Tonight, the title treatment for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 has been unveiled by Summit Entertainment. It’s extremely similar to the title treatment for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, except that rather than having reddish colored font, it’s golden. Think there’s any symbolism to that? The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 is scheduled to hit theaters on November 16th of this...

NEW YORK — Against the apparent wishes of the author, a new Lemony Snicket series begins this fall. Little Brown...

LOS ANGELES -- Fox's medical drama "House" is ending its eight-year run this season. The show's producers, including...

When Kristen Wiig says that she and her writing partner, Annie Mumolo, knew next to nothing about what they were doing when they tackled the Oscar-nominated script for "Bridesmaids," it's tempting to chalk the outcome up to beginner's luck. As Wiig tells it, it all began when producer Judd Apatow asked whether she had any movie ideas of her own after she'd appeared in his hit comedy "Knocked Up." Says Wiig: "We knocked out a first draft in s...

By the time Charles Dickens' career hit its stride, his serialized stories drove readers to distraction in their eagerness for the next monthly installment. In 1841, Americans crowded the docks in New York waiting for ships arriving from England to find out the fate of Little Nell in "The Old Curiosity Shop." (It was, sadly, not good news.) Dickens 200th birthday was celebrated around the world on Tuesday; it included a breathtaking reading ...

We're all familiar with the age-old adage, "Less is more;" but find me a TV fan who wouldn't eagerly take an extra 12 (or 24, or 48, or non-stop until Jim Parsons passes out from exhaustion) episodes of their favorite series, instead of a long and laborious summer hiatus. With infinite options for instant televisual gratification -- whether it's Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or less ... legal methods -- modern audiences are growing more impati...

In "Training Day," star Denzel Washington's character, Alonzo, tells Ethan Hawke's Jake, "You gotta decide whether you're a wolf or a sheep." As if Denzel's status in the former category was ever questionable, fans can now definitively say the Oscar-winning actor is a wolf after his recent admission. In a conversation with Vulture, Washington said he was waterboarded during the filming of his upcoming action-drama, "Safe House." "I wanted to...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has granted Katy Perry and Russell Brand a divorce, although the pair won't be legally split up until July. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marc Marmaro signed the judgment Wednesday, less than six weeks after Brand...

ATLANTA (AP) - A northwest Georgia county has bought the garden where the late folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world. Chattooga County, where Paradise Garden has been based since Finster began building it in 1961, used donations and grant money to buy the small plot for $125,000, said Jordan Poole, executive director with the Paradise Garden Foundation. The foundation will continue to work on...

NEW YORK (AP) - "I'm gonna need therapy to get over this therapy," one character remarks in exasperation to another, near the end of Frank Strausser's uneven new comedy "Psycho Therapy." The farcical look at couples counseling in upscale Beverly Hills is making its American premiere off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane...

ATLANTA (AP) - A northwestern Georgia county has bought the garden where folk artist Howard Finster held court for...

NEW YORK (AP) - Paul McCartney will debut the songs from his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" in a free live...

"Forgettable" probably isn't a word you'd expect to use to describe a film starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard. But unfortunately, that's one of the most apt when pondering "Safe House." Directed by Daniel Espinosa from a script by David Guggenheim (not to be confused with "An Inconvenient Truth" director Davis Guggenheim), this is a frenetically paced jumble ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A Muslim convert from Brooklyn who ran a website that posted threats against the creators of the television...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Get the sunglasses and tanning oil out: The Beach Boys are reuniting at The Grammys Awards for their...

McLEAN, Va. (AP) - A Muslim convert from Brooklyn who ran a website that posted threats against the creators of the television show "South Park" is expected to enter a federal guilty plea, his attorney said Wednesday. Jesse Curtis Morton, also known as Younus Abdullah Mohammad, was charged last year with communicating threats and has been in custody since he was arrested in Morocco in...

After eight seasons and 177 episodes, Hugh Laurie's hit medical drama House is finally coming to an end. Producers announced today that the show - following Laurie's neurotic, drug-addled character Gregory House, who practices unusual and alternative treatment methods...

Stand-up comedian Dave Ackerman likes to fight ignorance with...

will have its series finale at the end of this season, coming to a...

This will be the last season for the Fox series "House," the producers of the show and its star Hugh Laurie announced Wednesday afternoon. Although Paul Atanasio, brother of Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Atanasio, is credited as one of the producers, his name was not attached to the press release announcing the end of the show. The release is printed below in its entirety. The character of House was a troubled, drug addicted Sherloc...

The Big Yin is coming to Middle-earth! Reports confirm that Billy Connolly has been added to the cast of Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and will have a significant role in the film. Can you take a wild guess as to who...

It's safe to say Mariska Hargitay doesn't get to do much singing and dancing on Law & Order: SVU. But could the Emmy winner, who recently strutted her stuff in NBC's star-studded Super Bowl commercial, be headed for a gig on Broadway? It turns out... READ: SVU's Ice-T & Wife Coco Dish on Mariska Hargitay's Adopted Babies...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana State Fair's executive director says in a sworn deposition that country duo Sugarland twice resisted requests to delay a concert last August, despite threatening weather that ultimately caused a stage collapse that killed seven people. Mid-America Sound Corp. released a portion of Cindy Hoye's testimony Wednesday after the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined it for indifference to safet...

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Melissa Phillips, a 26-year-old avid recreational runner, has been chosen as the AT&T Dash for the Cash competitor in the March 31 Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k. ...

Demonstrators hurled stones at the convoy carrying Senegal's aging president to the regional capital of Thies, where he held a campaign rally Wednesday, according to witnesses and a private radio station. Before the caravan of cars carrying 85-year-old President Abdoulaye Wade had traveled the 45 miles (70 kilometers) to Thies, at least five of the cars had been vandalized by rock-throwing protesters, according to Sud FM radio. No injuries w...

Zappa Plays Zappa When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 Where: House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Avenue, downtown Tickets: $39.50 (general admission), $99.50 (VIP package) Phone: (800) 745-3000 Online: Living in the shadow of a legendary musical father is a daunting task for even the most gifted artists, but has done a commendable job by turning his focus directly onto that...

After questioning 84 potential jurors over three days, attorneys in the Alabama gambling corruption retrial selected a jury and four alternates Wednesday evening. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ordered the attorneys to return to court at 7 a.m. to resolve pretrial motions and said he expects to begin opening arguments on Thursday. Thompson earlier scolded attorneys on both sides for veering toward their trial arguments...

There was talk last month of the Wachowskis trying to tempt Natalie Portman into starring in their new, developing sci-fi project Jupiter Ascending. But while that collaboration may still happen, the actress has locked in her next couple of...

Don't panic, Michael Mann fans, Brian De Palma and Jason Statham are not planning the unthinkable by cooking up a new version of his classic crime pic. Nope, the Heat they are actually planning to...

More and more Black List scripts are being called from the ranks of the screenplay development realm by production companies and studios looking for fodder they can shove into the hungry maw of the movie machine. The latest to hit the news radar? Ian Fried's Gaslight,...

LOS ANGELES - Fox's medical drama "House" is ending its eight-year run this season. The show's producers,...

Galleries Web links Wednesday used the bully pulpit of her talk show to thank J.C. Penney -- and Bill -- for their support in rejecting the demand of a group asking that she be dropped as the department chain's spokeswoman because she is gay. "Normally I try not to pay attention to my haters, but this time, I'd like to talk about it cause my haters are my motivators," she said, adding: "This organization doesn't think that I should be the sp...

Shannan MacGrane, whose dad is a former baseball star, next up on "American Idol" singing Alicia Key's "Fallen" -- throaty and well-performed. 17-year-old David Leathers, the "ladies man" to quote Ryan Seacrest who looks like he's 12, comes out with a fantastic, on-pitch rendition of Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" -- audience applauds, he's totally got charisma. Jessica Phillips, whose boyfriend ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (TheWrap.com) - Pauly D's "Jersey Shore" spinoff and the revamped hidden-camera series "Punk'd" will premiere back-to-back on March 29, MTV said Wednesday. "Punk'd," which will feature a revolving cast of celebrity hosts including Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Hayden Panettiere, will kick off the premieres at 10 p.m. on MTV. Prank victims on the upcoming season will include Khloe Kardashian Odom, Tyler Posey (of the netwo...

We're used to seeing her waltz around a dance floor in sequins showing off her stunning body or parading her fashionable wardrobe at parties. But Kara Tointon is currently looking unrecognisable on stage in new play Absent Friends. The former soap star has thrown herself into the role, making herself look far beyond her 28 years. Where's the sequins? Kara Tointon has ditched her glamorous looks for stage show Absent Friends, looking drab and...

Jetting away to a tropical paradise is all the more fun when you have that special someone to share it with. And Christina Ricci's holiday to Puerto Rico was made all the better by her new boyfriend James Heerdegen. The actress was seen showing off her trim bikini body as she enjoyed a romantic stroll along the beach with her new beau. He has a good grip: Christina Ricci was spotted holding hands on a Puerto Rico beach with film crew worker...

No one has ever accused the TOWIE gang of being the smartest celebrities around. But their latest stunt is taking it to a new level. James 'Arg' Argent, Mario Falcone, Joey Essex and James 'Diags' Bennewith risked pneumonia for their latest stunt, filmed for an upcoming episode of the ITV2 show. The boys stripped down to their underwear at a snow-laden beach in Essex and took a dip in the freezing sea this evening. What were they thinking? A...

Adam Brock sings "Walking in Memphis" next on "American Idol," gets the audience whooping with his strong vocals -- "beautiful, baby" says Jennifer Lopez. Jane Carrey, whose dad is Jim Carrey, singing "Lookin' Out My Backdoor," it's a bit shaky and she knows it, just a smattering of applause when she's done. Brock makes it through, Carrey gets cut. "I freaked out when I was there," she tearfu...

Early fan favorite Phillip Phillips next on "American Idol," says he "wants this very badly." On stage he's singing James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" -- it's not bad, nothing special this time though. Reed Grimm for some reason is singing "I Got a Golden Ticket" from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." It's appropriate, I guess, but a bit hokey for me and doesn't really do much ...

Jennifer Hirsch, who says she feels like she fidgets too much, next up on "American Idol," doing "Up to the Mountain" by Patty Griffin. Such an easy, natural voice; everyone's quiet listening to her. Then she just soars on the chorus, some real power there. "All right now, all right now" exults Randy Jackson as Steven Tyler yells out, "don't stop!" Lauren Gray after her, doing "One and Only"...

"American Idol" starts Hollywood Week with 309 contestants -- Steven Tyler tells them "courage" is the key, Jennifer Lopez says "don't let the nerves get to you," and then, as in years past, they come out in groups of 10 and sing whatever they want. Charming waiter Johnny Keyser in the first group, sings "Dreaming" by Amos Lee. Simple, sweet and sincere, he has an easy confidence that's gonna wear well...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican candidate for governor Jim Wallace is fighting to make it on the ballot after election officials said Wednesday he came up short in his effort. Wallace said that Marion County...

How does Jonah Hill complete Brad Pitt? Why was the crew of Oceans Twelve avoiding eye contact with George Clooney for two weeks on set? These are among the topics of discussion in this Friday’s episode of Inside the Actors Studio. As Pitt and Jonah Hill are...

John Goodman and Justin Timberlake may soon become the closest of friends. In addition to the fact that both are starring in the upcoming Coen brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis, now it's been confirmed that they will be teaming up...

Thanks to last week's Chronicle we can forget about The Devil Inside and remember that some found footage films are not terrible. The Last Exorcism, a found footage horror from a few years back, was definitely one of the better recent examples of the genre because they didn't rely on it solely...

"House" - along with "The X Files" and "24" one of the signature series in Fox history - will end in May. The news, just announced, was pretty much expected, but (well) news like this is still significant indeed. Lead actor Hugh Laurie has long hinted the end was near, and with ratings off (way off) from the glory years, it was just a matter of time. It's been eight good-to-very-good years, for those who have...

Quick ReadNYPD boss' son returns to TV show host job Friday after learning he won't face rape charges Photos (AP) -- The police commissioner's son, cleared of the prospect of criminal charges of raping a woman he met for a drink, will return to his job as host of a popular local morning TV talk show this week, his station said. Greg Kelly took a leave of absence from his job at "Good Day New York" after the allegations surfaced late last mon...

Johnny Depp is to produce a new movie about West Memphis Three member Damon Echols, who was released from prison last year after serving 18 years on Death Row for his alleged part in the murder of three Arkansas boy scouts. Depp and his producing partner Christi Dembrowski have optioned the film rights to Echols'...

Madonna is having a huge party and everyone’s invited. The Madonna 2012 World Tour begins May 29th 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel it was officially announced by Live Nation Entertainment, the tour’s international promoter. The shows will include arenas, stadiums and special outdoor sights including the Plains of Abraham in Quebec and a return visit to South America as well as Australia where she has not performed in 20 years. The tour ...

Quick ReadTV producer charged with killing his wife at Cancun resort extradited to Mexico to await trial (AP) -- Federal authorities say a reality television producer charged with killing his wife while on vacation in Mexico has been extradited from California to await trial. The U.S. Marshals Service says in a statement Wednesday that they have turned former "Survivor" producer Bruce Beresford-Redman over to Mexican authorities, who are tra...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania's 2001 legislative district maps should be used in this year's elections since the state Supreme Court rejected a new redistricting plan, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Senior U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick said the election cycle is too far along to allow a revised plan to be developed and approved. Delaying the April 24 primary could deprive Pennsylvanians of the right to vote...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (TheWrap.com) - Universal's comedy "Bridesmaids" has become the most-ordered VOD title of all time, the studio said...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (TheWrap.com) - Arnold Schwarzenegger will join fellow muscle man Sylvester Stallone starring in Summit's action thriller "The Tomb,"...

BY CHRISTY LEMIRE--> --> --> --> ‘Greatest Hits The Ultimate Bon Jovi Collection’ --> --> GMA comes up with a fighting Cinderella role for Kylie Padilla in the GMA afternoon drama "The Good Daughter" Moving beyond the shadow of her famous actor-dad,...

By ANGELA CELIS --> The economy may grow at a faster pace in the first quarter of 2012 due to increased public spending, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. Cayetano Paderanga Jr., NEDA director general, told reporters yesterday that the first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for 2012 may be higher than the 4.6 percent growth during the same period last year. Paderanga said it is "possible" ...

BY GERARD M. NAVAL --> THE camp of Chief Justice Renato Corona is coming "home" to seek redress. The defense panel yesterday asked the Supreme Court to declare the ongoing impeachment trial of Corona null and void after the House of Representatives, serving as prosecutors, had supposedly violated his constitutional rights. In a 39-page petition, Corona also asked the High Court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) which may...

BY NOLI CORTEZ--> LAUSANNE. – Alberto Contador should be considered a "cheat" now that he has been found guilty of doping and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday. "Anyone who is found by a tribunal in a matter in which he was found to be a cheat, is a cheat," John Fahey said in an interview with The Associated Press. "The simple fact is...

BY GENIVI FACTAO --> … at Burgoo and Gumbo --> --> EVER wonder why chocolate is so closely associated with courtship and love? Aside from the fact that it’s sure to get anyone in a good mood, it is also made of natural substances believed to evoke the same reaction as falling in love. The Aztecs saw it as an aphrodisiac that invigorated men and made women less inhibited. Casanova himself is believed to have used chocolate to seduce and attra...

BY ROBBIE PANGILINAN--> --> --> --> ‘Trending 2011: The GMA News and Public Affairs Yearend Special’ --> With media and technology now a prominent influence in the lives of today’s youth, many are aspiring to become models, singers, TV and movie stars. This may be the reason why dozens of starry-eyed hopefuls flock to the Star Magic office every Tuesdays and Thursdays to try their luck in the open auditions. They line up for hours for a chan...

BY DAVID BAUDER--> --> --> --> ‘Greatest Hits The Ultimate Bon Jovi Collection’ --> --> Bea Binene goes on a magical adventure as a good teenage witch in "Alice Bungisngis." Alice’s story begins in a faraway province where sorcery exists. It is where kind witch Tandang Alicia lives with her two children, her adopted Esmerald and her real...

By MESFIN FEKADU --> --> --> --> NEW YORK— Chris Brown will perform at this year’s Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago. Brown admitted assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy party in 2009 and is serving five years of probation. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that Brown will take the Grammy stage Sunday. Brown’s...

LOS ANGELES -- Ayuko Babu, cofounder and executive director of the Pan African Film & Arts Festival, which kicks off its 20th anniversary Thursday, peppers his conversation with the word "explosion." "We African people, we intend to tell our stories whether it is on the continent of Africa or the diaspora of the United States or the diaspora of Haiti," he said. "People are really intent on telling our story, giving us a sense of where we...

Fox is cancelling House, the popular medical drama, Variety...

The break-up man R. Madhavan on being Sid in Jodi Breakers, sharing screen space with Bipasha Basu, willing to give a limb for another 3 idiots and wanting to be more ambitious! The promos of Jodi Breakers seem pretty interesting. What is the kind of feedback that you have been getting? Exactly the same as what you said (laughs). The feedback has been nothing short of overwhelming. People are liking the look of the film. The music is a big h...

STARS AND SWIPES Write here, write now Shah Rukh Khan has a problem on his hands. The superstar doesn't know how to end his autobiography — Twenty Years In A Decade. 'Actually, I don't think that title also works anymore because I have written about so much more,' says SRK....

Roopa, Saswata and Rajatava team up for Namte Namte (Top) Roopa Ganguly, Rajatava Dutta and Saswata Chatterjee; (bottom) Bhaswar Chatterjee Ordinary people: A strong homemaker, a weak husband and a para goonda, together they face the adversities of live. Documentary filmmaker Rana Basu's debut film Namte Namte, based on Dibyendu Palit's story Trata, revolves around an ordinary middle-class family and their survival against all odds....

IIM Calcutta hosts Carpe Diem 2012 in association with t2 Students of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta did indeed 'seize the day' over the weekend for their annual cultural fest Carpe Diem. Presented in association with t2, the fest saw students from colleges across the city and far beyond vie for supremacy in all things creative — from drama, dance, music and fashion shows to creative writing, word games, debates and quizzes.......

The launch of Arnab Ray's The Mine and Anurag Anand's The legend of Amrapali. Arnab Ray at the launch of his The Mine at Starmark, South City. (Rashbehari Das) A centuries-old shrine is unearthed in a mine in the Thar desert of Rajasthan, setting off a chain of accidents. A team of experts is brought in to investigate, but each has something to hide. With a nerve gas playing tricks on their minds and their own guilty consciences adding to th...

Agnimitra Paul inaugurated The Good Life 2012, an exhibition-cum-sale in association with t2, on Tuesday. On till Thursday at the Ice Skating Rink, the initiative...

An insurance ad constantly playing on Yuvraj's emotions is irresponsible, feels Anurag Hira We have grown up believing that the key to creating brand loyalty is developing a consistent and salient brand perception through the association of specific emotional experiences with a product or service. There are plenty of companies that work very hard to establish their brands by intentionally pairing a ‘positive emotional experience' with produc...

The bad girl is a grown-up now, like it or not. Madonna, 53, danced her way back toward worldwide visibility Sunday as the halftime attraction for the Super Bowl, with a giant supporting cast — gladiators, acrobats, cheerleaders, drummers, a gospel choir — and a downright benign stance. She sang about dancing, music, loving and praying, with a little star power on the side. It's impossible to guess what the Madonna of decades past, fascinate...

In town for a recent hair show, stylists Savio John Pereira and Ity Aggarwal tell t2 about star clients and their fab looks Saionee Chakraborty...

Helen Persson has long been one of Palm Beach Opera’s most generous angels, giving millions to the company since first engaging with it in 1996. “I love opera, and music accompanies me in my daily life every day,” she said. Most recently, the North Palm Beach resident donated $1 million to support artistic excellence during the...

Drop the name Louis Comfort Tiffany and you’re likely to kindle a flash of recognition. Mention Clara Driscoll and the response probably will be a blank stare. Yet Driscoll designed some of Tiffany Studios’ most celebrated objects around the turn of the 20th century. Her Wisteria, Dragonfly, Cobweb and other leaded glass lampshades, as well as stained-glass windows, mosaics and decorative objects she and Tiffany’s other fem...

Strong performances from the film studio and cable television business helped propel a 65% jump in News Corp.'s net income for its second quarter. The media conglomerate on Wednesday reported revenue of $8.98 billion for the quarter that ended Dec. 31, up 2% from the same time a year earlier. Net income rose to $1.06 billion, compared with $642 million a year earlier. Earnings per share rose to 42 cents. "We believe the explosion of consumer...

KCET-TV is trying to forge ahead without PBS, but it's doing so with far fewer donations than in the past. The network, which severed ties with PBS last year, announced a new slate of spring programming Wednesday, including documentaries and a BBC detective series import, that executives hope will attract new viewers — and, potentially, new donors. But financial documents obtained by The Times show that the station's balance sheet has ...

Everything I know about Colombia can be summed up thusly: Shakira, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sofia Vergara and Pablo Escobar. Though just as America is not made up of a bunch of hamburger-eating-cowboys , I recognize Colombia is not only about belly-shaking pop singers, Nobel Prize-winning magical realists, buxom brunette bombshells, and cocaine-slinging drug lords. That is why I’d schlepped out to the Dunning neighborhood on Chicago’s northwe...

Updated: February 8, 2012 6:24PM It’s a time of reunions for Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine. He’s reconciled with bassist Dave Ellefson, who sued him a few years ago. He’s revived the band’s package show, the Gigantour. Plus, last fall — as the devil tried on some ice skates — Mustaine was back on stage with...

The Darkness is well into its third album, although the date for its release is still not confirmed, according to guitarist Dan Hawkins. Still, the British rockers have “nine of the required songs done, all finished, all sounding shining and good,” frontman Justin Hawkins told reporters. His brother says he’s hoping for a “springtime” release, while Justin added that, “I’d like it to be on my birthday, which is the...

When one teen singing sensation starts hanging out with another teen singing sensation, some would think the discussion would revolve around hits, hairstyles and how loud they can make all the girls scream. Not necessarily so. “We are basically living music 24-7, so it’s nice to get our mind off that stuff for a little while, but yes, Justin (Bieber) and I are definitely working on a few things together,” says...

OPENING CHESTER AND THE UNBEARABLE BURDEN, PARTS I AND II. Six Hours Short Productions presents Ben M. Fort’s comedy about a young wizard caught up in mysterious happenings. Directed by Fort. Opens Feb. 10, 7:30 pm. Thu-Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun, 3 pm. $10, $15. To March 6. Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport. (773) 935-6860. DATING WALTER DANTE. Raven Theatre presents Jon Steinhagen’s comedy about a woman who shocks her friend when she begins dati...

Updated: February 8, 2012 6:23PM After the decades of substance abuse, fights, injuries, pathologies, legal hassles, breakups, floods, plagues of locusts — it’s a miracle the members of Megadeth are still able to stand, much less tour and record. Small wonder they pray together backstage. Twice before each show, in fact. “We haven’t had bad stuff happen to us for a long time, but it used to be commonplace,” says Dave Mustaine, the veteran he...

There’s a large subset of my e-mail that comes from slot players who start by saying, “I get that the games are random, but . . . ” Then they tell of a slot experience that doesn’t seem quite right to them. The latest came from a reader named Barb, who said she played the same games at different casinos. “I love those Hangover slots,” she...

From upscale to low-cal, the Sun-Times’ “Big Deals” column brings readers the dish on food and drink specials that will not break the bank. Highly recommended Sabor Saveur, 2013 W. Division. Chef Yanitzin Sanchez, of the 2012 Michelin committee-recommended restaurant, has created a new Mexican-French fusion three-course winter menu. Entrees are a choice of poached salmon filet with orange beurre blanc served with green pepper polenta and epa...

NEW YORK — Kristen Bell is such a fan of “Homeland” that she just had to tell the cast of the hit Showtime drama at a recent party. “I felt at one point one of them kind of take a step back like, ‘She’s a little intense,’ and then I got insecure like, ‘Oh, no, you’re that person,’” she relates. Now Bell is sharing a network with her favorite show with...

Updated: February 8, 2012 6:04PM If you had to identify the most influential dancemakers currently working on the international ballet stage, it’s a good bet that the following three names would make it to the very top of the list: Wayne McGregor (resident choreographer of Britain’s Royal Ballet); William Forsythe (the New York-bred, Joffrey-trained dancer who was the longtime director of Germany’s Frankurt Ballet, and now heads the Forsythe...

Tracy Letts’ play “Superior Donuts” is set in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, not far from Mary-Arrchie Theatre. So it’s a nice bit of serendipity that the first non-Equity staging of the drama will be at this 50-seat theater, one of the mainstays of the storefront scene. It’s also fitting because artistic director Richard Cotovsky has a long history with the play. He took part in the original development workshops at Steppenwolf Theatre, und...

HONOLULU — In his early days, it was the local cops who wanted a piece of the Rock. At age 13, he was a total screwup. “I got myself arrested. A lot,” says Dwayne Johnson. “I was really fortunate that I had great parents who were patient and a couple of coaches who...

Forget the chocolates and champagne and all the many things wrapped in heart-shaped boxes. The most romantic way to celebrate the pre-Valentine’s Day weekend is to either go dancing yourself, or see dance. A top choice is the bra­vura River North Dance Chicago, performing at 8 p.m. Feb. 10-11 and 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 20 E. Randolph. This company’s repertoire is sensational, as are its dancers, and the pro...

The Duchess of Cambridge has carried out her first solo public engagement, at a preview of a new Lucian Freud exhibition in central London. Kate met dignitaries and was walked round the...

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Sharon Kennedy WynneTampa Bay Times In Print: Thursday, February 9, 2012 Plan your weekend Deep-fried fun Florida State Fair The deep fryers start up today and run for the next 12 days at the Florida State Fairgrounds, 4802 U.S. 301 N, Tampa. The fair includes the usual rides, games, animal exhibits, demonstrations and, of course, lots of fried stuff that has no business being fried. New this year: a zip line 38 feet off the ground ($8), law...

LONDON -- Britain's defense ministry says Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, graduating as the...

The Victoria Watson Trio plays healthy mixture of gypsy, swing, latin and blues standards. Date: Thursday 9th February 2012 Venue: Jamboree » Location: London » Doors: 20:00 til 23:00 Event short url: http://www.skiddle.com/events/11581426/ Going?Are you going? Click the button to the left to add this event to your calendarLineup and details for Gypsy Jazz on Thursday 9th February 2012 The Victoria Watson...