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3 hrs ago | Foster's Daily Democrat

a The Rat Pack is (really) Backa at the Ogunquit Playhouse

The new Rat Pack: Brian Duprey as Frank Sinatra, Kyle Diamond as Sammy Davis, Jr., Drew Anthony as Dean Martin and Mickey Joseph as Joey Bishop.

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Related Topix: The Rat Pack, Sammy Davis Jr., Jazz, Black Entertainment

7 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Mickey and the Magical Map

Get ready to travel away into the land of imagination, music and adventure this summer with the debut of Mickey and the Magical Map.

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Related Topix: Walt Disney

11 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal

Bartitsu: The Sherlock Holmes Way of Self-Defense

At the Steampunk World's Fair in Piscataway, NJ, Mark Donelly demonstrated the obscure art of Bartitsu, a Victorian system of self defense practiced by Sherlock Holmes.

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Related Topix: Life, Self Defense, Piscataway, NJ, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle

Thu May 23, 2013

The Beaumont Enterprise

Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'

In this April 23, 2006 file photo, author Dan Brown talks about his court dealings surrounding his book "The Da Vinci Code" in Portsmouth, N.H. Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Authors, Books, Portsmouth, NH

CNN

Cameron condemns brutal hacking death, says Britain stands firm

The victim killed in a cleaver attack Wednesday was identified as Drummer Lee Rigby of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

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Related Topix: Battalion, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Terrorism, Essex County, England, Greater London County, England

The Huffington Post

Read Leonard Nimoy's Angry Letter About Spock's Death

"No, there is another." This one line spoken by Yoda during "The Empire Strikes Back" set off three years of speculation before it was revealed in "Return of the Jedi" that Leia was Luke Skywalker's twin sister and, therefore, the "other" hope to defeat the Dark Side.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Celebrities, Leonard Nimoy, Pop/Rock, Empire, Star Wars

EDGE

Lea Salonga

After Kobe beef, cheesecake drizzled in peach sauce, and coffee served from silver pots are whisked away, the band, white-haired and dressed in black, tests their instruments on stage.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Mulan, Adventure, Musical Movies, Short, Aladdin, Celebrities, Lea Salonga, Life, Food, Beef, Meat, Philippines, Southeast Asia, World News

Fort Morgan Times

NJC gala to feature big band-style singer

This year's NJC Foundation Gala, to benefit the HOPE Scholarship, will provide new entertainment for those who attend the June event.

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Related Topix: Dean Martin, Jazz, Tony Bennett, Laughlin, NV

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Yoda Chronicles Takes Over Times Square With Giant LEGO Star Wars Model

The Force will be strong in Times Square this week. To celebrate the premiere of the new Cartoon Network special LEGO Star Wars : The Yoda Chronicles , LEGO and Lucasfilm have teamed up to bring a massive recreation of a X-wing Starfighter to New York City.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Made, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television

The Wichita Eagle

At last, we get Tolkien's take on King Arthur

"The Fall of Arthur" by J. R. R. Tolkien is an unfinished poem written about King Arthur, Lanceleot, Guinevere and Mordred.

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MyKawartha.com

ZOOMING @50 PLUS | The Rat Pack is back

John Morello as Dean Martin joins his Rat Pack colleagues for The Sands Trio's benefit for Homegrown Homes this Saturday night .

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Pridesource.com

Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Les Ballets, Prairie Home

From world music superstars and comic book supervillians to 3-D superhero mapping and a super bouncy exhibit for kids, the new Ann Arbor Summer Festival season runs from June 14 through July 7, and features an eclectic mix of music, dance, comedy, film, spoken word, contemporary circus, street arts and family entertainment.

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Related Topix: Ann Arbor, MI, Comedy Movies, Music!, A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jazz

The Memphis Flyer

Whoop That Trek

Movie adaptations are tricky business. The more familiar moviegoers are with the source material, the more likely they are to reject most, if not all, of the adaptation's changes, emendations, or repairs.

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Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Science Fiction TV, Entertainment, Television, Chris Pine

Thewestmorland Gazette

a Gripping tale that will have audiences at the edge of their seats is bound for Burneside.

With the roaring success of their 2012 production of Dracula still ringing in their ears, Burneside Amateur Theatrical Society director Gordon Lawson and his talented players embark on yet another dramatic journey - this time across dark and brooding Dartmoor in a new, fast-paced adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel The Hound of the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, Baskervilles, Sherlock, Entertainment, Television

Wed May 22, 2013

OhNoTheyDidnt

Stevie Nicks hints at solo show

Fleetwood Mac song-stress Stevie Nicks is tantalizing fans with a bold idea: a one-woman show.

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Related Topix: Fleetwood Mac, Pop/Rock, Stevie Nicks, Celebrities, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli

QTMagazine

10 Very Different Key West Escapes

Whether you're staying in a luxury spa or at a Victorian spread, the Conch Republic can be anything you imagine.

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Related Topix: Key West, FL, Ernest Hemingway, Life, Food, Seafood

How Stuff Works

How Our Brains Miss the Obvious

One of Leonardo Da Vinci's strangest paintings, "The Adoration of the Magi" was commissioned for the altar of the monastery of San Donato a Scopeto, near Florence, in 1481.

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Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Italy, World News, Celebrities, Dan Brown, Authors, Books, UC San Diego

The Peninsula

Doha set for French comedy: The Lady from Maxim's

After directing plays written by Alan Bennett, Victor Ham, Samuel Beckett, Jaoui-Bacri, Reza and Molire at the Qatar National Theatre since 2008, French actress and director Alice Safran now brings to Doha The Lady from Maxim's. The comedy, written by Feydeau at the end of the 19th century, has a main cast of 15 Lebanese and French actors, plus six ... (more)

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Related Topix: Alan Bennett, Qatar Travel, Travel, World News, Qatar, Middle East, Middle East Travel

Tbs.com

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation Alec Baldwin , Brian Grazer , Kelly Preston , Dakota Fanning , Spencer Breslin, Bo Welch Conrad and Sally Walden are home alone with their pet fish.

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Related Topix: Dr. Seuss, Celebrities, Alec Baldwin, Brian Grazer, Kelly Preston, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin, Movies, Entertainment

Iol.co.za

Hamill's Jedi pants auctioned

The pants worn by actor Mark Hamill in the first Oscar-winning Star Wars film went under the hammer on Tuesday for $36 100, according to an auction house's website.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, LucasArts, Video Games, Celebrities, Mark Hamill