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- Deke Richard dies, leaves legacy of 'Jackson 5' songsDeke Richards dies: The Motown producer-songwriter produced hits for the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross. Deke Richards also wrote songs for Martha Reeves & the Vandelllas.聽
Oscars schedule announced: Awards dodge Olympics broadcastThe Oscars, the SAG awards, and several other awards shows announced their 2014 and 2015 schedules, which were tweaked to avoid conflicting with the next Winter Games.
James Franco: What hasn't he done?James Franco is starring in two popular movies currently in theaters ('Oz the Great and Powerful' and 'Spring Breakers'), but those achievements are just the latest on a very long r茅sum茅. How many items would Franco have checked off if he had a bucket list?
My Chemical Romance disbands after decade-plusMy Chemical Romance announced Saturday that 'it has come time for it to end.' My Chemical Romance thanked fans in a statement and said the experience was 'a true blessing.'
$338 million ticket: When parents buy and lose, their kids do tooA $338 million ticket was sold in New Jersey to someone who is probably celebrating. But within the families of losing ticket holders, a familiar sense of loss is settling in.
A sweet treat for Passover: Matzoh crackA new spin on this dangerously delicious Passover dessert with white chocolate and spicy rose sugar. Recipe and variations below.
'The Punk Syndrome' co-director and cast discuss their SXSW-winning documentaryCo-director J-P Passi and two members of Pertti Kurikka鈥檚 Name Day, the band featured in 'Punk,' talk about how their movie got started and the niche the band members feel they've found.
Ted Danson's daughter Kate will appear on a 'CSI' episodeTed Danson's daughter Kate will star as a lawyer on an April 3 episode, the actress said. According to one report, Ted Danson's daughter will encounter the 'CSI' team after the group finds a serial killer.
Phil Spector: Al Pacino discusses playing the controversial music producerActor Al Pacino will portray music producer Phil Spector in an HBO film. 'Phil Spector' is written and directed by David Mamet.
Tilda Swinton: Glass box nap performance at MOMATilda Swinton glass box:聽A musem spokeswoman says the 'Moonrise Kingdom' star presented her one-person piece called 'The Maybe' on Saturday.
Slow flower farmingWhen a Dutch family immigrated to North Carolina just before World War II, they started a bulb and cut flower farm, Terra Ceia, that still endures today, practicing the joys of slow flower growing.
'Olympus Has Fallen' echoes 'Die Hard' plotsOlympus Has Fallen " is like an '80s or '90s action film in which Clint Eastwood, Bruce Willis, or Mel Gibson, outwitted and outmuscled shrewd, more formidably armed opponents.
An American culinary journey: from succotash to urban chickensTake a four-week culinary history webinar with Stir It Up! editor Kendra Nordin. The course will explore early food movements in the 1800s up to modern day practices of 'eating local' and urban homesteading.
Ohio prosecutor indicts 'Punxsutawney Phil' for meteorological fraudAn Ohio prosecutor indicted 'Punxsutawney Phil' today for felony misrepresentation of spring. The groundhog deliberately misled the public to think winter was on its way out, and now the Ohio prosecutor is calling for the rodent's death.聽
4,109 miles from home, expat couple in Norway role plays each other's family membersExpat couples heading abroad leave behind a support network of friends and family. To fill in those roles, expat couples become one another's action-movie obsessed brother, chatty sister, or stew-cooking mom.聽
'Reality' examines the dangers of celebrity worship'Reality' has some loose ends, but actor Aniello Arena as protagonist Luciano is a live-wire presence.
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in 'Admission'Tina Fey is sharply funny on TV and on the page, but she and Rudd are working with hackneyed material in 'Admission.'- Kate Winslet joins YA adaptation movie 'Divergent'Kate Winslet will play the leader of a scholarly people known as the Erudite in the new movie, according to the film's studio Summit Entertainment. Kate Winslet recently appeared in the movie 'Contagion' and starred in the miniseries 'Mildred Pierce.'
What is a bully? Pageant winner shares her personal story on school tourPageant winner Mikaela Carson toured two states sharing her anti-bullying message and organization ABLE 鈥� Anti Bullying Lifelines and Education 鈥� to help students deal with school bullies and to inspire bullies to change.聽
Country ham biscuit bites with cheeseButtermilk biscuits and salty country ham are a match made in heaven. Kick it up a notch by incorporating the ham directly into the biscuit and adding a layer of cheese.