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This old dive in Harlem has been shuttered for about as long as it had been open. Yet Minton’s Playhouse will always be known as the cradle of bebop, where the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker jammed into the night. Money woes long ago left the doors locked and the electric …
The diva strikes back. Never one to shy away from dramatics, former Supremes headliner Diana Ross caused a scene in a Beverly Hills restaurant last Thursday after she was told she would have to wait to be seated. Ross arrived at upscale Italian eatery La Scala to have lunch with her daughter when she was …
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01/08/13 03:38 AM ET EST NEW YORK — David Bowie is celebrating his birthday by releasing new music. The English singer announced Tuesday, his 66th birthday, that he has released his first song in 10 years titled “Where Are We Now?” A new album, “The Next Day,” will be out March 11 and 12 in …
In the art world, fluff shows of corporate art collections are generally the lowest of the low. An exception is at the California African American Museum through June. “The Legacy of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company: More Than a Business” surveys art from a storied corporate patron. In 1965, GSM, a black-owned firm, …
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In 1997, Darlene Clark Hine came across an essay in which Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps argued that black Chicago had its own, little-known renaissance that began in the 1930s and rivaled the famous one that occurred in 1920s New York. “I read this and said, ‘What in the world?’” said Hine, a professor of …
In his new book, former Sony Music CEO Tommy Mottola claims his ex-wife Mariah Carey should be grateful for his hand in her success. In his new memoir, Hitmaker, Mottola writes: “If it seemed like I was controlling, I apologize. Was I obsessive? Yes. But that was also part of the reason for her success.” …
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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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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 …
Here on Street Art Utopia have we a lot of artists and collectives representing. Click here to see the ones that have one or more collection dedicated to them. Check Most Beloved to see are monthly collections. Go to About and Reviews for information about Street Art Utopia and to make a review. Street Art …
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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 …