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Lawsuit alleges horses mistreated on HBO's 'Luck'
Several of the horses used on HBO's canceled series "Luck" were drugged, underweight and sick during production, an animal rights worker who oversaw ...
Plot spoilers pose 'Downton Abbey' challenge
There are many delicious reasons to watch the returning "Downton Abbey" and an exasperating one to skip it: The cover's been blown on major plot ...
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm leaving Current TV
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says she soon will leave Current TV, where she has hosted a public affairs program for the past year.
Michelle Williams joining tour of 'Fela!'
Former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical "Fela!" Producers said Thursday the singer, who ...
2 Israeli documentaries shortlisted for Oscar
The Mideast conflict has done little to help Israel's image in the world, but the way local filmmakers deal critically with the Israel-Palestinian ...
Michele Norris takes new role at NPR after break
NPR says Michele Norris is returning to the network in a new role after a leave of absence from the afternoon news show "All Things Considered.
Ugandan court dismisses case against pro-gay play
A Ugandan court has dismissed a case against a British national arrested for staging a pro-gay play. Frank Mugisha, a gay rights activists, said ...
Hirsch and Cavanagh team up for 'Freud'
When the play "Freud's Last Session" opened in a Manhattan YMCA in 2010 it became an unlikely hit, but few could have predicted just how widely seen ...
Al-Jazeera buys Current TV from Al Gore
Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, boosting its reach in the U.S
Low-cost Chinese comedy sets new box-office record
A low-budget, domestically produced comedy has unexpectedly become the highest-grossing Chinese film to date. Chinese state media say the wacky road ...
Broadway's 'Wicked' musical earns new record
Oz has reclaimed the box office crown on Broadway. The Broadway League reported Wednesday that the nine-year-old "Wicked" took in a whopping ...
'Lincoln,' 'Les Miz,' 'Argo' earn producers honors
The Civil War saga "Lincoln," the musical "Les Miserables" and the Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty" are among the nominees announced ...
Hilary Mantel wins best-novel Costa Book Award
British writer and two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel has been named novelist of the year at Britain's Costa Book Awards for "Bring Up the ...
Royal Mail to issue 'Doctor Who' stamps
The many characters in the science-fiction show "Doctor Who" will be zooming through time and space on the edge of letters in 2013. Britain's Royal ...
Gunn expands his mentoring 'Baileywick' to Disney
Tim Gunn has advised divas for years on "Project Runway," so working with a princess is no big deal. In the new Disney Junior animated series "Sofia ...
'Peter and the Starcatcher' to live off-Broadway
Broadway's boy who wouldn't grow up is not going away quite yet. Producers of the play "Peter and the Starcatcher" said Wednesday that the production ...
Hollywood faces fracking in 'Promised Land'
The new movie "Promised Land" digs into the fierce national debate over fracking, the technique that's generated a boom in U.S. natural gas production ...
Concern over Oscar voting extends deadline
Growing concern that problems with the new electronic Oscar voting system could lead to record-low turnout has prompted the motion picture academy to ...
McGreevey, NJ jail program earn spot at Sundance
The jailhouse treatment program where former Gov. Jim McGreevey counsels inmates has earned a spot at the Sundance Film Festival and accolades from ...
DiDonato a luminous Mary Stuart at Met
The Metropolitan Opera may have pretty much turned opening night over to the glamorous Anna Netrebko, but New Year's Eve belongs to a very different ...
'Fiscal cliff' deal to block pay hike for Congress
Legislation to prevent the government from going over the so-called fiscal cliff will also block a $900 automatic pay hike for members of Congress.
Myanmar fetes 2013 with first public countdown
Myanmar rang in 2013 with its first public New Year's Eve countdown and a grand fireworks display, a celebration unprecedented in the former ...
How the AP analyzed football players' weight gain
For a sport with rabid fans, historic rivalries and trivia buffs, college football does not have a single, official repository of historic rosters.
'The Hobbit' holds on to first place with $32M
A tiny hobbit has a mighty hold on the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and wrapping up a year that saw a record-breaking $10.