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Bess is taking a rest. Read more »

Pixar is long overdue for a feature with a strong female character at its center. Now that she's arrived, it's clear that she deserves better. "Brave" is beautiful to look at, as you would expect... Read more »

Andrew Sarris, a leading movie critic during a golden age for reviewers who popularized the French reverence for directors and inspired debate about countless films and filmmakers, died Wednesday.... Read more »

WWE superstar John Cena granted his 300th wish to a 7-year-old Pennsylvania boy with a spinal condition, continuing his streak as the most popular celebrity granter in Make-A-Wish Foundation history. Read more »

God is having a tough month on Broadway — "Godspell" is closing, "Jesus Christ Superstar" is on life support and now comes word that "Sister Act" is going to theatrical heaven. Read more »

Yahoo said Wednesday it is expanding its original offerings, partnering with Liquid Comics to offer motion-comics. Read more »

Sometimes a cigar isn't just a cigar. Read more »

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi says she doesn't care what anyone says, she's ready to be a parent. Read more »

tly spent two glorious barbecue-filled weeks in Austin, where I happily cooked for 1,200 hungry folks at a food festival. Read more »

Country singer Wynonna Judd has tied the knot. Read more »

Starbucks Corp. is planning to open its first tea shop, under its Tazo brand. Read more »

"The Newsroom" has a reassuring mantra: "We can do better." Read more »

indoor gardening stage, plants such as peace lily, Boston fern and sansevieria are veterans, tried-and-true performers that require little fussing over. Read more »

If anyone can create a graphic novel onstage, it's the irreverent downtown troupe The Amoralists. As the title implies, good guys will be scarce in "The Bad and the Better," a typically outrageous... Read more »

Carrie Underwood is all about the music, not politics. Read more »

Hugh Jackman is sharing his plans for the upcoming weekend. He's hosting New York City's first installment of Tropfest, billed as the world's largest short film festival. It's taking place at... Read more »

The confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Cairo has seen its share of American history travel past its banks. Read more »

Guided by a thumping bass line from their backing band, the Jackson brothers strut forward to a row of four microphones, thrusting their pelvises along the way, before launching into "Can't Let Her... Read more »

Tucsonan Bob Bishop has traded a hall-of-fame career as an air show pilot for a new job: human target. Read more »

Police barred artist Ai Weiwei from attending the hearing of a lawsuit his company brought against Beijing tax authorities and blocked filming at the courthouse Wednesday as part of an intimidation... Read more »

Some scientists are disputing a decision to link 50 kinds of cancer to exposure to World Trade Center dust. The experts say that there's little research to prove that exposure to the toxic dust on... Read more »

If anyone can create a graphic novel onstage, it's the irreverent downtown troupe The Amoralists. As the title implies, good guys will be scarce in "The Bad and the Better," a typically outrageous... Read more »

Nearly half of the prospective jurors in the trial of an Alabama fan accused of poisoning two trees at the famed Toomer's Corner next to Auburn University said they, close friends or family have... Read more »

Oscar-nominated actress Susan Tyrrell, known for roles in offbeat films including John Waters' "Cry-Baby," has died. She was 67. Read more »

Mitt Romney is staying mum on whether Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising star in Republican politics, has been cut from his short list of potential running mates. Read more »