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Joe McGinniss has cancer, but feels 'terrific'
Author-journalist Joe McGinniss says he was diagnosed in May with advanced prostate cancer but is responding well to treatment and feels "terrific.
Conference asks: What is the best Broadway can be?
Before long plane flights, Thomas Schumacher likes to download talks from some of the world's brightest and creative minds speaking at TED ...
Interpol: We'll recover art stolen in Dutch heist
The head of Interpol says he believes police will retrieve valuable paintings that were stolen from a museum in the Netherlands last year, including ...
Qatar poet appeal becomes test for Web crackdowns
After morning prayers next Monday, Qatar's most prominent defense lawyer plans to gather his files, drive five minutes to the appeals court and try ...
Voice actor for Charlie Brown arrested in Calif.
The man who was the voice of Charlie Brown in several "Peanuts" television shows was charged Wednesday with stalking and threatening his former ...
Artist Christo takes small steps on Colo. project
Construction of the proposed "Over the River" project in Colorado is on hold pending legal challenges, but artist Christo said Wednesday his team is ...
Utah governor unveils outdoor recreation plan
Gov. Gary Herbert unveiled his long-awaited vision for outdoor recreation in the state Wednesday, calling for the creation of a government office ...
Capsule reviews of new releases
"Parker" — This plays like the bloodiest promotional video ever made for Palm Beach tourism. Stabbings, explosions and furniture-smashing brawls occur ...
Review: 'Parker' is rather perfunctory
"Parker" plays like the bloodiest promotional video ever made for Palm Beach tourism. Stabbings, explosions and furniture-smashing brawls occur at ...
Football games dominate network viewing
In the most recent week's television viewing, there were the NFL conference championship games and everything else. The Nielsen company said Wednesday ...
Nielsen: 20.6 million watched inauguration
Nielsen says an estimated 20.6 million people watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration on TV, sharply down from his first. The company, ...
Filming begins on DreamWorks' WikiLeaks movie
DreamWorks Studios says filming has begun on a movie about WikiLeaks, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (TV's "Sherlock") as the website's controversial ...
Sin City Duke: Met moves 'Rigoletto' to Las Vegas
Diana Damrau recalled when she learned the Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Rigoletto" would be set in the glitzy Rat Pack-era Las Vegas of ...
Corman has Sundance debut with 'Virtually Heroes'
Roger Corman has been to the Cannes and Venice film festivals. But for some reason, the independent filmmaker who has nearly 400 movies to his credit ...
2 NJ men sue Subway over short footlong sandwiches
Two New Jersey men sued Subway this week, claiming the world's biggest fast-food chain has been shorting them by selling so-called footlong sandwiches ...
Dutch art heist detectives heading to Romania
Dutch detectives and a prosecutor will travel to Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men in a multimillion-dollar art heist in ...
Sundance doc sheds light on 3rd-trimester abortion
Third-trimester abortions — those done beyond the 28th week of pregnancy — account for less than 1 percent of all abortions performed in the United ...
Economic disparity docs occupy Sundance fest
The Sundance Film Festival is all about diversity and inclusion. Two of its documentaries are all about disparity and exclusivity — economic ...
'American Horror Story' star scared by show, too
For those who get creeped out watching "American Horror Story: Asylum," don't worry. You're not alone. Sarah Paulson, one of its stars, says the ...
Rolin Jones writes a 'big 'ol dumb comedy'
Playwright Rolin Jones is not one to really brag, but he thinks he's made history with his latest work. "I feel fairly confident I've written the ...
Sundance doc adds new take on hunt for bin Laden
The filmmaker behind an Osama bin Laden documentary at the Sundance Film Festival says the debate over the accuracy of Hollywood's take on the story ...
RSC to stage Hilary Mantel adaptations
"Doctor Who" star David Tennant is returning to the Royal Shakespeare Company this year to play a troubled king in "Richard II." Tennant, who played ...
NZ to eradicate pet cats? Purr-ish the thought!
Gareth Morgan has a simple dream: a New Zealand free of pet cats that threaten native birds. But the environmental advocate has triggered a claws-out ...
Disney's 'Aladdin' to sweep into Broadway
A stage musical of the animated film "Aladdin" is riding a magic carpet to Broadway and the president of Disney Theatrical Productions promises it ...
Review: 'The Jammer' is bouncy, roller derby fun
Creating the excitement of packs of hard-driving, brawling roller derby skaters hurtling around the rink ought to be impossible on a small theater ...