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Sustainable seafood: Would you eat a giant squid?
There were a lot of startling statistics that came out of the seafood discussions at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sustainable Foods Institute last week. Did you know that more than 90% of the fish we eat is imported? How about the fact that more than...
Tags: Seafood, Foods and Beverages, Umamicatessen, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Why USC and not a black college, Dr. Dre?
I was in Detroit preparing to give a speech last week when the news came across my Twitter feed: "Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine donate $70 million to USC to create new degree." As one of the first university presidents from the hip-hop...
Tags: Dillard University, Entertainment, Morehouse College, Howard University, Music Industry
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'Stuck in the Middle' offers a singular perspective on parenting
Jennifer Finney Boylan was the father of two young boys, a devoted husband, a keyboard player in bar bands, the author of three published novels, and an English professor in Maine when she began the process that would make her outwardly —...
Tags: Literature, Autism, Social Issues, Authors, Arts and Culture
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Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Egan and 'The Great Gatsby' [Video]
On his show Thursday night, Stephen Colbert hosted a book club with distinct Oprah-like overtones: cozy chairs, yellow pillows, a pastel tie and chardonnay. The book at hand was F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." To discuss the novel, he...Tags: Entertainment Events, Fiction, Pulitzer Prize Awards, True Blood (tv program), David Foster Wallace
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Oprah Winfrey brings drama to 'The Butler' trailer
Moviegoers well-acquainted with Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels’ eyebrow-raising filmic oeuvre may be shocked to learn that his latest movie, “The Butler,” seems, at first blush, rather short on salacious surprises. This from the...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Smashed (movie), David Oyelowo, Mariah Carey
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'The Butler' puts a new spin on LBJ, says Liev Schreiber
The new trailer for Lee Daniels’ “The Butler” shows an up-from-his-bootstraps man moving, Zelig-like, through U.S. presidential history, demonstrating how “one man overcame his past.” But for at least one of the actors...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (movie), Crime, Law and Justice, Celebrities, Immigration
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ABC expected to tap OWN's Whitney Holland for scheduling position
ABC is expected to finally fill a key position in its scheduling department by tapping Whitney Holland as its new vice president of program planning and acquisitions, according to people close to her and ABC. Holland joins ABC from OWN, the cable...
Tags: Hallmark Channel (tv network), OWN (tv network), ABC (tv network), CNN (tv network), Bravo (tv network)
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Sprinkled with smarts
The gig: Sprinkles Cupcakes, the Beverly Hills chain beloved by bold-faced Hollywood names such as Tom Cruise and Ryan Seacrest, launched in 2005 with six workers, including founders Candace and Charles Nelson. The company has since expanded to 400...
Tags: Food Network (tv network), Williams-Sonoma Inc., University of Arizona, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Lego 'Breaking Bad' parody presents a game that will never be
Of all the potential Lego franchises, AMC's "Breaking Bad" exists probably at the bottom of the list (if it's there at all). But a parody video making the rounds online shows just how much fun playing a Lego version of Walter White could be. The...
Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Easter, John Oliver, LEGO Group
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Reese Witherspoon talks arrest on 'GMA': 'I said crazy things'
Nearly two weeks since she was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after a boozy confrontation with an Atlanta police officer and after canceling a spate of promotional appearances timed to her new film "Mud," Reese Witherspoon sat for her...
Tags: Justice System, George Stephanopoulos, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Mud (movie)
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'The Newsroom,' 'Parenthood' among TV Academy Honors recipients
HBO's "The Newsroom" and NBC's "Parenthood" are among the productions being honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as programs that have "used the power of television to create social change" and exemplify "television with a conscience."...
Tags: Human Interest, The Newsroom (tv program), Sundance Film Festival, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Body of Proof (tv program)
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WWII poster calls for calm; now it stokes frenzy, feud
ALNWICK, England — Has a piece of advice ever seemed so apt, or so frightfully ironic? Thirteen years ago, Stuart Manley stumbled upon a slightly faded red poster tucked at the bottom of a box of books he had bought at auction. Unfolding it, he...
Tags: England, European Union, Auction Service, Media Industry, New Products
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