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Pop star's slaying turns sordid political drama

AP — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:24:20 +0000

It’s the Mideast version of a sordid soap opera. A Lebanese pop star is brutally murdered in her luxury Dubai apartment, her throat slashed. Arrested in her death: One of Egypt’s most politically connected businessmen, accused of paying $2 million to have her killed.

'South Pacific' wins 5 prizes at Drama Desk Awards

AP — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:39:11 +0000

“South Pacific,” the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, was the big winner Sunday at the Drama Desk Awards, picking up five prizes including best musical revival.”August: Osage County,” Tracy Letts’ tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, was chosen...

Critics name `August: Osage County' best play

AP — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:46:50 +0000

“August: Osage County,” Tracy Letts’ look at a dysfunctional Oklahoma family headed by an acidulous matriarch, was named best play Monday by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle.”Passing Strange,” one man’s journey through sex, drugs and rock ‘n’...

Patrick falls short of Indy pole

AP — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:25:12 +0000

Danica Patrick watched contentedly from Indianapolis’ pit wall as the first day of qualifying ended.With fans shouting her name and crew members hustling to put away her equipment, Patrick shook her head and reflected on the opportunity that...

`A Catered Affair' leads Drama Desk nominations with 12 nods

AP — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:22:05 +0000

“A Catered Affair,” a musical about one family’s complicated wedding plans, received a leading 12 Drama Desk nominations Monday, honoring the best of the 2007-2008 New York theater season.It was followed by “Adding Machine,” an adaptation of Elmer...

Discipline Despite Calif. Bus Rescue

AP — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:28:02 +0000

A 15-year-old girl who stopped an out-of-control school bus she was riding on was handed a Saturday detention instead because she was skipping school.Marina High School student Amanda Rouse was on a bus with 40 elementary school students...

Atonement wins at Golden Globes

Vikas Shekhawat — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:41:53 +0000

British romantic drama Atonement has won best film at this year’s Golden Globe awards.

Sharif 'deported' to Saudi Arabia

Santosh — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:58:32 +0000

Defying a Supreme Court order, President General Pervez Musharraf sent commandos to Islamabad airport yesterday and tossed out his archrival Nawaz Sharif hours after he returned from a seven-year exile in hopes of a political comeback. Analysts...

The Other Boleyn Girl: On the Sets...

Tina — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:47:40 +0000

Here are the exclusive pictures from the set of historical drama The Other Boleyn Girl. Set to release in 2007 the movie stars Eric Bana, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. The drama is based on Philippa Gregory’s novel and is...

Lindsay and Harry are over each other...?

Tina — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:36:47 +0000

If the rumors are to be believed then Lindsay Lohan and her latest boyfriend Harry Morton have got over each other. The couple was seeing each other since last three months and reportedly ended things at dinner at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmon...