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Croatia's referendum on golf project fails
A landmark referendum held in Croatia has failed to derail plans for the construction of a large golf complex that could change the face of the ...
Musical of 'Rocky' heading to Broadway
It's been a knockout in Germany. Now Sylvester Stallone hopes a musical based on his beloved boxing film "Rocky" will also be a hit on Broadway.
Helen Mirren reigns at London's Olivier awards
Helen Mirren was crowned queen of the London stage at the Olivier Awards Sunday, while compelling, canine-titled teen drama "The Curious Incident of ...
Jerry Lewis makes appearance at 'King of Comedy'
The Tribeca Film Festival has ended on a royal note with Jerry Lewis showing up at the 30th anniversary screening of "The King of Comedy." The ...
'Iron Man 3' rules world, 'Pain & Gain' takes US
"Iron Man 3" was the heavy-lifter at theaters with a colossal overseas debut that overshadowed a gang of mercenary bodybuilders in a sleepy pre-summer ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald's handwritten ledger online
An intriguing peek into the daily scribbles and life of author F. Scott Fitzgerald is now available online, just weeks before the opening of the movie ...
Fire destroys Danish museum, collection saved
A fire blazed through The Museum of Danish Resistance in Copenhagen on Sunday, destroying large parts of the building but most of the collection was ...
Obama jokes about aging during 2nd term
President Barack Obama joked Saturday that the years are catching up to him and he's not "the strapping young Muslim socialist" he used to be.
Reports: 'Derrick' actor an SS member during war
Reports that the late German actor Horst Tappert, best known for his longtime role as dapper TV sleuth Stefan Derrick, served in a feared Nazi SS unit ...
Czech communist whisky matures to excellence
The Scottish peat was put on trucks and trains. The destination was Communist-era Czechoslovakia. The recipient: apparatchiks desperate for a decent ...
CBS renews 'Two and a Half Men' for another year
CBS says it's bringing "Two and a Half Men" back next season. The network announced the decision Friday on Twitter. It didn't address whether the full ...
4 girls who play 'Matilda' snubbed by Tonys
The members of the Tony Award nominations committee better look out: They've snubbed four girls who play a tough little telekinetic heroine on ...
NBC gives full-season renewals to 5 of its dramas
Television producer Dick Wolf will be busy next season. NBC said Friday that it has renewed five of its dramas for next season. Two of them — the ...
Capote's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' sells for $306K
Truman Capote's 1958 typed manuscript of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with the author's handwritten edits has sold for about $306,000 at auction to a ...
Rare 1913 nickel fetches over $3.1M at auction
A rare century-old U.S. nickel that was once mistakenly declared a fake and forgotten about for decades has sold at auction for more than $3.1 million
Therapy dogs help Mont. students with test stress
At Montana State University, final exams stress is going to the dogs. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/11pDoHV ) Intermountain ...
Glenn Close's sister writing about mental illness
The youngest sister of actress Glenn Close is working on a memoir about her struggles with mental illness. Grand Central Publishing announced Friday ...
Artists turn Bosnia nuke bunker into art gallery
A once-secret bunker built to shelter Yugoslavia's communist leadership from nuclear war has temporarily reopened as an art gallery, with some ...
Mayoral run revives the name Rodney Allen Rippy
Before he suddenly surfaced in the race for mayor of this hardscrabble Los Angeles suburb, Rodney Allen Rippy's name was likely to evoke that question ...
'The Rocket,' 'Kill Team' take top Tribeca honors
The Laos adventure "The Rocket" and the Afghanistan War documentary "The Kill Team" have taken top honors at the Tribeca Film Festival. In an awards ...
NY court: Artist Richard Prince fairly used photos
Painter and photographer Richard Prince, whose works have sold for millions of dollars, did not violate copyrights with most of the paintings and ...
Zachary Quinto to make Broadway bow in 'Menagerie'
Another Tennessee Williams masterpiece is coming to Broadway and it's bringing Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones along for the ride. Producers Jeffrey ...
MTV piping up for 'Scream' series to air in 2014
MTV is getting ready to blast viewers with a brand-new "Scream." The network says it will produce a pilot for a TV-series adaptation of the wildly ...
Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd to join onstage
Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd will team up as lovers for a one-night only benefit reading of Neil LaBute's play "The Mercy Seat." The off-Broadway ...
Broadway revival of 'Cabaret' is being considered
The Roundabout Theatre Company is considering a new Broadway revival of "Cabaret," although the non-profit said Thursday no final decision has been ...