Saturday, February 19, 2011

Finally, some girls in pop culture with grit

Finally, some girls in pop culture with grit


Finally, some girls in pop culture with grit

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 06:29 PM PST

I think one of the things that I love most about the Hunger Games series–Suzanne Collin's riveting dystopian trilogy that everyone seems to have either read and loved or is currently reading and loving–is that it stars a girl. Not just any girl, mind you. It stars Katniss Everdeen–as resilient and competent and scrappy and


Britney Spears Tweets 10-Second Teaser Of Rumored New Single, 'Inside Out'

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Less than 48 hours after premiering her music video for "Hold It Against Me," Britney Spears has released a 10-second snippet of her rumored second "Femme Fatale" single, "Inside Out."


DSO Musicians Reject Contract - MyFox Detroit

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 05:15 PM PST


WXYZ

DSO Musicians Reject Contract
MyFox Detroit
DETROIT, Mich. (WJBK) - Striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians voted down a contract Saturday which management said was its "final offer." As a result, the symphony has suspended the rest of its season. The walkout began Oct. 4, 2010. ...
Detroit musicians reject orchestra offer, season endsReuters
Detroit Symphony cancels season amid strikeBusinessWeek
Detroit Symphony Cancels Season as Musicians StrikeNew York Times (blog)
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Co-producer of 'Narnia' films dies at 39 in NYC (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 05:51 PM PST

AP - Perry Moore, a co-producer of "The Chronicles of Narnia" film series and the author of an award-winning novel about a gay teenager with superpowers, was found unconscious in his bathroom and died later at a hospital, police said. He was 39.


PHOTO: See Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding Invitation

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

Us has obtained the official invite some 1,800 attendees will receive for the pair's April 29 nuptials


Kobe Bryant Strikes With The Black Mamba

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 04:08 PM PST

At long last, Kobe Bryant has debuted The Black Mamba.

In a short film directed by Robert Rodriguez, Bryant's alter ego, The Black Mamba, goes up against a trio of villains: The Crippler (Danny Trejo), Mister Suave (Bruce Willis) and The Boss (Kanye West).


Prime Suspect Adds Toby Stephens

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 03:55 PM PST

Toby Stephens will star opposite Maria Bello in NBC's remake of Prime Suspect, Deadline reports.

In the update, Bello stars as detective Jane Timoney, who needs to prove herself in the male-dominated New York precinct. Stephens will play her live-in boyfriend with an ex-wife who doesn't want their son staying over with him and Jane.


Josh Groban Wants A 'Hair-Off' With Matthew Morrison; Reveals His Tour Bus Must-Have & Lack Of Culinary Skill

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 03:19 PM PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- So he can't cook... we'll take him anyway!

Josh Groban may have a sophisticated velvety voice, but the 29-year-old singer admits he can't exactly hit a high note in the kitchen.


'Chronicles Of Narnia' Producer Perry Moore Found Dead - MTV.com

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 02:40 PM PST


New York Daily News

'Chronicles Of Narnia' Producer Perry Moore Found Dead
MTV.com
'He's been able to reach out and touch a lot of people,' father says of son, who was reportedly the victim of an overdose. By Shawn Adler Perry Moore, executive producer of the wildly successful "The Chronicles of Narnia" trilogy and author of the ...
'Narnia' Producer Perry Moore, 39, Found Dead in NYC ApartmentHollywood Reporter
Perry Moore, Author of Book About Gay Superhero, Dies at 39New York Times
Co-producer of 'Narnia' films dies at 39 in NYCThe Associated Press
New York Daily News -Daily Mail -HULIQ
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Detroit musicians reject orchestra offer, season ends (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 03:34 PM PST

Reuters - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra suspended the remainder of its season after striking musicians rejected management's final contract offer on Saturday.


Britney Spears Tweets Snippet of Rumored New Single "Inside Out"

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 01:43 PM PST

Hear a 10-second sneak peek of the track


'Smallville': Clark gets glasses!

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST

Doc Jensen on ''Masquerade,'' which did a good job dealing with Superman's need for a secret identity


'Unknown' is No. 1...for now

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST

Liam Neeson thriller opens on top, but ''Gnomeo & Juliet'' could be box office champ by end of weekend


Jane Goodall toasts 20 years of "Roots and Shoots"

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 12:57 PM PST

Reuters - At 76, famed primatologist Jane Goodall has no thoughts of slowing down.


Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson Not Invited to Royal Wedding

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

Fergie will not attend the April 29 nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, her rep confirms


Rossini's `Armida' revived at Metropolitan Opera (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 01:06 PM PST

In this Feb. 14, 2011 photo  released by the Metropolitan Opera, Renée Fleming is seen in the title role during a dress rehearsal of Rossini's 'Armida,' at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Marty Sohl) NO SALESAP - It took 193 years for Rossini's "Armida" to make it to the Metropolitan Opera but only nine months for its first revival.



Joshua Jackson: 'Start the campaign' to save 'Fringe' - Entertainment Weekly

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 07:49 AM PST


HitFix

Joshua Jackson: 'Start the campaign' to save 'Fringe'
Entertainment Weekly
Image Credit: Liane Hentscher/FoxFans wondering about the fate of Fringe are not alone. Star Joshua Jackson is watching the ratings along with the rest of us. "I'ma positive person in general, but we really need our Fringe fans to tune ...
TV Ratings: Small rise for 'Fringe,' big return for 'Blue Bloods' on FridayHitFix
'Fringe' Ratings Rise After Two-Week DropTheHDRoom
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Celine Dion: Twin Sons, 4 Months, Are Baby Geniuses!

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:42 AM PST

"They wave, they speak French -- they've got it all," Dion jokes of Nelson and Eddy


No Doubt Guitarist Tom Dumont Welcomes His Third Child - A Baby Boy

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:37 AM PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- "Hey baby, hey baby, hey!" Good things come in threes for Tom Dumont!


VIDEO: Meet the Author: Jasper Fforde

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 11:19 AM PST

In the latest in the Meet the Author series, Nick Higham talks to Jasper Fforde, author of the Thursday Next novels.


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