Dueling Emmy predictions: Mike versus Tom
Entertainment Weekly's Mike Ausiello and I mostly agree on who'll win Emmys in the top series races Aug. 29. However, there are significant differences in our rankings per category, and there is...
View ArticleFormer WWE wrestler Lance Cade dies at 29
Wrestlingobserver.com is reporting that Lance Cade, real name Lance McNaught, died this morning of what is believed to have been heart failure. He was 29. McNaught had several runs with WWE since...
View ArticleJetBlue's Steven Slater: What's the right pitch for his TV movie?
How do you pitch a TV movie about Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who's become a folk hero after he cussed out a rude passenger, grabbed some beer and jumped down an emergency slide at JFK...
View Article'Lottery Ticket' premiere: Bow Wow for the win, with Brandon T. Jackson, Ice...
Bow Wow hit the "Lottery Ticket" red carpet Thursday in Hollywood to launch his star vehicle, accompanied by the likes of Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Ice Cube, Keith David and Terry Crews...
View ArticleDid Bravo TV's 'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist' really redefine art...
"Work of Art: Abdi Farah" opens at the Brooklyn Museum Saturday, a modest exhibition that is among the prizes awarded to Wednesday night's winner of the Bravo television reality-contest show "Work of...
View ArticleReaders share their favorite memories of Lakers owner Jerry Buss
On Thursday, I asked Lakers fans to share their favorite memories of team owner Jerry Buss, who will be inducted Friday into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. I already explained how Buss...
View ArticleWeekend Shopping: Gap 1969 Kids casting call, sample sales and more
Events Gap 1969 Kids and the Mother Company are hosting a casting call for kids 3-8 for a new “Ruby’s Studio!” episode on Saturday, with treats, art activities and a sneak-peek screening. Gap 1969...
View ArticleUSC football: Pat Haden says Reggie Bush did not apologize in phone conversation
USC Athletic Director Pat Haden said Friday that he spoke last week with a contrite Reggie Bush, but that embattled 2005 Heisman Trophy winner did not apologize for actions that played a major role in...
View ArticleBatman versus Superman as class warfare? Grant Morrison: 'Bruce has a butler,...
This is Part Two of the Hero Complex interview with Grant Morrison, the Scottish writer who has added a swirl of surreal and touch of the absurd to the top titles at DC Comics. (You can read Part One...
View ArticleKarl Malone gives away Hall of Fame sports coat
Even though Karl Malone gave away his jacket, he's feeling all warm and fuzzy. Malone, a Hall of Fame inductee, gave his sports coat with the Hall of Fame logo to a young boy in a wheelchair on Friday....
View Article'Jersey Shore' star 'Snooki' can't trademark her name
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rebuked Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, turning down her application to trademark her nickname for use on books, the Smoking Gun reports. Seems a cat named Snooky...
View ArticleRIM releases BlackBerry Torch, looking to gain clout in the touch-screen...
The newest smart phone from Research in Motion, called the BlackBerry Torch, went on sale Thursday. It costs $200 and is available exclusively on AT&T. Also on Thursday, research firm Gartner said...
View ArticleEmmy pundits' video slugfest: Who'll win the guest acting categories?
You've seen me dishing via webcam with Chris "Boomer" Beachum and Rob Licuria (AwardsHeaven) over who'll win the Emmys as best supporting drama actor, supporting drama actress, supporting comedy...
View ArticleBlackBerry Torch video review
Research in Motion's BlackBerry Torch went on sale Thursday, and I've been testing the device for the last week or so. It's the first BlackBerry with a touch screen and a physical keyboard. The Torch...
View ArticleDenzel Washington, Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron honored at Pump Foundation gala
Hey, you're not the only one who lusts after celeb autographs. Even two-time Oscar winners have stars in their eyes occasionally. "I love actors," honoree Denzel Washington told the crowd at the 10th...
View ArticleSAG settles foreign levies lawsuit
The Hollywood guilds' long-running legal battle over the distribution of foreign royalties has come to an end. The Screen Actors Guild said Friday that it settled a case filed in September 2007 by...
View ArticleBureau of Land Management investigates death of foal whose body was found...
RENO, Nev. — Federal agents at a contentious wild horse roundup on the California-Nevada line are investigating the death of a young mustang that may have been shot before the government this week...
View ArticleAutry National Center names Daniel M. Finley as CEO [updated]
The Autry National Center -- which runs the Museum of the American West and the Southwest Museum of the American Indian -- said Friday that it has named Daniel M. Finley as its new president and chief...
View ArticleGarage A Trois drives in a new direction
In some respects, 1998 seems like a lifetime ago. Cellphones were still brick-shaped novelties, the iPod was just a twinkle in Apple's eye and Stanton Moore, the hard-hitting drummer for New Orleans...
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