NEW YORK — Only at a Rolling Stones concert could appearances by Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga seem almost like afterthoughts. Those superstars and other top acts including the Black Keys and John Mayer jammed with the Stones on Saturday night, winding down a series of concerts celebrating the 50th year of rock’s most enduring […]
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EL grad Jake Sasseville launches web series
He purchased eight 30-minute blocks on ABC Family to launch “Delusions of Grandeur.” It was set to debut Oct. 4 at 1 a.m. EDT, but the network pulled it two weeks before the airdate, Sasseville said. “I got a ton of emails from the legal team who all of a sudden chose … that the […]
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‘Homeland’ and ‘Modern Family’ win big at Emmys
LOS ANGELES — “Homeland,” which puts the battle against terrorism on American soil, was honored as best drama series at Sunday’s Emmys and earned trophies for stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. “Modern Family” was named nest comedy. The drama “Homeland” stopped “Mad Men” in its tracks, denying the show a record-setting fifth trophy and […]
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Dropkick Murphys join Mumford & Sons for outdoor Portland concert
PORTLAND — The Dropkick Murphys, one of the nation’s top punk rock bands, announced this week they will join Mumford & Sons during the highly anticipated concert festival on the Eastern Promenade on Aug. 4. The Massachusetts natives — perhaps best known for the punk rendition of “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” used heavily in […]
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Tom Cruise ‘deeply saddened’ after Katie Holmes hires divorce attorney
The office of New Jersey divorce attorney Jonathan W. Wolfe confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Friday that Wolfe is representing Holmes, but declined to say whether the actress has formally begun divorce proceedings. A spokeswoman for Cruise released a statement to the Times: “Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened […]
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Danish restaurant ranked world’s best for 3rd year
A menu of lichen, pine needles and hay once again has trumped classic cuisines in a ranking of the world’s top restaurants. For a third consecutive year, chef Rene Redzepi’s diminutive but innovative Danish restaurant Noma earned the top spot in Restaurant magazine’s annual S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, announced Monday in London. […]
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Nerds rejoice! Portland prepares for comic convention
That’s why the owners of Coast City Comics said they’re staging the city’s first-ever comic convention – dubbed, appropriately enough, the Coast City Comic Con, or “C4” for short – from Nov. 11-13 at venues throughout downtown. Tristan Gallagher, who co-owns the 3-year-old comic shop with Chad Pennell, said Portland is a perfect spot for […]
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Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 10 weeks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just 10 weeks after their lavish, made-for-TV wedding and less than a month after the wedding special aired, reality starlet Kim Kardashian is cancelling her marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries. The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star filed for divorce Monday, citing irreconcilable differences. “I hope everyone understands this was […]
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Film legend Elizabeth Taylor dead at 79
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen life was often upstaged by her stormy personal life, died Wednesday at age 79. She died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks, publicist Sally Morrison said. “All her children […]
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Britney Spears denies bodyguard harassment claims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears denied a bodyguard’s accusations that she sexually harassed him and abused her children, saying Thursday in a statement on her website that authorities looked into his claims but found no reason to act. The statement said the pop singer and her attorney expect Fernando Flores’ sexual harassment and intentional […]