Friday 23 March 2012

Depp, Streep join call to lower 'Bully' rating

More Hollywood heavyweights are joining the call for a lower rating on the teen-focused documentary "Bully."

Nielsen's top programs for March 5-11

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for March 5-11. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

Guns N' Roses riff threatens Rock Hall reunion

Will Guns N' Roses reunite for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Taylor Swift is Billboard's top money maker in '11

Taylor Swift is No. 1 again: The singer is the top act on Billboard's "Money Makers" list.

Nielsen's top programs for Feb. 27-March 4

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 27-March 4. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

Car, not gun, killed man at Pa. rap video filming

Police say a man killed after gunfire rang out during the filming of an amateur rap video in Philadelphia wasn't shot as was originally thought but died from being struck by a car.

Comedian Gallagher to retire from performing live

The comedian Gallagher says he's had his fill of performing live onstage and is retiring after 32 years.

Rare movie posters found in Pa. attic fetch $503K

A collection of rare movie theater posters found in a northeastern Pennsylvania attic has fetched a total of $503,000 at auction.

Ind. judge orders Sugarland to testify in April

Singers Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of the country duo Sugarland have been ordered to give depositions next month in lawsuits over August's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse.

Minnesota school blocks porn actress prom date

A Minnesota high school senior who turned to the porn industry for a prom date found a couple of takers, but school administrators say the X-rated actresses aren't welcome.

EU launches in-depth probe of Universal's EMI deal

The European Union's competition regulator on Friday launched an in-depth probe of Universal Music Group's planned acquisition of part of the iconic British music company EMI â€" home to The Beatles, Coldplay and Katy Perry.

Boozy moonlit confessions spark first-rate 'Moon'

A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do to win her man. Esteemed American playwright Eugene O'Neill, winner of four Pulitzer Prizes and the Nobel Prize for Literature, created a fierce literary heroine who does just that in his 1943 tragedy, "A Moon for the Misbegotten."

Newly discovered Mozart piece performed in Salzburg

Austrian pianist Florian Birsak poses before playing a previously unknown musical score by MozartA newly discovered Mozart piano piece composed when the child prodigy was 11 years old was presented and performed for the first time here Friday in his former family home.


Store covers up pregnant Simpson on magazine cover

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2011 file photo, singer Jessica Simpson poses at the 25th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab)A pregnant Jessica Simpson on the cover of Elle magazine was apparently too much for some customers of a Tucson Safeway store, where a worker covered it with cardboard.


Louvre unveils Da Vinci's 'last masterpiece'

A woman looks at a work by Leonardo Da Vinci named The Louvre on Friday unveiled a newly-restored Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece, the "Saint Anne", hoping to lay to rest an art world row that saw the Paris museum accused of endangering the precious oil.


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WATCH: Real Life Captain America Surprises Son on His Birthday

When Capt. Kevin Camarata found out that he might be coming home from Afghanistan in time for his son Cole’s birthday, he decided he would make it one Cole would never forget. “I just wanted to do something special,” said Camarata, who was returning from...

Tori Spelling announces she's pregnant _ again

FILE - In this July 7, 2011 file photo, actress Tori Spelling, left, and actor Dean McDermott arrive at the premiere of the feature film Hopefully she didn't pack away her maternity clothes. Reality TV star, actress and author Tori Spelling is pregnant again.


Judge orders Sugarland singer to testify in April

FILE - In this June 16, 2009 file photo, Jennifer Nettles, right, and Kristian Bush of the band An Indiana judge ordered lead singer Jennifer Nettles of the country duo Sugarland on Friday to give a deposition next month in lawsuits filed over August's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse â€" testimony that will focus on whether the band resisted delaying the start of their concert despite threatening weather.


Harlem's Red Rooster: A rare diversity in dining

In this Feb. 7, 2012 photo, chef Marcus Samuelsson, owner of the Red Rooster, standing, talks with his staff at his restaurant in New York. Born in Ethiopia, raised in Sweden, Samuelsson's ambitious Harlem eatery pulsates with action any day of the week. Not merely a restaurant, Red Rooster aims to be the hub of a revitalized Harlem. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)It's a balmy March evening just before the official arrival of spring, and a few diners are already happily venturing to the small tables outside Red Rooster, chef Marcus Samuelsson's eatery on Lenox Avenue in the heart of Harlem.


Indiana Libertarians set to pick 'Survivor' star

FILE - In this May 27, 2007, file photo, May Rupert Boneham, from the television show Libertarian Party members are set to nominate former television reality series star Rupert Boneham as their candidate for Indiana governor.


Houston full autopsy report to offer more details

FILE - In this April 25, 2010 file photo, singer Whitney Houston performs at the o2 in London as part of her European tour. Coroner's officials said Thursday, March 22, 2012, that Houston drowned, but her death was also caused by heart disease and cocaine use that suggested she was chronically using the drug. Houston died Feb. 11, in California at the age of 48. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)Whitney Houston's full autopsy report may offer more clues about whether the singer suffered a heart attack before her drowning death, officials said Friday.


Fox's Rivera: Fla. teen's hoodie had role in death

FILE - In this June 25, 2010 file photo, Fox News Channel commentator Geraldo Rivera speaks on the Fox News Channel commentator Geraldo Rivera said Friday that the hoodie an unarmed black teenager wore when he was killed in Florida is as much responsible for his death as the man who shot him.


Social media aids angst over US shooting case

Thousands participate in a rally for Trayvon Martin, the teen shot by Neighborhood Watch patrol captain George Zimmerman, in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, March 22, 2012. Zimmerman's claim of shooting the teen in self defense has been questioned by community leaders. (AP Photo/Roberto Gonzalez)It started a couple of weeks ago with a few cryptic messages on Twitter and other social media websites: Where is the justice? and R.I.P. TrayvonMartin.


Yves Saint Laurent retrospective comes to Denver

The haute-couture black velvet ball gown with a giant pink bow from the 1983 Fall-Winter collection is displayed during a preview of Paris. New York. Denver?


'Hunger Games' fills midnight craving with $19.7M

Fans line up to see the midnight shows of Fans are eating up "The Hunger Games," which has opened strongly with $19.7 million domestically from overnight shows that started after midnight.


Newly discovered Mozart piece performed

Sheets of music, recently identified as a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, are presented during a press conference held by the research department of the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria, Friday, March 23, 2012. The previously unknown piano piece from Mozart was discovered in Tyrol in Austria. The Mozart Foundation in Salzburg says that the piece was found in a hand written music book from 1780. (AP Photo/ Kerstin Joensson)A long-lost piano piece experts attribute to Mozart has been performed on his piano at his Salzburg home.


Retro fans rejoice as 'Mad Men' set to return

Actor Jon Hamm arrives at the Premiere of AMC's Retro fans are rejoicing as cult TV series "Mad Men" finally returns to US screens next weekend, following an 18-month gap due to an off-air battle which almost scuppered the whole show.


Alden's bleak 'Cosi fan tutte' at NYC Opera

In this March 16, 2012 photo provided by the New York City Opera, from left, Allan Clayton in the role of Ferrando; Rod Gilfry as Don Alfonso: and Philip Cutlip as Guglielmo, perform during a dress rehearsal of the City Opera's production of Mozart's Christopher Alden has a bleak view of Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte."


Gwyneth Paltrow Defends Her Cookbook on ‘The Rachael Ray Show’

The cookbook ghostwriter feud continued today on “The Rachael Ray Show,” as guest Gwyneth Paltrow defended herself against the New York Times’ accusations that she didn’t write her own cookbook. “Every single recipe in the book  I came up with and I cooked on the...

Bob Barker funds $880,000 elephant flight to CA

FILE - In this March 25, 2009 file photo, TV game show icon Bob Barker from Three elephants will travel from the Toronto Zoo to a sanctuary in California aboard a private plane thanks to longtime animal activist Bob Barker.


Lisa Tolin named Entertainment/Lifestyles editor

Lisa Tolin, a longtime editor at The Associated Press, has been named East Coast entertainment and lifestyles editor for the news agency. The announcement was made Friday by Alicia Quarles, AP's global entertainment editor.

Hot Spring Fashion Trends: Flirty Hemlines, Printed Pumps

Spring has sprung!  The temperature is rising, and so are hemlines. Skirts and print pumps are the hot new trends of the season, and Tracey Lomrantz, contributing style editor at Glamour magazine, appeared on “Good Morning America” today to tell you all about it. Look...

Animated show tells kids be healthy, don't worry

In this image released by Disney Junior, the character Doc McStuffins is shown with Stuff in a scene from Disney Junior's animated series Many TV shows have dispassionate origins, recycling a well-worn format or piggybacking on a trend. But the roots of "Doc McStuffins," an animated program for children ages 2 to 7, are downright maternal.


Drowning killed Houston but drugs took high toll

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2009 file photo shows singer Whitney Houston at the BET Honors in the Warner Theatre in Washington. Coroner's officials said Thursday, March 22, 2012, that Houston drowned, but her death was also caused by heart disease and cocaine use that suggested she was chronically using the drug. Houston died Feb. 11, in California at the age of 48. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)Drugs took many things from Whitney Houston â€" her pristine voice, clean image and her career â€" and coroner's officials revealed Thursday that cocaine also played a role in the Grammy winner's death in the bathtub of a luxury hotel nearly six weeks ago.


ALA announces awards for adult fiction, nonfiction

The sponsors of the top prizes in children's literature have established two awards for grown-up fiction.

'Senna' director to make film for London Olympics

The London Olympics are getting a celluloid twist, with special films and screenings including a new movie by the director of an acclaimed documentary on the late Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna.

Chicago's Goodman Theatre to stage 'Jungle Book'

"The Jungle Book" will be the latest Disney musical to make its way to the stage.

Nielsen's top programs for Feb. 20-26

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 20-26. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

Charlie Sheen's new sitcom to debut June 28 on FX

Charlie Sheen will be stirring up a new round of laughs when "Anger Management" arrives June 28.

Madonna's 'MDNA' sends pop lesson to young guard

The critics have since given a thumbs up to Madonna's 12th studio album, Jostling for space with younger rivals like Lady Gaga, Madonna brings a grown woman's voice to her new album "MDNA", out on Monday, on which the 53-year-old Queen of Pop evokes the pain of her divorce.


Disney image displayed for first time in 40 years

In this animation drawing released by Disney, an image from the 1928 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short, One of Walt Disney's oldest drawings is seeing the light of day after being locked away for nearly 40 years.


Drowning killed Houston, but drugs took high toll

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2009 file photo shows singer Whitney Houston at the BET Honors in the Warner Theatre in Washington. Coroner's officials said Thursday, March 22, 2012, that Houston drowned, but her death was also caused by heart disease and cocaine use that suggested she was chronically using the drug. Houston died Feb. 11, in California at the age of 48. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)Drugs took many things from Whitney Houston â€" her pristine voice, clean image and her career â€" and coroner's officials revealed Thursday that cocaine also played a role in the Grammy winner's death in the bathtub of a luxury hotel nearly six weeks ago.


'Jeopardy!' headed to Washington for week of shows

"Jeopardy!" is invading the Beltway to put to the test some of Washington's most influential figures.

Sobia Nazir

Fashion designer Sobia Nazir is tremendously showcasing her designed work both at national and international level.

Little Big Town to spotlight child hunger at ACMs

The members of Little Big Town are sending a message with their Academy of Country Music Awards performance.

Assiya

The Fashion brand Assiya is a culturally influenced brand, by the rich tradition of the country.

Mahid Khawer

The most remarkable work of the Fashion designer Mahid Khawer is the Bridal Prêt collection.