Entertainment
Author Gerald Posner acknowledges failure to source material for new book
NEW YORK - An author and journalist, who resigned last month from the Internet news site The Daily Beast over allegations of lifting material, acknowledged that passages in his latest book are similar to those of another writer.
Gerald Posner, whose many books include "Case Closed" and "Se... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Dutch police arrest suspects in museum art heist; stolen paintings still missing
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch police say they have arrested two men suspected of involvement in an art heist last year in which masked and armed men snatched two paintings, including one by Salvador Dali, from a museum.
The robbers stole "Adolescence," a 1941 gouache by Dali, and "La Musi... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
’City Island’ offers broad comedy on family life with solid cast
Set in the Bronx during an eventful spring break and populated by sexual, dark-haired people, "City Island" could, on the surface, be confused for a "Jersey Shore" sequel.
But the Bronx of "City Island" is a world apart. The film’s namesake is the tiny fishing village on the outskirts of t... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Reagan ’GE Theater’ tapes restored, will be given to Nancy Reagan at ceremony
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - All 208 episodes of television’s "General Electric Theater," hosted by then-actor Ronald Reagan, are being delivered to former first lady Nancy Reagan as part of the two-year celebration of the late president’s 100th birthday.
The 1954-1962 "General Electric Theater" ... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Rolling Stones tunes supply surprises during ’American Idol’ finals
LOS ANGELES - Tim Urban couldn’t get any satisfaction on "American Idol."
The judges dismissed Urban’s reggae rendition of "Under My Thumb" during a night of Rolling Stones tunes in the Fox singing competition’s first round of finals Tuesday. "Idol" judge Randy Jackson dubbed the 20-year-o... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
