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A disconnect between violence and television
If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school ...
'Zero Dark Thirty' captures No. 1 at box office
"Zero Dark Thirty" hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it. Sony Pictures' controversial Osama bin Laden raid drama nabbed ...
Burnett: reality can work without being mean
Mark Burnett says reality TV shows don't have to be mean to work. The veteran producer of "Survivor" and "The Voice" is working on a new CBS show, ...
Beaches, bombs and gangsters _ Corsica's dilemma
The bombs exploded across hundreds of miles of Corsican coastline, gutting two dozen villas nearly simultaneously on some of Europe's most beautiful ...
Brooklyn resident wins Miss America crown
A 23-year-old blonde from Brooklyn, N.Y., won the Miss America crown Saturday night after deftly dealing with a question about armed guards in schools ...
PHOTOS: Miss America winners, yesterday and today
Miss America is in a New York state of mind. Mallory Hagan of New York City won the beauty pageant Saturday night after tap dancing to James Brown's ...
Milan Fashion Week starts on somber note
Milan Fashion Week started off on a somber note Saturday, as the design world maintained a vigil for the missing CEO of the family-run Missoni fashion ...
CBS chief touts renewed sensitivity post-Newtown
CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler says the network is sensitive to concerns about violence following the Connecticut school shooting, and that ...
CBS welcoming actor Angus Jones back to comedy
The teenage actor Angus T. Jones is expected back at "Two and a Half Men" next week, with CBS accepting his apology for calling the popular comedy ...
Dolce&Gabbana offer masculine romanticism
Dolce and Gabbana's menswear collection for next winter is pure masculinity, infused with southern romanticism. With motifs of winter roses, ...
Fashion world keeps pressure on Missoni search
The fashion world is urging authorities to keep searching for the missing CEO of Missoni as Milan Fashion Week gets under way. The Italian National ...
Jil Sander back with minimalist, not austere, look
Tall, almost Puritan collars gave gravitas to Jil Sander's first winter menswear collection since returning to the label she founded. The ample lapels ...
Chinese painter portrays Tibet self-immolators
Beijing-based artist Liu Yi is working on a series of black-and-white portraits he knows will never be shown in a Chinese gallery. His varied subjects ...
Kimmel says he expects to run 3rd in late night
Jimmy Kimmel says he expects to settle in at third place in the ratings behind Jay Leno and David Letterman, even as one week of direct competition ...
'Smash' season debut sneak peek begins Monday
NBC is giving viewers a sneak peek at the new season of "Smash." Starting next week, the first hour of the drama's two-hour season debut can be seen ...
Brazil police: Artist's death a possible suicide
Artist Jorge Selaron may have taken his own life by setting himself on fire on the very steps of his masterpiece, a brilliantly colored public ...
Pakistani Shiites protest after attack kills 86
Shiite Muslims hit by a twin bombing that killed 86 people refused to bury their dead Friday, demanding the Pakistani government do more to protect ...
Critics divided over Duchess of Cambridge portrait
The Duchess of Cambridge seems to like her first official portrait, which is lucky for the artist. Many critics don't. Paul Emsley's portrait of the ...
NY heart art made with boardwalks damaged by Sandy
It's a heartfelt public art installation: A Valentine's Day sculpture will be made with New York and New Jersey boardwalk planks damaged by Superstorm ...
A playwright on the rise: Quiara Alegria Hudes
It's a virtual law, maybe even a commandment, of all literature classes: Write what you know. Don't forget to write what you know. Playwright Quiara ...
Major Judaica collection to be auctioned in NYC
Philanthropist and former Wall Street money manager Michael Steinhardt began collecting objects of Jewish history and culture three decades ago, ...
N. Dakota, Washington win Miss America prelims
Miss North Dakota and Miss Washington have picked up prizes in the third day of preliminary Miss America competition in Las Vegas. Miss North Dakota ...
A new Carrie glows in a 'Sex and the City' prequel
Once upon a time, Carrie Bradshaw was a virgin. Hard to believe. When viewers met her 15 years ago in HBO's hit comedy "Sex and the City," Carrie, as ...
Actress Eden Sher shouldn't lose the braces
If the creators of ABC's "The Middle" have their way, poor Sue Heck's teeth will never be fixed. Actress Eden Sher wore a set of removable braces to ...
Warner wins legal victory for control of Superman
Superman belongs to Warner Bros., according to the latest legal victory granting the film and television studio complete commercial control of the ...