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A fan's guide to the All-Star Game
barbara.barker@newsday.comThe top names in Major League Baseball are converging upon New York City for the game's All-Star Week. Ok, so the All-Star Week is actually about five days, beginning Friday with the opening of the DHL All-Star FanFest at the Jacob Javits Center and...Tags: Jackie Robinson, Lance Berkman, Vladimir Guerrero, Houston Astros, Spike Lee
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Essence Festival wraps up in New Orleans
The Associated PressThe Essence Music Festival wrapped up its 14th year Sunday night, which was marked by the return of Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige and comedian Chris Rock. The Louisiana Superdome was even more packed than it was Saturday as Blige appeared once...Tags: Festive Event, Mary J Blige, Patti LaBelle
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A NYC artist, outstanding in all the wrong ways
United Feature SyndicateAt the risk of presumption, I would change the title of the documentary ''The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale'' (at 9 on HBO) to ''Portrait of an Artist as His Own Worst Enemy.'' According to this intimate, exasperating and fascinating...Tags: Annika Sorenstam, Colin Farrell, Adam Sandler, Selma Blair, Martin Scorsese
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Essence Festival wraps up in New Orleans
Associated Press WriterThe Essence Music Festival wrapped up its 14th year Sunday night, which was marked by the return of Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige and comedian Chris Rock. The Louisiana Superdome was even more packed than it was Saturday as Blige appeared once...Tags: Festive Event, Mary J Blige, Patti LaBelle
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Essence Festival is About Music and More
Tourists and locals are getting ready for international stars and entertainers, but that's not all.
For Keith Wyche and Doctor Lawana Gladney, this year's Essence Festival is a bit special. "This is my first time at the Essence Festival. I am very...Tags: Festive Event, Mitch Landrieu, Bill Cosby
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Ted Alexandro: Straight outta Queens
Special to amNewYorkTed Alexandro is a real Queens guy. The affable comic and Astoria resident is a Queens College alum and roots for both the Mets and the Jets. "I remember when the Jets played at Shea Stadium," Alexandro said, calling from his apartment, which is within...Tags: Jerry Seinfeld, Astoria, Saddam Hussein, Ray Romano, Ethics
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Critics' Choice: 'Celia,' Chris Rock, The Radiators
Theater: Celia: The Life & Music of Celia Cruz Cruz was such a force of nature that it takes two people to play her in this mostly Spanish shoestring production. Selenis Leyva handles the speaking parts and Anissa Gathers (left) sings, and at first the...Tags: Celia Cruz, Barack Obama, Culture Room
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George Carlin's legacy of laughter, commentary
Sun reporterHe was cool. He was smart. He was dirty. And he was relentlessly funny. Speaking of dead people - the very words the man used in a recent routine on death - George Carlin died Sunday in California. That doesn't sound right or is the least bit funny,...Tags: Milton Berle, George Carlin, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, Mark Twain
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Film, TV initiated black presidency
Early evening settles on a quiet suburb of spacious homes and lush lawns. Suddenly, an ominous voice pierces the tranquillity: America is about to elect the first black president of the United States. Within seconds, the streets flood with hundreds of...Tags: Sammy Davis Jr., Barack Obama, Harrison Ford, Bill Pullman, The White House
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Katt Williams has the word from the street
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterKatt Williams takes exception to the mournful lament from a recent Oscar-winning song, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp." The self-proclaimed "pimp" comedian would likely substitute the word "hilarious" for "hard." Employing a furious high-pitched delivery...Tags: Cultural Development, Culture, Satellite and Cable Service, Richard Pryor, Universal City
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