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Bestselling author Mitch Albom's latest, 'The Time Keeper,' set for release Aug. 28

The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

DETROIT - Mitch Albom's publisher says the bestselling author's latest book will be released this summer. Hyperion announced Wednesday that "The Time Keeper" comes out Aug. 28. It marks Albom's return to fiction. His last book, 2009's "Have a Little Faith," was nonfiction. His most recent fiction bo

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Funk singer Chuck Brown, who styled go-go music from the nation's capital, dead at 75

The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

WASHINGTON - Chuck Brown, who styled a unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the "godfather of go-go," has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75. Brown died Wednesday at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. Hospital spokesman Gary Stephenson co

Cheerleading musical 'Bring it On' heads from Toronto to Broadway

The Canadian Press 16 May, 2012 0

TORONTO - Cheerleading spectacle "Bring it On: The Musical" is about to cartwheel from Toronto to Broadway. The stage show, about a high school cheerleading squad, is currently playing at the city's Ed Mirvish Theatre. Mirvish Productions says it's due to begin previews at New York's St. James Theat

Viacom, Time Warner Cable settle dispute over in-home viewing on mobile devices

The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Viacom Inc., the parent of pay TV networks MTV and Comedy Central, has settled a dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc. over whether its subscribers can watch shows like "Jersey Shore" on mobile devices while at home. The settlement means that over the next few weeks, shows from Viacom

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Betty White heads to nation's capital to see National Zoo, indulge passion for animal watching

Brett Zongker, The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

WASHINGTON - Betty White is headed to Washington to see the wildlife — not the donkeys and elephants on Capitol Hill, but the animals in the National Zoo. After a stop at the Smithsonian on Thursday, White will visit the zoo one day later to indulge her passion: animal watching. She's looking forwar

Review: French drama 'Polisse' a meaty, unflinching look at child abuse

Christy Lemire, The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

"Polisse" feels like the two-hour pilot for the kind of meaty cop drama that could only exist on cable television, one you'd want to program into your DVR to watch all season long. The subject matter is inherently repulsive — crimes against children — yet the film itself, which won the jury prize at

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RI works to help ex-BoSox pitcher Schilling's game company after missed payment

David Klepper,Erika Niedowski, The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Leaders in Rhode Island are working to help former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company remain viable after it failed to make a scheduled US$1.1-million payment to the state's economic development agency. Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) says the state must do "every

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Stage musical of 'Bring It On' leaps to Broadway for a 12-week stand starting in July

The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Cheerleaders are coming back to Broadway. Producers announced Wednesday that "Bring It On: The Musical" will form a complex pyramid in New York as part of the show's 13-city national tour. Its new 12-week stand at the St. James Theatre is set to begin July 12 with an official openin

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Ewan McGregor, Jean-Paul Gaultier on open-minded Cannes Film Festival jury

Jill Lawless, The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

CANNES, France - If Nanni Moretti had his way, what happened in Cannes would stay in Cannes. The Italian director is heading the film festival's jury and will preside over the now-traditional post-prizes press conference when the movie extravaganza wraps up May 27. He preferred it in the old days, w

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As 'Saturday Night Live' season comes to a close, signs of a coming shift

Jake Coyle, The Associated Press 16 May, 2012 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. - How can "Saturday Night Live" possibly replace (fill in the blank)? How many times have we asked that question across nearly four decades? "Impossible!" said some in 2006 when Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Rachel Dratch headed for the door, only to be followed two years
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