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by Nic Ferguson on December 26, 2012 It’s easy to forget that Ted Danson once dated Whoopi Goldberg. Why? Because it was just so damn random, that’s why. But they’re not the only odd celebrity pairing, not by far. We’ve rounded up just a few of the most bizarre celebrity couples in the history …
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by Nic Ferguson on December 25, 2012 Last week, Donald Trump successfully sued Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin for defamation. Apparently, he didn’t appreciate her saying awful things about him. Which is ironic, because he’s basically made a second career out of saying awful things about people. From Rosie O’Donnell to Martha Stewart, here’s a brief …
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By EMERY P. DALESIO 01/05/13 08:24 PM ET EST — A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living U.S. citizen has died, two of her daughters said Saturday. Mamie Rearden of Edgefield, who held the title as the country’s oldest person for about two weeks, died Wednesday at a hospital in Augusta, Ga., …
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There’s good reason why Charlie Sheen is rumored to be dating a porn star. The 47-year-old “Anger Management” star was snapped planting a steamy kiss on adult film actress Georgia Jones on New Year’s Eve in Cabo, Mexico. (Incidentally, Sheen was also photographed getting pal-y with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the same city, …
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Some people seem to have it all together, and there’s no reason it can’t be you. Experts from a variety of fields — from a master sommelier to a Buddhist monk — reveal the life skills that can’t be taught in school. How To Delegate “Make certain the people around you have good values, good …
01/06/13 01:01 AM ET EST LOS ANGELES — Gloria Pall, the sultry hostess of a 1950s Los Angeles TV show that was canceled because it was deemed too hot for television, has died. Pall was cast by KABC-TV in 1954 to introduce each week’s romantic movie. Appearing as “Voluptua,” the statuesque Pall greeted viewers with …
The Huffington Post | By Julee Wilson Posted: 01/04/2013 3:54 pm EST | Updated: 01/04/2013 4:54 pm EST eing selected to grace the cover of ELLE magazine is a huge deal, one reserved for some of the world’s biggest celebs, like Octavia Spencer, Solange Knowles and Gabourey Sidibe. Well, now singer Janelle Monae can add her name …
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It was a “Cosby Show” reunion on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” Friday when Bill Cosby and Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on the series, sat down on Fallon’s couch. The late night host explained that the “Cosby Show” reunion was a happy coincidence since both guests happened to be booked on the same …
CHICAGO (AP) — Terry Glover, the managing editor of Ebony magazine, has died of colon cancer at her Chicago home. She was 57. Ebony announced on its website that Glover died on Monday. Her husband, Kendall Glover, tells the Chicago Tribune that his wife had been fighting cancer for about two years. Terry Glover joined …
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NEW YORK — Former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical “Fela!” Producers said Thursday the singer, who starred on the UPN sitcom “Half & Half,” will be onstage when the tour opens at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29. “Fela!” – a biography of …
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by Modern Painters Published: December 27, 2012 As in past years, Modern Painters presents a list of emerging artists whose work we — and the artist-nominators we’ve collaborated with — find especially promising. In previous lists, we have showcased as few as nine artists and as many as 100. This time we’ve opted for two …
by Rachel Corbett Published: January 2, 2013 Last night, the House of Representatives finally voted to pass a measure ending the “fiscal cliff” battle. A failure to reach accord threatened to impose a sudden tax hike for Americans across the board, but also to gouge funding for nonprofits, so-called “entitlement” programs, and cultural organizations. In the end, …
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In early 2010, not long after the release of Quentin Tarantino’s Second World War revenge epic, “Inglourious Basterds,” I began teaching a course on American history at Moscow State University. When a Russian friend asked me what I thought of the film I told him I loved the way the director created an alternate history …
Fantasia caused a bit of controversy for some anti-gay comments she made on Instagram Sunday night. The singer, apparently responding to some criticism aimed at her, posted a picture of herself standing on a table saying: I Rise ABOVE IT ALL!!! THE WORLD IS GONE MAD. KIDS, THE GOVERMENT, THE church House…Everybody Trying!!!!!!! Its a …
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The Huffington Post | By Ron Dicker Posted: 01/02/2013 12:35 pm EST | Updated: 01/02/2013 1:14 pm EST Defying Western stigma and school-age angst over wearing braces, some Asian teens are reportedly buying fake braces as a status symbol. This orthodontia oddity has flourished in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, according to outlets. Kids are forking over $100 …
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