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YouTube's Most Popular Rappers Are White and Nerdy - and Bigger Than Bieber, PSY
ReutersMay 24 (TheWrap.com) - Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist, known to their fans as Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, are more popular on YouTube than Ellen DeGeneres, PSY and Justin Bieber. Their channel, "Epic Rap Battles of History," has amassed more than 5.4...Tags: Science and Technology, Social Media, F-bomb Dropping, Muhammad Ali, Ellen DeGeneres
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READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University Film Produced By Glastonbury Resident Earns Regional Emmy Award
HamdenQuinnipiac University has been nominated for a regional Emmy award by the Boston/New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its documentary, "Justice as a Black Woman: The Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley." The...Tags: Television Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for auction
ReutersLONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - The wedding dress worn by film star Elizabeth Taylor for her first marriage to hotel heir Conrad Hilton in 1950 will go up for sale next month, auction house Christie's said on Friday. The simple, but elegant garment created by...Tags: Michael Jackson, Robin Williams, Richard Burton, Celebrities, Family
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Calls for action on Highland Park Theater
It's been a year since the city-owned Highland Park Theater was closed for safety concerns, and now there's a growing outcry to spend enough money to reopen it as the City Council continues a process to locate a developer for the site. It could cost...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Business, Ravinia Festival, Politics, Public Officials
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Haynes Johnson, Pulitzer Prize winner, historian, professor, dies at 81
Capital News ServiceCOLLEGE PARK, Md. Haynes Johnson best-selling author, Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist, historian and eminent professor at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism died Friday. He was 81. He entered Suburban Hospital in...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Drew Sharp: Year that kept a hot city cool (and why we need another like it in Detroit)
Detroit Free PressDETROIT The memories remain strong, cherished despite gradual evidence of middle-aged graying. The dichotomy of two Detroit summers 1967 and 1968 is still vivid to those who lived through it. As a 7-year-old growing up in northwest Detroit, I remember...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park, Politics, Miguel Cabrera
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Bringing the history of Jews in L.A. into clearer focus
What is the Jewish experience in Los Angeles? "Nobody even thinks about Jews being here or, if they do, maybe they think about Hollywood," said Karen Wilson, guest curator at the Autry National Center. "They might possibly, if they're local, think about...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Awards and Prizes, Tel Aviv (Israel), Living Things (music group), Academy Awards
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'Rocky Horror's' Tim Curry suffers stroke, but 'doing fine' now
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" actor Tim Curry suffered from a "major stroke" at his home in Los Angeles and is said to be recovering, according to reports. The British actor, 67, collapsed during the episode but is now said to be "doing great," his Los...
Tags: United Kingdom, Physical Conditions, Angelina Jolie, Celebrities, Russell Brand
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Fine Tuning 'Sleepless in Seattle — the Musical'
In an upstairs rehearsal room across the street from the Pasadena Playhouse, Robert Mammana drops to one knee, nearly loses his balance, and then struggles unsuccessfully to pull a ring box out of his jeans pocket to present to Chandra Lee Schwartz....
Tags: London Theatre, Authors, Tom Hanks, Music, Lonny Price
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Amanda Bynes' 'vase' defense: How's it rank among denials? [Poll]
Amanda Bynes was released from custody Friday following her arrest on charges of reckless endangerment, marijuana possession and tampering with evidence after allegedly throwing a bong out of her apartment window in New York. The "Easy A" actress...
Tags: Janet Jackson, Zach Galifianakis, Amanda Bynes, Eddie Murphy, Crime, Law and Justice
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Last brother from Mexico's Arellano Felix cartel pleads guilty in U.S.
ReutersBy Marty Graham SAN DIEGO, May 24 (Reuters) - Former Mexican drug lord Eduardo Arellano Felix, the last of four brothers captured or killed in connection with a once-powerful Tijuana-based cartel depicted in the Oscar-winning film "Traffic," pleaded...Tags: Prosecution, Felipe Calderon, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Justice System
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'Stars' getting ready for 'Dancing for the Arts' in September
The 6th Annual "Dancing for the Arts" gala will be held Saturday, Sept. 21 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Residents' Club at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace. The event will feature Harford County "stars" who will showcase their ballroom dancing talents and...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Harford County, Dance, Entertainment
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