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Bon Jovi, LaVette added to Obama celebration
by Jay Lustig/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 11:18 AM
New Jerseyans Jon Bon Jovi and Bettye LaVette have been added to the lineup of "We Are One," the free Barack Obama inaugural celebration concert taking place Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Other performers will include Bruce Springsteen, U2, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Pete Seeger, Shakira, James Taylor, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder.
The event will be shown live on HBO at 2:30 p.m., with encores at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Those who don't subscribe to HBO will be able to watch it on the channel, as well, as the signal will be unscrambled.
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United States of Tara: Diablo Cody Q&A
by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 1:53 AM
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Some brief background is in order first. "Tara" (which premieres Sunday at 10 p.m.) stars Toni Collette as a suburban mom with Disassociative Identity Disorder (or DID), who retreats into other personas (or "alters") in times of stress, including a slutty teenage girl named T, a perfect 1950s housewife named Alice, and a gruff, male, Vietnam veteran named Buck. John Corbett plays her husband Max, Brie Larson and Keir Gilchrist their teenage kids, and they all have to roll with the punches in this odd family situation.
Bon Jovi, LaVette added to Obama celebration
by Jay Lustig/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 11:05 AM
New Jerseyans Jon Bon Jovi and Bettye LaVette have been added to the lineup of "We Are One," the free Barack Obama inaugural celebration concert taking place Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Other performers will include Bruce Springsteen, U2, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Pete Seeger, Shakira, James Taylor, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder.
The event will be shown live on HBO at 2:30 p.m., with encores at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Those who don't subscribe to HBO will be able to watch it on the channel, as well, as the signal will be unscrambled.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation cancels 2010 Poetry Festival
by Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger
Thursday January 15, 2009, 5:53 PM
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation in Morristown will skip the next Dodge Poetry Festival -- expected to happen in the Fall of 2010 -- as a result of the ongoing economic crisis.
David Grant, Dodge's president and CEO, said the foundation's poetry programs have been sparred the cutbacks that have reduced other grants budgets since 2002. Those programs include arts, environment, education and Morris County.
Continue reading "Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation cancels 2010 Poetry Festival" »Boy George sentenced to 15 months for imprisoning escort
by Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 11:26 AM
For future reference, if you're ever in England and get a hankering to chain up a Norweigan male escort ... don't. The British justice system does not look kindly upon this, as former Culture Club frontman Boy George has discovered.
A judge sentenced the singer to 15 months in jail following his December conviction for falsely imprisoning Auden Carlsen, the Associated Press reports.
Continue reading "Boy George sentenced to 15 months for imprisoning escort" »A couple of hungry Irish guys walk into a pub...
by Peter Genovese/The Star-Ledger
Thursday January 15, 2009, 2:53 PM
Irish food gets little or no respect.
"You've never eaten fine Irish food; there's no such thing," said a smiling William Alburtus, sitting inside Ri Ra Irish Pub in The Quarter at The Tropicana.
See what I mean?
A well-poured Guinness does not count as food, and Irish food is more than meat and boiled potatoes. For this week's eatwithpete, I visited two Irish pub/restaurants in Atlantic City -- The Trinity Irish Pub & Carvery and Ri Ra. There is a third -- The Irish Pub & Inn, open, like the casinos, 24/7.
Continue reading "A couple of hungry Irish guys walk into a pub..." »`Watchmen' still on track
by Stephen Whitty/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 1:06 PM
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A news flash that really, should be no surprise to Hollywood observers: Once the right amount of compensation was mentioned, Fox has, as expected, withdrawn its legal objections to Warner Bros. releasing "Watchmen" on March 6.
Glad that's settled. Now fanboys can go back to worrying about the important stuff, like how cool the costumes are (it's hit or mess, frankly), how good Billy Crudup is as Doctor Manhattan (very) and whether the ending works (we're concerned, but reserving judgement).
Wall Street Journal article
by Stan Goldstein
Friday January 16, 2009, 12:49 PM
Interesting article in today's Wall Street Journal about upcoming marketing plans for Bruce Springsteen's new album "Working On A Dream."
The article, written by Ehtan Smith, is headlined "Born to Run -- and Promote. After stumping for Obama, Bruce Springsteen launches a campaign for a new album."
It explains the Wal-Mart deal for releasing a new Greatest Hits CD and other plans, including an upcoming tour.
Report: Kimora Lee Simmons pregnant
by Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 11:38 AM
Kimora Lee Simmons is reportedly expecting a baby with boyfriend of two years Djimon Hounsou, Usmagazine.com.
Simmons, who has two daughters from her marriage to rap mogul Russell Simmons, has said that she'd like to have more children. This is not the first time that she's been rumored to be pregnant; Usmagazine.com says it heard the news from the ever-chatty "source close to the couple."
The bicoastal couple probably won't be making New Jersey their home. Kimora Lee and Russell Simmons lived in a lavish Saddle River mansion for most of their marriage, but the house has been on the market for about two years. It's now priced to sell at $19.8 million, down from $23.8 million.
Boy George sentenced to 15 months for imprisoning escort
by Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 11:34 AM
For future reference, if you're ever in England and get a hankering to chain up a Norweigan male escort ... don't. The British justice system does not look kindly upon this, as former Culture Club frontman Boy George has discovered.
A judge sentenced the singer to 15 months in jail following his December conviction for falsely imprisoning Auden Carlsen, the Associated Press reports.
Continue reading "Boy George sentenced to 15 months for imprisoning escort" »President-elect Obama and the Arts
by Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 11:15 AM
When he is sworn-in next week, Barack Obama will be the first President to take office with a carefully considered Arts Platform. Many artists and arts advocates are enthusiastic about what his administration will mean for culture in this country, and are gearing up to push for advances, changes and -- naturally -- money.
Several online reports shed light on Obama's ideas about strengthening American arts and supporting the country's artists, including his propsed Artists Corps, a Secretary of the Arts, and including money for struggling arts organizations in federal stimulus legislation.
Continue reading "President-elect Obama and the Arts" »A day in the life of press tour: ABC
by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 11:03 AM
Last day of the tour, and I'm at the zombie stage at this point, just moving from place to place and trying not to eat too many brains.
I have still more writing to do this morning, so I want to link to Lisa de Moraes' account of the NBC exec session, and, after the jump, a run-down of the ABC/Disney day...
Sepinwall on TV: 'Battlestar Galactica' returns to a world of pain
by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 3:00 AM
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This was the last word recited on the last episode of "Battlestar Galactica" to air, back in June. It also was the name of the place the show's characters had been trying to find for nearly five years - their last, best hope for salvation after the human race was nearly wiped out.
United States of Tara: Diablo Cody Q&A
by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 2:00 AM
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Some brief background is in order first. "Tara" (which premieres Sunday at 10 p.m.) stars Toni Collette as a suburban mom with Disassociative Identity Disorder (or DID), who retreats into other personas (or "alters") in times of stress, including a slutty teenage girl named T, a perfect 1950s housewife named Alice, and a gruff, male, Vietnam veteran named Buck. John Corbett plays her husband Max, Brie Larson and Keir Gilchrist their teenage kids, and they all have to roll with the punches in this odd family situation.
Sepinwall on TV: Diablo Cody talks 'United States of Tara'
by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 2:00 AM
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Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning "Juno" screenwriter responsible for crafting much of Tara's life and her world, knows something of what it's like to play multiple, seemingly incongruous, roles. She's been a stripper. A blogger. Celebrated as the toast of Hollywood. Derided as the symbol of all that's wrong with Hollywood. A celebrity. A recluse.
So how, I ask, did she settle on the specifics for Tara's "alters"?
The Office, "Duel" & 30 Rock, "Flu Shot": Silent but deadly
by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger
Friday January 16, 2009, 1:51 AM
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