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Review: 'Revenge' filled with haunting prose
"Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales" (Picador), by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder They are the scenes of ordinary life: a mother stopping by the ...
Hostess set to announce bidder for Twinkies
The indestructible Twinkie appears to be one step closer to a comeback. Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms ...
Mayer's 'Rigoletto,' set in Vegas, opens at Met
For all the bright lights and razzle-dazzle of the Las Vegas locale, the most illuminating stretches in Michael Mayer's showy new production of ...
Chris Cuomo leaving ABC News for CNN
Chris Cuomo is leaving ABC News to host a new morning show at CNN, where new boss Jeff Zucker is moving fast to try to turn around the cable news ...
Dior: Jennifer Lawrence dress had no malfunction
That was no wardrobe malfunction — that was couture. When Jennifer Lawrence ascended the stairs to accept her SAG Award Sunday night, a bit of skin ...
CNN executive Mark Whitaker quitting
With Jeff Zucker taking over at CNN, the network's managing editor says he is quitting. Mark Whitaker is a former Newsweek editor who also worked at ...
New Salinger book and film coming within next year
A new J.D. Salinger film and biography are being billed as an unprecedented look into the mysterious life of the author of "The Catcher In the Rye.
Philadelphia opera co.: New name, new vision
The Opera Company of Philadelphia is getting a new name that officials say is in better harmony with the organization's move toward more innovative ...
A final '30 Rock' showcases its unsung music man
"When stuff is coming to an end, people freak out and they act crazy," says Liz Lemon. Liz and all the characters of "30 Rock" are doing just that on ...
Pacino's late comedic turn also a homecoming
Al Pacino, energized by a conversation that has inevitably turned to the intricacies of acting, is snapping his fingers. "When you get me on the ...
Review: Dave Barry's 'Insane City' is hysterical
"Insane City" (Putnam), by Dave Barry Humorist Dave Barry has produced his first solo adult novel in over 10 years, and it's hysterical. In a story ...
Animal shelters are real winners of 'Puppy Bowl'
There will be a winner and a loser every Super Bowl Sunday. But at the "Puppy Bowl," it's always a win for animal shelters. The show provides national ...
TV veteran developing news show for Fuse
The Fuse television network has turned to news veteran Rick Kaplan, who has run CNN and MSNBC and produced programs like "Nightline," to develop a ...
Amy Poehler working on 'non-linear' book
Tina Fey had a million seller with a book of essays called "Bossypants." Amy Poehler? She has a deal for a book which appears to be a little bit of ...
Tsujihara named CEO of Warner Bros
Kevin Tsujihara was named the next chief executive of the Warner Bros. studio, one of the oldest and the largest producers of TV shows and movies in ...
Conference suggests ways Broadway can be better
A conference on how to make the Broadway experience better for theatergoers has come up with some prescriptions: Be brave in the stories that are told ...
Review: Comic loser in 'This Too Shall Suck' wins
If you ever wanted to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a bar, make room on your calendar any Thursday evening and go see the very funny ...
Dodgers secure $7B TV rights deal with TW Cable
The Los Angeles Dodgers formally announced a deal with Time Warner Cable on Monday to create a new TV channel that people familiar with the situation ...
'Hansel & Gretel' top box office with $19.6M
"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" fetched $19.6 million in its opening weekend. Other films opening over the weekend failed to burn up the box office.
Lucasfilm pushes pause on 3-D 'Star Wars' prequels
The force isn't with the 3-D versions of the "Star Wars" prequels. Lucasfilm said in a statement Monday that it's postponing the scheduled 3-D ...
Review: 'Little Elvises' compelling, suspenseful
"Little Elvises" (Soho Press), by Timothy Hallinan Ever since Dashiell Hammett introduced us to Sam Spade in "The Maltese Falcon" 83 years ago, ...
Review: 'Hour of Peril' is compelling true story
"The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War" (Minotaur Books), by Daniel Stashower It's February 1861 and Abraham ...
Kroft: Obama-Clinton interview request a surprise
With limited time and the unusual nature of a dual appearance with President Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, CBS' Steve ...
Rome's Trevi Fountain gets $2.9 million facelift
Rome's 18th-century Trevi Fountain, famed as a setting for the film "La Dolce Vita," is getting a €2.18 million ($2.9 million) restoration courtesy ...
Applegate wins Newbery; Klassen takes Caldecott
Katherine Applegate's "The One and Only Ivan" won the John Newbery Medal for the outstanding book of 2012, while Jon Klassen's "This Is Not My Hat" ...