Recent Posts Tagged With 'news'

• News Roundup: July 17

  Posted on Friday July 17th, 2009 at 22:44 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Selected entertainment news including the death of Walter Cronkite. Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92 (AP, 7/17/09) Beverly Roberts, Bogart co-star, dies at age 96 (AP, 7/17/09) New Harry Potter movie sets world opening record (AP, 7/1...

• News Roundup: July 10

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 00:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Selected entertainment news. LAPD: Michael Jackson’s drug history to be probed (AP, 7/9/09) Billy Mays remains a TV pitchman, even in death (AP, 7/9/09) Sony Adds Netflix Streaming Video (PC World, 7/9/09) Top cable programs for June 29-July 5...

• News Roundup: June 5

  Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 00:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Selected entertainment news including the death of David Carradine: Four weeks to say how Carradine died: Thai police (AFP, 6/5/09) Colbert to broadcast 4 shows from Baghdad (Reuters, 6/5/09) Bruce Lee co-star Shih Kien dies at age 96 (AP, 6/5/09...

• News Roundup: May 29

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 00:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. Obama setting up better security for computers  (AP, 5/29/09) Funnyman Andy Samberg ready for MTV Movie Awards (AP, 5/29/09) “All in the Family” scribe Mickey Ross dies (Reuters, 5/29/09) ...

• News Roundup: May 22

  Posted on Friday May 22nd, 2009 at 00:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. Ledger’s last performance hits screen in Cannes (AFP, 5/22/09) Online classified use soaring in US: Pew survey (Reuters, 5/22/09) Actress Lucy Gordon found dead at age 28 in Paris (AP, 5/21/09) ...

• News Roundup: May 15

  Posted on Friday May 15th, 2009 at 00:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. “Ugly Americans” leads Comedy Central slate (Reuters, 5/15/09) Stakes are high in TV deals, even if money is down (Reuters, 5/15/09) Google Pulls Trademark Restrictions for U.S. Ads (NewsF...

• News Roundup: May 1

  Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 00:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the White House’s new online ventures and the death of Bea Arthur. White House takes Web 2.0 leap (AP, 5/1/09) TV Academy honors programs with a ‘conscience’ (AP, 5/1/09) Lis...

• News Roundup: April 24

  Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 00:16 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including TV series returning in the fall. ‘Battle of the Bulge’ director Annakin dies at 94 (AP, 4/23/09) ABC orders 12 returning series for the fall (AP, 4/23/09) BET plans a channel to ta...

• News Roundup: April 10

  Posted on Friday April 10th, 2009 at 15:22 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. Public asked to vote on favorite Simpsons stamp (AP, 4/10/09) FCC opens effort to boost broadband to nation (AP, 4/10/09) Publisher to release new batch of Vonnegut stories (AP, 4/10/09) YouTube and U...

• News Roundup: April 3

  Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at 22:54 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. West Coast gets first live Golden Globes next year (AP, 4/3/09) FCC Asked To Apply Open Internet Rule To Skype (NewsFactor, 4/3/09) BC-Best-sellers-Books-PW (AP, 4/2/09) Borders sees fewer Waldenbooks ...

• News Roundup: March 27

  Posted on Friday March 27th, 2009 at 12:48 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. Giant Internet worm set to change tactics April 1 (AP, 3/27/09) French Culinary Tour Helps City Harvest (Chic Galleria, 3/27/09) U.S. digital TV switch may still need fine-tuning (Reuters, 3/26/09) BC-...

• News Roundup: March 20

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 00:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the death of Natasha Richardson. Autopsy: Richardson died from bleeding in brain (AP, 3/20/09) Researchers Make Wormy Twitter Attack (PC World, 3/20/09) Pixar’s ‘Up’ to open ...

• News Roundup: March 6

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 22:55 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. Conficker Worm Strikes Back With New Variant (PC World, 3/6/09) U.S. gears up for digital TV switch on June 12 (Reuters, 3/5/09) BC-Best-sellers-Books-WSJ (AP, 3/5/09) Crime syndicates more involved ...

• News Roundup: February 27

  Posted on Thursday February 26th, 2009 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. Stop Worms From Automatically Spreading, Easily (PC Magazine, 2/26/09) Malware Tricking Search Engines, and You Too (PC Magazine, 2/26/09) Top 15 cable shows in Feb. 16-22 Nielsen ratings (AP, 2/26...

• News Roundup: February 20

  Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including Oscar preparations and an overview of Fashion Week. Networks’ comedy pilots reflect recessionary times (Reuters, 2/20/09) Cable providers eye offering TV shows online: report (Reuters, ...

• News Roundup: February 6

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet Oscar front-runners (Reuters, 2/5/09) Some TV stations to end analog signal on Feb. 17 (AP, 2/5/09) New App Lets Spammers Target Twitter (PC World, 2/5/09) BC-Best-sellers-B...

• News Roundup: January 30

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 23:30 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the deaths of writer John Updike, author/columnist James Brady, and director/producer Kim Manners. “X-Files” director, producer Kim Manners dies (Reuters, 1/29/09) Senate approve...

• News Roundup: January 23

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the list of Oscar nominations. List of 81st annual Oscar nominations is announced (AP, 1/22/09) Trojan found in pirated Apple iWork software (CNET, 1/22/09) BC-Best-sellers-Books-PW (AP, 1/2...

• News Roundup: January 16

  Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the deaths of Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan. BC-Best-sellers-Books-PW (AP, 1/15/09) New DVD releases include ‘Saw V,’ ‘Max Payne’ (AP, 1/15/09) Ricardo Montalb...

• News Roundup: January 9

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news. Netflix and Film Independent launch filmmaking contest (AP, 1/8/09) New TV trends: Internet movies, 3-D, power saving (AP, 1/8/09) Top 5 lists in entertainment (AP, 1/8/09) BC-Best-sellers-Books-PW (A...

• News Roundup: January 2

  Posted on Thursday January 1st, 2009 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the top entertainment titles that closed out 2008. NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2009 (Chic Galleria, 1/2/09) Music sales for 2008 ride digital coattails (Yahoo! Tech, 1/1/09) BC-Best-sellers-Boo...

• News Roundup: December 26

  Posted on Thursday December 25th, 2008 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including the death of Eartha Kitt. Eartha Kitt, sultry ‘Santa Baby’ singer, dies (AP, 12/25/08) Nobel-winning playwright Harold Pinter dead at 78 (Reuters, 12/25/08) ‘Sopranos’...

• News Roundup: December 19

  Posted on Thursday December 18th, 2008 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, style, sales, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including SAG Award nominees. Critics weigh in on year’s best films (Reuters, 12/19/08) ‘Apocalypse Now’ actor Sam Bottoms dies in LA (AP, 12/18/08) Nominees for annual Screen Actors G...

• News Roundup: December 12

  Posted on Thursday December 11th, 2008 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including Golden Globe nominations. Eastwood, “Dark Knight” among Globes snubs (Reuters, 12/12/08) Triple-threat Hugh Jackman shakes up Oscar format (AP, 12/12/08) Actors’ strike thr...

• News Roundup: November 28

  Posted on Thursday November 27th, 2008 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including post-Thanksgiving shopping on the Internet. Black Friday Shoppers Tap the Net for Best Deals (NewsFactor, 11/27/08) “WALL-E” and “Thunder” top DVD charts (Reuters, 11/2...

• News Roundup: November 14

  Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 23:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  Below, a selection of recent entertainment news including People’s Choice Award nominations....

• News Roundup: November 7

  Posted on Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 22:00 in books, news, movies, TV, style, online media

  GlamHub.com presents a selection of recent entertainment news including the death of author Michael Crichton. ...