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How Layla and I traveled the worldMy dog didn鈥檛 understand a word, but she helped me become a better writer.
Garden shed in winterA poem.
Second City will launch Harold Ramis Film School: How improv has gained popularity in HollywoodSecond City is opening the Harold Ramis Film School, which will be a film school aimed at studying comedy. The institution will accept its first group of pupils in September.
Lady Gaga's national anthem: Her vocal prowess wowsLady Gaga's rendition of the national anthem at Super Bowl 50 was just the most recent performance in which she's gotten the attention of critics with her powerful vocals.
'Deadpool': Can an R-rated superhero movie succeed?'Deadpool' stars Ryan Reynolds as a wisecracking superhero of the same name. Unlike such fellow superhero movies as the Marvel films and the 'X-Men' series, 'Deadpool' is rated R. Will that deprive the film of some of its box office potential?
Lunch Mardi Gras style: debris po鈥� boysShredded meat cooked in the slow-cooker on soft rolls with a Creole spread make a perfect po' boys Mardi Gras sandwich.
Groupmuse offers a classical 鈥榩arty in a box鈥�Groupmuse acts as an online social connector between musicians, hosts, and audiences, and it could be coming to a city near you now that it recently finished a Kickstarter fundraising campaign.
Do we really need a 'dab' of drug culture in our dancing?Parents may be unaware that the latest dance craze may have its origins in cannabis culture.
'The Good Wife' will end: What made the CBS drama great?CBS announced during the Super Bowl that the current season of 'The Good Wife' will be its last. What made this show great?
2016 Grammy Awards: Will Taylor Swift win?Swift is set to perform at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 15, but will she win such prizes as the album of the year award? Critics say it's not a sure thing as she goes up against acts like Kendrick Lamar and Alabama Shakes.
Super Bowl halftime shift? Beyonce pop vs. Coldplay rockColdplay was the headliner act at Super Bowl 50. So, why is everyone talking about Beyonce, and Bruno Mars?
Celebrate Chinese New Year with fried pork wontonsDumpling parties make festive gatherings even more fun. These pork-filled fried wontons will be hard to resist while they cool.
Super Bowl 50: How the halftime show became one of the biggest events in the entertainment businessColdplay is set to take the stage at Super Bowl 50 during halftime, but it's only relatively recently in the history of the game that halftime has been the place to find big-name pop stars.
Love Eddie Van Halen? How you could buy his custom Charvel guitar.About 300 guitars, including instruments associated with Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley and Eddie Van Halen, are heading to a New York City auction for late February.聽
Feeling the Bern? Free Sanders tattoos in VermontAartistic Tattoo in Montpelier, Vt., is offering a free tattoo of Sen. Bernie Sanders, complete with his unkempt hair and thick-rimmed glasses.
'Hail, Caesar' actor Alden Ehrenreich praised for a scene-stealing turn as a 1950s movie starEhrenreich stars in the newest Coen brothers movie as cowboy Hobie Doyle. 'You can feel that you're working with people who are masters,' the actor said of working with some of his idols.
'Orange Is the New Black': Here's how many more seasons of the show we'll seeMultiple new seasons have reportedly been ordered for the Netflix show. The TV program recently won the best comedy cast award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, with actress Laura Prepon saying of the show during her acceptance speech, 'this is what we talk about when we talk about diversity.'
'The Choice': How movies based on Nicholas Sparks books have become a cottage industry'Choice,' which stars Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer, is the eleventh movie to be based on a novel by Sparks. The film is now in theaters.
'Hail, Caesar!' is sharp and amusing but a minor work by the Coen brothers'Caesar!' stars Josh Brolin as a 'fixer' for movie studio Capital Pictures and George Clooney as a famous, fatuous movie star. Clooney has a lot of fun with the role.
One dish meal: Cuban picadilloBeans and rice is a Caribbean staple. Serve this classic Cuban ground beef dish over rice as the main meal or use as filling for tacos or empanadas.