Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

FRONT-RUNNERS RULE AT PREDICTABLE OSCARS, by Christy Lemire AP Movie Critic
LOS ANGELES – On a night when so many changes were intended to shake up the Oscar ceremony, the winners themselves were pretty predictable, with “The Hurt Locker” taking six awards including best picture.
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“Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow won the top directing honor for [...]

Jenne Reed Laytham, Books & Publications
BASEHOR, KS – Ever wonder about the favorite books of some of the famous among us? I did some searching on the internet to try and find out. According to the website http://favaholic.wordpress.com/ I found out that Oprah and I have some favorite books in common. Read on and see [...]

GARY COLEMAN LOSES TEMPER DURING TELEVISION INTERVIEW, by Wayne Hodges
NEW YORK – Ok, what’s up with my boy Gary Coleman? The former star of ‘Different Strokes’ erupted into a profanity-laced tirade on ‘The Insider’ when asked about domestic violence against his wife during a television interview. Folks, I don’t know about you. But I was [...]

BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE SPLIT RUMORS CONTINUE TO SWIRL, by Rita Watson
NEW YORK – For anyone questioning why there are so many rumors about a Brangelina split, just take a look at photos of the two. She is always standing with her body turned away from him, or clutching his jacket, while posing for [...]

ALTHOUGH SUCCESSFUL, PERRY’S FILMS SPEW NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES by Courtney Young
ATLANTA, GA – Tyler Perry has rapidly become the most bankable African-American moviemaking brand in Hollywood and an entrepreneurial heavyweight. The seven feature films he has conceived and produced have earned more than $300 million at the box office, with an average opening-weekend gross of $25 [...]

LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST WALKS AWAY FROM NBC, the Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — On his final “Tonight” show, Conan O’Brien said walking away instead of accepting a demotion is the hardest thing he’s ever had to do. Despite the rancor that led to his $45 million buyout, the red-haired comic urged fans not [...]

Jenne Reed Laytham, Books & Publication
New Year, New You? Here’s an exciting list of books to start 2010. By Jenne Laytham
BASEHOR, KS – Whether you made the obligatory resolutions or not, there are probably some areas of your life that just aren’t working for you. There’s only one person who can make those changes…you! Don’t [...]

SIMON COWELL HAS ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS TO LEAVE AMERICAN IDOL, the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Simon Cowell, the acerbic Brit who has helped give “American Idol” some of its sharpest — and nastiest — moments, will leave the hit TV singing contest after this season. The cantankerous judge said Monday that “The X Factor,” a [...]

Jenne Reed Laytham, Books & Publications

BASEHOR, KS – Now is a great time to finally read that book that everyone raved about. Or maybe you’ll take the time to read those classics that you always meant to read. Better yet, read a whole series of books. If you need some ideas, read on…
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EDITOR’S COMMENTARY
MICHAEL JACKSON’S LIFE SHOULD HAVE VALUABLE MEANING TO ALL OF US by Wayne Hodges
LOS ANGELES, CA – Wow! It’s still hard to fathom the shocking death of one of our nation’s all-time greats in the music industry, pop star Michael Jackson. The moon-walking legend, who reportedly died of complications associated with cardiac arrest, passed [...]