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'Temptation's' Renée Taylor just has to laugh at it all
This post has been corrected. See note below for details. Renée Taylor is a very funny lady known for such comedic roles as Eva Braun in Mel Brooks' 1968 classic "The Producers," Fran Drescher's ultimate Jewish mother on "The Nanny" and Brian Benben's...
Tags: Mel Brooks, Rita Moreno, The Nanny (tv program), Religion and Belief, Celebrities
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Mitch McConnell may miss sharing the spotlight with Ashley Judd
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will not be facing a challenge from actress Ashley Judd when he runs for reelection next year. Though he may be happy to have avoided the physical comparison -- she, after all, played Marilyn Monroe in a movie, while...
Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Tea Party Movement, Celebrities, Alec Baldwin
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Which is worse, isolation or loneliness?
Henry David Thoreau relished isolation but didn't feel lonely. Marilyn Monroe was a social butterfly but died lonely. Their separate fates -- Thoreau dead of tuberculosis at 44, Monroe of suicide at 36 -- can't tell us much scientifically, but a study...
Tags: Tuberculosis, National Institutes of Health
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Homemade 'peeps'? These chicks rule.
Los Angeles TimesMaybe they slowly grew on me. Or maybe it was the sheer sugar rush — from testing close to 75 dozen chicks — but I'll admit it. I've grown fond of Peeps. For most of us, an Easter basket simply isn't complete without a box of Peeps. The...Tags: Easter, Arts and Culture, Just Born, Inc., Culture, Halloween
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Barnaby Conrad Jr. dies at 90; bullfighter, artist, saloonkeeper founded Santa Barbara Writers Conference
When Barnaby Conrad was nearly killed in a 1958 bullfight, his celebrity pals were buzzing about it at Sardi's in New York. "Did you hear about poor Barnaby?" Eva Gabor asked Noel Coward in her thick Hungarian accent. "He was terribly gored in Spain."...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Heart Disease, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, William F. Buckley
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Oscars 2013: Jessica Chastain's best red carpet look yet?
When in doubt, go with Giorgio Armani and the old Hollywood look. Jessica Chastain did just that, choosing a coppery-nude sequin mesh strapless gown by Armani Prive. And it may just be her best red carpet look yet. Oscars 2013 red carpet photos...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Academy Awards, Giorgio Armani S.P.A., Milan Fashion Week, Ryan Seacrest
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Beverly Coburn sells star-magnet WeHo triplex for $3.72 million
Beverly Coburn, actor James Coburn's first wife, has sold a West Hollywood triplex with a history of stellar tenants for $3.72 million. The building, which has counted film star Marilyn Monroe and singer Frank Sinatra among its one-time residents,...
Tags: Kanye West, James Coburn, Frank Sinatra, Kim Kardashian
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Doris Raymond, The Way We Wore debut March 7 on Smithsonian Channel
Doris Raymond and her La Brea Boulevard vintage shop The Way We Wore are the focus of a six-episode unscripted docu-reality series called “L.A. Frock Stars” that debuts March 7 – on Smithsonian Channel. Shot over the course of 24...
Tags: Television Industry, Mae West, Media Industry, Versace, Lady Gaga
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Max Allan Collins’ ‘Seduction of the Innocent’: Read exclusive excerpt
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesWith his latest literary endeavor, “Seduction of the Innocent,” Max Allan Collins writes a hard-boiled detective novel inspired by the ...... -
Review: Little to toast at this 'Divorce Party'
Sometimes, a project comes along that is so cynically lowbrow, it boggles the tortured mind. "Divorce Party: The Musical,” now in its glitzy, empty West Coast premiere at the El Portal, is just such a project, a piece of ossified fluff obviously...
Tags: Divorce, Auction Service, Arts and Culture, George Lucas, Music
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A dirty job at L.A. County's Hall of Justice
Cops and prosecutors are returning to the scene of the grime. But things will be brighter when the former occupants of the Hall of Justice move their offices back into the downtown Los Angeles landmark. Work crews making seismic repairs to the...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Criminals, Prosecution, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Crime, Law and Justice
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