Heartbreaker Lord Byron busts the bank!
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Of course, you do; who could forget 'em?
Welp, guess what? The most important collection of Byron Letters to come to market
Mary Travers Celebrated Next Monday
Mary Travers, of folk singing group Peter, Paul & Mary fame, died at the age of 72 back in mid-September. The NY Times now reports that a memorial celebration of her life and music will be held at 7 p.m. this coming Monday at Riverside Church in
New Orleans Ballet Presents THANK YOU GREGORY: A Tribute To The Legends Of Tap 11/20, 11/21
New Orleans Ballet Association and The NOCCA Institute present Thank You, Gregory! A Tribute to the Legends of Tap ALL PERFORMANCES ARE SOLD OUT!!!
With an all-star ensemble of eight world-class hoofers and three jazz musicians, the brand new
Critiquing Matthew Hindman's "The Myth of Digital Democracy"
Here's a rough draft of what I'm going to say at tonight's "Digital Democracy Debate" with author Matthew Hindman at Yale. Let me know in the comments if you think I've missed anything or gotten anything wrong.
Hindman is the author of "The Myth of
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Actress Kristen Stewart isn?t fond of life in the Hollywood spotlight...
?Edward is actually a really good parallel to fame... As a vampire, he has a sad, desolate life, fame is the same. I don?t want to be a movie star like Angelina Jolie... Nothing
Social Networking Comes to Times Square NYC
Just a few seconds of fame using some very public social networking in New York's Time Square won't cost much. The price of a pair of socks will get your face on a huge electronic billboard that towers above the soon to open American Eagle store in NYC.
Adam Arkin relishes new 'Sons of Anarchy' role
...how America had to get back to pure values and yet he himself was not from here," Arkin said. The idea of tackling a challenging part - and one that goes somewhat against the grain of previous work - was part of the appeal for Arkin. Which is not to say Zoebelle's...
Write on, Shanghai - foreign scribes muse on city marvels
SHANGHAI'S got the write stuff as five international writers discover in a two-month stay that takes them from the glittering facade to a deeper level of art and poetry. Nancy Zhang turns the page. For five international writers, the international
Short-Tempered Kate Gosselin Knows She's Despised
Good Lord, will these interviews never stop? Jon Gosselin just got finished spilling his guts and now Kate Gosselin has sat down for yet another in-depth interview with TLC on Monday. Unsurprisingly, the reality TV star says that despite what has
Taxi Taxi! - Still Standing at Your Back Door
...makes for an obvious antecedent ? indeed, both acts have received the patronage of one Björn Yttling (of Peter, him and John fame) ? but this is a rather different affair, swapping that album?s precocious polish for a pensive, earthy manner that suits the...
