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Ralph McQuarrie, artist behind Star Wars characters, dies at 82
Ralph McQuarrie, the conceptual artist who helped bring the “Star Wars” films to the silver screen, died in his Berkeley, Calif. home Saturday. He was 82.
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Concert review: The Black Keys rock tour stop
For The Black Keys, volume is not an issue. The duo produced deafening sound in the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday. The night ended with two hefty disco balls illuminating the stage and the audience in multicolored light, but it began with two lively, percussion-heavy bands.
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Video games: EA’s ‘Mass Effect 3’ launches with multiplayer feature
BioWare, a label of Electronic Arts Inc., released its new action role-playing game (RPG) ‘Mass Effect 3’ today. Its trailer debuted Feb. 19.
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TV review: Lindsay Lohan falls flat on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Lindsay Lohan hosted a much-ballyhooed episode of "Saturday Night Live" last week — an episode that, for all intents and purposes, was just as putrid as every other "SNL" episode for the better part of a decade.
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Stephen Colbert mocks male birth control
Late night conservative satirist Stephen Colbert gave U. Kansas the finger last Wednesday evening, the wag of the finger that is.
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Unknown stars talk about landing breakout comedy roles, recount filming favorite scenes in ‘Project X
After an early screening of their new film, "Project X," co-stars Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown stuck around for a question-and-answer session with some newfound fans. Q: How did you guys end up with parts in the movie? Thomas Mann: It was actually pretty awful.
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Movie review: Tim and Eric parody film with bizarre humor
Taking the role of writers, directors and actors, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! have now taken their bizarre brand of humor into the domain of feature-length cinema with exceedingly mixed results.
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Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s childhood homes preserved
No one can argue that the Beatles are one of the most successful and influential bands of modern time. Their music has inspired countless artists and only time will tell how long their presence will live on.
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Television: Going ‘Mad’
After almost a year and a half of waiting, Don Draper fans across the country finally get a fix of television’s favorite corporate mogul.