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Tim McGraw recasts Academy of Country Music’s annual TV special, to air Sunday

Chris Talbott, The Associated Press May 17, 2013 0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When the producers of the Academy of Country Music’s annual television special approached Tim McGraw about the 2013 edition, the country music star immediately flashed on the program’s format. “They were tribute shows and I certainly didn’t want anything to do with that,” the 46-year-old McGraw said with a laugh. “I wasn’t

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Movie review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

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Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson and Keifer Sutherland star in a drama set in Pakistan. Film critic Leslie James recommends “The Reluctant Fundamentalist.”

May 17 – New movies

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J.J. Abrams takes “Star Trek Into Darkness,” while Matthew McConughey and Kate Hudson star in new dramas. Film critic Leslie James takes a look at what’s new at the movies this weekend.

Kerry Washington and ‘Scandal’ co-stars perform season finale live for Academy members

Michael Cidoni Lennox, The Associated Press May 17, 2013 0

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Forget the DVR. Not this time. Not after this long of a wait. Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama “Scandal” the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates. But a crowd of approximately 700 at

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NYC artist’s secret photos of neighbours raise privacy issues; for some, ‘a line crossed’

Jake Pearson, The Associated Press May 17, 2013 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A New York City artist has turned his neighbours across the street into subjects for his latest exhibit. Arne Svenson pointed his camera at the floor-to-ceiling windows of a luxury building in the city’s Tribeca neighbourhood from his second-floor apartment across the street. The images show residents doing mundane things like

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NBC’s ‘The Office’ ends its 8-year run capturing the comic life of wage slaves selling paper

Frazier Moore, The Associated Press May 16, 2013 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but “The Office” has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company’s Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run. As expected, office manager Dwight wed tempestuous co-worker Angela, with whom he previously shared a secret affair. He

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Painting of late ‘Golden Girls’ actress Bea Arthur topless fetches $1.9 million at NYC auction

The Associated Press May 16, 2013 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled “Bea Arthur Naked.” It sold at Christie’s auction of postwar and contemporary art on Wednesday. It had been expected to bring in between

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‘Psych’ stars James Roday and Dule Hill tease episode ‘redo’ from an earlier season

Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press May 16, 2013 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Two reasons for the popularity of the USA series “Psych” are its inside jokes and theme storylines, like the recent 100th episode inspired by the movie “Clue” that had multiple endings. At the network’s annual upfront presentation for advertisers Thursday, James Roday said for the show’s eighth season, which they’re filming

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