Lifestyle Stories from September 11, 2017 (Change date)
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The 'It' factor: How a scary big hit could change horrorSep 22, 2017 10:36 am - LOS ANGELES - There are no sure things in Hollywood, but modestly budgeted horror movies come pretty close. Last weekend took that thinking to new heights as the big scr...
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Book Review: Memoir is bittersweet farewell to Bette DavisSep 11, 2017 12:05 pm - "Miss D & Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis" (Hachette Books), by Kathryn Sermak with Danelle Morton Bette Davis battled studio bosses, husbands and rivals during...
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Kristen Bell sings 'Frozen' tunes at Florida Irma shelterSep 11, 2017 2:30 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Kristen Bell says she is "singing in a hurricane" while riding out Irma in Florida. The "Frozen" star is in Orlando filming a movie and staying at a...
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Chappelle, Lawrence, Hughley celebrate 'Def Comedy Jam 25'Sep 11, 2017 3:05 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - There was no YouTube when "Def Comedy Jam" premiered on HBO in 1992. The only way for standup comedians to find an audience beyond the club ...
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Review: A view of an unbelievable campaign from ground zeroSep 11, 2017 5:05 pm - "Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History" (Dey Street), by Katy Tur The presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump seemed unlikely to ...
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Irma lost some oomph over Cuba before its assault on FloridaSep 12, 2017 6:16 am - Before crashing into Florida, Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength as it flattened Caribbean islands and swamped the Florida Keys. Irma's assault -...
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Rihanna rides into New York Fashion Week like a rock starSep 11, 2017 7:05 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Rihanna didn't walk into New York Fashion Week. She rode through it. Literally. The pop star and fashionista kicked off her Fenty Puma 2018 spring-summer...
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Latest Nicole Krauss novel evokes Jewish mysticism, KafkaSep 11, 2017 1:05 pm - "Forest Dark" (Harper), by Nicole Krauss Both of the main characters in Nicole Krauss' new novel, "Forest Dark," are in crisis. Jules Epstein, a 68-year-old Manhattan po...
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Why the new Reese Witherspoon movie 'Home Again' feels so familiarSep 12, 2017 6:21 am - Writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer is romantic comedy royalty. Her mother, Nancy Meyers, wrote and directed "It's Complicated," "Something's Gotta Give" and "The Holida...
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How 'American Assassin' took a long, twisting path to filmSep 22, 2017 10:36 am - MINNEAPOLIS - After twists and turns worthy of the very spy series it sprung from, a movie featuring the indomitable fictional terrorism fighter Mitch Rapp is about to h...