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  1. New animated series 'Motorcity' channels the spirit of Detroit

    While developing his new Disney XD animated series "Motorcity," New Jersey native Chris Prynoski always knew he had to visit Detroit.

  1. 'Dancing With the Stars' judges give first perfect score

    Our stars had a special challenge on Monday's Dancing With the Stars. How do you bring the sexy to the serious for Classical Night?

  2. In 'The Giant Mechanical Man,' Jenna Fischer tries role as movie producer

    When

  1. Aretha Franklin suggests Audra McDonald for starring role in biopic

  2. Tony Award nominations set without clear favorite

  3. Octomom files for bankruptcy, owes $30K in rent

  4. U.S. celebrates International Jazz Day

  5. Rocker Ted Nugent steamed over Ft. Knox concert snub

  6. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to show documentary on Detroit's Grande Ballroom

  7. Judge releases tape of frantic 911 call from Jennifer Hudson's sister

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  • In this March 15, 2012, file photo, actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Andrew Garfield appear at the curtain call for the opening night performance of the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman" in New York. AP PHOTO

    Tony Award nominations set without clear favorite

    God might not be eligible for a Tony Award nomination today, but stories about him are jostling for attention on Broadway. And even Spider-Man might be redeemed.

    • 5:54 AM, May. 1, 2012
  • Ellis Marsalis performs at a sunrise concert marking International Jazz Day in New Orleans, Monday, April 30, 2012. AP PHOTO

    U.S. celebrates International Jazz Day

    As the morning sun spilled over the New Orleans skyline, musicians kicked off International Jazz Day with a concert that included ritual drumming and a string of jazz performances.

    • 12:51 PM, Apr. 30, 2012
  • MC5 at the Grande Ballroom in 1971. Part of the documentary "Louder than Love." Charlie Auringer

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to show documentary on Detroit's Grande Ballroom

    “Louder Than Love,” the new documentary celebrating the fabled Detroit rock venue, will be shown May 16 at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

    • 5:28 PM, Apr. 30, 2012
  • William Balfour is charged in the murders of the mother, brother and nephew of Oscar winner and singer Jennifer Hudson. Cook County Sheriff's Department/AP

    Judge releases tape of frantic 911 call from Jennifer Hudson's sister

    A judge in Chicago released the tape after a request by the Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times Media and the Associated Press. The tape was played in open court last week during the trial of William Balfour, who is accused of killing the actress' mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.

    • 2:13 PM, Apr. 30, 2012

  • Pepsi partners with Twitter for online concerts

    Pepsi is tweeting to a new generation of music lovers. The No. 2 soda company is partnering with Twitter to provide streaming videos of live music concerts to Pepsi's followers on the social networking site.

    • 7:31 AM, Apr. 30, 2012
  • "The concertmaster is like the captain of the hockey team," says DSO music director Leonard Slatkin. 2010 photo by Steve Nesius/Associated Press

    Stakes are high as top concertmaster candidate prepares for weeklong trial with the DSO

    When the Detroit Symphony Orchestra takes the stage this week, a new violinist will be sitting in the prestigious concertmaster chair at the front of the violin section, just to the left of music director Leonard Slatkin.

    • 12:52 AM, Apr. 29, 2012
  • Planet D Nonet performs during the 21st Annual Detroit Music Awards at the Filmore in downtown Detroit, Mich. on Friday, April 27, 2012. The awards ceremony featured a collection of Michigan’s top musical talent awarding over 75 individual and group honors. Jarrad Henderson/Detroit Free Press

    Howling Diablos score big at Detroit Music Awards

    It was a big night for a veteran band at the Detroit Music Awards.

    • 1:57 AM, Apr. 28, 2012
  • Rapper Black Milk is slated to perform at tonight's Detroit Music Awards. Mario (Khalif) Butterfield

    Hometown sounds to be honored at Detroit Music Awards

    Another round of hometown sounds will take the spotlight tonight at the Fillmore Detroit, where the Detroit Music Awards will recognize local performers in fields from country to classical.

    • Apr. 27, 2012

    • Restaurants & dining
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  • Scott Moloney

    Sylvia Rector: Ferndale's Treat Dreams offers ice cream lovers a tasting treasure trove

    My greatest ice cream weakness is old-fashioned butter pecan, followed closely by chocolate, pistachio, vanilla bean, black cherry, coffee and ... well, I'm crazy about ice cream, especially late at night, so the list could go on for a while.

    • 12:47 AM, Apr. 29, 2012
  • An artist's rendering of the interior of Detroit's Cheesecake Bistro, which includes a waterfall behind the hostess stand. La-Van Hawkins and Nieco Jenkins

    La-Van Hawkins to open restaurant in Greektown

    Former fast-food king La-Van Hawkins is returning to Detroit to reopen the Sweet Georgia Brown restaurant space in Greektown in partnership with millionaire Chicago restaurateur Jerry Kleiner, Hawkins said Friday in a telephone interview. The new restaurant will be a Southern-influenced breakfast, lunch and dinner spot called Detroit's Cheesecake Bistro.

    • Apr. 28, 2012
  • Green Dot Stables' sliders include, clockwise from lower left: pulled pork with red cabbage slaw and Granny Smith apple matchsticks; beef au poivre with house-made aioli, and curry chicken breast with fresh orange zest. Sylvia Rector/Detroit Free Press

    Sylvia Rector: Green Dot Stables has a good time with imaginative sliders

    The food concept at Detroit's old-but-new-again Green Dot Stables is delightfully affordable and ingenious: a whole menu of $2 and $3 sliders with fillings that take the idea of meats-in-mini-buns to new levels of flavor and fun.

    • 10:25 PM, Apr. 25, 2012
  • Royal Oak's new Pizzeria Biga adds 10 hand-made pastas and ragus to the original menu, including this orecchiette with braised rapini. Sylvia Rector/Detroit Free Press

    New Pizzeria Biga opens in downtown Royal Oak

    Royal Oak's new Pizzeria Biga opened this week at 711 S. Main, featuring the thin-crust, Neapolitan-style pizzas of the original Southfield location, plus a wide selection of house-made pastas and ragus along with wood-roasted chicken, meat and salmon dishes.

    • Apr. 26, 2012
  • From left, Detroit Department of Transportation CEO Ron Freeland, Louisiana Creole Gumbo owner Joe Spencer and Detroit Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis cut a ribbon this afternoon to celebrate the opening of the new restaurant on the second floor of the Rosa Parks Transit Center downtown. Matt Helms/Detroit Free Press

    Restaurant to open at Detroit's downtown bus depot

    The city today welcomed a Creole restaurant to the Rosa Parks Transit Center in a five-year deal that brings a first commercial tenant to the downtown bus depot and marks the opening of a second location for an eatery long located near the Eastern Market.

    • 4:30 PM, Apr. 24, 2012
  • Royal Oak's new Pizzeria Biga adds 10 hand-made pastas and ragus (sauces) to the original Biga menu, including this orecchiette with braised rapini (a broccoli-like vegetable), anchovy, garlic and olive oil. Crunchy toasted crumbs on top add more texture. The Royal Oak location opened April 23. SYLVIA RECTOR/Detroit Free Press

    2nd Pizzeria Biga opens in Royal Oak

    Royal Oak’s new Pizzeria Biga opened Monday at 711 S. Main, featuring the thin-crust, Neopolitan-style pizzas of the original Southfield location, plus a wide selection of house-made pastas and ragus along with wood-roasted chicken, meat and salmon dishes.

    • 1:46 PM, Apr. 24, 2012
  • This screenshot shows the Royal Oak Restaurant Week website at www.royaloakrestaurantweek.com.

    Royal Oak Restaurant Week starts Friday

    Royal Oak Restaurant Week — featuring special menus and prices at more than 20 of the city’s favorite restaurants and bars — kicks off Friday and runs for 10 days through May 6.

    • 3:28 PM, Apr. 23, 2012
  • Luke Jahnke, 3, of Royal Oak bites into a cupcake in Taste Love Cupcakes in Royal Oak last month. Krista Jahnke/Detroit Free Press

    Royal Oak shop wins Sunday's episode of 'Cupcake Wars'

    Taste Love Cupcakes in Royal Oak won Sunday's episode of the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.”

    • 10:27 PM, Apr. 22, 2012

    • Theater & arts
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  • In this March 15, 2012, file photo, actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Andrew Garfield appear at the curtain call for the opening night performance of the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman" in New York. AP PHOTO

    Tony Award nominations set without clear favorite

    God might not be eligible for a Tony Award nomination today, but stories about him are jostling for attention on Broadway. And even Spider-Man might be redeemed.

    • 5:54 AM, May. 1, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT /
    • Arts

    Scan & plan: 28 days of arts & entertainment best bets

    School of Seven Bells at Magic Stick Blue Man Group opens at Fisher Theatre. Through May 13. Tony Rice Unit at the Ark Pop Evil at Emerald Theatre Norm Macdonald at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle. Also May 5. Aziz Ansari at Royal Oak Music Theatre Cactus at the Magic Bag

    • 12:15 PM, Apr. 28, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT /
    • Arts
    "Graffiti Analysis, Barcelona, 2010" is by artist Evan Roth, who will be part of the inaugural Dlectricity. Evan Roth

    Contemporary art festival will illuminate Detroit

    A century ago Detroit had its own Electric Park, a lit-up amusement park at the foot of the Belle Isle Bridge.

    • Apr. 27, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT /
    • Arts
    Jimmy Kimmel, host and executive producer of the ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner. BOB D'AMICO/ABC

    With video: Colbert, Sykes, Laura Bush provided White House Correspondents' Dinner most memorable moments

    (Editor's note: There is adult humor in some of the links included in this story.) It's almost time for that fascinating collision of politics, comedy and celebrity, the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner.

    • Apr. 27, 2012
  • Battlecross, from left: Hiran Deraniyagala, Tony Asta, Kyle Gunther, Don Slater and Mike Kreger. Roy Warner

    Local band Battlecross to join Trespass America tour

    There's lots of news cropping up in the local music scene, from American and European tours to new CDs, new projects, tribute acts and more. Let's get to it.

    • Apr. 26, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT /
    • Arts
    Thousands of bikes will be on display at the 32nd annual Ann Arbor/Saline Classic Bicycle Show and Swap Meet on Sunday.

    Best bets: Turn of the century bikes

    Bikes dating to the turn of the 20th Century, including Schwinns, Roadmasters, Elgins and Paramounts, will be featured at the 32nd annual Ann Arbor/Saline Classic Bicycle Show and Swap Meet at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds.

    • 10:04 PM, Apr. 25, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT /
    • Arts
    From left: Alexander Elisa, Will Lee-Williams and Tyrick Wiltez Jones play aspiring R&B singers in "From My Hometown" at Meadow Brook Theatre. Rick Smith

    'From My Hometown' delivers a crowd-pleasing mix of R&B; oldies

    From “Mamma Mia! Million Dollar Quartet,” jukebox musicals have dominated stages in recent years, but few are as contrived as “From My Hometown,” a lightweight show that had an Off-Broadway run nearly a decade ago. It focuses on three aspiring male R&B; singers who are identified solely (or should I say soul-ly) by the cities of their births: Memphis, Philadelphia and Detroit....

    • Apr. 26, 2012
  • Nate Eaken will perform Saturday at the Dreamchasers: Hip-Hop Invasion at the Emerald Theatre. Gerard Victor

    Emerald Theatre event to showcase local hip-hop artists

    A dream will start to come true Saturday when the first Dreamchasers: Hip-Hop Invasion takes over the Emerald Theatre.

    • Apr. 26, 2012

    • Movies
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  • 7 films added to Cannes festival lineup

    A documentary about the world's waste and a musical about an Australian aboriginal singing group are among seven films added to the lineup of the Cannes Film Festival.

    • 8:27 AM, Apr. 30, 2012
  • Jesse Owens training at Ohio State University in 1935. Ohio State University Archive

    Julie Hinds: A toast to Jesse Owens, the Queen of Soul and must-see TV

    TV heroes, local heroes and one real-life hero who showed the world that justice can win out over hate are all part of this week's entertainment schedule, which is dominated by a superhero movie, “The Avengers,” which is expected to hit theaters with the force of Thor's hammer and get more repeat business than the Hulk's tailor. Here's a look at what's on the horizon and who's having a pop-culture moment....

    • 12:25 PM, Apr. 28, 2012
  • John Cusack stars as Edgar Allen Poe in "The Raven" Larry Horricks

    Movie Scoreboard: 'Boy,' 'The Raven,' 'Think Like a Man'

    "Boy" * * * *

    • 12:17 PM, Apr. 28, 2012
  • Hugh Grant and Salma Hayek are among the actors who voice characters in "The Pirates! Band of Misfits." Aardman Animations/Sony Pictures

    'Pirates! Band of Misfits' comes late to the party, me hearties

    There's an inviolable law of animated films: The more big names you have in the voice cast, the weaker your film becomes.

    • 11:19 PM, Apr. 26, 2012
  • Chris Parnell of "Answer This!" and "The Five-Year Engagement."

    'SNL' alum has fondness for Ann Arbor after 2 movies

    Chris Parnell has rapped about cupcakes in the viral "Lazy Sunday" digital short for "Saturday Night Live," and he was a singer from Blue Oyster Cult in the even more famous "Cowbell" skit. And now, the former "SNL" regular is the reigning king of movies set and filmed in Ann Arbor.

    • Apr. 26, 2012
  • TOP: Violet (Emily Blunt) and Tom (Jason Segel) encounter numerous obstacles on the way to the altar in "The Five-Year Engagement." Photos by Glen Wilson

    Ann Arbor has starring role in new comedy 'The Five-Year Engagement'

    Tom (Jason Segel) is a rising sous chef at an upscale restaurant in San Francisco. Violet (Emily Blunt) is a post-grad student at Berkeley with dreams of joining the faculty. When Tom asks Violet to marry him, they seem ready to live happily ever after in scenic northern California. And then a letter from the University of Michigan arrives.

    • 1:33 AM, Apr. 26, 2012
  • Scene from the documentary "Brewster Douglass, You're My Brother" by local filmmaker Oren Goldenberg. Oren Goldenberg

    Wright Museum to screen Brewster-Douglass documentary

    Twenty-eight-year-old filmmaker Oren Goldenberg says "Brewster Douglass, You're My Brother" is a response to the "blank canvas" narrative the news media often employ when it comes to depicting Detroit.

    • 1:34 AM, Apr. 26, 2012

  • Wallace and Gromit creators arrive late to the pirate party

    There's an inviolable law of animated films: The more big names you have in the voice cast, the weaker your film becomes.

    • Apr. 26, 2012

    • Names & faces
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  • Jemal Countess/Getty Images

    Aretha Franklin suggests Audra McDonald for starring role in biopic

    Back in January, the Queen of Soul offered up a list of actors she'd like to see cast in a movie based on her life story.

    • May. 1, 2012
  • Musician and NRA member Ted Nugent AP PHOTO

    Rocker Ted Nugent steamed over Ft. Knox concert snub

    Uncle Ted isn't too happy now that he has been nixed from a summertime concert he was scheduled to play at Ft. Knox, Ky.

    • Apr. 30, 2012
  • William Balfour is charged in the murders of the mother, brother and nephew of Oscar winner and singer Jennifer Hudson. Cook County Sheriff's Department/AP

    Judge releases tape of frantic 911 call from Jennifer Hudson's sister

    A judge in Chicago released the tape after a request by the Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times Media and the Associated Press. The tape was played in open court last week during the trial of William Balfour, who is accused of killing the actress' mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.

    • 2:13 PM, Apr. 30, 2012

  • Names & Faces: Fast takes

    "You know, maybe you don't know this about me, but I've got a little bit of a temper."

    • Apr. 30, 2012
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the UK premiere of War Horse at Odeon Leicester Square on January 8, 2012, in London, England. Tim Whitby/Getty Images

    Will and Kate mark one year of royally happy marriage

    Wedded bliss: It's rare, as many will attest, but nevertheless, it's the hallmark of the first year of marriage for royal stars Will and Kate, whose destiny as a future king and queen looks ever more brilliant since the dazzling day a year ago Sunday when they were married.

    • 10:20 AM, Apr. 29, 2012
  • Patrick Dempsey AP PHOTO

    'Grey's Anatomy' star Patrick Dempsey pulls teen from totaled car

    No, it wasn't a dream after all. It seems McDreamy, a.k.a. Patrick Dempsey, came to the rescue Tuesday afternoon of a teenage boy whose car had flipped several times into, TMZ reports, the Grey's Anatomy star's Malibu front yard.

    • 10:52 AM, Apr. 29, 2012
  • U.S. President Barack Obama high-fives television host Jimmy Kimmel (R) alongside Caren Bohan (C) of Reuters, President of the White House Correspondents Association during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, DC, April 28, 2012. The annual event, which brings together US President Barack Obama, Hollywood celebrities, news media personalities and Washington correspondents, features comedian Jimmy Kimmel as the host. Saul LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages

    With video: Obama, Kimmel have comedy faceoff at Correspondents' Dinner

    President Obama got the first - and biggest laughs at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night.

    • 8:01 AM, Apr. 29, 2012
  • Musician and NRA member Ted Nugent AP PHOTO

    Ted Nugent irked by concert cancellation at Army post

    Ted Nugent said he was insulted by the cancellation of his planned concert at an Army post over his comments about President Barack Obama.

    • 8:10 AM, Apr. 28, 2012

    • Television & radio
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  • E! Entertainment network plans refurbishing

    The E! Entertainment network has expansion plans that include a new music series from "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe, a reality series with the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers and a talk show starring Whitney Cummings.

    • 8:40 AM, Apr. 30, 2012
  • Bradford Anderson plays Spinelli on "General Hospital." Craig Sjodin/ABC

    Scopin' the soaps

    BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL: When Liam insisted on bringing Hope with him to Fashion Week in Aspen, despite her dependence on pills, Bill launched a scheme to undermine Hope by swarming her with paparazzi. Even though Hope is her romantic rival, Steffy realized her stepsister was in trouble and was determined to help her. Rick persuaded Caroline to crash an important meeting with him. Ridge issued an ultimatum to Pam and Donna....

    • Apr. 30, 2012

  • The Tube: Shows you just can't miss this week

    On the Season 3 finale of "The Good Wife," a dream team of attorneys -- Patti Nyholm and Louis Canning (Martha Plimpton, Michael J. Fox) -- proves to be a nightmare for Lockhart & Gardner. They've joined forces to drive Alicia's (Julianna Margulies) firm into bankruptcy. 9 p.m., CBS.

    • 12:19 PM, Apr. 28, 2012

  • Lawsuit brings attention to 'The Bachelor' and race

    The nearly all-white racial makeup of "The Bachelor" (and its spinoff, "The Bachelorette") has simmered as an issue for years. Now it's the focus of a lawsuit filed last week by two black men from Nashville, Tenn., who say they were given little consideration when they tried to get on the show.

    • 2:43 PM, Apr. 27, 2012

  • With video: Obama slow jams the news on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'

    Obama, appearing on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," joined the comedy host in a popular feature of the program.

    • 8:16 AM, Apr. 25, 2012
  • Judges, seated from left, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine during rehearsal for "The Voice." LEWIS JACOBS/NBC

    'The Voice': Who had to sing for their lives?

    On Tuesday's results show, two more singers were sent packing, leaving only a pair of finalists per team to compete for a recording contract.

    • 8:43 AM, Apr. 25, 2012

  • 'Dancing With the Stars' Week 6 results: Who got the boot?

    Motown was good for Gladys Knight years ago, but what about on Tuesday's Dancing With the Stars results show?

    • 4:16 AM, Apr. 25, 2012
  • “Cinema Verite,” the HBO film about “An American Family, ” a pioneering documentary in the reality-TV genre, will be available today on DVD. Doug Hyun / HBO

    New DVD out on America’s first reality TV family

    “Cinema Verite,” the HBO film about “An American Family, ” a pioneering documentary in the reality-TV genre, will be available today on DVD.

    • 10:34 AM, Apr. 24, 2012

    • Celebrity news from USA TODAY and Associated Press

    1. April is mating season on Celeb Heat Index

      Babies, engagements and budding romances dominated this month.

    1. Stars turn out for MSNBC after-party
    2. Will and Kate mark one year of royally happy marriage
    3. Obama, Kimmel have comedy faceoff at Correspondents' Dinner
    4. Google Hollywood, get D.C. party?
    5. Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon renew wedding vows at Eiffel Tower
    6. Nugent says he's insulted by concert cancellation

    1. 'Dancing With the Stars' says good-bye to another star

      The sweetness is gone on "Dancing With the Stars," and next week's episode will feature the Temptations, Martha Reeves and Smokey Robinson....

        5:58 AM, Apr. 18, 2012

    2. On 'Avengers' set, laughter is a powerful weapon

      Saving the world is serious business for a superhero. But when Robert Downey Jr. starts a battle scene on the set of The Avengers, he doesn't exactly have on an Iron Man face....

        9:25 AM, Apr. 24, 2012

    3. Ann Arbor has starring role in new comedy 'The Five-Year Engagement'

      Tom (Jason Segel) is a rising sous chef at an upscale restaurant in San Francisco. Violet (Emily Blunt) is a post-grad student at Berkeley with dreams of joining the faculty. When Tom asks Violet to marry him, they seem ready to live happily ever after...

        1:33 AM, Apr. 26, 2012

    4. Craig Owens back in Chiodos, band reunion touted

      Fans of the Davison group Chiodos have reason to celebrate this evening: Original vocalist Craig Owens is back in the band. ...

        6:46 PM, Apr. 26, 2012

    5. Jack White to write and perform score for 'The Lone Ranger'

      Jack White's getting ready to put on some boots and a cowboy hat....

        Apr. 26, 2012

    6. With video: Colbert, Sykes, Laura Bush provided White House Correspondents' Dinner most memorable moments

      (Editor's note: There is adult humor in some of the links included in this story.) It's almost time for that fascinating collision of politics, comedy and celebrity, the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner....

        Apr. 27, 2012

    7. Octomom says she was 'set up' in child welfare visit

      Nadya (Octomom) Suleman says there's a perfectly logical explanation for why California child welfare officials investigated her home Tuesday night: She and her 14 children were "set up."...

        Apr. 27, 2012

    8. New animated series 'Motorcity' channels the spirit of Detroit

      While developing his new Disney XD animated series "Motorcity," New Jersey native Chris Prynoski always knew he had to visit Detroit....

        12:54 AM, Apr. 29, 2012

    9. Stakes are high as top concertmaster candidate prepares for weeklong trial with the DSO

      When the Detroit Symphony Orchestra takes the stage this week, a new violinist will be sitting in the prestigious concertmaster chair at the front of the violin section, just to the left of music director Leonard Slatkin....

        12:52 AM, Apr. 29, 2012

    10. Obama, Kimmel have comedy faceoff at Correspondents' Dinner

      President Obama got the first - and biggest laughs at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night....

        8:01 AM, Apr. 29, 2012

    11. Will and Kate mark one year of royally happy marriage

      Wedded bliss: It's rare, as many will attest, but nevertheless, it's the hallmark of the first year of marriage for royal stars Will and Kate, whose destiny as a future king and queen looks ever more brilliant since the dazzling day a year ago Sunday...

        10:20 AM, Apr. 29, 2012

    12. 'Grey's Anatomy' star Patrick Dempsey pulls teen from totaled car

      No, it wasn't a dream after all. It seems McDreamy, a.k.a. Patrick Dempsey, came to the rescue Tuesday afternoon of a teenage boy whose car had flipped several times into, TMZ reports, the Grey's Anatomy star's Malibu front yard. ...

        10:52 AM, Apr. 29, 2012

    13. 'Dancing With the Stars' judges give first perfect score

      Our stars had a special challenge on Monday's Dancing With the Stars. How do you bring the sexy to the serious for Classical Night? ...

        11:43 PM, Apr. 30, 2012

    14. U.S. celebrates International Jazz Day

      As the morning sun spilled over the New Orleans skyline, musicians kicked off International Jazz Day with a concert that included ritual drumming and a string of jazz performances....

        12:51 PM, Apr. 30, 2012

    15. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to show documentary on Detroit's Grande Ballroom

      “Louder Than Love,” the new documentary celebrating the fabled Detroit rock venue, will be shown May 16 at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum....

        5:28 PM, Apr. 30, 2012

    16. Octomom files for bankruptcy, owes $30K in rent

      Nadya Suleman filed for bankruptcy today, saying in a court filing that she has as much as $1 million in debt....

        9:07 PM, Apr. 30, 2012

    17. Rocker Ted Nugent steamed over Ft. Knox concert snub

      Uncle Ted isn't too happy now that he has been nixed from a summertime concert he was scheduled to play at Ft. Knox, Ky....

        Apr. 30, 2012

    18. Names & Faces: Fast takes

      "You know, maybe you don't know this about me, but I've got a little bit of a temper." ...

        Apr. 30, 2012

    19. Tony Award nominations set without clear favorite

      God might not be eligible for a Tony Award nomination today, but stories about him are jostling for attention on Broadway. And even Spider-Man might be redeemed....

        5:54 AM, May 1, 2012

    20. Aretha Franklin suggests Audra McDonald for starring role in biopic

      Back in January, the Queen of Soul offered up a list of actors she'd like to see cast in a movie based on her life story....

        May 1, 2012

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