Entertainment
Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
02/04/2012 03:17 PM
Soul Train fans bop on Broadway in Cornelius fete (AP)
AP - Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show's late creator, Don Cornelius.
02/04/2012 02:02 PM
Judge allows `Sister Wives' suit to proceed (AP)
AP - A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law.
02/04/2012 01:11 PM
Celebs suit up for DirecTV Beach Bowl (AP)
AP - Deion Sanders said he wasn't worried. Joe Montana went in with his game face on and Jordin Sparks just hoped sand did not end up in her eyes.
02/04/2012 02:21 PM
Gisele Bundchen Goes Topless for Sexy New Versace Ad (omg!)
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Tom Brady's wife doffs her top for the brand's new denim campaign
02/04/2012 02:20 PM
Has Demi Moore Checked Into Utah Rehab? (omg!)
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02/04/2012 02:05 PM
50 Cent, Pitbull and Lil Jon Live Broadcast Tonight on Yahoo!
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omg! - Watch tonight as 50 Cent, Pitbull and Lil Jon take the stage at the Bud Light Hotel in Indianapolis as part of Super Bowl weekend.
02/04/2012 02:05 PM
Watch Live on Yahoo!: 50 Cent, Pitbull, Lil Jon
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omg! - Yahoo! is party central for Super Bowl Weekend, partnering with Bud Light to give you access to all the festivities happening in Indianapolis. The main entertainment event is upon us: the live stream concert from the Bud Light Hotel, featuring 50 Cent, Pitbull, and Lil Jon.
02/04/2012 12:46 PM
Playmates Discuss Hugh Hefner Charm
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omg! - Hugh Hefner has been handling his high-profile split from fiancee Crystal Harris by showering his Playmates with a series of romantic gestures and gifts.
02/04/2012 12:46 PM
Graphic Designer Could Cash in Big With Super Bowl Commercial
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omg! - A 39-year-old graphic designer has the chance to turn $20 into $1 million this weekend after creating one of Super Bowl Sundayâs cheapest, yet most ingenious commercials.
02/04/2012 12:46 PM
Snoop Dogg Proudly Sports Gray Patch At EA Sports Super Bowl Party
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omg! - Snoop Dogg embraced his status as one of the elder statesmen of rap at the EA Sports Super Bowl party in Indianapolis.
Movies
02/04/2012 03:08 AM
Director Ti West Talks Slow Horror, 'The Innkeepers'
Known to many devoted genre fans for his methodical horror movies, the director of The House of the Devil and Trigger Man talks with Neda Ulaby about his influences and his newest film.
02/03/2012 07:29 PM
Veteran Stage, Film Actor Ben Gazzara Dies At 81
Ben Gazzara has died at the age of 81. The actor known for his brooding tough-guy presence died of pancreatic cancer Friday in New York. Gazzara made his big break into film with his role as an accused killer in Otto Preminger's 1959 courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder.
02/03/2012 07:00 AM
Going In '50/50' On A Cancer Comedy, With Laughs
Screenwriter Will Reiser coped with his cancer diagnosis by thinking up ideas for cancer comedy movies with his best friend, actor Seth Rogen. Rogen and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt now star in a film based on Reiser's life. Both Gordon-Levitt and Reiser join Fresh Air for a conversation about the film.
02/02/2012 08:13 PM
Cult Horror, Plus Some Hatred On The Homefront
A hotheaded ex-soldier with a troubled family life gets embroiled in a series of mysterious events when he accepts contracts to assassinate three strangers. Critic Scott Tobias says the unnerving film shows considerable brilliance — before it goes roaring off the rails.
02/02/2012 08:09 PM
A Creepy Hotel, And Characters To Spare
As an old New England inn is about to close, a pair of 20-something desk clerks decide to investigate the claim that the place is haunted. Critic Jeannette Catsoulis says Ti West's slow-burn approach to horror may not always scare, but it does allow the characters to shine.
Music
02/03/2012 12:02 PM
Sharon Van Etten: Learning How To Rock
For Van Etten, her ever-evolving music has been a way to combat shyness and social anxiety.
02/04/2012 10:52 AM
Bjork As Music Teacher At The New York Hall Of Science
Bjork told a journalist recently that she'd always wanted to be a music teacher. And so at the New York Hall of Science, she was,
02/03/2012 01:39 PM
Ruthie Foster: Texas Gospel With A Worldly Touch
Born and raised in small-town Texas, Foster spent time in both New York and the U.S. Navy Band before settling back in Austin. Her new album, Let It Burn, features a mix of originals and covers, plus some stirring collaborations with The Blind Boys of Alabama.
02/03/2012 04:24 PM
Around The Jazz Internet: Feb. 3, 2012
A new crowdfunded festival in Philadelphia, plus Jamal, James and Junebug.
02/03/2012 02:03 PM
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Live At The Village Vanguard
There's a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs: Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966. Watch a live concert webcast at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 13.
Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
02/02/2012 04:31 PM
THQ misses Street on weak game sales, cuts forecast (Reuters)
Reuters - THQ Inc's cut its annual earnings forecast on Thursday and told investors it would become a much smaller video game company with half the volume of sales next year.
02/02/2012 01:35 PM
Take-Two quarterly revenue falls on NBA video game (Reuters)
Reuters - Take-Two Interactive's third-quarter revenue missed Wall Street expectations after the video game maker sold fewer copies of its basketball video game, "NBA 2K12", than expected.
02/02/2012 01:18 PM
Review: Square gets 'Final Fantasy' back on track (AP)
AP - The "Final Fantasy" franchise, now in its 25th year, has one of the most enthusiastic fan bases in all of video games. And those fans made their voices heard after the 2009 release of "Final Fantasy XIII," which jettisoned some of the series' long-standing features in exchange for a more streamlined, action-packed narrative.
02/02/2012 10:33 AM
Viacom 1Q earnings shredded by 'Rock Band' (AP)
AP - Viacom Inc., the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Comedy Central, on Thursday posted a 65 percent drop in net income for the latest quarter, as it took a charge related to the "Rock Band" series of video games.
02/02/2012 09:32 AM
Zynga shares soar on Facebook connection (Reuters)
Reuters - Zynga shares jumped as much as 22 percent on Thursday in the first trading session after Facebook revealed it made 12 percent of its revenue last year from the video game publisher.
NYT > Television
02/03/2012 10:25 PM
Critic's Notebook: Stripping on TV: ‘House of Lies,’ ‘Revenge’ and Others
The strip club scene has been a staple of television, not to mention movies, for a long time, but increasingly it has become another boring cliché.
02/03/2012 01:07 PM
A Nonfan’s Guide to the Key to the Super Bowl
Even if you’re watching only to see Madonna, all you need to know about the big game is where the fairy dust falls.
02/03/2012 08:07 AM
Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage Make Films for Paramount
Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage try to bring their success with teenage shows like “Gossip Girl and “The O.C.” to the big screen for Paramount.
02/03/2012 01:24 PM
ArtsBeat: 'Big Bang' on CBS Holds On Despite Fox's 'Idol' Comeback
The broadcast networks took an all-hands-on-deck approach to the first night of February sweeps on Thursday and gave television viewers a full slate of new content.
02/02/2012 08:54 PM
ArtsBeat: In 'American Idol' Auditions, a Sigh of Relief
Fans of "American Idol" breathed a sigh of relief as the shows devoted to mass auditions ended last night and the program moves on to the winnowing phase in Hollywood next week.