Motown turns 60: A look at its influence, and Barry Gordy’s dream
Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. had a simple goal when he started the legendary record company 60 years ago in Detroit. "My whole dream was to make the world hear...
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Torre won’t manage Red Sox
Yankees fans can breathe easy. Their former skipper won't be managing the Boston Red Sox — or any other baseball team — anytime in the near future. Joe Torre said...
Lil gain
ALBUM Rebirth Lil Wayne (2 out of 4 stars) It's not as easy to rock as Lil Wayne thinks it is, as his oft-delayed "rock" record "Rebirth" painfully proves. For...
Freeney in limbo
Dwight Freeney knew something was wrong as soon as he felt the searing pain near the end of the Colts' AFC championship game win over the Jets. What he didn't...
Learning to speak geek
If there is one breakthrough TV role over the past year or so, it is Jim Parsons' turn as physicist Sheldon Cooper in the hit CBS sitcom "The Big Bang...
Woods fallout reaches sponsors
The ramifications of Tiger Woods' sexual escapades and his decision to take an indefinite break from golf began to unfold Saturday, the first public tremors to rattle his $1 billion...
WALKING ON ‘AIR’
Most child actors either burn out or fade away. At 12, Anna Kendrick earned a Tony Award nomination for Broadway's "High Society" in 1998, becoming the third-youngest nominee after 11-year-old...
The road to Christmas
The busy holiday season is here, which means you have shopping to do, dinners to prepare and in-laws to avoid. Somewhere in there, the studios hope, you'll find time to...
Dash landing
Newsday Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba has never been one to shy away from his feelings. As one of the emo movement's most visible pioneers, known for often leading his audiences...
5 things to know about ‘The Box’
Filmmaker Richard Kelly ("Donnie Darko," "Southland Tales") takes on "The Box" this Friday, his latest film starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a cash-strapped couple who are offered a...