Archive for December, 2007

Robert Frost home vandalized in Vermont (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Leo Hotte, Middlebury College's Breadloaf Campus Manager, shows an antique chair, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, which was part of the damage wrought by trespassing party-goers late Friday night, who ransacked the Homer Noble Farm, a former Frost residence that's now a historic landmark in Ripton, Vt. Empty beer bottles and cans, plastic cups and cellophane apparently used to hold marijuana were also found, according to authorities. The vandals vomited in the living room and discharged two fire extinguishers inside the building, located on a dead-end road off Route 125. (AP Photo/Alden Pellett)AP - A former home of poet Robert Frost has been vandalized, with intruders destroying dozens of items and setting fire to furniture in what police say was an underage-drinking party. Homer Noble Farm was ransacked late Friday night during a party attended by as many as 50 people, Sgt. Lee Hodsden said Monday.

Rick James' estate settles rights suit (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Rick James pauses during an interview before a Hollywood premiere in this Oct. 2002 file photo, in Los Angeles.  The estate of late funk singer Rick James has settled a lawsuit that claimed a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)AP - The estate of late funk singer Rick James has settled a lawsuit that claimed a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission. The estate’s attorney, Jennifer J. McGrath, announced the settlement in court Thursday. Trial had been set to begin Jan. 7.

Rick James' estate settles rights suit (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Rick James pauses during an interview before a Hollywood premiere in this Oct. 2002 file photo, in Los Angeles.  The estate of late funk singer Rick James has settled a lawsuit that claimed a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)AP - The estate of late funk singer Rick James has settled a lawsuit that claimed a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission. The estate’s attorney, Jennifer J. McGrath, announced the settlement in court Thursday. Trial had been set to begin Jan. 7.

Actress Billie Piper marries actor Laurence Fox (AFP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Actress Billie Piper and broadcaster Chris Evans are seen at a cricket match in London in 2001. Piper has wed fellow actor Laurence Fox in an afternoon ceremony in a West Sussex village. Ex-husband Evans and his new wife Natasha Shishmanian were among the wedding guests.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Actress Billie Piper has tied the knot with fellow actor Laurence Fox in a Monday afternoon ceremony in a West Sussex village.

Robin Williams to open Letterman's show (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Actor and comedian Robin Williams is shown in New York in this June file photo. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)AP - Robin Williams will be David Letterman’s first guest upon the return of his “Late Show” on CBS Wednesday. The appearance of a Hollywood A-lister who can talk a mile a minute may be Letterman’s way of quickly trying to draw a distinction between his show and his late-night rivals, who are without writers and may also have trouble booking major entertainers as guests.

Robin Williams to open Letterman's show (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Actor and comedian Robin Williams is shown in New York in this June file photo. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)AP - Robin Williams will be David Letterman’s first guest upon the return of his “Late Show” on CBS Wednesday. The appearance of a Hollywood A-lister who can talk a mile a minute may be Letterman’s way of quickly trying to draw a distinction between his show and his late-night rivals, who are without writers and may also have trouble booking major entertainers as guests.

Robin Williams to open Letterman's show (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Actor and comedian Robin Williams is shown in New York in this June file photo. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)AP - Robin Williams will be David Letterman’s first guest upon the return of his “Late Show” on CBS Wednesday. The appearance of a Hollywood A-lister who can talk a mile a minute may be Letterman’s way of quickly trying to draw a distinction between his show and his late-night rivals, who are without writers and may also have trouble booking major entertainers as guests.

William Finn Revue, 'Make Me a Song', Ends and Looks to Future (Playbill)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Playbill - Make Me a Song, the acclaimed revue of William Finn songs, plays its final performance at New World Stages, Stage 5, Dec. 30, but a future life for the show is being mulled.

Inspiration for Cornwell heroine retires (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Virginia's chief medical examiner, Dr. Marcella Fierro, at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 in Richmond, Va.  Fierro, the inspiration for one of the most famous characters in crime literature, is retiring.(AP Photo/Lisa Billings)AP - The party was held down the hall from the morgue. The color scheme was purple, to denote mourning. The chitchat over hors d’oeuvres was about really interesting autopsies. And the guests included crime novelist Patricia Cornwell, who was the life of the party, even if the business that brought everyone together was death.

Inspiration for Cornwell heroine retires (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Virginia's chief medical examiner, Dr. Marcella Fierro, at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 in Richmond, Va.  Fierro, the inspiration for one of the most famous characters in crime literature, is retiring.(AP Photo/Lisa Billings)AP - The party was held down the hall from the morgue. The color scheme was purple, to denote mourning. The chitchat over hors d’oeuvres was about really interesting autopsies. And the guests included crime novelist Patricia Cornwell, who was the life of the party, even if the business that brought everyone together was death.