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'American Idol' star Justin Guarini to appear in Broadway's 'Women on the Verge'
The loud groan you just heard is New York's theater community reacting to Thursday's announcement that another "American Idol" alumnus is headed to Broadway. Starting this fall, former "Idol"...
View ArticleEconomy's optimists finding it harder to hang on
It’s mid-August, so there aren’t all that many people around on Wall Street to react to economic reports. But those who did show up for work on Thursday can’t like what they see.Stocks are slumping and...
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'American Idol' executive producer Nigel Lythgoe on negotiations with...
Did newly installed "American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe give us a strong hint this morning that we'd been on track in reporting that Steven Tyler had signed his deal to be a judge next...
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The Summer Movie Posse: How did their predictions pan out?
At this time of year, people always ask me--so how did your teenagers' movie picks turn out? If you're new to this blog, at the beginning of each summer I recruit a bunch of kids who see a lot of...
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Your morning adorable: Critically endangered Sumatran orangutan born in...
Staff at Israel's Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan (also known as the Ramat Gan Safari) are celebrating the birth of a healthy Sumatran orangutan baby last week. The baby, a male who hasn't yet...
View ArticleBackers of new tax on oil production will hold public forum in Baldwin Hills
Supporters of a new tax on oil production in California will hold a forum Thursday evening in Baldwin Hills to promote the potential benefits of such legislation. The state faces a $19-billion budget...
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Colombia court rules against U.S. military agreement
A high court in Colombia has voided an accord with the United States that would allow an increased U.S. presence on seven Colombian military bases. The ruling on Tuesday by the Constitutional Court...
View ArticleUCLA football: Defensive tackle Brandon Willis to transfer to Bruins, source...
Brandon Willis, a freshman defensive tackle at North Carolina, will transfer to UCLA, according to a source close to his family who was not authorized to speak on the publicly. Willis, who played at...
View ArticleWAC commissioner lashes back at Fresno State and Nevada but insists league...
Wednesday started as an exciting day for Karl Benson, with the longtime Western Athletic Conference commissioner moving his daughter into her dorm at USC as news circulated Brigham Young was about to...
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'Piranha 3D' director says it's 'Gremlins' for adults
French writer-director Alexandre Aja has a succinct and pithy way to describe his new horror movie, "Piranha 3D": " 'Gremlins' for adults." That might surprise anyone who has seen the 10 minutes of...
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David Beckham tops MLS money list ahead of Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez
Even though he has not played a single second for the Galaxy this season, midfielder David Beckham still tops Major League Soccer's money list with a guaranteed salary of $6.5 million a year. But...
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Pan Pacific update: Michael Phelps does not make 400 IM final
The wait continues for the resumption of the Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochte rivalry in the 400-meter individual medley. Phelps, who was swimming the event for the first time since the Olympics in 2008,...
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Lil Twist takes his cues from 'big brother' Lil Wayne
While most 17-year-olds are enjoying the last days of summer before school begins, Lil Twist is busy cementing himself in a very adult-dominated rap world.But the Dallas teen (ne: Christopher L. Moore)...
View Article'MasterChef': 'That's about as Chinese as my mum'
They're dropping like flies. We bid farewell to two hopefuls in a brutal cookoff that was kind of like "Chopped" meets "Iron Chef." I have to say I am not sure I could follow the rules. Only some — not...
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Mark Kennedy to take over as theater writer and reviewer for AP
In May, the Associated Press lost its longtime theater critic and reporter Michael Kuchwara, a respected voice in the Broadway press establishment who passed away from complications of idiopathic...
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Cameron Diaz named the most dangerous celeb on the Internet
Who knew that loving Cameron Diaz could be so risky? Turns out that searching the Web for the bubbly blond star comes with this year's highest chance of encountering corrupt sites and malicious...
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