Stolen 300-year-old Stradivarius violin recovered in Milwaukee
(Reuters) – A rare Stradivarius violin worth millions of dollars that was stolen from a concert violinist in an armed robbery last week has been...
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Oscar-nominee filmmakers credit Harvard professor
BOSTON (AP) — Behind the spotlight on this year’s Oscar nominees for best feature documentary is a soft-spoken and camera-shy film professor at Harvard who...
Fashion Week: Slushy streets, boots on the runways
NEW YORK (AP) — New York welcomed Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Thursday amid icy sidewalks, crosswalks piled high with slush and temperatures in the 20s. Even...
Hoffman’s funeral to be like the actor _ private
NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who fiercely protected his private life, will be mourned behind closed doors. A private funeral for the actor...
DMX will fight George Zimmerman in boxing match, promoter says
PHILADELPHIA – Damon Feldman has made a name for himself over the years promoting many celebrity boxing matches, from Danny Bonaduce to Jose Canseco to...
Broadway mourns Hoffman as 3 face drug charges
While three of four people arrested amid the investigation of the Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death were arraigned on drug charges, the New York theater community...
Members of Russian Punk Band Get Warm Greeting in Brooklyn
I’d like to thank Pussy Riot, Madonna said, “for making the word ‘pussy’ a sacred word in my household. She was speaking from the stage...
Singer Chris Brown avoids jail time, stays in rehab
(Reuters) – A judge in Los Angeles on Monday turned down prosecutors’ motion to jail R&B singer Chris Brown because of his arrest on an...
Bruno Mars delivers red-hot set at Super Bowl
Anybody worried about how Bruno Mars would do on one of the world’s largest stages had obviously never seen the young star perform live. That...
Sources: Nearly 50 envelopes of suspected heroin in Hoffman’s apartment
New York (CNN) — Police investigating the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman have found close to 50 envelopes of what they believe is heroin...