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Yoko Ono announces Plastic Ono Band line-up for Orpheum shows: Lady Gaga,...
Yoko Ono has started teasing her upcoming Plastic Ono Band concerts, which will feature a wide array of surprise guests, at the Orpheum Theatre in L.A. A few hours ago via Twitter, she tweeted the...
View ArticleYour morning adorable: Humboldt penguins chase a butterfly
Penguins don't have to work hard to be adorable; it just comes naturally to them. But this group of Humboldt penguins at the Philadelphia Zoo has, for reasons unclear to us, have kicked their cuteness...
View ArticleU.S. banks post stronger profits
The nation's banks last quarter recorded their strongest overall profits since 2007 as projected loan losses shrank for the first time in more than four years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said...
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Shaq wins over Harvard Yard
Ex-Magic, ex-Laker, ex-Heat, ex-Sun, ex-Cavalier and new Celtics center Shaquille O'Neal worked the crowds in Harvard Yard over the weekend, and literally stopped traffic just about everywhere,...
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Trapped miners in Chile request 'a little glass of wine'
Complex drilling has begun on a tunnel to rescue 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground in a Chilean desert, a process that could take three to four months despite Chile's efforts to speed up the...
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Reddit considers itself a benefactor of Digg user revolt
Digg launched a new version of its social-news website last week, a long-overdue metamorphosis to hopefully compete with Facebook and Twitter. But those changes reignited an old competitor in Reddit....
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Indian panel recommends policy changes to protect wild elephants
NEW DELHI — India should protect its elephant population by securing its wildlife reserves, curbing poaching and restricting development in the corridors they use to travel between forested areas, a...
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Album review: Bill Frisell's 'Beautiful Dreamers'
At this point in Bill Frisell’s career, you pretty much know what you’re going to get. Sure, there’s the occasional foray into his unhinged past with John Zorn’s Naked City and the string-heavy Richter...
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NASA posts archived photos on Flickr
Images documenting more than half a century of NASA history have been posted on photo-sharing website Flickr. Almost 200 pictures have been uploaded on the site. And just as if they were your best...
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Good news for dance fans: a Miami City Ballet special is announced for PBS
Miami City Ballet will get a national showcase when PBS airs a "Dance in America" program this spring of the company performing two works by George Balanchine and one by Twyla Tharp. There was a time...
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Bravo's Andy Cohen talks New Jersey 'Housewives' reunion
As we told you last week, "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" were poised for an epic reunion special on Monday night -- and deliver they did, with cast members Caroline Manzo, Teresa Giudice and...
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'Buffy' still ignites controversy as Jane Espenson defends her Riley comic
There are three types of TV watchers: those who were obsessed with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," those who weren't, and those who are just now discovering it. The show created an intense attachment —...
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August rally lifts gold to near record high
Gold on Tuesday reached its highest level since June and ended the session within $9 of its all-time closing high, continuing to benefit from investors’ worries about the global economy’s next turn....
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Lindsay Lohan's big focus: Getting through 'trauma' caused by her dad
Let the Lindsay Lohan comeback begin. "I think my biggest focus for myself is learning how to continue to get through the trauma that my father has caused in my life," Lohan said, speaking with Vanity...
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Gold Derby nuggets: 'The Social Network' connects | 'Flashpoint' hot at Geminis
• Sasha Stone uses the promotional campaign for "The Social Network" as the jumping-off point for a provocative piece on "Marketing in the Age of Cynicism." Says Sasha: "Marketing films now requires a...
View ArticleVideo: What to think of the Emmys?
What should we think of the Emmy telecast, Jimmy Fallon as host and all those award upsets ("Top Chef," Archie Panjabi)? Our trinity of Emmy gurus, Chris "Boomer" Beachum, Rob Licuria (AwardsHeaven)...
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Bravo officially announces 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' lineup and...
Lest you think there’d ever be a “Real Housewives” hiatus in your life, think again! Bravo is taking viewers into the zany, palm tree-lined world of rich women ( or “woman,” if you’re Danielle Staub)...
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Album review: Portico Quartet's 'Isla'
There’s no way to talk about the Portico Quartet without first talking about the hang drum. A UFO-shaped oddity that looks like two welded-together woks after a couple of well-placed whacks with a...
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Transcontinental shift: Hollywood is all aboard Union Station
It’s a sweeping romantic moment set against the grandeur of New York's Grand Central Terminal, venue to countless poignant moments of tearful farewells. A forlorn young woman, suitcase in hand, buys...
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California Senate tells motorcyclists to pipe down [Updated]
Motorcyclists who swap their bikes' stock exhaust systems for so-called loud pipes may be more likely to get a traffic ticket under a California bill that passed the Senate on Monday. SB 435, also...
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