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Pusha T and Kanye West to rendezvous in Paris
At the end of this month, Virgina trap rap supremo Pusha T will head off with Kanye West to the City of Light in an effort to create what the MC calls something “super, super dark.” Pusha’s well-received mixtape “Wrath of Caine&...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Music, Entertainment, Kanye West, Mariah Carey
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Edward Koch dies at 88; outspoken mayor led New York City comeback
In the late 1970s when Edward I. Koch won his first term as mayor of New York, the city was in shambles, its coffers and confidence sapped by financial crises and a paralyzing blackout. It needed a fighter and found one in Koch, a well-practiced pol...
Tags: Sex and the City (movie), Literature, Democratic Party, Rudy Giuliani, Political Corruption
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Anna Deavere Smith wins $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Anna Deavere Smith, famed for creating one-woman, documentary theater pieces about taut social issues in which she portrays multiple people she’s interviewed, has won the $300,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most lucrative awards in...
Tags: Lance Armstrong, Tony Kushner, Awards and Prizes, Laurie Anderson, Rodney King
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Rubles from heaven: Russians scoop up meteorite chunks for sale
MOSCOW -- It shattered windows and injured thousands, but to plenty of people in the central Russian region of Chelyabinsk, the powerful meteorite explosion that rocked the area last week was more than a disaster. It was a cash cow. As service workers...
Tags: Vehicles, Computer Networking and Internet, Russia, Services and Shopping, Emergency Incidents
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Ai Weiwei creates video promo for Elton John's AIDS foundation
In November, Elton John angered Chinese officials when he dedicated a Beijing concert to Ai Weiwei. The outspoken artist, whose online activism has gotten him into trouble with police numerous times, has apparently returned the favor by creating an online...
Tags: China Earthquake (2010), Ai Weiwei, Elton John, Times Square
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Pauline Friedman Phillips dies at 94; original 'Dear Abby'
Dear Abby: "What would you do with a man who refuses to use a deodorant, seldom bathes, and doesn't even own a toothbrush?" "Absolutely nothing," she replied. The wry answer from Abigail Van Buren — the pen name of Pauline Friedman Phillips...
Tags: Goodwill Industries International, June Allyson, American Civil Liberties Union, Family, Cary Grant
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2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...
Tags: Medicare, City University of New York, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Military, Business
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Lawmaker proposes requiring condoms for porn actors in California
Following the lead of Los Angeles County, a state lawmaker is proposing to require that all actors in pornographic films made in California be required to wear condoms to protect them from exposure to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases....
Tags: Justice System, Jerry Brown, Entertainment, Isadore Hall, III, Crime, Law and Justice
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Las Vegas: Liberace Experience to open in downtown's Neonopolis
Liberace is poised for a comeback in Las Vegas. The pianist known as Mr. Showmanship will again take center stage with the expected January 2014 opening of the Liberace Experience downtown. The attraction will be housed in Neonopolis, the Fremont Street...
Tags: Cee Lo Green, Michael Douglas, Media Industry, Arts and Culture, Matt Damon
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Sutton Foster and Andrew Rannells to perform in L.A. benefit
Now that they both have landed TV series that require them to spend significant time on the West Coast, Broadway stars Sutton Foster and Andrew Rannells will be performing on stage together for the first time. Foster and Rannells are scheduled to appear...
Tags: The Book of Mormon (musical), Florence Henderson, Patrick Cassidy, The New Normal (tv program), Tony Awards
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Newton: Which mayoral team will it be?
The job of mayor requires a governing philosophy in order to guide the city and its policies. But it also requires administrative competence, the ability to manage effectively. It is the mayor's job to smartly choose the managers and commissioners who run...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Dianne Feinstein, Local Elections, Jan Perry, Religion and Belief
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'Sugar Man,' 'Queen of Versailles' among DGA documentary nominees
The Directors Guild of America nominated two female documentarians, Lauren Greenfield ("The Queen of Versailles") and Alison Klayman ("Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"), among three male directors for outstanding directorial achievement in documentaries for 2012....
Tags: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (movie), Awards and Prizes, Ai Weiwei, Entertainment, U.S. Military
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