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2 hrs ago | 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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5 hrs ago | 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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9 hrs ago | 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

9 hrs ago | 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

9 hrs ago | 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

StarPulse.com

Luke Skywalker's Pants Go Under The Hammer

A pair of pants worn by Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy has pulled in $36,100 at auction.

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

Celebrity Dirty Laundry

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Reportedly In Talks For 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Role

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is known more for his off-screen shenanigans nowadays than he's known for his acting career.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Entertainment, Television, The Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, LucasArts, Video Games, Thriller, Drama Movies, Match Point

The Kansas City Star

Frosty drinks are oh-so cool

Anything pink with an umbrella or sugary rim is dismissed as girly and lightweight.

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Related Topix: Drink, Cocktails, The Rat Pack, Kansas City, MO, Tequila, Liquor, Life, Food, Pudding

ABS-CBN News

Dan Brown calls Manila 'gates of hell' in novel

While travel magazines have recently been citing the Philippines as a tropical paradise, American author Dan Brown seems to think otherwise based on his much-anticipated new novel.

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BroadwayWorld.com

BWW TV: Matilda's Bertie Carvel Sings 'The Smell of Rebellion'

Winner of a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical, Matilda The Musical is more than a show, it's a phenomenon.

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UTV

JLS to perform at Belfast charity gig

The concert, which will be one of the band's last high profile gigs before they officially split next year, takes place on 2 August at the Titanic slipways in the city.

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The Beaumont Enterprise

Author Glenn Announces the Release of 'Sean and 'Himself''.

Author Glenn Announces the Release of - Sean and - Himself''. Taking a cue from the fairy tales of Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen - " two of his major influences - " Glenn delivers traditional Irish tales in his 2011 short story collection "Sean and - Himself'" , which will be featured in the 2013 New Title Showcase book ... (more)

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Daily Echo

Austin anniversary

Curator of Hampshire's Jane Austen Museum, Louise West, will be talking about the author, her life and her writing to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice.

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Related Topix: Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice, Europress, Koch Media, Video Games

IBerkshires

'The Great Gatsby': A Bit Jazzed-Up

Too bad the 1926, silent version of "The Great Gatsby," filmed only a year after F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the book, is missing.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pop/Rock, Comedy Movies, Biography Movies, Moulin Rouge, Musical Movies, Ernest Hemingway, Arts, Literature