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Stars turn out for Planned Parenthood gala honouring Clinton
NEW YORK – An array of celebrities — from Meryl Streep to Tina Fey to…
Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah among Just For Laughs headliners
MONTREAL – Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart and “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah are among…
Q&A: Michael Mann on the restored ‘Heat,’ 22 years later
NEW YORK – “This crew is good,” declares Al Pacino’s Los Angeles detective Vincent Hanna…
Emma Straub becomes the latest author to open a bookstore
NEW YORK – Novelist Emma Straub has become the latest author to open a bookshop,…
German painter A.R. Penck dies at 77
BERLIN – German artist A.R. Penck, whose work featuring primitive depictions of people and animals…
Alec Baldwin: Trump is ‘Saturday Night Live’ head writer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Alec Baldwin welcomes the chance to share the screen with President…
Kimmel’s touching monologue resonates on social media
LOS ANGELES – Jimmy Kimmel’s tearful account of his newborn son’s heart surgery reverberated widely…
Video Game Hall of Fame adds ‘Halo: Combat Evolved,’ 3 more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Attention Halo Nation, “Halo: Combat Evolved” is in the World Video Game…
Boston museum settles dispute over figures sold in Nazi era
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has settled a legal dispute with the estate of a…
Cafe Tacvba embraces freedom on album without record label
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Cafe Tacvba is embracing its newfound independence with the release of…
Daddy Yankee says his music success online isn’t a surprise
NEW YORK – Daddy Yankee feels streaming his music online has finally revealed a hidden…
Review: Maroon 5’s PJ Morton thrives on new solo album
PJ Morton, “Gumbo” (Morton Records) PJ Morton may be the keyboardist for pop-rock band Maroon…
Michael Rooker not letting Yondu role in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ go to his head
TORONTO – Michael Rooker’s career has soared in recent years, with a key role as…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city…
Eagles file trademark suit against Mexican Hotel California
LOS ANGELES – The Eagles are suing the owners of a Mexican hotel named Hotel…
Fired BET executive sues, alleging ‘old boys’ club’ bias
LOS ANGELES – A former BET female executive is suing the TV channel and parent…
Anti-Trump late night jokes coming at a blistering pace
NEW YORK – Stephen Colbert, whose crude reference to Donald Trump angered some of the…
Reality TV star could help pick next Honolulu police chief
HONOLULU – The wife of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman…
Kelly Oxford on how social media outreach ignited discussion of sexual assault
TORONTO – Kelly Oxford has cultivated a sizable Twitter audience of more than 768,000 followers…
A Star Wars role? You’ll have to force it out of Laura Dern
NEW YORK – May the 4th be with you, Laura Dern, and darn all the…
2nd weekend of Jazz Fest kicks off with ‘locals day’
NEW ORLEANS – Fans braved an inordinate amount of rain on Thursday to kick off…
Jerry Garcia’s guitar truckin’ to auction, could fetch $1M
NEW YORK – Jerry Garcia’s custom-made guitar is truckin’ to auction in New York City.…
Canadian networks eyeing new U.S. shows for import
Canada’s private TV networks will gamble approximately $700 million in Los Angeles later this month…
Rapper T.I.: ‘I have 2 or 3 albums left in me’
ATLANTA – Rapper T.I. says he only plans to release about two or three more…