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Director Lee Daniels wanted to deglamorize Mariah Carey for her role in his drama, "Precious," but he may have gone too far. "The mustache was the last straw," the director...

Like Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Kurt Cobain and Tupac Shakur, Michael Jackson is just beginning his career as Pop Star Who Will Never Really Die. His movie "This...

"Coming-of-age" is a category that seems to fit every other movie -- "Superbad" could qualify; so could "Hamlet." But the journey of Jenny in "An Education" is specifically that of...

Brad Paisley is on a roll. Not only did he and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams, welcome their second son, Jasper, to the family in February, Paisley's last 10 singles...

CC Sabathia, start your engine. While saying no final decision has been made, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday his ace lefty could get three starts in the American League...

You won't see much violence in the Coen brothers' new movie, "A Serious Man," which opens Friday. But you will see something else objectionable: smoking. The film takes place in...

After two years in Las Vegas, the MTV Video Music Awards are back home Sunday night in Manhattan at Radio City Music Hall, where they debuted 25 years ago. But...

The ongoing success of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin' " is a head-scratcher. The song, which peaked at No. 9 on the pop charts in 1981, isn't even the Bay Area...

Tomato-cucumber salsa Makes 4 servings Ingredients 1 pound tomatoes, chopped 1/2 large cucumber, peeled and chopped 1/2 cup chopped red onion 1 cup parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil...

Watermelon, meet the knife and fork. Yes, you are usually eaten on your own -- without silverware or, in many cases, tables and chairs -- but the truth is that...