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Rain Pryor to lead Station North's Strand Theater
The first time Rain Pryor visited the intimate Strand Theater, she knew she was in the right place.
"I thought, 'It smells like theater. I'm home,'" says the actress, comedian, writer and musician who has just been named artistic director of the Strand....Tags: ABC (tv network), Ella Fitzgerald, Music, Billie Holiday, Showtime (tv network)
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Interview: Yelawolf turns the club upside down
Compare Yelawolf to Eminem and you could miss the point. Sure, both are white rappers with chips on their shoulders and working-class backgrounds, but it's Yelawolf's power with the pen and his tenacity on the microphone that should be drawing the...Tags: Entertainment Events, Lil Wayne, Raekwon, Music, Comedy (genre)
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Excessive outrage over Berkeley Republicans' half-baked protest
I have no beef with the student Republicans.
Oh, I disagree with them about affirmative action, and probably a dozen other things as well. But I am not troubled — amused, but not troubled — by the way they've expressed their view....Tags: Minority Groups, African Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Republican Party, Colleges and Universities
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Q&A with David Steele
Baltimoresun.com StaffEvagelos, Baltimore: Hello, David. Let me start off by saying, I have been a long-time reader of your column and love the you tell it the way it is while staying open and objective. My question has to do with our two defensive stars, Ray Lewis/Ed Reed,...Tags: Baltimore Colts, Todd Heap, Brian Roberts, CNN (tv network), Miguel Tejada
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List of 2002 Grammy winners
The Associated PressThe following is a complete list of the 44th Annual Grammy Award winners. Record of the Year: "Walk On," U2. Best Rap Album: "Stankonia," Outkast. Song of the Year: "Fallin'," Alicia Keys. Album of the Year: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack,...Tags: Enya, Diana Krall, Music Industry, Dolly Parton, Coldplay (music group)
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Fun houses
Special To The SunDo you need a good laugh? We mean a big laugh. Not a mild chuckle or a little tee-hee, but a full-out, gut-busting, knee-slapping, side-splitting, tears-in-your-eyes, complete-loss-of-all-bodily-functions laugh. If that's what you really need, then...Tags: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Salads, Satellite and Cable Service, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Middle America meets the Middle East
Sun StaffFirst in a series of occasional articles PEORIA, Ill. -- It's a tricky business, taking the pulse of Peoria. As in any town, opinions vary -- from the tugboat operators guiding barges up the Illinois River to the fresh-faced boys, lean as cornstalks,...Tags: England, Homes, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Transportation, Migration
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September 30: Author - Michael Starr, Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story
WGN NewsMichael Starr To purchase a copy of the book: Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story tells the remarkable story of Foxx, a veteran comedian and "overnight sensation" at the age of forty-nine whose early life was...Tags: African Americans, Bill Cosby, Heart Attack, Television, Norman Lear
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Fat Doctor beats death, comes home to Cozzy's
NEWPORT NEWS — Richard Pryor loved The Fat Doctor.
Pryor enjoyed watching the younger man perform, always greeted him warmly, and provided a piece of advice that The Fat Doctor has never forgotten.
"He told me that if you want to be a great...Tags: HBO (tv network), Stroke, Heart Attack, Tommy Davidson, Dave Chappelle
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As long as we're remaking movies ...
At the movies the other night, I saw a preview for "Spider-Man." I'm so confused. Didn't they just do that? While the filming of "Superman" took over Chicago last summer, I couldn't help but think the same thing. Is Hollywood really that hard up for...
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Ellen DeGeneres to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
This fall, Ellen DeGeneres will join Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Fey, George Carlin and Will Ferrell in a very exclusive comedy club: recipients of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The Emmy-winning host of"The Ellen...
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Quick Takes: New at the Huntington
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino announced Tuesday that it had acquired a 16th century sculpture titled "St. George and the Dragon," which it was attributing to the Renaissance artist Giovan Angelo del Maino....Tags: NBC (tv network), Piers Morgan, Mark Twain, St. George, PBS (tv network)
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