" In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's long-running family drama A Raisin in the Sun brought together an ensemble of African-American artists — Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett Jr. among them — on Broadway. ...
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In a truly shocking reflection of the modern society we have created, a teenager in the UK jumped to his death after being taunted and urged to jump by the crowd gathered below."A suicidal teenager plunged 60ft to his death from a multi-storey car-park after a baying crowd of...
TV satire 30 Rock, US presidential drama John Adams, and Mad Men, about New York's advertising industry in the 1960s, were the big winners at the 60th Emmy Awards on Sunday night.See what people are saying about the...
"Do not mess with Britney Spears fans. Instead of a ‘thank you’, Intern Adam is getting lashed at by Britney Spears fans after he leaked her comeback single, Womanizer. Why, you may ask? Because the leak by Adam Sevalia, an intern at Nashville’s 107.5, has caused a...
With the BBC's latest primetime show Merlin already being gored by the critics, the Beeb are looking East for inspiration for their next big-budget fantasy.The Beeb's children's channel, CBBC, have announced an...
Are you a fang banger? If vampires turn you on, then your answer is yes. Alan Ball's newest TV drama, True Blood, premiered yesterday to audiences who thirstily lapped it up. The show, helmed by the...
Haven't we all wanted to do this, at one time or another? This year I had two different internet service providers (one I didn't even use) charge me $150+ each for modems I never asked for...however, I really don't...
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Fan fiction exists in many different forms, but the hit U.S. television program 'Mad Men' has inspired a unique group of its online fans to write micro-blog posts on Twitter under the fictional guise - and voices -...
"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...
The difference between the initial FAA statement and the actual event as Barack Obama's plane briefly flew out of control is enormous--and frightening. "The incident involving Sen. Barack Obama's campaign plane last month was much more serious than the airline or the Federal...
"GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – A former Guilford County drama teacher is charged with having sex multiple times with a student.Leanne Macklin, 26, worked as a teacher at Weaver Academy High School for Performing and...
Nominees for this year's primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning -- and Tina Fey's hit NBC comedy 30 Rock is the clear favourite with nods in multiple categories including best Comedy Series. The 2008...
It started off with a bang - CTV's Friday night Canadian-made series Flashpoint blew away the mold for ratings. And not just in Canada. In fact, the Toronto-based show, which follows a team of Special Response Unit...
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