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Tue, Jul 2 2013
Gru's band of Minions take spotlight in 'Despicable Me 2'
LOS ANGELES - Lovable villain Gru is back as a doting father in "Despicable Me 2," but while he swaps his villainous world domination schemes for princess parties, his yellow, spiky-haired Minions rustle up trouble in the film.
Johnny Depp puts Tonto at center stage in new 'Lone Ranger' film
LOS ANGELES - When the western television series "The Lone Ranger" first rode into U.S. homes in 1949, the masked man was the dashing, charming hero and the Native American Tonto his loyal sidekick.
Mon, Jul 1 2013
Johnny Depp puts Tonto at center stage in new 'Lone Ranger' film
LOS ANGELES - When the western television series "The Lone Ranger" first rode into U.S. homes in the 1949, the masked man was the dashing, charming hero and the Native American Tonto his loyal sidekick.
Thu, Jun 27 2013
Book Talk: Scholar unearths Rose Kennedy's less public side
NEW YORK - Rose Kennedy's public image as the stoic matriarch of America's most famous political family is one that she carefully cultivated, but writer Barbara Perry reveals a more vulnerable side in "Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch."
Bullock, McCarthy challenge male buddy comedies in 'The Heat'
LOS ANGELES - Actresses Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy are mounting a challenge to this summer's male-dominated comedies with their buddy cop comedy "The Heat" opening at movie theaters on Friday.
Tue, Jun 25 2013
Author Tim O'Brien wins Pritzker award for military writing
- U.S. author Tim O'Brien was awarded the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award, the first fiction writer to win the six-year-old prize, the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago said on Tuesday.
Fri, Jun 21 2013
Book Talk: The dark doubts in the heart of a Mormon missionary
TOKYO - They're a familiar sight around the world, whether in northern Japan or southern Argentina: a pair of men in dark suits, with nameplates, often riding bicycles as they go about their job preaching the Mormon religion.
Thu, Jun 20 2013
'Inferno' tops U.S. best-sellers list for fifth week
NEW YORK - Dan Brown's thriller "Inferno" maintained its perch on top of the U.S. best-sellers list on Thursday for the fifth consecutive week.
'Inferno' tops U.S. best-sellers list for fifth week
NEW YORK - Dan Brown's thriller "Inferno" maintained its perch on top of the U.S. best-sellers list on Thursday for the fifth consecutive week.
Poignant final novel by Iain Banks out 11 days after death
LONDON - The final novel of Scottish author Iain Banks was released on Thursday to bittersweet acclaim 11 days after he died of the very disease around which the plot revolves.
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.


