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  • Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene from "Star Trek Into Darkness." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Zade Rosenthal)

    MOVIE REVIEW: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

    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

  • During his residency next week, John Adams will present emerging musicians such as violinist Jennifer Koh and will conduct music by himself and others that prove classical music is as relevant as ever.

    Composer John Adams making old musical forms new

    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

  • This Dec. 9, 2008 file photo shows actress Bea Arthur arriving at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 2008 Hall of Fame Ceremony in Los Angeles. Spokesman Dan Watt says Arthur, 86, died at home early Saturday. He says Arthur had cancer, but declined to give further details. (Associated Press)

    A topless painting of Bea Arthur fetches a jaw-dropping $1.9 million at Christie’s auction

    By Associated Press

    A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. Published May 17, 2013 Comments

  • ALTHEA GIBSON 
 by Boris Chaliapin 
 Watercolor and pencil on board 
 1957 
 Sight: 62.3 x 46.3 cm (24 1/2 x 18 1/4") 
 Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22") 
 National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time Magazine NPG.78.TC406

    Get Out: The week’s pocket picks in DC

    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

  • ** FILE ** Attorney General Eric Holder listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice." (Associated Press)

    Liberal talk show host Bill Press: ‘Holder should be fired’

    By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

    Bill Press, a former California Democratic Party chairman and current liberal talk show radio host, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ought to be fired over The Associated Press phone record scandal. Published May 17, 2013 Comments

  • Demonstrators protest in front of the Barbie Dream House in Berlin Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Jens Kalaene)

    Burn, Barbie, burn!

    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

  • Host Ryan Seacrest, left, and finalists Candice Glover, center, and Kree Harrison speak on stage at the "American Idol" finale at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

    How Candice Glover won ‘American Idol’

    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

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  • CDC finds 20 percent of nation's kids may be mentally ill

    By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

    Up to 20 percent of America's youth are mentally ill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds in a new report that looked at the health of adolescents. Published May 17, 2013

  • Horoscopes

    By The Washington Times

    TODAY'S BIRTHDAY. You'll be near your favorite people this year, and they inspire you to be your best. You have a goal in June. You'll reduce the unknown factors in your life and find a path that's highly likely (if not guaranteed) to get you from point A to point B. August sees you celebrating a personal victory. September pays you for your talent. Virgo and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 11, 4, 33, 39 and 4. Published May 17, 2013

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald'

    By Marion Elizabeth Rodgers - Special to The Washington Times

    The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald story is well-known. As writer Budd Schulberg observed, its romantic legend is so uniquely American in all its strengths and weaknesses that it is little wonder that the life and work became mythologized. Published May 17, 2013

  • House GOP rejoices in vote to repeal 'Obamacare,' Democrats see insanity

    By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

    House Republicans cheered their vote on Thursday to repeal President Obama's health care law as the triumph of reason and public opinion over false promises from the White House. Democrats called them insane. Published May 16, 2013

  • The List: Top 10 actors who jumped from TV to the movies

    By The Washington Times

    Michael Douglas, Bill Murray and Bruce Willis are just a few of stars to move from a life on television to a successful film career. Published May 16, 2013

  • Emma Watson: At Cannes, actress revels in post-'Harry Potter' freedom

    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

  • Jennifer Lopez: Entertainer named chief creative officer of NUVOtv

    By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

    The versatile J-Lo was announced last fall as a creative partner with the English-language Latino network, but her role was solidified Wednesday as NUVOtv held its upfront for advertisers and prepared for a relaunch of its programming in July. Published May 16, 2013

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