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Joan Rivers: Can she talk? Yes -- in new stage show, and interview with us
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGAfter more than 50 years in show business, comedian Joan Rivers says she found herself being the unwitting center of attention at every dinner party — people enthralled, and, of course, amused, by her stories. That’s what led to Rivers...... -
Cannes 2013: Coen brothers, Alexander Payne bound for film festival
The Cannes Film Festival is making a statement at this year's gathering: We still really like Americans. The main competition will feature four directors from the U.S. -- Alexander Payne (“Nebraska”) Joel and Ethan Coen (“Inside Llewyn...Tags: Guillaume Canet, Immigration, Celebrities, Carey Mulligan, Joaquin Phoenix
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Play in New York without peeling off the bills
New York is one of the most expensive cities in the world to visit, but there are ways to cut corners while having fun. Play: The Upright Citizens Brigade offers improv, stand-up and open-mic shows nightly. Even with $5 tickets most nights, it gets some...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Upright Citizens Brigade, The Colbert Report (tv program), Times Square
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Comedian Joan Rivers tells it like she's seen it in her 50 years in show biz
After more than 50 years in show business, comedian Joan Rivers says she found herself being the unwitting center of attention at every dinner party — people enthralled, and, of course, amused, by her stories. "You sit down and start telling...
Tags: New York City, The Tonight Show (tv program), Celebrities, Golden Globe Awards, Arts
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'I'll Eat You Last' chronicles Sue Mengers' old Hollywood
A Hollywood striver in the 1970s would have learned oodles from Sue Mengers — how to woo a client, sass a studio exec, host a dinner party, smoke a joint. And, had she pulled up a seat in Mengers' Beverly Hills living room one particularly gloomy...Tags: Tony Awards, Sidney Lumet, Hugo (movie), New York City, Nick Nolte
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Folk singer Richie Havens dies at 72
Richie Havens, the New York City folk singer thrust by circumstance onto center stage as the opening act of Woodstock, the legendary 1969 music festival, has died. He was 72. He died Monday of a heart attack at his home in Jersey City, N.J., according...Tags: Paul Williams, New York City, McDonald's, Amtrak, Heart Attack
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Play based on a life becomes a story that touches all
"Write about your own life" says many a writing teacher to many a young scribe. Confronted with that authoritative solipsism, the young writer tends to worry about two things. First, that my life is not interesting enough to write about, especially not...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Celebrities, Iraq, Armed Conflicts
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Folk Singer, Woodstock Star Richie Havens Dead at 72
ReutersApr 23 (TheWrap.com) - Folk singer Richie Havens, whose rousing opening set kicked off the Woodstock festival and film, died Monday at his home in Jersey City, N.J., from a heart attack. He was 72. Known for his intense and rhythmic guitar style and...Tags: Bob Dylan, Amtrak, Heart Attack, City Island, Bill Clinton
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Richie Havens' creative, political spirit never wavered
People who experienced Woodstock through the lens of the 1970 documentary film "Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music" can describe every contour of Richie Havens' face. With focused eyes and a scraggly beard, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist,...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Bob Dylan, Music Industry, Music, Entertainment
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Richie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Richie Havens, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock, and by extension, of 1960s pop music,...
Tags: Tom Jones, Entertainment Events, Heart Attack, Music, Michael Nesmith
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Jonathan Lethem on his upcoming novel, 'Dissident Gardens' [video]
Writer Jonathan Lethem took some time to join us in our secret video booth at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. He gave us a preview of his next novel, "Dissident Gardens," which will be coming to bookstores in September. "It's about American...
Tags: Literature, Google+, Queens (New York City), Authors, Arts and Culture
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Richard Barone Talks About Playing Cafe Nine April 25
Richard Barone has traveled to the beats of many drummers. Bongos, particularly. But he’s done solo pop that reverberates with jazz and religious and classical references. He’s pals with garage gods The Fleshtones. He’s worked...Tags: Gaming, Occupy Wall Street, New York University, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Apple iTunes
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