Arts & Entertainment

Founding band member of Doors dead at 74

Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party Aug. 16 celebrating The Doors at…

May 20, 2013

Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded…

May 20, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Pop culture website launches

Many of us like to reminisce via Facebook, Twitter and other channels, but I haven’t seen a social media site…

May 20, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

New ‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’ winner is …

The first winner of NBC’s “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” was named Sunday night in a live season finale in New York.…

May 20, 2013

Film

‘Star Trek’ can’t hit warp speed at the box office

The sequel to the 2009 film did $70.6 million, according to studio estimates from Hollywood.com. The J.J. Abrams film, which…

May 20, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Don’t forget: It’s YouTube Comedy Week

The impressive lineup of participating artists includes Sarah Silverman, Vince Vaughn, Conan O’Brien, Rainn Wilson, Tim and Eric, Seth Rogen…

May 20, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Who’s the coolest mom in music?

In a recent survey, the 43-year-old No Doubt singer pulled 30.4 percent of the vote, followed by Sheryl Crow. Beyonce…

May 20, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

A&E Happenings for May 23

Jeff Potter of Alameda, N.M., will conclude his artist-in-residency at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument on Tuesday. Potter uses…

May 16, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for May 17

Spa Evo will host a Spring Salsa Party from 5 to 9 p.m. today on the roof of the Crossroads…

May 16, 2013

Performing Arts

‘American Psycho’ seeks bonus funding

Creators looking to make show better with crowd-funding

May 16, 2013

Film

For stars, ‘Hangover’ series was a game changer

From left, Justin Bartha as Doug, Zach Galfianakis as Alan, Ed Helms as Stu and Bradley Cooper as Phil in…

May 16, 2013

Film

Coppola’s ‘Bling Ring’ at home at decadent Cannes

From right, actors Emma Watson, Claire Julien, director Sofia Coppola and Taissa Fariga pose for photographers Thursday during a photo…

May 16, 2013

Visual Arts

They’re people, too

Kinahan puts her money where her art is

May 16, 2013

Books

‘Big Daddy’ grew with Reconstruction

author writes from her experience in South

May 16, 2013

Music

Spotify: Add Adele, Enya to airplane travel playlist

While some songs make more sense (“Someone Like You” by Adele) than others (“Space Oddity” by David Bowie) and hit…

May 16, 2013

Film

Seen and heard in Cannes

Dancers perform on the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony and the screening of “The Great Gatsby” on Wednesday…

May 16, 2013

Film

TV tonight: ‘Office,’ ‘Grey’s,’ ‘Elementary’

It’s the last Thursday of the broadcast TV season, and it’s even more crowded than usual, what with the American…

May 16, 2013

Music

Is ‘Idol’ still capable of launching a star?

Rather than wait until November, as most Idols have done, this year’s champ will release her album this summer. As…

May 16, 2013

Performing Arts

Broadway.org is 1-stop shopping for theater fans

Broadway.org, which launched Thursday, combines two previously existing sites: ilovenytheater.com, targeted to productions on Broadway, and touringbroadway.com, through which the…

May 16, 2013

Film

Now Playing for May 17-23

(1120 Main Ave., 259-7940, www.thebackspacetheatre.org) Damsels in Distress. HHH. A comedy in which some college girls try to make better…

May 15, 2013

Music

‘American Idol’ winner’s album coming this summer

In fact, they’ll be able to pre-order it immediately after Thursday’s finale, exclusively through iTunes – a first for the…

May 15, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Cancer patient: Angelina Jolie isn’t the brave one

But “classy” and “brave”? I don’t think so. I woke up this morning and groaned at the headline glaring from…

May 15, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial

O.J. Simpson testifies listens during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Simpson, who…

May 15, 2013

Film

‘The Office’ retires after nine seasons

But nine seasons after its premiere in 2005, the domestic-branch “Office” closes shop Thursday after more than 200 episodes, earning…

May 15, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Jolie’s cancer risk shared by others with genetic flaw

Q: What is the BRCA1 gene? A: BRCA1 (pronounced brak-uh) stands for “breast cancer one.” It was the first mutated…

May 14, 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Stars support Angelina’s decision to go public

Jolie, who lost her mother to ovarian cancer, writes, “My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent…

May 14, 2013

Film

2013 movies hope to get that ‘Cannes effect’

Though most attention will focus on the May 26 announcement of the juried festival’s prize winners, films also can benefit…

May 14, 2013

Music

‘The Voice’: Great steps, poor choices

Best moves: Team Usher Usher has a true protégé in Vedo , who wore an Usher-esque leather jacket and danced…

May 14, 2013

Film

Latest films to roll out at Cannes Festival

Michael Douglas, right, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from “Behind the Candalabra,” a film…

May 13, 2013

Books

U.S. Best-selling books for May 14

Fiction 1. The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 2. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (Reagan Arthur Books)…

May 13, 2013