
By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times
“Fast & Furious 6” conjures up a world that consists of little but muscle car mayhem and macho showdowns. And for those who can appreciate that sort of thing — and the series’ box office to date suggests that there are plenty who do — there’s an awful lot to like. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press
Nick Carter isn’t only writing songs, he’s written a book. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times
“The Hangover Part III” is predicated on a fundamental error. Published May 22, 2013 Comments

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
The machete attack that left a British soldier dead on the streets of London on Wednesday included attackers shouting, “Allahu akbar,” but the main television broadcast networks failed to reference Islam in their initial coverage. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

By Associated Press
Dan Brown’s description of Manila as “the gates of hell” in the American novelist’s latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

By Michael Cidoni Lennox - Associated Press
In the new film “Behind the Candelabra,” veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to flesh out one of the most complicated figures in piano-playing showman Liberace’s life: his loving but sometimes manipulative mother Frances. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

By Associated Press
Lea Michele has stories to share about the many auditions she has passed. Published May 23, 2013 Comments
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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
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
By Associated Press
A Chicago man has been arrested on trespassing charges near Taylor Swift's new home in Rhode Island. Published May 16, 2013
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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 Associated Press
Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. Published May 14, 2013
By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press
There are apparently a few more Sundays left in Billy Crystal. Published May 14, 2013
By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
Breaking news — It came down to a single "armageddon" playoff game, but top-seeded GM Gata Kamsky claimed the 2013 U.S. championship in a thrilling finish Monday at the Chess Club Scholastic Center of St. Louis. He defeated Texas GM Alejandro Ramirez in a rapid playoff after the two finished atop the 24-player field with 6½-2½ scores. Published May 14, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Joyce Brothers, the mother of television psychology, died at the age of 85, her daughter said on Monday. Published May 14, 2013