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3 min ago | The Guardian

Slim Whitman dies aged 89

Slim Whitman stayed at No 1 in the UK pop charts with Rose Marie for 11 weeks in 1955, a run that would not be bettered for 36 years.

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1 hr ago | WHDH

Today in History - June 19, 2013

On June 19, 1953, Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y. In 1865, Union troops commanded by Maj.

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5 hrs ago | The Daily Republic

Today in History for June 19, 2013

On June 19, 1953, Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y. In 1865 , Union troops commanded by Maj.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Examiner.com

'The Shootist/The Sons of Katie Elder Music Review' Music By Elmer Bernstein

When 1976 rolled around, John Wayne was near his final stages of his life and had one last hurrah left in him in the genre he excelled and is fondly remembered in.

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Related Topix: The Sons of Katie Elder, Drama Movies, The Shootist, True Grit, Adventure, Celebrities, John Wayne, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Crime Movies, Action Movies, Coogan's Bluff

Examiner.com

Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe revealed in HBO film

Marilyn Monroe has been gone for over 50 years, but the fascination with the Hollywood sex symbol has endured and the mystic remains.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, The Prince and the Showgirl, Film Noir, The Misfits, Bus Stop, Thriller, How to Marry a Millionaire, Drama Movies, Niagara, Celebrities, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe

KTAR

Wildfire near Prescott explodes to 600 acres

Position: Senior News Reporter. Started with KTAR July 4, 1999. Family: Wife, daughter, grandson Favorite food: Steak and shrimp, and any food on campouts.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Prescott, AZ, Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, Drama Movies, True Grit, Adventure, Celebrities, John Wayne

Houston Press

Five Waylon Jennings Albums You Should Own

"Ladies love outlaws," Waylon Jennings once sang, and well knew. Yes they do, and so do plenty of fellers, who may love the late Littlefield-born musician -- who was a losing coin flip away from being on Buddy Holly's doomed plane in February 1959 -- even more.

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Related Topix: Waylon, Music!, Waylon Jennings, Country, Dierks Bentley, Willie Nelson, Red Headed Stranger

Film School Rejects

How the Summer of 2013 Kicked Off the Post-Movie Star Era

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air-turned-21st-century box office king has enjoyed his time as perhaps the sole exception to the many articles that have discussed at length the death of the traditional movie star .

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BroadwayWorld.com

Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellan-Led No Man's Land, Waiting for Godot to Go On Sale 7/15

Tickets to the limited season repertoire of Harold Pinter 's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett 's WAITING FOR GODOT, starring Ian McKellen , Patrick Stewar t , Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley directed by Sean Mathias go on sale beginning Monday, July 15 through Sunday, July 21 through Audience Rewards.

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Queerty

Little Pink House On The Prairie: Nellie Oleson's Dad Was Gay And Managed Liberace

How much gay can you take first thing in the morning? In a great New York Times profile of cult gay icon Alison Arngrim, better known as sausage-curled super-bitch Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie , we learn a lot is rainbow-colored in the erstwhile TV star's life.

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Hollywood Reporter

Emmys: 'Elementary's' Jonny Lee Miller Revels in the Idiosyncrasies of Sherlock Holmes

For Miller, Watson as Sherlock's equal -- and not a love interest -- was a relief.

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Related Topix: Elementary, Entertainment, Television, Emmy Awards, Sherlock, Short, Crime Movies, Smith!, Family, Drama Movies, Smith, Eli Stone, Action TV, Drama

Daily Mail

Tom and his boy Connor spend the day paddle-boarding in Malibu

And after the rough old year Tom Cruise has had, it was down to his loyal only son Connor to show him some appreciation.

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Related Topix: Oblivion, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Tom Cruise

Sunday Herald

Crime series book deal for Parsons

NOVELIST Tony Parsons is turning to crime after striking a new three-book deal for a series of detective stories.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Daily Mail

Agnes Bruckner goes from B-cup to DD to play Anna Nicole Smith...without undergoing breast surgery

She had to go from a B bra cup size to a DD to play the star in the Lifetime biopic The Anna Nicole Story, but she wasn't willing to go under the surgeon's knife to achieve the look.

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Collider

Morgan Freeman in Talks to Join Luc Besson's LUCY; Brooklyn...

Although she gains the powers of clairvoyance, telekinesis and an ability to disregard pain and emotion, she must race against the clock in order to survive.

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BroadwayWorld.com

Masked Director's Come Out and Play Set for DVD & Blu-ray Release Tomorrow

Based on Juan Jos Plans' novel, "El Juego De Los Ninos," COME OUT AND PLAY is Makinov's directorial debut.

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Related Topix: Come Out and Play, 3:10 to Yuma, Vinessa Shaw

The Clarion-Ledger

Joe Rogers: Styling and the Second Amendment

I'd like to thank Mississippi legislators for bringing guns back out into the open and restoring them to their rightful place in society:as fashion accessories.

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Related Topix: Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys, Country, Wesson, MS, Wanted Dead or Alive, Entertainment, Television

MLive.com

'The King' to fill Hope Summer Repertory Theatre Stage beginning June 21

The legendary Elvis Presley wisely stated, "Sad thing is, you can still love someone and be wrong for them."

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Related Topix: Love Me Tender, Musical Movies, Elvis Presley, Pop/Rock, Hope College, Ithaca College, University of Minnesota, Entertainment

MacLeans

Bruce Dern is leaving the 'dernsies' at home

The question had to be asked: what the hell is a dernsie ? Veteran actor Bruce Dern dropped the word during a Cannes press conference for Alexander Payne's Nebraska , proclaiming it the first movie he has ever shot without "dernsies."

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Related Topix: The Cowboys, Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Family, War Movies, Drama Movies, Coming Home, Thriller, Family Plot, Bruce Dern, The Descendants, About Schmidt

DurhamRegion.com

On The Waterfront: now on Blu-ray

Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint. WHITBY -- Whitby columnist Andy Merey has nothing but praise for the Blu-ray version of the classic film 'On The Waterfront'.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, On the Waterfront, The Missouri Breaks, Celebrities, Marlon Brando, Hoboken, NJ, Oscars

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