Tuesday 21 February 2012

'Riverdance' saying goodbye to North America

In this 2003 image released by Riverdance, Padraic Moyles performs in the Irish dance production When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile.


Loss amid normalcy at hotel where Whitney died

In this Feb. 17, 2012 photo, a general view of The Beverly Hilton Hotel is shown in Beverly Hills, Calif. Singer Whitney Houston died last Saturday at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the age 48. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file) As the soulful funeral of Whitney Houston played out a continent away, it was largely business as usual at the glamorous place where the singer died one week earlier. Yet from the fourth floor to the sidewalk out front, a sense of loss prevailed Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.


Whitney Houston's voice still soars

The coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried to a hearse after funeral services at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Houston died last Saturday at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the age 48. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston's funeral came down to just one moment: The sound of her own voice.


Inherited comic collection expected to fetch $2M

This Feb. 13, 2012 handout photo provided by Heritage Auction shows the CGC-Certified 3.0 copy of Action Comics #1 from the Billy Wright Collection at Heritage Auctions in Dallas,Texas. On Wednesday, the collection is expected to bring more than $2 million when Heritage Auctions offers the comics at auction in New York City. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Heritage Auctions) Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give him and his brother, but it was a passing remark made when they were boys and still into superheroes.


Sugarland attorneys: Injured Ind. fans share blame

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2011, file photo the American country music duo Sugarland, featuring vocalist Jennifer Nettles, right, and guitarist Kristian Bush perform a benefit concert in Indianapolis for victims of the Aug. 13 Indiana fair stage collapse. In a Feb. 16, 2012, response to a civil suit filed in November, attorneys for Sugarland say the injuries fans suffered in the deadly collapse were their own fault because they failed to take steps to ensure their own safety before high winds toppled stage rigging. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File) Attorneys for country duo Sugarland said concertgoers were at least partly to blame for injuries suffered in a stage collapse, drawing a sharp reaction from fans Tuesday and prompting the band's manager to issue a statement criticizing the finger-pointing.


Comcast to start new minority-owned cable channels

In this Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, photo, Sean Comcast will launch four minority-owned networks on its cable-TV systems in the next two years, including channels spearheaded by music mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and NBA great Magic Johnson.


NEIMAN MARCUS BEAUTY EVENT FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 4

NEIMAN MARCUS BEAUTY EVENT
FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 4

WHAT: With any Cosmetic or Fragrance purchase of $100 or more February 23 รข€" March 4, receive an NM Exclusive tote in a choice of three colors containing deluxe beauty samples; one per customer while supplies last. Plus, each beauty counter will have additional gifts-with-purchase available.

Receive double InCircle points when you preorder using your Neiman Marcus card. Valid February 21 and 22 only.

WHEN: February 23 - March 4

WHERE: Neiman Marcus
Fashion Show Mall
3200 Las Vegas Blvd South

WHAT ELSE: To help kick-off Beauty Event, on February 23 from 5 to 7pm Neiman Marcus is partnering with Smiles for Survivors to host Smile in Style. It will be a night of beauty and fashion with including a designer beauty basket raffle to benefit the Smiles for Survivors, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to support breast cancer patients and survivors by raising awareness of the potential oral side effects of cancer treatment and by providing preventative and restorative dental treatment for breast cancer patients and survivors through a network of dentists and dental specialists. The evening will start with beauty makeovers and cocktails at 5 p.m., then a 2012 spring trends fashion presentation at 6 p.m. followed by the designer beauty basket raffle at 7 p.m. Raffle tickets are $10 per ticket or $100 for 12 tickets. A grand prize basket will also be raffled for $25 per ticket and will include a designer handbag and a $250 gift card to Neiman Marcus. There is no cover charge for the event. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit Smiles for Survivors.

Colbert to release kids' book about a flag pole

FILE- This Thursday, June 30, 2011 file photo shows comedian Stephen Colbert as he appears before the Federal Election Commission in Washington. Comedy Central's With the blessing of Maurice Sendak, Stephen Colbert is releasing a children's book.


Sugarland blames fans for state fair injuries

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2011, file photo the American country music duo Sugarland, featuring vocalist Jennifer Nettles, right, and guitarist Kristian Bush perform a benefit concert in Indianapolis for victims of the Aug. 13 Indiana fair stage collapse. In a Feb. 16, 2012, response to a civil suit filed in November, attorneys for Sugarland say the injuries fans suffered in the deadly collapse were their own fault because they failed to take steps to ensure their own safety before high winds toppled stage rigging. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File) Fans who were killed and injured when stage rigging and sound equipment collapsed onto them as they awaited a Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair failed to take steps to ensure their own safety and are at least in part to blame for their injuries, the country duo's attorneys said.


'Safe House,' 'The Vow' fight for top weekend spot

In this film image released by Columbia Pictures, a scene is shown from The President's Day weekend box office is too close to call as the action tale "Safe House" and the love story "The Vow" compete for the No. 1 spot.


Moms Hit the Runway in Fashion Week First

Moms redefined the look of motherhood at the first-ever Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show  and made history during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center in New York this afternoon. This wasn’t just a fashion show, this was a celebration of motherhood.  The positive energy in the room was palpable as 20 real...

Obama to Ali: 'You shocked the world'

Former boxer Chuck Wepner arrives at the Keep Memory Alive 16th Annual President Barack Obama lauded Muhammad Ali Saturday as he joined some of the country's most famous people in offering birthday wishes to the boxer known simply as "The Greatest."


Lindsay Lohan to guest host 'SNL' next month

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2012 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan attends amfAR's New York gala benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Lohan, whose career in recent years has been upstaged by legal and personal problems, will serve as guest host of รข€œSaturday Night Liveรข€ on March 3, 2012. Musical guest that night will be Jack White, the network said Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) Lindsay Lohan's comeback trail is leading her to "Saturday Night Live."


Khloe Kardashian on 'active' sex life, Dallas move

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2011 file photo, Khloe Kardashian during a NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets in Dallas. Kardashian stars a reality TV show Kim may be the Kardashian family member considered to have the most drama in her life, but sister Khloe has had her fair share lately.


Gabby Giffords' husband writing children's book

FILE - In this July 1, 2011 file photo, NASA Space Shuttle astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly listens during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. Kelly, who collaborated with his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, on her memoir, is writing a children's book about a mouse that goes to space. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who collaborated with his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, on her memoir, is writing a children's book about a mouse that goes to space.


Balki's back! Bronson Pinchot has Pa.-based show

In this photo taken Feb. 1, 2012, Bronson Pinchot poses for photos at his home in Harford, Pa. Pinchot, best known for his starring role on the 1980's sitcom For more than a decade, Bronson Pinchot has spent much of his downtime in the picture-book Pennsylvania hamlet where he found a dream home far from the stressful clamor of New York or L.A.


Anderson Cooper struggling to survive in daytime

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, TV talk show host Anderson Cooper attends the fashion show showing the Fall 2012 collection by this mother, designer Diane von Furstenberg, during Fashion Week in New York. Cooper's daytime talk show To celebrate the 100th episode of Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show in an hour that airs Monday, a giant cup of frozen hot chocolate topped with whipped cream was wheeled onto the set after its star interviewed a svelte Janet Jackson.


Digital film switch daunts historic movie houses

In this Jan. 19, 2012 photo, Arnie Herdendorf, the projectionist at the Palace Theatre in Lockport, N.Y., stands inside the theatre. With the movie industry's rapid switch to digital technology, Herdendorf worries how long his job will be around. The questions for the historic movie houses are even greater: Can they afford to survive the switch to digital? (AP Photo/Doug Benz) The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf's Buick is 35MM MAN, a nod to his work in the booth at the 1925 Palace Theatre, with its velvet-draped stage and chandeliered mezzanine.


YouTube enlists big-name help to redefine channels

In this Dec. 16, 2011 photo, crew member Arthur Hong holds a clapboard while filming holiday movie trailers at the Maker Studios in Culver City, Calif. The $100 million investment by YouTube in 96 new channels starting in October has sparked a flurry of activity in Hollywood's independent producer community. At companies like Maker Studios, which received money for three new channels, the funds have turbo-charged an already teeming operation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.


Aretha remembers Whitney at Radio City in NYC

In this July 26, 2010 photo, performer Aretha Franklin looks out a window, in Philadelphia. Franklin says she believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer's death all the more of a shock. Interviewed on NBC's Aretha Franklin was thankful to be alive and was thinking about lost friends, among them Whitney Houston.


Aretha remembers Whitney at Radio City

In this July 26, 2010 photo, performer Aretha Franklin looks out a window, in Philadelphia. Franklin says she believed Whitney Houston had overcome her demons and was primed for a comeback, which made learning of the troubled singer's death all the more of a shock. Interviewed on NBC's Aretha Franklin was thankful to be alive Saturday night and thinking about lost friends, among them Whitney Houston.


Nick Cannon departs NYC radio show

FILE - In a Sunday, June 26, 2011 file photo, Nick Cannon arrives at the BET Awards, in Los Angeles. Cannon said in a statement on the 92.3 NOW website that Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 was his last day hosting his New York City radio show, called Nick Cannon has stepped down from his New York City radio show.


'Colbert Report' to return Monday after absence

FILE- This Thursday, June 30, 2011 file photo shows comedian Stephen Colbert as he appears before the Federal Election Commission in Washington. Comedy Central's A representative for Stephen Colbert says "The Colbert Report" will return Monday after a sudden break due to the ailing health of the star's mother.


Actress Judi Dench says she's battling blindness

FILE - A Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 photo from files showing British actress, Judi Dench, arriving for 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' world premiere at a central London venue. Actress Judi Dench says she's battling to save her sight. The James Bond star told the Daily Mirror newspaper that she had been diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition that can cause blindness. In an interview published Saturday Feb. 18, 2012, she said that her sight was already so bad she couldn't read her scripts and even had difficultly distinguishing the people she was dining with. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File) Actress Judi Dench is battling to save her sight.


Ali's life being honored in Vegas by celebrities

FILE - Leon Spinks connects with a right hook to Muhammad Ali, in this Feb.16, 1978 file photo taken during the late rounds of their championship fight in Las Vegas, Nev. The 24-year-old Spinks won the bout in a 15-round decision. Muhammad Ali lost just twice in his seven prizefights in Las Vegas over 19 years. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud a lifetime in the spotlight and join the icon known as Muhammad Ali had seven prizefights in Las Vegas, with his two losses there coming in the twilight of his legendary career. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud a lifetime in the spotlight and join the icon known as "The Greatest" in fighting neurological diseases.


Celebrities honor Ali's life at Vegas gala

FILE - Leon Spinks connects with a right hook to Muhammad Ali, in this Feb.16, 1978 file photo taken during the late rounds of their championship fight in Las Vegas, Nev. The 24-year-old Spinks won the bout in a 15-round decision. Muhammad Ali lost just twice in his seven prizefights in Las Vegas over 19 years. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud a lifetime in the spotlight and join the icon known as Muhammad Ali had seven prizefights in Las Vegas, with his two losses there coming in the twilight of his legendary career. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud a lifetime in the spotlight and join the icon known as "The Greatest" in fighting neurological diseases.


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