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50 years after riot, publisher asks Rolling Stones to return
LYNN, Mass. – A newspaper publisher is asking the Rolling Stones to return to town…
Sharon Osbourne addresses split from Ozzy on ‘The Talk’
LOS ANGELES – Sharon Osbourne is opening up on “The Talk” about her split from…
Disney’s movie business is again playing a starring role
LOS ANGELES – The Magic Kingdom finally seems to be getting the hang of Hollywood…
‘The Good Wife’ finishes its run in Nielsen’s top 5
NEW YORK – The CBS drama “The Good Wife” is on pace to record its…
Nielsen’s top programs for May 2-8
NEW YORK – Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 2-8. Listings include the…
Polanski producer and Holocaust survivor Gene Gutowski dies
WARSAW, Poland – Gene Gutowski, a Polish-American Holocaust survivor who was the producer of three…
Warrant: Minnesota doctor saw Prince, prescribed drugs
CHANHASSEN, Minn. – A Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death…
Wheelchair burlesque to strip down stigma, sex up disability
VANCOUVER – Talking about sex can be awkward for anyone, but some people with disabilities…
Bon Jovi opens hunger centre in shore town hit hard by Sandy
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Jon Bon Jovi knows he can’t help society by curing cancer…
CMT network featuring Jason Aldean in concert event
NEW YORK – The CMT network is launching a summertime concert event that it hopes…
Canadian filmmaker and author Barry Avrich laments lack of homegrown star system
TORONTO – Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich has spent decades documenting the lives of legendary showbiz…
New Toronto film fest spotlights people with disabilities, ‘the forgotten group’
TORONTO – When the Oscars diversity debate erupted earlier this year, filmmaker Jenni Gold noticed…
Madonna to honour Prince at Billboard Awards
NEW YORK – The Material Girl will pay tribute to The Purple One with a…
Representative says actress Emma Watson had offshore company
NEW YORK – A representative for “Harry Potter” actress Emma Watson said she had an…
Fox modeling TV show based on famed gossip page
NEW YORK – The New York Post is bringing its “Page Six” gossip page to…
Ukraine tracks down Old Master paintings stolen from Verona
KIEV, Ukraine – The 17 precious paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy, including…
Review: Deadpan satire ‘The Lobster’ skewers marriage
Does anything break through the glum satire and unremitting deadpan that cover “The Lobster” like…
Review: Martina McBride shines on new album, ‘Reckless’
Martina McBride, “Reckless” (Nash Icon/BMLG) On Martina McBride’s first album for the Nash Icon label…
Lucasfilm and Disney launching ‘The Star Wars Show’ online
LOS ANGELES – The Force is so strong with the “Star Wars” franchise that Lucasfilm…
k.d. lang says Royal Conservatory fellowship has personal meaning to her
TORONTO – Alberta native k.d. lang studied the piano standards of the Royal Conservatory of…
Centennial celebrations planned for the late Roald Dahl
NEW YORK – Lucy Dahl, one of the late Roald Dahl’s five children, has special…
Sammy Davis Jr.’s pistol turned in at LA gun buyback program
LOS ANGELES – Police in Los Angeles say a pistol that was registered to Sammy…
Q&A: Carly Rae Jepsen on touring, early plans for her next album
TORONTO – Pop sweetheart Carly Rae Jepsen has been through the ringer over the past…
‘Thank You’ by Meghan Trainor among new album releases
Here’s a list of some new album releases for the week ending May 14: 3OH!3…