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Kennedy Center announces review of Honors process
The Kennedy Center is reviewing the way it selects artists who receive one of the nation's highest arts prizes, the Kennedy Center Honors, after a ...
McDonald's expands test flight for chicken wings
First there were McNuggets. Then there were Chicken McBites. Now McDonald's could be adding "Mighty Wings" to its chicken menu. The world's biggest ...
'The Walking Dead' was 2012's top-selling comic
Stilted gaits and mindless shambling did nothing to stop demand for Image Comics' "The Walking Dead" series, with the 100th issue of Robert Kirkman's ...
'Chainsaw' grabs top box-office slice with $21.7M
"Texas Chainsaw 3-D" took the biggest cut of the weekend box office as the sequel to the 1974 horror tale debuted with $21.7 million. The top 20 ...
'Downton' draws rich audience for season premiere
"Downton Abbey" drew nearly 8 million viewers for Sunday's much-anticipated season premiere. PBS and WGBH announced Monday that the third-season ...
Indonesian province moves ahead on straddling ban
Authorities in Indonesia's Aceh province are pressing ahead with a proposed Islamic law that would ban female passengers from straddling motorbikes ...
Depardieu: 'I'm French' despite Russian passport
Actor Gerard Depardieu denied in an interview aired Monday that he accepted a Russian passport to escape the taxman in France, and said that while he ...
Bette Midler set to return to a Broadway stage
The Divine Miss M is returning to Broadway, and not as just a producer. Bette Midler will star in John Logan's new play "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat ...
Review: Jack Swyteck returns in 'Blood Money'
"Blood Money" (Harper), by James Grippando James Grippando continues to deliver great legal suspense with his latest thriller, "Blood Money." His ...
Review: 'Blood Gospel' is supernatural thriller
"The Blood Gospel" (William Morrow), by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell James Rollins, king of the action-adventure thriller, and award-winning ...
Maura Tierney to make her Broadway debut this year
Maura Tierney will make her Broadway debut as Tom Hanks' wife in Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy." Producers said Monday that the Emmy Award-nominated ...
Review: Book sheds light on traditional societies
"The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies?" (Viking), by Jared Diamond What if, in trying to figure out the best way ...
Review: Clark's new mystery an irresistible read
"Footprints in the Sand" (William Morrow), by Mary Jane Clark Piper Donovan, the heroine of a mystery series by Mary Jane Clark, is fearless and ...
Review: Justin Cronin returns to apocalyptic saga
"The Twelve" (Ballantine), by Justin Cronin The middle book in a trilogy faces a striking challenge. It must match the interest and appeal created by ...
Australia's stunning sandcastles
In the fifth installation of Under the Sea, Australia's extravagant sandcastle exhibition has come to Melbourne's Frankston waterfront.
Harvard Medical School launches series of e-books
The publishing arm of the Harvard Medical School is planning a series of short, original e-books on work, parenting, yoga and how to be a surgeon.
BBC broadcaster pleads not guilty on abuse charges
A BBC broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually abusing three girls. The charges against the well-known 82-year-old sports broadcaster ...
BAFTA's announces 5 actors running for Rising Star
British Academy Film and Television Awards says 23 year-old British actress Juno Temple is one of five young stars shortlisted for the BAFTA Rising ...
Musical of film 'Diner' postponed until fall
The musical based on the film "Diner" has postponed its Broadway opening. Producers said late Sunday night that the Kathleen Marshall-directed show ...
Jones, Lansbury still relish acting in their 80s
They're starring in a play about a woman reluctant to age and the perils of passing time, but veteran actors James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury say ...
TV drama's cancellation causes uproar in Thailand
A Thai TV station's decision to cancel a popular and edgy soap opera mini-series has caused an uproar among viewers and critics who are demanding that ...
Portraits mark political history, change of guard
Artists often put oil to canvas at this time of year to render the official portrait of a governor or legislative leader who's coming or going from ...
'Smash' musical getting cast album
The Broadway show within a show on NBC's "Smash" is getting its own cast album. NBC and Columbia Records said Sunday that a 22-song cast album for ...
HBO will continue screening Universal movies
HBO has renewed its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio's movies for another decade, the companies said on ...
NBC execs say it's not a 'shoot-'em-up' network
NBC executives said Sunday they are conscious about the amount of violence they air in the wake of real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school ...