By Terry Spencer - Associated Press
Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy “Mars Attacks!,” died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia dined with U2 singer Bono and his family in Dublin this afternoon after visiting Glendalough, Irish media reported. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Lil Wayne’s latest music video shows the best-selling rapper stomping an American flag that’s stretched on the ground — and Twitter followers aren’t happy. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
The future of long-standing government bans on obscenity and nudity on the airwaves soon could become much clearer as President Obama’s pick to head the Federal Communications Commission faces a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday — one day before the public comment period on the policy ends. Published June 17, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
It hardly gets more Orwellian than this. New technology would allow cable companies to peer directly into television watchers’ homes and monitor viewing habits and reactions to product advertisements. Published June 17, 2013 Comments
By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
“Nezhmetdinovesque” is a mouthful as an adjective, but for any lover of superlatively imaginative attacking play, it perfectly describes their favorite kind of chess. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Hollywood icon Barbra Streisand, 71, brought her movie past to life this week during a trip to Jerusalem that left her outraged over the treatment of women by ultra-Orthodox Jews. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
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By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A doorman at a Toronto building suggested that if it weren't for Hollywood actor John Malkovich, a 77-year-old man who accidentally cut his throat on scaffolding may not have recovered so quickly. Published June 10, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A government-subsidized museum in Paris has opened a photography exhibition of Palestinian suicide bombers, remembering them as freedom fighters, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Friday. Published June 9, 2013
By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press
The Tony Awards will be a real drag this year: The two top musicals battling it out have leading men dressed as women, and the night's biggest celebrity will be Tom Hanks, who reminded everyone of his cross-dressing roots by teaming up in "Lucky Guy" with Peter Scolari, his "Bosom Buddies" co-star. Published June 9, 2013
By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times
Mattel's Movie Masters action figures offers fans of the latest live-action Superman film, "Man of Steel, " an affordable way to collect some of the movie's key characters such as Jor-El and General Zod. Published June 8, 2013
By Jesse J. Holland - Associated Press
Being a Supreme Court justice has not only been good for Sonia Sotomayor's legal career, it's also helped her bank account. The justice on Friday reported that she’s received more than $3 million in advance payments for her best-selling memoir, "My Beloved World." Published June 7, 2013
By Sandy Cohen - Associated Press
On Wednesday, Paris Jackson became a trending tabloid topic all too familiar for the Jackson family after she was rushed to a hospital for unspecified reasons. Published June 6, 2013
By Associated Press
The actor John Krasinski says life has been "really weird" and difficult after the popular NBC show "The Office" wrapped up last month. Published June 6, 2013
By Adam Mazmanian - Special to the Washington Times
For a goofy, crowd-pleasing buddy comedy, “The Internship” is haunted by dissonant notes of melancholy that reflect the economic upheaval wrought by the information age. Published June 6, 2013
By Bob Thomas - Associated Press
Esther Williams, the swimming champion-turned-actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91. Published June 6, 2013
By Matthew Dicker - Special to The Washington Times
Now in its ninth year, the DC Jazz Festival runs through June 15 with more than 125 performances at more than 40 venues around town. Published June 6, 2013
By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times
Memory hunter Nilin looks to restore her life and help humanity in a beautiful looking, third-person action game. Published June 6, 2013
By The Washington Times
Police say a man tried to kill himself with a knife Thursday right outside the Rockefeller Center studios of the morning NBC "Today" show while cameras captured part of the scene. Published June 6, 2013
By Chris Talbott - Associated Press
Carrie Underwood's awesome week got off to a roaring start at the CMT Music Awards. Published June 6, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A Brooklyn couple who hosted a radio show called "The Pursuit of Happiness" committed suicide together at least a week ago in their Park Slope home, the New York Daily News exclusively reported Wednesday. Published June 5, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Keith Olbermann is coming back to television — but not for the politics. Published June 5, 2013
