http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/ Lifestyle - Entertainment: Find breaking news, world news and pictures on Lifestyle en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/ http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094768-denmarks-de-forest-wins-eurovision-song-contest.html MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, hippie-chic 20-year-old for the catchy... Sun, 19 May 2013 00:21:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094768-denmarks-de-forest-wins-eurovision-song-contest.html 2013-05-19T00:21:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095434-venturi-precious-friendship-with-byron-nelson.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend. "He was, like, getting under the ropes a little bit, " Nelson's widow, Peggy, recalled Saturday of that moment during the 1946 San Francisco Open. "Byron said, 'Kid, could you move... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095434-venturi-precious-friendship-with-byron-nelson.html 2013-05-18T20:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095414-pimlico-infield-safe-sound-preakness.html BALTIMORE (AP) — In front of one stage, a mother propped her young child on her shoulders while watching the country music group Florida Georgia Line. On the other side of the expansive infield at Pimlico Race Course, 42-year-old Sharon Zahn and her 18-year-old daughter were waiting for rapper Macklemore to begin. Pitbull was also set to entertain the mas... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:56:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095414-pimlico-infield-safe-sound-preakness.html 2013-05-18T19:56:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094784-french-president-signs-gay-marriage-law.html PARIS (AP) — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. Hollande's office said he signed the bill Saturday morning, a day after the Constitutional Council struck down a... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:16:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094784-french-president-signs-gay-marriage-law.html 2013-05-18T19:16:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095332-russias-karjakin-wins-norway-chess-tournament.html STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world No. 1 player Magnus Carlsen failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2. Karjakin led the... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:54:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095332-russias-karjakin-wins-norway-chess-tournament.html 2013-05-18T18:54:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094412-venturi-us-open-champion-cbs-analyst-dies.html Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, said he died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia, and then an intestinal infection that he could no l... Sat, 18 May 2013 02:13:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094412-venturi-us-open-champion-cbs-analyst-dies.html 2013-05-18T02:13:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093030-jordan-finally-front-center-fruitvale.html CANNES, France (AP) — Before "Fruitvale Station," Michael B. Jordan was glimpsed sporadically in supporting roles on TV shows like "The Wire" and "Friday Night Lights," and in films like "Chronicle" and "Red Tails." That changes emphatically with "Fruitvale Station," a Sundance hit that premiered Thursday night at the Cannes Film Festival. In the film, he... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:29:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093030-jordan-finally-front-center-fruitvale.html 2013-05-17T21:29:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093806-irans-farhadi-chinas-jia-cannes-splash.html CANNES, France (AP) — Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday — one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart. Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin" depicts facets of fast-changing China the government prefers to avoid: corruptio... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:13:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093806-irans-farhadi-chinas-jia-cannes-splash.html 2013-05-17T20:13:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092486-nyers-furious-photos-taken-through-windows.html NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap. In all the photos, taken by New York City artist Arne S... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:15:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092486-nyers-furious-photos-taken-through-windows.html 2013-05-17T19:15:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093388-american-idol-finale-draws-record-low-ratings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show. According to Nielsen Co. figures Friday, Candice Glover's victory over Kree Harrison was watched by 14.3 million viewers. That's a 33 percent drop from the year before, when 21.5 million viewers saw Phillip Phillips claim the "Idol" crown. That represe... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093388-american-idol-finale-draws-record-low-ratings.html 2013-05-17T18:09:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093434-mad-men-vincent-kartheiser-finds-role.html NEW YORK (AP) — To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man. Vincent Kartheiser, who plays the malcontent Pete Campbell on AMC's "Mad Men," will star this summer in a new Guthrie production of "Pride and Prejudice" as the brooding hero of Jane Austen's most famous novel. "It's interesting playing a... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:28:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093434-mad-men-vincent-kartheiser-finds-role.html 2013-05-17T17:28:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092868-gay-pride-rally-georgia-derailed.html TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia's capital Friday, with some threatening to lash with stinging nettles any participant in a gay pride parade which was to take place there. Police in Tbilisi guarded several dozen gay activists and bused them out of the city center sho... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:56:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092868-gay-pride-rally-georgia-derailed.html 2013-05-17T13:56:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092842-wax-mirrors-anish-kapoor-opens-berlin.html BERLIN (AP) — Conveyor belts hum quietly, towering over piles of dark red wax. A giant mauve object that looks like a deflating balloon sprawls and sags its way across three rooms. A dark pigment circle creates the illusion of a black hole opening up in the floor. And there are lots of mirrors: convex, concave, twisting and a painted "blood mirror." Briti... Fri, 17 May 2013 12:51:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092842-wax-mirrors-anish-kapoor-opens-berlin.html 2013-05-17T12:51:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092714-scandal-cast-performs-finale-live-academy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget the DVR. Not this time. Not after this long of a wait. Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates. But a crowd of approximately 700 at the Academy of Televi... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092714-scandal-cast-performs-finale-live-academy.html 2013-05-17T09:11:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death. Looking on with worry is circus manager John Matthew. For 38 years, he... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html 2013-05-17T09:05:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092200-paper-wrap-the-office-ends-8-year.html NEW YORK (AP) — That's a wrap! Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but "The Office" has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company's Scranton, Pa., branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run. As expected, office manager Dwight wed tempestuous co-worker Angela, with whom he prev... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:07:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092200-paper-wrap-the-office-ends-8-year.html 2013-05-17T03:07:12Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092178-bea-arthur-topless-painting-fetches-19m-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled "Bea Arthur Naked." It sold at Christie's auction of postwar and contemporary art on Wednesday. It had been expected to bring in between $1.8 million and $2.5 million. Christ... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:57:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092178-bea-arthur-topless-painting-fetches-19m-nyc.html 2013-05-17T01:57:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092176-soap-actor-charged-with-selling-cocaine.html AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say they've charged a former "Days of Our Lives" actor with selling cocaine out of his Agoura Hills home. Spokeswoman Jane Robison says Dylan Michael Patton was charged Thursday with one count of cocaine possession. Sheriff's deputies arrested Patton after searching his home with a warrant Tuesday... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:55:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092176-soap-actor-charged-with-selling-cocaine.html 2013-05-17T01:55:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092064-publishers-weekly-best-sellers.html Week ending May 12th, 2013, powered by Nielsen BookScan. Copyright 2013 The Nielsen Company. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Dead Ever After: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel" by Charlaine Harris (Ace) 2. "12th of Never" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) 3. "Silken Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam) ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:15:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092064-publishers-weekly-best-sellers.html 2013-05-17T00:15:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091146-ticketmaster-settles-rewards-lawsuit-23m.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any benefits. U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los Angeles approved the settlement last week. Plaintiffs' att... Thu, 16 May 2013 22:18:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091146-ticketmaster-settles-rewards-lawsuit-23m.html 2013-05-16T22:18:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091622-the-office-shutting-nbc-8-years.html NEW YORK (AP) — As "The Office" airs its series finale after eight years on NBC, the time feels right to salute the show that spawned it. I'm talking, of course, about the BBC-produced, British version of "The Office," starring a previously unknown scamp named Ricky Gervais, who also served as its co-creator, -writer and -director. For viewers who stumble... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:09:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091622-the-office-shutting-nbc-8-years.html 2013-05-16T21:09:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091374-kennedy-center-revises-way-honorees-selected.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a new process to select artists who receive one of the nation's top arts prizes, the Kennedy Center Honors, after an outside group last year said Latinos have been largely excluded. Under the revised process, the Kennedy Center will begin seeking recommendations from the public for the first... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:38:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091374-kennedy-center-revises-way-honorees-selected.html 2013-05-16T20:38:18Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091058-us-open-tennis-leaving-cbs-espn-2015.html The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN. The new deal between the U.S. Tennis Association and ESPN, announced Thursday, also includes the series of North American summer hard-court tournaments leading up to the Open. Since 2009, ESPN a... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091058-us-open-tennis-leaving-cbs-espn-2015.html 2013-05-16T19:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091216-cw-network-releases-schedule.html The CW network's prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — "Hart of Dixie" 9 p.m. — "Beauty and the Beast" Tuesday 8 p.m. — "The Originals" 9 p.m. — "Supernatural" Wednesday 8 p.m. — "Arrow" 9 p.m. — "The Tomorrow People" Thursday 8 p.m. — "The Vampire Diaries" ... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:31:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091216-cw-network-releases-schedule.html 2013-05-16T18:31:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091020-vampire-diaries-star-understands-fans-passion.html NEW YORK (AP) — "The Vampire Diaries" is known for its twists and turns, and one of its stars, Ian Somerhalder, says Thursday night's season finale won't be any different. "Elena's gonna make a big decision," teased the 34-year-old actor at CW's presentation of its programming for next season. He couldn't elaborate on what decision or decisions would be m... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:32:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091020-vampire-diaries-star-understands-fans-passion.html 2013-05-16T17:32:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090762-boston-symphony-orchestra-names-music-director.html BOSTON (AP) — Andris (AHN'-driss) Nelsons has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra's trustees made the announcement Thursday. The 34-year-old Nelsons, a native of Latvia, said in a statement that he is "deeply honored and touched" by the appointment and plans to make his first appearance in... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:49:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090762-boston-symphony-orchestra-names-music-director.html 2013-05-16T16:49:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090432-review-metro-light-cant-miss-shooter.html What are you doing after the apocalypse? Video-game creators have been asking that question for years, with results ranging from Bethesda's sublime "Fallout 3" to id Software's forgettable "Rage." Ukrainian developer 4A Games fell somewhere in between with 2010's "Metro: 2033," based on the bleak fiction of Russian novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky. It boasted i... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:48:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090432-review-metro-light-cant-miss-shooter.html 2013-05-16T15:48:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090330-usa-network-will-debut-first-ever-sitcoms.html NEW YORK (AP) — The USA television network is looking for laughs, and announced Thursday it will premiere its first-ever situation comedies next winter. The two new series are set to debut around the same time USA begins showing reruns of ABC's "Modern Family." One sitcom, "Sirens," is about three emergency medical technicians from Chicago with personalit... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090330-usa-network-will-debut-first-ever-sitcoms.html 2013-05-16T15:12:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090488-protesters-picket-barbie-themed-house-berlin.html BERLIN (AP) — It probably wasn't the reception Barbie was hoping for at the start of her European tour. Feminist protesters burned a doll on a cross and left-wing demonstrators shouted "pink stinks" at the Berlin opening of a life-sized Barbie house Thursday. They far outnumbered Barbie fans who came to see the Mattel toy's fictional Malibu home. ... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:07:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090488-protesters-picket-barbie-themed-house-berlin.html 2013-05-16T15:07:01Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090382-model-actress-marine-vacth-cannes-rising-star.html CANNES, France (AP) — Cannes has been the birthplace of many a star, and the latest candidate to shine is Marine Vacth, who plays a teenager confronting the complexities of adolescent sexuality in Francois Ozon's "Jeune et Jolie" ("Young and Beautiful.") The 23-year-old French model fully lives up to the film's title as Isabelle, a 17-year-old the film fo... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:06:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090382-model-actress-marine-vacth-cannes-rising-star.html 2013-05-16T15:06:05Z