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ArtsBeat: Broadway's 'Grease' to Close

Broadway’s ‘Grease’ To Close By Dave Itzkoff Reality-show winners Max Crumm and Laura Osnes in “Grease” in 2007. Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but uh-oh: those closing notices. The current revival of “Grease” has become the...

Uncharted 2 Named, and its Debut Trailer Dated 12/14/08

Oh, happy day! Not only did I win several of my eBay auctions and finally find my missing HDMI cable, but Naughty Dog’s Arne Meyer has broken the company’s silence over their upcoming mega hit, Uncharted 2. (Which, as he points...

Celebrities Join 4th Annual BID 2 BEAT AIDS Charity Auction Honoring World AIDS Day

Bidding begins Monday, December 1st (World AIDS Day) on eBay for BID 2 BEAT AIDS, a massive annual auction of rare and autographed items and meet-and-greets with celebrities. Fans can bid on meet-and-greets with the Jonas...

Lifestyle › Foreigners finding creative ways to make a living in Tokyo

TOKYO — Not every foreigner in Tokyo is an English teacher — there are also bankers, headhunters and other kinds of teachers, too. “I came to Japan 14 years ago to train under martial arts grandmaster Hatsumi-sensei, who is...

Auto Sales Slump Hurts Advertising, Actors (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Retrenching by auto makers, either because of Detroit’s long-term problems or the evaporation of car buying overall in the last few months, will likely reduce the amount of ad spending. The auto sector has reduced media...

Pete Ganbarg Named Atlantic Executive VP of A&R

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 24, 2008) - Pete Ganbarg has joined Atlantic Records as Executive Vice President of A&R, based at the company's New York headquarters. The announcement was made by Atlantic Chairman/CEO...

Daughtry Wins 2008 American Music Award

Last night, Daughtry, won in the "Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Group/Duo" category at the 2008 American Music Awards. The band’s frontman is former American Idol contestant (season 5), Chris Daughtry. var iamInit = function()...

David drops to #2, Cook debuts at the top

Coming Soon! Comment by davidafan4ever | November 21, 2008 6 that’s so cool he was sweet I will always remember on AI when David was crying that he just turned around and tried to put a hand on his shoulder and comfort him good...

David Cook: Self-Titled

Last week I reviewed little David Archuleta’s debut, and even though I gave it a positive critique, I was spurned by a plethora of Archie-loving lunatics. This week, it’s David Cook’s turn in the spotlight, and while I don’t...

Cook says CD comes out ‘guns blazing'

A year ago David Cook was a struggling musician with just $30 in the bank, competing for a spot on top-rated television talent show "American Idol." On Nov. 18, "Idol" winner Cook debuts his self-titled album that he said was...

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