3.25 house specialty — a slab of Limburger cheese on rye bread slathered with onions and mustard. "Limburger: don't eat it with your nose." The sign might well add: Don't eat ...
Whoopi Goldberg to join Guthrie anniversary gala
Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg has joined the artist lineup for the Guthrie Theater's 50th anniversary celebration. Goldberg will appear in "BEHOLD: A Gala Performance" on June 22. It's Goldberg's first time back on the Guthrie stage since her five-night engagement in May 1988. Goldberg is among rare performers who have ...
Country music stars back Ill. gay marriage law
Four country music stars are announcing their support for legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois. "Big" Kenny Alphin of the musical duo Big & Rich, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmy Lou Harris and Rodney Crowell signed an open letter released Thursday. They say "gay or straight, when two people ...
The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week
The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: CHINA'S SURPRISE TAX PROMPTS HOLLYWOOD STANDOFF Fox refuses $23 million in "Life of Pi" money as the MPAA fights to enforce a trade deal. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/iron-man-3-chinas-surprise-449205?AP 'TWO AND A HALF MEN:' JON CRYER GETS A RAISE, ASHTON KUTCHER DOESN'T ...
'The Young and the Restless' top Emmy nods
CBS' soap "The Young and the Restless" earned a leading 23 Daytime Emmy nominations on Wednesday, including three of the four competitors for best actor, while ABC rival "General Hospital" had 19 nominations. The 40th annual Daytime Emmy awards will be held June 16 in Beverly Hills, Calif., televised for ...
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