Celebrities
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How 'The Outsiders,' 'Harry Potter' and 'The Hunger Games' transformed YA fictionDec 31, 2018 5:00 am - For a genre that's so popular among readers of all ages, young adult (YA) lit is surprisingly young: The term was only coined in the 1960s, introducing an official way t...
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New Year's Eve countdown specials 2019: Where to watch, who has the best celebrity guests
Dec 31, 2018 12:00 am - Staying in for New Year's Eve? If so, there are quite a few TV options, and it just depends on your mood: Do you want to see Christina Aguilera on ABC's “New Year's Rock...
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After a decade of dormancy, Chaka Khan blooms againDec 30, 2018 6:28 am - PASADENA, Calif. - If Chaka Khan were a flower, she'd be a perennial. "Because I go dormant and then I ..." Khan stops and gracefully lifts her arms together, then slowl...
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'Tombstone' 25 years later: Revisiting the cast of the surprise Western hitDec 30, 2018 6:23 am - "Tombstone" is one of those movies that you rewatch on cable and everyone who shows up gives you a spark of recognition. There's Val Kilmer giving a scenery-chewing perf...
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Review: Book reflects on Rock Hudson's stardom, closeted love lifeDec 23, 2018 6:28 am - "All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson" by Mark Griffin, Harper, 496 pages Had Rock Hudson not died of AIDS in 1985, he might be best rememb...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda calls 'Mary Poppins' sequel role a dreamDec 22, 2018 6:28 am - NEW YORK - Working on "Mary Poppins Returns" put Lin-Manuel Miranda in a comfort zone, sort of. The theater actor, composer and creator of the Broadway smash "Hamilton" ...
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Book review: How running transformed the life of NPR host Peter SagalDec 22, 2018 6:27 am - "The Incomplete Book of Running" by Peter Sagal, Simon & Schuster, 208 pages You'll want to love Peter Sagal's book, "The Incomplete Book of Running," especially if...
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Gottfried replaces Tenuta for NYE at Aurora's Comedy ShrineDec 19, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated. Gilbert Gottfried is in for New Year's Eve at the Comedy Shrine in Aurora. Gottfried (“Aladdin,” “The Aristocrats”) replaces...
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Actress and director Penny Marshall dies at age 75
Dec 18, 2018 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Penny Marshall, who starred in "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75. Mashall's p...
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The 10 books to read - and gift - in DecemberDec 15, 2018 6:25 am - Consider this column your annual reminder that books make the best gifts. Among the month's picks are a delectable collection of food stories, a new manifesto from life ...