Ticket video of the week: Iran's covered police women show their stuff anyway
These Iranian police cadets are now hardened police veterans. But their past graduation exercises are somewhat different from those typically held in the West.On this video the police officers,...
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What's the score on conductors?
Are conductors really necessary? After all, there’s a printed score. Surely everything the orchestra musicians need can be found there. And traditionally, in the Baroque and early Classical periods,...
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Track-by-track: Beck, Nigel Godrich, Emily Haines, Bryan Lee O'Malley & Edgar...
Fifteen pages into the first volume of Bryan Lee O'Malley's six-part Scott Pilgrim series, the characters break into song -- or at least they rock out as much as one can in a black-and-white graphic...
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Courteney Cox admits she was 'bruised' by old Emmy snubs
In the current issue of Emmy Magazine, Courteney Cox addresses a sensitive subject -- how she feels about being the only cast member of "Friends" not nominated for an Emmy. She hasn't been nominated...
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This contemporary art really is laughable
Ever since Marcel Duchamp put a urinal on a pedestal and signed it with a pseudonym in 1917, artists have been poking fun at the pretensions of the art world. But within the hallowed halls of museums...
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EGYPT: Ramadan is fasting, praying and soap operas!
The fierce competition between TV channels in Egypt to win audiences and advertising money during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan bombards Muslims with soap operas and historical dramas that distract...
View ArticleCaught in the Web: Links to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction
Below is a video of Jerry Buss' Hall of Fame induction speech. Ball Don't Lie's Dan Devine has all the notes from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. -- The Daily News' Tom Hoffarth explains...
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Meryl Streep celebrated in the play 'Streep Tease' [updated]
The L.A. stage hit “Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues Performed by an All-Male Cast” is as notable for what it is as for what it is not.“It’s not a drag show,”...
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Seth Rogen is a Marvel true believer: 'I've kind of given up on DC'
Seth Rogen grew up loving Marvel Comics -- especially the high body-count exploits of Punisher and Deadpool -- and the years haven't softened his disdain for that other company. "I like Marvel," the...
View ArticleMichael Hiltzik: Adam Smith Foundation, meet Adam Smith
In the Woody Allen movie "Hannah and her Sisters," the dour character played by Max von Sydow remarks, "If Jesus Christ ever came back and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing...
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Sunday shows: Petraeus, Kaine, Gillespie, Rendell
ABC This Week with Christiane Amanpour: Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.); ex-Gov. Jon Corzine of New Jersey, Laura D'Andrea Tyson of the president's Economic Recovery Advisory Board; Dr. Martin Regalia of...
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The Bavarian town of Oberammergau remounts its singular Passion Play
With its picturesque houses painted with Gospel scenes and its imposing Alpine vistas, Oberammergau has atmosphere galore -- but the rain was coming down so hard when I arrived a few weeks ago that my...
View ArticleUCLA football: Defensive end Odighizuwa's skills are as billed
The first day of full pads, bringing the first head-to-head-butt confrontation at UCLA’s practice Friday. Freshman defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa lined up across from freshman tackle Chris Ward in...
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'Star Wars' saga will hit Blu-ray in 2011
Big news out of Orlando, where George Lucas told the crowd at Star Wars Celebration V that all six live-action "Star Wars" films will be released next year on Blu-ray for the first time. In a press...
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