NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Billboard magazine has picked Reba McEntire for its first “Woman of the Year” award.
NEW YORK – Though his documentary won an Oscar and he now has an Emmy, Al Gore doesn’t rate his chances high for a Grammy.
LONDON – The Sex Pistols are reuniting for a concert to mark the 30th anniversary of their only album, “Never Mind the Bollocks.”
Bloomington Playwrights Project will feature a smorgasbord of local theatrical flair this Thursday through Sunday.
Fashion always has been and always will be a part of my life. I wake up every morning thinking about what I will wear the next day. I can’t help it. What I and others wear will always be a part of me.
BOLOGNA, Italy – I am the biggest art history dweeb ever. I will freely admit it. This week, I finally made some time to start exploring the local art and culture (other than the bars and nightlife).
Progressive rock band Umphrey’s McGee will be coming to the IU Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 9.
Last Friday night, couples, families and friends laid out their blankets on the grass and set up folding chairs as they prepared for a night of Shakespeare when the Monroe County Civic Theater debuted a contemporary version of “Romeo and Juliet,” at Third Street Park.
LOS ANGELES – Carol Channing’s signature dress – a shimmery number she wore in the stage production of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” – was recovered Friday night after being stolen from a Hollywood hotel.
NEW YORK – 50 Cent may be getting hip-hop’s equivalent of a gold watch next week.
LONDON – Led Zeppelin will perform a one-time comeback concert in memory of Ahmet Ertegun, a co-founder of Atlantic Records.
NEW YORK – On a quiet Labor Day weekend in a sunlit, fourth-floor rehearsal studio just off of Times Square, the “Ascot Gavotte” is about to begin.
Top Secret! The CIA once gave a Cuban operative poison to put in Fidel Castro’s daily chocolate milk shake.
One of Shakespeare’s best known plays, “Romeo and Juliet” will be modernized tonight and given a Bloomington spin. Russell McGee and the Monroe County Civil Theatre will premiere the play at 7 p.m. Friday in Bloomington’s Third Street Park.
The Buskirk-Chumley Theater’s Fashion+Function+Art show Wednesday gave onlookers the chance to see Bloomington through a different lens – literally.
NEW YORK – Zac Posen, with his handbag line, new fragrance deal and long list of sponsors for his show, certainly has an entrepreneurial spirit. It seems, though, he also admires the spirit of the pioneers.
LOS ANGELES – Paul Haggis jokes that after more than two decades of failing his way to success in television, he finally reached his true destination: the big screen. There has been little resembling failure for him there.
LOS ANGELES – Jon Stewart is getting a do-over as Oscar host. America’s favorite faux newscaster, who drew mixed reviews for his first stint in 2006, has been picked for a return engagement in February, the film academy announced Wednesday.
DETROIT – The White Stripes have canceled upcoming tour dates “due to health issues.” “Meg White is suffering from acute anxiety and is unable to travel at this time,” the duo said Tuesday in a posting on their Web site. “We hate to let people down and are very sorry.”
