

By Sonny Bunch - Special to The Washington Times
“Saturday Night Live” has seen its fair share of brilliant performers. John Belushi and Chevy Chase in the early years; budding movie stars including Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers later on; Adam Sandler and Chris Farley; Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon. But none got the emotional sendoff reserved for Kristen Wiig. Published May 22, 2012 Comments

By Associated Press
He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the “Dancing With the Stars” mirrorball trophy to his awards collection. Published May 23, 2012 Comments

By Associated Press
Lifetime network has set a premiere date for its new reality series about Bristol Palin’s home life in Alaska. Published May 23, 2012 Comments

By David Germain - Associated Press
Fifteen years into their relationship, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are like an old married couple, intimately familiar with each other’s habits and quirks. Published May 22, 2012 Comments

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times
Commander Kal Wardin returns to take back Earth in a dynamic first-person shooter built for Apple’s mobile gaming tablet. Published May 22, 2012 Comments

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Lady Gaga was to be allowed to hold a second concert in Manila on Tuesday night after state censors ruled her “provocative” act was within legal bounds, a city official said. Published May 22, 2012 Comments

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on “American Idol” next year, but the rocker said he has loved the experience of sitting next to her. Published May 22, 2012 Comments
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By RON HARRIS - Associated Press
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By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press
Vampires, Transformers, singing high-schoolers: They can all be tough to outrun.
By The Associated Press - Associated Press
Here's a listing of the 2011 inductees to the National Recording Registry in chronological order:
By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press
Fifty-five years after its publication, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" is finally burning on the big screen.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Los Angeles-based designer Claire Pettibone says Priscilla Chan was wearing one of her dresses when she married Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Lady Gaga is as confused as anyone about whether she'll be allowed to perform in Indonesia.
By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press
On a recent evening on Baku's seaside promenade, throbbing Euro-dance music blared out from an open-air concert as families strolled by. Cafes serving fragrant skewered meat served throngs of locals and foreigners.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Lady Gaga is as confused as anyone about whether she'll be allowed to perform in Indonesia.
By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press
From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.
By RYAN PEARSON - Associated Press
After moving across an ocean to rural England, Lisa Marie Presley found herself as close as she's ever been to her father, at least musically.
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Holy cow. The most rapturous audience reception at the Cannes Film Festival has gone to "Holy Motors," a disorienting, whirling dream of a movie by French director Leos Carax.
By Brett Zongker - Associated Press
From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Lifetime network has set a premiere date for its new reality series about Bristol Palin's home life in Alaska.