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 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
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 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
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
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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
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
New CPR technology put to the test at an Australian hospital has passed with flying colors after a man — clinically dead for 40 minutes — was brought back to life. And he later was discharged with a clean bill of health, absent any disability. Published May 15, 2013
By Associated Press
Brad Pitt says it was important for his partner, olie, to share her story about having her breasts removed to avoid cancer "and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing." Published May 15, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
An estimated 3,000 doctors have signed a petition of protest against the psychiatric industry's latest bible for diagnosis and treatment, the DSM-5, charging its contents could lead patients to be prescribed unnecessary medications. Published May 15, 2013
By Linda Deutsch and Ken Ritter - Associated Press
No longer the glamorous celebrity in an expensive suit, O.J. Simpson wore a drab prison uniform during Wednesday’s court appearance. But he ignored the impediments of leg shackles and handcuffs, settled back in the witness chair and talked his heart out for five hours trying to convince a judge he had been wrongly convicted. Published May 15, 2013
By Daniel Wattenberg - The Washington Times
Wait. Did I just hear what I thought I heard? Did Chris Matthews just applaud Ronald Reagan for busting a union and winning the Cold War? Published May 15, 2013
By Michael Melia - Associated Press
Britain's Prince Harry is wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in the affluent New York City suburb of Greenwich, Conn., where he is playing in a polo match at a club with a history of hosting royal visitors. Published May 15, 2013
By Gary Anderson - Special to The Washington Times
A more appropriate title for this book might be "Empire Happens." No British king or minister made a conscious decision to create the greatest empire in history. The imperium was created as a patchwork over the centuries beginning with the subjugation of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Published May 15, 2013
By David Bauder - Associated Press
CBS on Wednesday revealed a few nips and tucks it is planning next season for what is already network television's most successful schedule, including adding a comedy with Robin Williams playing an unorthodox advertising executive with Sarah Michelle Gellar as his daughter. Published May 15, 2013
By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press
A revival of Terence Rattigan's play "The Winslow Boy," starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Roger Rees, is heading to Broadway next season. Published May 15, 2013
By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press
Beyonce is canceling her Tuesday concert in Belgium because of dehydration and exhaustion. Published May 14, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Prepare your wallet. Health premiums are set to rise by as much as 400 percent under Obamacare. That's according to a new report from the House Energy and Commerce Committee released this week that uses information from the nation's largest health insurance companies to estimate the emerging costs of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Published May 14, 2013
By David DesRosiers - Special to The Washington Times
William J. Bennett and David Wilezol's "Is College Worth It?" asks and authoritatively answers one of life's biggest questions. Published May 14, 2013
By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press
There are apparently a few more Sundays left in Billy Crystal. Published May 14, 2013
