Displaying items 73-84 of 1909
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-160
•
Next >
-
Cannes 2013: Leonardo DiCaprio space flight goes for $1.5 million
A guest at a charity auction at Cannes has paid 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for a trip into space with Leonardo DiCaprio. AmFAR, a nonprofit devoted to AIDS research, held the auction Thursday night at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc as part of its...
Tags: Travel, Virgin Group, Ltd., Holy Motors (movie), Cannes Film Festival, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013)
-
Leonardo DiCaprio Space Voyage Auctioned for $1.5 Million at AIDS Benefit
Variety"This is the coolest thing I've ever seen at an auction," said Harvey Weinstein at Amfar's annual Cinema Against AIDS benefit Thursday night, just before taking bids for a space voyage on Virgin Galactic alongside fellow passenger Leonardo DiCaprio...Tags: Jeremy Renner, Rosario Dawson, Virgin Group, Ltd., Harvey Weinstein, Melanie Laurent
-
'Cleopatra' barges into Cannes
Liz Smith"I WILL have to ask you to mind what you say. I am Isis. I am worshipped by millions who believe it." So snapped Elizabeth Taylor to Rex Harrison in "Cleopatra," a movie that pretended to chronicle the life of Egypt's ancient queen, but was really "All...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Taylor Kitsch, Tyrone Power, Jim Parsons, Les Miserables (movie)
-
RPT-FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year...Tags: Preventative Medicine, MRSA, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Chicago
-
Janet Jackson's AmfAR Advocacy Goes Beyond Galas
VarietyJanet Jackson has been an activist for AIDS prevention and research for a long time and in February she was honored by amfAR, an organization she has been involved with for the past 15 years. Jackson will also chair one of the highlights of the Cannes...Tags: World AIDS Day, Heidi Klum, HIV, Music, Janet Jackson
-
Soderbergh shines light on Liberace's secret life
Contra Costa TimesWALNUT CREEK, Calif. If you're going to make a movie that invites viewers into the outrageous world of flamboyant showman Liberace, you had better be ready to amp up the glamour and bring the bling. With HBO's "Behind the Candelabra," director Steven...Tags: Matt Damon, Richard LaGravenese, Lady Gaga, Throat Cancer, Movies
-
Shoot hoops for a cause
Shoot hoops for a good cause. Hoops for Hope, which raises money for children orphaned by AIDS by having people shoot free throws, is coming to Boca Raton. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 15 at the Spanish River Christian...Tags: World AIDS Day
-
'Mame' struts into Bucks County Playhouse
The Bucks County Playhouse will open its second season since its revival Thursday with Jerry Herman's beloved 1966 Broadway musical, "Mame." The production stars Andrea McArdle as Mame and off-Broadway star Lea DeLaria as her bosom buddy, Vera Charles....Tags: New York City, Book, Allentown, Master Class (play), Advanced Training
-
Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Despite claims, synthetic growth hormone not effective as anti-aging treatment
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister goes to an anti-aging specialist who recommends she take HGH to slow aging. Does this work? Is it safe? ANSWER: Human growth hormone, or HGH, in a synthetic form can be safe and useful as a treatment for some medical...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Mayo Clinic, Physical Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Disease
-
Get your ice picks out -- will there be a 'Basic Instinct 3'?
Liz Smith"THERE'S NO smoking in this building, ma'am." "What are you going to do, arrest me for smoking?" So it went between murder suspect Sharon Stone and the detectives grilling her in 1992's "Basic Instinct." Moments later Sharon briefly uncrossed her legs...Tags: Marriage, Demi Moore, Abusive Behavior, Family, Neverland Ranch
-
4 HIV babies born in Broward, PBC — first in years
In South Florida, home to some of the nation's worst AIDS rates, a trend worth celebrating came to a sad end last year when Broward and Palm Beach counties each reported two babies born HIV-positive. They were the first such cases since 2006 in Palm...
Tags: Health, Chemical Industry, Palm Beach County, Pharmaceuticals, HIV
-
Walker Delivers Pep Talk To State GOP
The Hartford Courant— Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and hero to conservatives across the nation for his efforts to quash public employee unions, delivered a pep talk to Connecticut Republicans Monday night. Walker reminded the crowd at the state GOP's...Tags: Barack Obama, Regional Authority, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Government
May 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2013
|Story| Tribune Media Services
May 10, 2013
|Story| Tribune Media Services
May 23, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 23, 2013
|Story| Tribune Media Services
May 23, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 22, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 22, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 22, 2013
|Story| Tribune Media Services
May 22, 2013
|Story| Tribune Media Services
May 20, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 20, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Original site for AIDS topic gallery.
