Archive for July, 2008

Unlike Fidel, Raul Castro has his tomb ready in Cuba (AFP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Cuban President, Raul Castro. Cubans may not know the ultimate resting place of Fidel Castro, but there is no mystery surrounding the future repose of his brother and successor as president, Raul(AFP/Adalberto Roque)AFP - Cubans may not know the ultimate resting place of Fidel Castro, but there is no mystery surrounding the future repose of his brother and successor as president, Raul Castro.

Snoop Dogg tour bus pulled over; 2 arrested (AP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

In this March 11, 2008 file photo, rapper Snoop Dogg appears onstage during a taping of MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York.  A tour bus carrying Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday, July 31, 2008 a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)AP - DALLAS (AP) — A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Snoop Dogg tour bus pulled over; 2 arrested (AP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

In this March 11, 2008 file photo, rapper Snoop Dogg appears onstage during a taping of MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in New York.  A tour bus carrying Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday, July 31, 2008 a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)AP - DALLAS (AP) — A tour bus carrying hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Durning gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Actor Charles Durning poses during ceremonies honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles. Durning received the 2,366th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honoring a career in which he overcame a stutter and the wounds he suffered in World War II to appear in more than 200 movies and TV shows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — From World War II hero to dancer and award-winning actor, Charles Durning has lived a storied life. The 85-year-old added to that resume Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to one for his idol, James Cagney.

Durning gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Actor Charles Durning poses during ceremonies honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles. Durning received the 2,366th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honoring a career in which he overcame a stutter and the wounds he suffered in World War II to appear in more than 200 movies and TV shows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — From World War II hero to dancer and award-winning actor, Charles Durning has lived a storied life. The 85-year-old added to that resume Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to one for his idol, James Cagney.

Durning gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Actor Charles Durning poses during ceremonies honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday July 31, 2008 in Los Angeles. Durning received the 2,366th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honoring a career in which he overcame a stutter and the wounds he suffered in World War II to appear in more than 200 movies and TV shows. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — From World War II hero to dancer and award-winning actor, Charles Durning has lived a storied life. The 85-year-old added to that resume Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to one for his idol, James Cagney.

L.A. officials at odds over reining in paparazzi (Reuters)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Media crews and the paparazzi rush to the gate as a visitor exits her car at hotel heiress Paris Hilton's home, where she is expected to serve a 45 day home arrest sentence after being released from the Century Regional Detention Center for reported medical conditions, in the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles June 7, 2007. (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)Reuters - Officials from around Los Angeles,
joined by celebrities such as singer John Mayer, met on
Thursday to discuss how to fix what some see as a growing
problem of paparazzi dangerously hounding Hollywood stars.

'Ripcords', a Musical Drama of Post-War Secrets, Will Play FringeNYC (Playbill)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Playbill - Ripcords, a new musical drama about war profiteering in World War II, and choices to be made in the 1950s, will jump into the The New York International Fringe Festival Aug. 10-24 at the Bleecker Street Theatre.

The most important of Egyptian artifacts (AP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

AP - “Discovery at Rosetta” (W.W. Norton & Co. Inc. 288 pages. $22.95), by Jonathan Downs: It’s the most important Egyptian artifact ever discovered — the key to the tale of the astonishing ancient civilization and its many accomplishments.

Diane von Furstenberg Unanimously Elected to Second CFDA Term (Fashion Wire Daily)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

FWD101  **File Photo**   Diane von Furstenberg poses at the Parsons 60th annual Benefit and Fashion Show in New York in this April 28, 2008 file photo.  The Council of Fashion Designers of America re-elected von Furstenberg to a second two-year term as president of the CFDA in New York on Wednesday, July 30, 2008.(Fashion Wire Daily/Grant Lamos IV)Fashion Wire Daily - Diane von Furstenberg is a busy woman these days, between designing her collections and her role as the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). But she’s managing to balance everything just fine, as evidenced by her unanimous re-election to a second two-year term as president of the CFDA Wednesday, July 30, as well as her induction that same day into the Fashion Walk of Fame by the Fashion Center Business Improvement District on New York’s Seventh Avenue.