Edie Falco (46)
An outstanding cast member in one of the most highly-acclaimed television series of all time, ?The Sopranos? (HBO, 1999-2007), Edie Falco earned multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards for creating the iconic Carmela Soprano, a suburban New Jersey
'Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne' by James Gavin
"That is not a happy lady," remarked producer Gene Davis, watching a Lena Horne performance 40 years after it was taped for TV.
Even at the height of her fame and fortune, the superstar singer found herself unhappy, discontent and insecure. A black
Can comedy be taught?
Professor Henry Higgins might have faced a much tougher challenge if he had to teach Eliza Doolittle, the cockney flower girl of "My Fair Lady," to tell jokes.
"Now try it again, my dear," he might intone in his plummy, pedantic voice. "A rabbi, a
Teacher's mission: Guide vets back to campus
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McNair was small-town boy who made good
Steve McNair grew up in Mount Olive, Miss., a hardscrabble rural town about midway between Jackson and Hattiesburg, but ultimately found fame and fortune as an NFL quarterback with the Tennessee Titans.
Yet even in his headiest moments including
Unbeaten Cuban boxer Gamboa fighting for himself, family and freedom
Salsa crackles over the speakers, fighting to be heard above all the punches. Speed bags. Heavy bags. This is the music to which Yuriorkis Gamboa has always danced, the soundtrack to his life since the Cuban government started programming him to be a
It's a Franken-filled Fourth of July on the Iron Range
parades in cities across the Iron Range.
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THE IRON RANGE, Minn. ? "Good to see you. It's about time," they shouted at the parade in Aurora.
"Took you a long time to get here," they screamed in Gilbert.
"I'm
It's a Franken-filled Fourth of July on the Iron Range
parades in cities across the Iron Range.
This text is replaced by the Flash movie.
THE IRON RANGE, Minn. ? "Good to see you. It's about time," they shouted at the parade in Aurora.
"Took you a long time to get here," they screamed in Gilbert.
"I'm
It's Mad-off, not Made-off, and no, we're not related
Hannah Madoff may be the only twentysomething in the country with a disclaimer on her résumé:
*I'm not related to Bernie Madoff.
"It's in size-4 font, which is really tiny," said Madoff, 21, a Minneapolis native who now lives and works in Washington, D.
Carino Column: Travel via sports books
There are a couple of places you should visit this summer. Mount Everest is one. The English Channel is another. And while you're at it, Mexico's majestic but treacherous Copper Canyon is calling.
These excursions won't cost much. All you need are a
