80 teams to compete in Fittest Loser At Work Challenge
Records are made to be broken and the Fittest Loser At Work Challenge continues to do just that. Now in its fifth year, the...
New ‘basic economy’ airfares target the cheapest of the cheapskates
The big airlines have jumped into the "basic economy" market, competing with the super-cheap airlines that cater to the most frugal passengers.Within hours of...
Who will win? A look at the odds for Oscar Best Picture nominees |...
In theory, any of the nine movies nominated for Best Picture at the Feb. 26 Academy Awards could win the gold.They’re all worthy contenders....
Montclair novelist takes a trip into Christina’s world
Christina Baker Kline, of Montclair, has written another engaging novel, this one based on the life of the woman...
Trump used to live-tweet the Oscars — and obviously didn’t like them |...
In February 2015, Donald Trump had an idea.“The Academy Awards last night were absolutely terrible,” he said in an Instagram video. “Terrible, boring, ugly...
Joi McMillon, first black woman nominated for film editing Oscar, talks Moonlight | Toronto...
When Joi McMillon was a junior in high school, she really wanted to be a journalist for the Orlando Sentinel. Even though her brother...
From Pearl Harbor to 9/11, how the Oscars respond to political turmoil |...
Over the nearly nine decades that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has doled out the Oscars, there have been any number...
What to expect from the Academy Awards
The 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air reside from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood tonight, beginning 8:30 p.m. ET on...
Muhammad Ali’s son asked, ‘Are you Muslim?’ by border agents
CaptionCloseMuhammad Ali's son, who bears the boxing great's name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned about his ancestry and...
Why Bette Davis and Joan Crawford’s feud lasted a lifetime
Bette Davis reportedly once said of her Hollywood arch nemesis, “I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.”But while the new...
If the ‘Flip or Flop’ couple want to put their kids first, they should...
‘We’re just normal, nice people who just, you know, want to be the best parents and coworkers that we can be,” Christina El Moussa...
Jennifer Garner stresses early education with US governors
WASHINGTON -- Actress Jennifer Garner says growing up "surrounded by generational, rural poverty" in West Virginia inspired her to become an advocate for early-childhood...
Jazz rocked the roof Saturday at Rolling Meadows High School
More than 100 jazz bands and combos representing 60 schools from five states participated in the 32nd annual Jazz in the Meadows Jazz Festival...
Norridge native becomes next Walt Disney with Oscar-nominated ‘Moana’
John Musker grew up in Norridge, watching and loving Walt Disney movies at Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre and Chicago's Mercury Theater.He knows exactly where...
Jesse Ruddock's Shot-Blue piles up prose, at expense of plot | Toronto Star
Foreboding and poetic but also consistently puzzling, Shot-Blue, the debut novel by Guelph-born New Yorker Jesse Ruddock, opens cinematically — with a bedraggled woman...
Cultural Globetrotters: The latest books celebrate Black history around the world | Toronto Star
Black History Month represents stories from around the globe. Here are two new memoirs and three novels about the black experience in Canada, Kenya,...
Jason Rekulak's Impossible Fortress an ’80s coming-of-age tale | Toronto Star
America’s favourite letter-turner, Vanna White, nearly lost her golden-girl image when she appeared on the cover of the May 1987 issue of Playboy. The...
Fox News' Swedish 'security advisor' has heads scratching
A trans-Atlantic wave of puzzlement is rippling across Sweden for the second time in a week, after a prominent Fox News program featured a...
Kim’s Convenience wins two prizes from Canada’s performers union | Toronto Star
The CBC-TV comedy series Kim’s Convenience won major awards from Canada’s performers union on Saturday.The show, about a Korean-Canadian family that runs a convenience...
Moonlight sweeps Film Independent Spirit Awards | Toronto Star
SANTA MONICA, CALIF.—Sunday might be dominated by La La Land, but Saturday belonged to Moonlight.Barry Jenkins’s luminous coming-of-age tale swept Saturday’s Film Independent Spirit...
Fox News’ Swedish ‘security advisor’ has heads scratching
CaptionCloseNEW YORK (AP) — A trans-Atlantic wave of puzzlement is rippling across Sweden for the second time in a week, after a prominent Fox...
Academy revokes sound mixer's Oscar nomination for Benghazi movie
One day before the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has voted to rescind the sound mixing nomination for Greg P....
30 seconds with James Corden: Everything’s great, but will I be able to get...
Hot off the heels of a successful gig hosting the Grammy Awards last week, comedian James Corden exchanged emails with the man tasked with...
Song and dance, protest and politics to mingle at Oscars
CaptionCloseLOS ANGELES (AP) — The 89th Academy Awards show promises to be equal parts pomp and politics.The only thing expected to take the stage...
Oscars 2017: When is red carpet coverage? Time, TV channels, how to watch live...
The 2017 Oscars ceremony is coming up soon, and you know what means. Hollywood's big names are preparing their...
Why Oscar nominee Natalie Portman won’t attend the Academy Awards
Despite getting nominated for an Academy Award, Natalie Portman won't be attending the ceremony Sunday. A rep for the actress told ABC...
Foreign language directors gather once more before Oscars
CaptionCloseBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — One day after the Oscar-nominated directors of foreign language films issued an unprecedented joint statement decrying what they say...
Bookmarks: Thomas Dolby, devoted dogs, The Moth, design solutions and more
Notes from The Oregonian/OregonLive's books desk. Thomas Dolby: Yes, that Thomas Dolby, the one who sang "She Blinded Me...
Universal Orlando ticket prices increase
Following Walt Disney World's lead, Universal Orlando has raised its ticket prices.Current one-day single-park admission now starts at $110, up from $105. Park-to-park tickets...
Five facts about Sunday’s 89th Annual Academy Awards
CaptionCloseLOS ANGELES (AP) — Five facts about Sunday's 89th Annual Academy Awards:IT'S AN HONOR TO BE NOMINATED: But after 21 nominations, it would be...
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Manhunt underway for suspect who assaulted 13-year-old in Brockton – WHDH...
Increased Police Presence in Brockton Following Assault on 13-Year-OldBrockton, Massachusetts - The Brockton Police Department has launched a manhunt for a suspect who sexually...
