By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times
The final frontier? Forget it. This soulless sequel to a reboot is only too happy to go where every generic sci-fi blockbuster has gone before, and not so boldly either. Published May 16, 2013 Comments
By Matthew Dicker - Special to The Washington Times
John Adams has been one of the best known and most admired composers of the past several decades. His famously minimalist yet emotionally maximalist music has served as an aggressive repudiation of the common stereotype that classical music is a form hopelessly stuck in a past in which wealthy patrons sit silently in lavishly appointed concert halls listening to the works of composers who lived centuries ago. Published May 17, 2013 Comments
By Samantha Sault - Special to the Washington Times
Horse Racing: 138th Preakness Stakes Exhibit: Portraits by Boris Chaliapin Festival: Dragon Boat Festival Lecture: Khaled Hosseini Fundraiser: Ryan Zimmerman’s Night at the Park Published May 17, 2013 Comments
By Daniel Wattenberg - The Washington Times
Topless German feminists on Thursday crucified and burned Barbie in a protest outside the Barbie Dreamhouse in Berlin. Published May 16, 2013 Comments
By Derrik J. Lang - Associated Press
With a flawless voice that recalled past “American Idol” finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous seasons, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn’t able to do: She won the title of “American Idol.” Published May 17, 2013 Comments
By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press
Suspected thieves ripped out a small safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with about $1 million worth of jewelry inside, a French police official said Friday. Published May 17, 2013 Comments
By Jake Coyle - Associated Press
Emma Watson is reveling in her post-“Harry Potter” freedom at the Cannes Film Festival, relishing a Valley girl role far from her wise-beyond-her-years Hermione. Published May 16, 2013 Comments
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By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
Top seeds GM Gata Kamsky and IM Irina Krush are setting the early pace at the U.S. men's and women's championships that got underway Friday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, with each posting three wins in their first three games. Published May 7, 2013
By David Porter - Associated Press
Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill stood in federal court Monday and compared her experience in the music business to the slavery her ancestors endured before a judge sentenced her to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes over the past decade. Published May 7, 2013
By Associated Press
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will guest-host the "Today" show later this month. Published May 7, 2013
By Associated Press
Federal authorities say platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule has left federal prison. Published May 7, 2013
By Ryan Pearson - Associated Press
Some of rap's elder statesmen say they're worried about the culture's focus on youth, current emphasis on freewheeling partying and "you only live once" ethos. "At some point somebody has to realize that hip-hop has to learn how to grow up," said rap pioneer Melle Mel. "It's way too juvenile, and it's been that way for too long." Published May 7, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A wannabe serial killer whose crimes were influenced by Showtime's hit series "Dexter" has been given unlimited access to the show from his cell in a maximum-security prison, The Daily Mail reports. Published May 6, 2013
By Daniel Wattenberg - The Washington Times
For all his legendary powers of persuasion, Bill Clinton never could quite sweet-talk Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak into closing the deal on a final status peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority back in 2000. Looks like he whiffed again with Jimmy Page and and Robert Plant. Published May 6, 2013
By Associated Press
A troupe of street drummers got a shock Saturday when Helen Mirren, dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, emerged from a London theater to berate them for disrupting her show. Published May 6, 2013
By Associated Press
Megastar singer Justin Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue fan has become the hit of his concert in Dubai. Published May 6, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Pop icon Beyonce called the amount of criticism she and husband Jay-Z faced for their vacation in Cuba "shocking" in an interview that aired Monday. Published May 6, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Security guards rushed Jennifer Lopez to safety after hearing a series of gunshots about 400 yards from where she was filming a music video on Sunday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Published May 6, 2013
By Hillel Italie - Associated Press
Officials at three publishing houses said Monday that they had been contacted about a planned memoir by Jason Collins, the first active player in any of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay Published May 6, 2013
By David Porter - Associated Press
Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill was sentenced Monday to three months in prison and an additional three months in home confinement for failing to pay taxes on about $1 million in earnings Published May 6, 2013
By Associated Press
Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay taxes on about $1 million in earnings. Published May 6, 2013
By Associated Press
A French mayor says Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley has said "oui" to rocker James Righton in a small wedding ceremony in southern France. Published May 5, 2013
