Arts and Entertainment

Feb 24 News

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• 'Ragtime' Redux on Broadway

  Stephen Schwartz called it 'the best American Musical of the last 25 years.' In 1998, it won Tony Awards for Best Book, Best Score and Best Orchestrations, though it lost Best Musical to Disney's The Lion King. 'It,' of course, is Ragtime, a musical (read)

• Street Closing: Avenue Q Shutting Down

  With over six years at Broadway's Golden Theatre, the Tony Best Musical Avenue Q will close September 13 after 2,534 performances, Playbill.com reported. The show started at The Vineyard Theatre off-Broadway and transferred to the Golden in 2003. T (read)

• Exclusive: 'Repo Men' 'Drink Irresponsibly' Poster Premiere

  With the March 19th release date for Repo Men fast approaching, Universal has seen fit to kick the marketing up a notch for their Jude Law and Forest Whitaker-starring genre hybrid about a future in which life-saving organ transplants can be reposs (read)

• [Gossip] Paris Hilton Can't Keep Her Dress Down

  Here's Paris Hilton struggling to keep her dress down while out the other day... Credit: The Grumpiest (read)

• Elizabeth Hurley's Left Nipple Makes A Rare Appearance

  Elizabeth Hurley showed up at the Love Ball at The Roundhouse yesterday in London, England, looking mighty fine and mighty naughty in a see-through gray sari. Wowza! Liz looks absolutely fantasti... (read)

• Guys struggle, so 'Idol' focuses on other things

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• Lula: Fidel Castro is 'Exceptionally Well'

  HAVANA, Feb. 24, 2010 Former Cuban Leader Not Seen in Public since Falling Ill; Visits with Brazilian President Font size Print E-mail Share 0 CommentsHistoryDetection = new HistoryDetection(}); new SocialCallout('socialMediaCallout'); Brazil's Presi (read)

• Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum

  (Courtesy of Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum) Located downtown, the Soldiers' Memorial is often overlooked when one thinks of St. Louis museums. A mere half mile from Union Station, the memorial has served as a testament to the soldiers from (read)

• Jay Leno adds Lambert, Harper to 'Tonight' return

  los angeles (ap) -- jay leno is pumping more music into his 'tonight show' return.... (read)

• 10 billionth song downloaded from Apple's iTunes

  WASHINGTON (AFP) The 10 billionth song has been downloaded from Apple's iTunes, seven years after the launch of the online store which provided a lifeline to the struggling music industry. '10 billion songs downloaded from iTunes. And counting,' rea (read)

• Dog Levitation Acts

  Dog Levitation Acts And now for a little puppy magic - Impenetrable Dog Force Field vs. Dog Levitates Down Stairs - who you got?... Gang of Puppies vs. Cat Corn Kitty vs. Sprinkler Dog Globetrotter Dog Vs. Stealth Kitty (read)

• Tiger Woods makes Elin apologize to daughter's school

  Because this was entirely her fault, Elin Woods has cosigned a letter of apology to her daughter's school for the increased paparazzi stemming from Tiger's penis. Via E! News: 'We would like to share our appreciation for your support... ...read full (read)

• Experts authenticate Van Gogh windmill painting

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• GSC: Barry Diller believes people will pay for online content

  SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Diller, IAC chief executive, believes people will pay for online content. Not all of it, but people will pay for premium content, he said Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs technology conference. 'The whole shibboleth that peopl (read)

• Adam Lambert Dishes on Humiliating Banana Republich Past*

  Our friends over at The Fab Life were lucky enough to secure a few minutes with our favorite man of the hour Adam Lambert, in a apparel celebrating segment known as Pop Couture. Adam takes time to take an in-depth look at what, exactly, makes the fa (read)

• Movie Review: The Thing with Two Heads (1972)

  To launch the Protestant Reformation, legend has it, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the front of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on Halloween 1517. Four and a half centuries later, writer Susan Sontag posted her Fifty-Eight (read)

• CBS Reups Moonves Until 2015

  Moonves CBS Corp. has signed CEO Leslie Moonves to a new deal that will keep him at the helm of the media company through February 22, 2015. Per the terms of his new contract, Moonves salary remains at its current level ($3.5 million, as established (read)

• Aide, adviser to Sarah Palin is resigning

  Meghan Stapleton, an aide and adviser to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, said Wednesday she is resigning at the end of the month to spend more time with her young daughter. The former TV reporter and anchor has been close to Palin since late 2006, wh (read)

• Biofuel power plant plan refused

  An application to build a controversial biofuel power station at Avonmouth near Bristol is refused by councillors. (read)

• Promo Models with big Personality (LA)

  Looking for Promo Models that have a big peronality. Need someone to help find talent for TV shows and Print work. Must have no problem talking to people Must have transporatation And must be friendly and outgoing *This is a part time job wi (read)

• Good Looking Men Needed for Body Spray Ad (Hollywood)

  We are looking for men only ages 18 and up must be good looking, average to tall height, all ethnicities and colors...we would love different types of people send us a picture for audition info $800 per model, background model compensatio (read)

• First Lady Judge Rendell Announces Governor's Arts Awards Honorees

  April 8 Awards Ceremony Slated for York's Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell today announced the honorees of the prestigious Governor's Awards for the Arts, w (read)

• U.S. ad spending fell 9% in 2009

  NEW YORK -- U.S. advertising spending fell 9% to $117 billion in 2009 as fourth-quarter spending declined at a 2% rate that was slower than previous quarters, according to preliminary figures reported Wednesday by the Nielsen Co. 'The figures continu (read)

• Tyrus Thomas Autographs & Memorabilia 50% off at Hollywood Collectibles

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• FBI raids auto suppliers in antitrust probe

  The FBI raided the U.S. offices of three auto suppliers as part of an antitrust investigation, the agency said Wednesday. The FBI's Detroit office said agents raided the offices of Denso Corp, Yazaki North America and Tokai Rika. All the raids took p (read)

• Expert Fires Warning Flare: Journalists Have 3-Year Deadline Till Mobile Ph

  As a 2009-2010 Fellow at the (RJI) whose focus is mobile phone journalism, has taken on a sudden sense of urgency. Bentley's initiative: to help newspapers figure out how to add mobile phones to their publishing platforms. In January when Gartner (read)

• Donovan expects to return to Everton in future

  LIVERPOOL, England Landon Donovan expects to return to Everton in the future even though he will leave the Premier League club when his 10-week loan ends next month. The United States midfielder was Everton's player of the month for January and has (read)

• Books: Doing an About-Face on 'Overmedicated' Children

  Judith Warner thought she would find pushy parents and irresponsible doctors behind children on drugs like Ritalin and Prozac. She did not. (read)

• Tune In | 02.24.10

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• 'Top Model' Winner Yoanna House's New Look

  Filed under: Beauty , Party All The Time Winning season two of 'America's Next Top Model' has completely changed Yoanna House ... literally.The buxom 29-year-old former 'Look for Less' host resurfaced at an event in NYC in her best 'Real Housewife o (read)

• Clay Aiken takes NC stage for gay rights

  raleigh, n.c. (ap) -- more than a year after disclosing he is gay, clay aiken is speaking before a gay-rights event in his hometown.... (read)

• Music Video Looking for Actors/Models/Dancers, Director ties w/SYTYCD (Los

  Brand New Music Video 'Wrist Band Dance' by Breezy Love Joy and music video director Aaron Zaragoza is looking for actors/models/dancers to take 5 minutes out of there day in front of there computer and submit a video of there own interpretation of t (read)

• All FS Wisconsin telecasts in HD

  All 136 of the Brewers telecasts this season on Fox Sports Wisconsin will be broadcast in high definition, the regional sports network announced today. In addition, WMLW-TV will carry 15 Brewers games, none in HD. Another six games are scheduled for (read)

• The Post-IPTV Era has begun. Have you noticed?

  IPTV has traditionally been defined as a facilities-based solution that delivers high-quality pay TV over a quality of service-managed network. 2010 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for broadband-delivered video, and there's a growing recognition (read)

• Small dogs first bred in Middle East, says gene study

  Source: BBC News (2-24-10)Small dogs may all originate from the Middle East, according to research from the University of California. A study published in the journal BioMed Central found a gene found in small dogs, IGF1, is closely related to (read)

• Anke Merzbach , Artist extraordinary

  I've featured her work in the past, but want to do so again, since she's added new work to her growing collection. I'm in love with her work. So....take a look and enjoy a fascinating artist.See Anke's photostream HEREClick to see them larger. (read)

• 6 Haitian orphans who had been detained land in U.S.

  Six Haitian orphans arrived in the United States on Wednesday, four days after Haitian police seized them out of fear they were being kidnped. The children arrived on a charter flight to Miami International Airport. They will be taken to a shelter an (read)

• Metro Film Fight Club Oscar Musicals: Chicago v Moulin Rouge!

  This week we fight over two musicals that were both nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in recent years. (read)

• China artists protest forced eviction

  About 20 artists protested in central Beijing on Monday over the demolition of an art zone in the east of the capital. The state media reported the protestors were carrying posters reading 'Civil Rights!' and 'Capital Beijing, brutal demolition'. Rig (read)

• National Museum of Women in the Arts Announces Sculpture Project

  National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) presents the New York Avenue Sculpture Project, a dynamic 'new space that will enhance D.C.'s public art profile by featuring changing installations of contemporary works by women. The project is organized (read)

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  -- and the most HD daily listings coverage anywhere. For more information about VIEW! Magazine, visit view-mag.com. For more information about Tribune Media Services, visit TribuneMediaServices.com. About Tribune Media Services Tribune Media Services (read)

• A.H. Belo posts preliminary 4Q profit on cost cuts

  Newspaper publisher A.H. Belo Corp. on Wednesday reported a preliminary fourth-quarter profit as steep cost cuts offset a 15 percent decline in revenue. The publisher of The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers posted preliminary income of $5.7 (read)

• 'Idol' judges admire unique female semifinalists

  los angeles (ap) -- 'american idol' semifinalist lilly scott is right where she belongs.... (read)

• Steamy Old Spice Super Bowl Ad Goes Viral

  Millions Have Watched It on YouTube; It Was No. 3 on Most-Viewed for This Week (read)

• Bernanke: Record-low interest rates still needed

  WASHINGTON ' Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress today that record-low interest rates are still needed to ensure that the economic recovery will last and to help ease the sting of high unemployment. In his twice-a-year report to the (read)

• Jennifer Lopez announces split from Sony

  new york (ap) -- jennifer lopez is off of sony's block.... (read)

• Will addressable advertising revitalize TV?

  Laserlike addressable advertising 'is going to revitalize television,' according to Scott Collins, the national advertising s - More -  (read)

• Ad sparks scandal

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• PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Michael Jackson Fans Line up at Disneyland for Return of

  Michael Jackson Fans Line up at Disneyland for Return of 'Captain EO' SOURCE: All About Jazz Publicity Fans decked out in futuristic garb formed a line early Tuesday to see the return of the Michael Jackson film 'Captain EO' to Disneyland after a (read)

• Lil Wayne Joins Twitter and Shows His New Grill After Major Dental Surgery

  Days before turning himself in to serve his prison sentence in New York, Lil Wayne decided to take care of a few important things. He began the final process of selling his condo in Miami, he had major dental surgery and, of course, he decided to fin (read)

• Once a renegade, Tarantino turns Hollywood insider

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - He built a reputation making movies on Hollywood's fringe, but at age 46 with one Oscar in hand and another possibly on the way, Quentin Tarantino now finds himself the consummate industry insider. Tarantino famously broke int (read)

• Beijing artists say development is driving them out

  China's relentless economic development is driving culture out of its capital, artists have warned, saying it is increasingly hard to find a space to work within Beijing. The country's contemporary art scene is one of China's biggest cultural succes (read)

• Lab school gets final payment

  Three and a half years after a spectacular fire destroyed a wooden building at the University of Hawaii Lab School, UH received its final insurance payment of $2.6 million. (read)

• hipsters, fixie enthusiasts, suicide girls (Williamsburg)

  I am currently casting for a photo shoot that will take place March 31st, for a few hours mid morning. I am looking for quintessential hipster kids (age 18-28), bike messengers or people who ride fixed gears or track bikes. Tattoos and piercings are (read)

• Pick the perfect view options in iTunes

  When you want to examine your iTunes library, you have a choice of different views'ways to display the content. You can choose a different view for each part of your iTunes library, whether it be for the sub-libraries (such as Music, Movies, TV Shows (read)

• Works by artist Joan Grey Smith featured in NIC Corner Gallery exhibit

  Coeur d'Alene artist Joan Grey Smith is inspired by the grass that covers the Earth, which she describes as so ordinary yet primary to the existence of the world. Her prints and pastels on this subject will be featured in an exhibit titled 'Grass Roo (read)

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• Vegetable Fan Johnny Depp

  Johnny Depp only leaves the house to check his vegetables.The 'Alice in Wonderland' actor - who has children Lily Rose, ten, and Jack, seven, with partner Vanessa Paradis - admits he prefers his existence in France to a glitzy, Hollywood lifestyle.He (read)

• Charlie Sheen Enters Rehabilitation Center

  Update: Production of 'Two and a Half Men' will be 'temporarily suspended' while Mr. Sheen is in rehabilitation, according to a joint statement from Warner Brothers, CBS and Chuck Lorre, the show's executive producer. (read)

• Latino Talent wanted (burbank)

  looking for any size and any look. bilingual. male/female 18+ gay,straight,bi, over weight, models, little people, etc. cash $75-100 cristylovely@hotmail (818)743-3277 (read)

• America Ferrera In Betty Denial

  America Ferrera is 'in denial' that 'Ugly Betty' has been cancelled.The actress - who has portrayed dowdy Betty Suarez in the US TV show since 2006 -... (read)

• Jay-Z For Oexegn

  Mammoth Irish festival Oxegen has confirmed appearances from the likes of Jay-Z, Eminem, Black Eyed Peas and more. Oxegen has grown to become one of the largest festivals in Europe. Held in rural Ireland, thousands of music fans descend on the site e (read)

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• PSP's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was Metal Gear Solid 5

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• Casting Russian/East European females (Financial District)

  Talent Agency in search of young skinny Russian/East European female Models for variety of pay assignments for fashion, runway,magazines,music videos,tv series, feature films, promotion work,Please send pictures, general (read)

• Russian And Eastern European Female Models Needed - TFCD Photo Shoot (NYC/

  Right now I'm open to trade cd exchanges to gain new shots for my portfolio. I'm a freelance photographer in NYC/NJ. Please let me know if you're interested in working with me by sending some brief info about yourself and your current headshot or (read)

• Mature Females Wanted 18-40 year For New Mens Publication (To Be Announced)

  Seeking Females that are camera friendly and your round the way type for a series of glam type images in swimwear / lingerie. Email 5 or more recent images to the email listed below. SunDula Photography / Designer text/tel @ (347) 994-0004 (read)

• 'Idol' judges admire unique female semifinalists

  los angeles (ap) -- 'american idol' semifinalist lilly scott is right where she belongs.... (read)

• Google China advertises for new staff

  On its Chinese website, Google has placed advertisements for 30 positions, including software and technology engineers, sales staff, developers and managers. The move suggests that Google believes its Chinese operations, which have been in limbo sinc (read)

• Maddy McCann and News of the World stoke MPs' anger

  The reporting of Maddy McCann's disappearance and the News of the World phone tapping scandal reveal the decline of press standards, MPs have found. In a wide-ranging and damning report on media freedom and responsibility, MPs on the culture, media a (read)

• Deftones post new track online

  Deftones have made a track from their upcoming sixth studio album, Diamond Eyes, available online as a free download. Head on over to www.deftones.com to download new track, Rocket Skates, now. Diamond Eyes will be released on May 18 through Warners. (read)

• Bigelow vs. Cameron in historic Oscar race

  LOS ANGELES: History will likely be made when the winner of the Oscar for best director is announced at the Academy Awards on March 7. Most insiders know that front-runner Kathryn Bigelow ('The Hurt Locker') would become the first woman to take home (read)

• World markets steady ahead of Bernanke testimony

  European stock markets recovered their poise Wednesday as investors awaited key testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke - a day an unexpectedly big decline in U.S. consumer confidence soured the mood. AP Business Writer LONDON ' (read)

• Extreme Makeover: Rahne Sinclair

  from Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (1982), script by Chris Claremont, pencils and inks by Bob McLeod, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by Tom Orzechowski (read)

• Paper Round (24 Feb) - a look at the day's newspapers

  LONDON - Cheryl and Ashley Cole make today's biggest story as promotions across the nationals dry up as February draws to a close. It's judgement day for News of The World as the phone hacking scandal makes the cover of The Guardian while News (read)

• Kick-Ass Game Headed To PSN, iPhone

  Goes the time-honoured route of comic/film/videogame We've got a couple of excellent looking comic-inspired action movies coming in the next few months and easily the most popular at the moment is Kick-Ass, created by Mark Millar, the comic writer (read)

• Apple purges 5,000 'sexual' apps from iTunes App Store

  Apple removes porn and sex apps from iTunes App Store (76) Apple's Schiller explains why App Store removed thousand of sexy apps (73) (72) Family sues school district, claims MacBook camera used to spy on student at home (70) Apple porn and sex app p (read)

• 'Slumdog Millionaire' kids, one year after the Oscars

  A mere 12 months since taking the Academy Awards by storm, two of the child stars of 'Slumdog Millionaire' are growing up. But in many ways, their lives remain unchanged. 'Slumdog Millionaire,' the story of a young slum dweller who becomes a contesta (read)

• Most-Listened-To Overnight Radio Host George Noory To Be Featured On ABC Ne

  los angeles--(business wire)-- premiere radio networks: about george noory george noory is host of coast to coast am, which can be heard on nearly 530 radio stations in the u.s., canada and guam. noory captivates listeners with discussions on news an (read)

• Research and Markets: Mobile TV in Korea - Two Years On

  DUBLIN (Business Wire) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5cad8d/mobile_tv_in_korea) has announced the addition of the 'Mobile TV in Korea - Two Years On' report to their offering. Mobile TV launched in Korea in 2005, (read)

• License to Thrill: Kim wins short program

  If the Olympics are just another competition, then James Bond is just another secret agent. And Kim Yu-na is just another skater. No Bond girl ever did it better than Kim's record-setting short program Tuesday night at the Vancouver Olympics. The (read)

• Miranda Kerr Insists She's Not Engaged to Orlando Bloom

  Dismissing the engagement reports between her and her actor beau, the model says, 'No, we're not engaged. You can't always believe everything you read!' (read)

• T.I.'s Post-Prison Album Slated for Summer Release

  Danja, The Runners, The-Dream and Trey Songz are confirmed to get involved in the making of the forthcoming album. (read)

• QPAC 25th anniversary Art Exhibition

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• DJ For All events Comedy Shows Nmore (Orange County )

  I am a DJ that has worked as a mobile deejay for 5 years now. I am talented in all genres from hip hop to electro to 80s to swing to rock and on! I have deejayed for weddings birthdays kids parties comedy shows and magazine shows and art shows (read)

• BAFTAs Oooh, So Close: Mickey Rourke

  Okay, I don't know a ton about menswear, but I am fairly certain that suit vests are supposed to be worn with shirts under them.But overall, isn't this SO much better? Remember when Mickey Rourke... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit (read)

• Teen Models Wanted (Lower Westchester/Upper Bronx)

  Photographer is looking for a few female teen models to update portfolio. No experience necessary. First-timers welcome. I offer a TFCD session on location at your location. If under 18, parental permission must be given and must be present during (read)

• Tolstoy takes Plummer to the Oscars

  Los Angeles - Christopher Plummer has finally quit membership of an elite group - the one comprised of fine actors never to have been nominated for an Oscar. Not that Plummer, 80, has exactly been sitting around waiting for Oscar to call. He's been f (read)

• Cheryl Cole splits from Ashley Cole following cheating rumours

  Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole is splitting from Ashley Cole, spokesman confirms Above: Cheryl Cole is splitting from husband Ashley Cole ABOVE: Cheryl Cole was dressed all in black as she arrived at Heathrow today ABOVE: Cheryl Cole is splitting fro (read)

• Jennifer Lopez parts ways with Epic

  Looks like Jennifer Lopez' 'Louboutins' were made for walking -- away from her label, Epic Records, that is. According to deadline.com, the Bronx-born singer/actress was either dropped from the label due to poor reception of her latest single, (read)

• need drummer to perform with us (nyc)

  hey r u the best drummer and want to be part of a band and r cool with just performing without pay ? if so please email with pic and tell us about yourself and we send you the music and our pics (read)

• Cablevision To Test PC-To-TV Service

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• Willis to Die Hard Once More

  Bruce Willis is making plans to return to the Die Hard franchise, confirming a fifth instalment is in the works.The actor kickstarted his career as a big-screen action man playing NewYork cop John McClane in the 1988 blockbuster, which spawned three (read)

• Fire at famed Philly music company is ruled arson

  philadelphia (ap) -- a two-alarm fire that damaged the building where the 'sound of philadelphia' was born has been ruled an arson.... (read)

• Military chiefs voice concern over ending 'don't ask, don't tell' - Los Ang

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• Song of the Day: Late Night Alumni - 'You Can Be The One'

  What happens when real musicians make dance music? The artists behind the much loved and almost classic 2004 CD Empty Streets, Late Night Alumni, return with this incredibly lush new single. Blending guitars, meloding programming and the angelic (read)

• No. 6 Kansas State handles Texas Tech 83-64

  Jacob Pullen scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half to lead No. 5 Kansas State to an 83-64 victory over Texas Tech on Tuesday night, the Wildcats' sixth straight win. (read)

• Avatar breaks IMAX box office record

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