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Lil Wayne tramples American flag while filming music video
Video footage of Lil Wayne filming the music video for his single, "God Bless Amerika," is causing controversy. In the YouTube clip, the 30-year-old rapper stands in front of a large American flag, which drops to the ground revealing a group of people in his native New Orleans. Lil Wayne then repeatedly steps on the flag as he raps. When the video footage went viral, Twitter users ...
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On Hollywood’s menu Food truck or sit-down restaurant
The weekly food truck event attracts 1,800 to Young Circle every Monday night. But city leaders want to make sure they’re not taking business away from restaurants and ...
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Local arts entertainment Submit your events at dailyherald.com calendar
Includes plays, films, festivals, art exhibits and receptions, concerts, dance shows and more. Deadline is two weeks before event. Father's Day Charity Car Show: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16, Libertyville Chevrolet, 1001 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. The North Shore Corvette Club and Libertyville Chevrolet are sponsoring a Corvette, Chevy and Street Rod car show. Veterans will be ...
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Healing power of music provesnoteworthy
The playlist of evidence that music has a special role in our lives and health has been getting longer in the past few months. Certainly, not everyone likes the same music, and music therapy tries to respect that. But one recent study shows that the brains of most people listening to the same music respond in the same way. A brain-imaging study done at Stanford University used classical music by ...
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UPDATE 1-Third Point raises Sony stake presses for entertainment spin-off
Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:04pm EDT TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - New York-based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit. The move comes after Third Point, a $13 billion hedge fund founded by billionaire investor Daniel Loeb, ...
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Streaming services sign Hollywood deals
Netflix and LoveFilm have both struck deals with big Hollywood studios as the online streaming services compete to snap up television and film ...
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Germany Puts Spotlight on Its Own Anti-Soviet Revolt
Joachim Gauck, the first Easterner to be president of the reunited Germany, was 13 at the time, living in the Baltic port of Rostock, he told Parliament in a quietly emotional speech on Friday. "But I remember very clearly the sense of euphoria that the dock workers were on strike," Mr. Gauck said. "I was sure that something new was under ...
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Fox News Sued for Live Airing of Mans Suicide
's three sons, aged 9, 13 and 15, the boys have suffered extreme emotional distress after seeing online video of their father pressing a handgun to his head and pulling the trigger. News Corp, Fox Entertainment Group and Fox News Network are named as plaintiffs in the ...
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Exec Shuffle ABCs Quinn Taylor Joins NBC as Long-Form Chief
to NBC. Taylor, who will leave his post as SVP of movies, miniseries and acquisitions at the ABC Entertainment Group, is currently in talks to join the rival. At NBC, he is set to become EVP of miniseries and co-productions, reporting to NBC entertainment ...
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Roland Emmerich Raises Nearly $1 Million for Cambodian Childrens Fund
Roland Emmerich's 'White House Down' Will Hit Theaters November 2013 The occasion included dinner and auction that raised nearly $1 million to benefit former Fox and Sony ...
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Transcendence Writer Jack Paglen in Talks for Prometheus Sequel
, who would likely return for the sequel. Scott will produce the sequel through his Scott Free banner. Newcomer Paglen's script for sci-fi project will be the directorial debut for Wally ...
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Douglas Trumbull Natalie Woods Last Director Returns With Sci-Fi Project
The innovative filmmaker, inventor (Showscan) and Oscar-recipient's new 10-minute project was made in 4K, 3D and at a high frame rate of 120 frames per second. (By ...
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Jessica Chastain Im Not Talking About My Love Life Till Im Engaged
may have a hot boyfriend, but you won't catch her flaunting the romance on a red carpet.At least not right now."Sometimes when someone [in the press] asks me about my dating status, I get really quiet about that because I want to protect it," Chastain, whose boyfriend is Italian fashion executive Gian Luca Passi de ...
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Wendys Customer Goes Off on Drive-Thru Employee Theres No Cheese in Hamburger
Why are people getting so mad about fast food?! It's just fast food, people!"Is there cheese in hamburger? There's no cheese in hamburger," this man screams at the employee working the drive-thru, who should have yelled back, "Is there walking in drive-thrus? There's no walking in drive-thrus."The man, who received a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger and ...
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Brad Pitt Walks the World War Z Red Carpet in NYC
LOOK: Brad and Angie are twinsies during her birthday dinner date In addition to Brangelina's premiere presence, Pitt has surprised eager fans at a series of screenings around the country, popping up ...
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Amanda Bynes Says She Will Not Date Rapper Drake
more things about her former crush."I don't like leading people on. I will not date @Drake ever. I only want to be his friend. I'm sorry that I insult him but it's hard not to!" ...
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Couples steamy romance e-books save their home
CBS News Their youngest son had contracted a virus. Jack was forced to leave a teaching program to care for him. Jasinda, a music and theater teacher, saw her income cut when a school program was cancelled. Jasinda said they were probably about 30 days away from losing their house. At that point, they had no idea what they were going to do. "You can't really show up at ...
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Class-action lawsuit filed in NYC against Warner Music Atlantic over unpaid internships
NEW YORK -- A former intern filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records over his unpaid internship, similar to a spate of recent lawsuits in other industries pushing back against the widespread practice. In the filing in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, plaintiff Justin Henry says he was never paid for the office work he performed from October 2007 ...
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Mumford Sons bassist on the mend after brain surgery
Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California April 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mike ...
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Jay Zs million-album Samsung sale unlikely to count for charts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z's upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figures, an industry expert said on ...
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The Hollywood Reporter Announces Nine Hires Five Promotions
has announced the promotion of five staffers and the addition of nine more to the expanding media company. May also marked a flagship month for the publication's website, THR.com, which received the highest traffic in its ...
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Community Creator Dan Harmon Calls Season 4 Unflattering Has Harsh Words for Studio
- until now. As Harmon put it, the season echoed the then-newly inserted showrunners' desires of infusing Harmon's voice into each episode. "It's not somebody doing what they do and trying really hard to make people happy. It is very much an impression, an unflattering one," Harmon ...
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FilmDistrict to Distribute Zac Efrons Are We Officially Dating
Cannes: Zac Efron, Amber Heard Ride Onto 'Autobahn' FilmDistrict has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Treehouse Pictures-produced romantic ...
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Paul Williams From Soft Rock Hitmaker to Daft Punk Collaborator
Pharrell Williams on Mentor Hans Zimmer, Working With Miley Cyrus (Q&A) His rich legacy was not lost on French electronic duo Daft Punk, who recruited the 72-year-old to contribute lyrics and vocals to "Touch" and "Beyond," two tracks on their breathlessly hyped No. 1 ...
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IC Church festival to feature great food entertainment
The Immaculate Conception Church festival will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the church festival area on East Crawford ...
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