Celebrity Headlines
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6 Wyeth paintings fetch $2M at NYC auction
Thursday, May 23, 10:00 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City auction. New Jersey businessman Eric Sambol sold the works by Andrew,... Read more...
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Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'
Thursday, May 23, 8:14 pm
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. The... Read more...
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Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral
Thursday, May 23, 6:24 pm
OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) - Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday,... Read more...
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High school teen finally lands his model prom date
Thursday, May 23, 4:07 pm
When 17-year-old Jake Davidson asked swimsuit model Kate Upton to prom, he got turned down. But Davidson picked his head up and asked a different model, Nina... Read more...
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WWII historian taking on American Revolution
Thursday, May 23, 3:17 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - An award-winning and best-selling World War II historian is turning to an older conflict for his next project: the American Revolution. Henry Holt and Company announced Thursday... Read more...
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New Victory Theater offers Bob Marley, Shakespeare
Thursday, May 23, 12:24 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - A new musical featuring the songs of Bob Marley, the world premiere of William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure" by the innovative Fiasco Theater company and an Australian... Read more...
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Coen, Guirgis on tap at Atlantic Theater Company
Thursday, May 23, 11:33 am
NEW YORK (AP) - The world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis will highlight the Atlantic... Read more...
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Edward Hopper painting of NY island sells for $19M
Thursday, May 23, 11:24 am
NEW YORK (AP) - An Edward Hopper painting of New York City's Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction. "Blackwell's Island," a large-scale oil painting from 1928,... Read more...
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Eva Longoria: 'Very excited to graduate for my Master's degree!'
Thursday, May 23, 10:23 am
Eva Longoria can now say she's a master both on and off screen. The "very excited" 38-year-old actress received her Master's degree in Chicano Studies from Cal State University, Northridge on Wednesday,... Read more...
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Singer Nick Carter to release memoir Sept. 24
Thursday, May 23, 10:15 am
NEW YORK (AP) - Nick Carter isn't only writing songs _ he's written a book. The Backstreet Boys singer will release a memoir, "Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It," on... Read more...
