All Stories from October 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Tweets on twerking seen as lifeline to lure pay-TV viewersOct 12, 2013 6:00 am - Meredith Parker, a 23-year-old sales rep in New York, spends most nights out meeting friends or attending work events. Any night but Monday. That's when she rushes home ...
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Detroit art museum wants guests to linger at animation showOct 12, 2013 6:00 am - DETROIT — The 128-year-old Detroit Institute of Arts has gained a reputation as a home for some of the world's most hallowed masterpieces: Paintings by Van Gogh and Pica...
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Will.i.am on producing for Spears, Gaga and CyrusOct 12, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Will.i.am says his heart is connected to Britney Spears’ upcoming album. He’s the executive producer of the pop star’s untitled eighth album, to be released D...
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‘Captain Phillips’ features Minn. Somali actorsOct 12, 2013 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS — When Barkhad Abdi and three other amateur Somali actors from Minnesota learned they had won major roles in the new Tom Hanks movie, “Captain Phillips,” the...
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Basement transformation fills a prescription for R&ROct 12, 2013 6:00 am - Dr. Nick works in the emergency room of a busy downtown hospital. After his shift, the doc retreats to his home for some much-needed R&R. But the peace and tranquillity ...
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DVD previews: ‘The Heat,’ ‘Pacific Rim’Oct 12, 2013 6:00 am - Here’s a look at DVDs coming Tuesday, Oct. 15: “The Heat” (R, 117 minutes, Fox): The team of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy looks on paper to be a sure-fire formula...
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Weekend picks: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy swings at RaueOct 12, 2013 6:00 am - Saturday Swing, swing, swing Hear some of the best exponents of modern day swing music when Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performs Saturday at the Raue Center for the A...
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On the road: Chocolate, dahling? Chicago show features fine dessertsOct 12, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago Hand over the chocolate Chocoholics descend upon Chicago's Navy Pier for The Chicago Fine Chocolate & Dessert Show, a celebration of all things chocola...
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Is there a statute of limitations on spoilers?Oct 12, 2013 6:00 am - Rosebud is a sled. So goes the ending of the 1941 Orson Welles classic “Citizen Kane,” spoilers be damned! Revealing secret endings and plot twists has brought on wrath ...
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Early adopters get runway look through accessoriesOct 12, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — It can’t be helped: After weeks of top designer runway previews of spring styles at marathon fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris, the eye start...