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LA co. challenges Kodak move to dump theater deal

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20:08 -0500

The owner of Hollywood's Kodak Theatre is challenging bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co.'s effort to end its sponsorship agreement and have the company's name removed from the Academy Awards venue.

Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:07 -0500

Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.

Britain's media ethics inquiry: the story so far

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:39:53 -0500

J.K Rowling described how press intrusion made her feel like a hostage, Hugh Grant traded insults with a newspaper editor and a former tabloid reporter insisted that only evildoers had any need of privacy.

San Francisco to honor Tony Bennett

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:59:14 -0500

San Francisco is honoring legendary crooner Tony Bennett, whose famous song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was recorded 50 years ago.

Musician Cat Power cancels Israel show

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:35:26 -0500

American musician Cat Power has canceled her show in Israel, joining a list of artists shunning the country over its conflict with the Palestinians.

LA police search for escapee who stalked Madonna

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:06:26 -0500

Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who was convicted of threatening to kill Madonna and walked away from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital last week.

China author Han Han sues over ghostwriting claims

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:04:37 -0500

Celebrity author Han Han has filed a defamation lawsuit in Shanghai against a writer who alleges some of Han's prolific works were penned by others.

NY Fashion Week: Wearable, sellable looks for fall

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:59:45 -0500

Fashion designers, retailers, editors and stylists settled into their routines Thursday for eight days of previews at New York Fashion Week with barely a blink at all the photographers' flashes: a sign of business-as-usual stability.

Cynthia Rowley collection inspired by craftsmen

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:23:46 -0500

Well, now we know how she does it: With lots of YouTube breaks and double-brewed coffee. In this so-much-information era, designer Cynthia Rowley spilled her work habits to the audience gathered Thursday night for the runway preview of her fall collection during New York Fashion Week.

Glass' 'The Perfect American' to open in Madrid

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:48:38 -0500

Philip Glass' "The Perfect American," imagining the final months of the life of Walt Disney, will have its world premiere at Madrid's Teatro Real on Jan. 22, 2013.