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'Bruno' Review

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:22:41 EDT

“Bruno” has enough gay heat to toast a Pop Tart in the Pope’s ass. Clad in sequin thongs, soaked in glitter and always accompanied by bad techno tracks, our title character is the stuff of Catholics’ nightmares. Dan Brown can finally step aside. Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest half-baked, half-faked documentary has a lot in common with the phallic sex toys that co-star with our flamboyant Austrian fashion show host: It’s simultaneously fake and shocking. (Oh, and don’t worry, there are plenty real schlong shots, too.) “Bruno” is also wildly entertaining, in case you’re wondering. But here’s the question you really want ...

Judge grants delay in Jackson guardianship case

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:30:35 EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's mother and ex-wife will have time to reach an agreement over who will take care of the singer's three children.

Tastebuds American Bistro - Delicious as Always

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:15:23 EDT

After a very long and busy week at work for both of us, we headed over to River City Cellars for the free Friday wine tasting. They had a kick-ass/delicious ...

Musicians matter

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:57:31 EDT

I am reposting this because I think people everywhere should read it. It moved me profoundly.My favorite quote: "Frankly, ladies and gentlemen, I expect you not only to master music; ...

More Treasures South of the James

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:54:57 EDT

Once again we visited the South of the James Market. Yay for us. Our new edible treasures included:Bison flank steak from Edmonds FarmGarlic and onions from Fertile Crescent FarmWhite corn ...

Richmond Youth Jazz Guild offering a new kind of summer camp

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:30:10 EDT

Local jazz composer, pianist, and social entrepreneur Ashby Anderson is giving parents an alternative to the typical stand-by summer activities for their musically-inclined kids. Since last year he's been opening ...

Dillinger's Ohio crime spree left out of new movie

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:45:36 EDT

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Before becoming Public Enemy No. 1, gangster John Dillinger pulled off his first bank robbery in a sleepy Ohio town.

Jackson's hometown holds memorial for pop icon

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:19:46 EDT

GARY, Ind. (AP) — This gritty steel-making city where Michael Jackson got his start playing on street corners with his brothers and competing in talent shows said goodbye to the ...

Comic Artie Lange charged with DUI in NJ

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:53:28 EDT

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Comedian and radio personality Artie Lange has been charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and careless driving after a minor traffic accident ...

Paris Hilton insists she plugged sorority movie

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:39:24 EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Paris Hilton repeatedly fussed with her hair and makeup in a federal courtroom Friday, sported six-inch stiletto heels and a black dress and amused the judge with ...

One week delay in Jackson guardianship case

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:56:56 EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A guardianship hearing for Michael Jackson's three children has been delayed for a week to give the singer's mother and ex-wife time to reach an agreement, ...

Thousands show up for event in Jackson's hometown

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:53:56 EDT

GARY, Ind. (AP) — Thousands of Michael Jackson fans flocked Friday to the city where he spent the first 11 years of his life for a memorial celebration for the ...

Obama artist admits to 3 Boston vandalism charges

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:39:06 EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Barack Obama was sentenced to two years of probation Friday after pleading guilty to three vandalism charges. Prosecutors ...

McCartney returns to Ed Sullivan Theater

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:30:52 EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul McCartney is going back to the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Jason Priestley and wife welcome a baby boy in LA

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:43:21 EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a boy for Jason Priestley and his wife, Naomi.

'Potter' cast reflects on a childhood at Hogwarts

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:34:17 EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — When the "Harry Potter" film series is completed, its three young stars — Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint — will have inhabited J.K. Rowling's ...

Carrey to be a grandfather; his daughter expecting

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:10:00 EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Carrey is going to be a grandfather.

Dozens line up for Jackson Ind. hometown memorial

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:02:50 EDT

GARY, Ind. (AP) — Dozens of fans are lining up outside a ballpark in Michael Jackson's hometown ahead of a memorial celebration planned at the Indiana city's ballpark.

Robert Plant honored with CBE

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:31:44 EDT

LONDON (AP) — Robert Plant received a royal honor from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Friday, putting the former Led Zeppelin front man one notch above his old band ...

GWAR, Me, and the Onrushing Grip of Death: Part 6

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:29 EDT

Well, I'm back! I went on vacation, and it's over, so it's time to get my nose out of the coke-pile (it's all gone anyway) and back into the grindstone, ...