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Amazon Announces Winners in Sixth Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
22 May 09:02 | Entertainment
Amazon says it began a new chapter with its sixth annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA), introducing finalists in five categories for submission and exciting new prizes.read more »
Human-like Opponents In Video Games Lead to More Aggression Players, Study Finds
21 May 12:13 | Entertainment
A new study has found video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy. read more »
Founding Member of 'The Doors' Ray Manzarek Dies Aged 74
21 May 04:38 | Entertainment
Keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, Ray Manzarek, has passed away at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. read more »
New Study Recommends Using Active Videogaming To Improve Children's Health
17 May 08:47 | Entertainment
Exergaming, using active console video games that track player movement to control the game such as Xbox-Kinect or Wii has become popular, and may provide an alternative form of exercise for children to counteract sedentary behaviors, according to a new study.read more »
"Star Trek into Darkness" #1 Most Anticipated Movie This Weekend: Fandango
17 May 07:39 | Entertainment
Fandango says J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated "Star Trek Into Darkness" garnered a 96 out of 100 score on the company's Fanticipation movie buzz indicator that measures fan sentiment around the weekend box office line-up. read more »
Sir Paul McCartney Joins Call For Global Ban On Animal Tests For Cosmetics
14 May 15:32 | Entertainment
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is backing Cruelty Free International's work for a global ban on cosmetics tests on animals.read more »
Netflix And Disney Announce Licensing Deal For Five Popular Shows
9 May 2013 | Entertainment
Netflix and The Disney/ABC Television Group have announced a new multi-year licensing agreement that will make Netflix the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for one of the most popular shows on Disney Junior, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, as well as fan favorite Disney XD show Tron: Uprising. read more »
Mystery Writers of America Announce 2013 Edgar Award Winners
5 May 2013 | Entertainment
Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2012. read more »
Next Generation of 'Call of Duty' Computer Game Revealed
2 May 2013 | Entertainment
Activision has announced what it says is the next generation of the popular Call of Duty video game in "Call of Duty: Ghosts."read more »
Amusement Rides Injures Nearly 4,500 Kids A Year, Study Finds
1 May 2013 | SciTech
A new study has found about 4,500 children are treated in United States emergency departments for amusement ride-related injuries each year. read more »
Oscar-Supported Sunscreen Film Festival Presents Rising Star Award to Actor Matthew Ziff
1 May 2013 | Entertainment
Florida's Sunscreen Film Festival 2013, supported by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has honored hot young actor Matthew Ziff with its Rising Star Award.read more »
Diablo III for PS3 Now Available for Preorder
29 Apr 2013 | Entertainment
Select retailers around the world have now begun taking preorders for the upcoming PlayStation3 system version of Diablo III.read more »
Original Mousketeer Annette Funicello Dies Aged 70
8 Apr 2013 | Entertainment
Long-time Disney Mousketeer and Beach Party star Annette Funicello passed away on Monday in California at the age of 70, according to the Official Disney Fan Club.read more »
Roger Ebert Memorial Tribute To Play At The Chicago Theatre
8 Apr 2013 | Entertainment
Roger Ebert's life and prolific career will be remembered during a memorial tribute this Thursday at the Chicago Theatre, which is expected to draw friends and admirers from Hollywood to the independent film world to the Chicago Theatre.read more »
Winners Announced For The 48th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
8 Apr 2013 | Entertainment
Fans have named Luke Bryan the Entertainer of the Year at the 48th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. read more »
Jay Leno To Leave 'Tonight Show' After 22 Year Run
3 Apr 2013 | Entertainment
Jay Leno, longtime host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” announced today that he will wrap up what will be 22 years of headlining the iconic late-night show in Spring 2014. read more »
Study Finds True Fame Isn't Fleeting
28 Mar 2013 | Entertainment
A new study has found the people who become truly famous stay famous for decades, and that this is the case whatever field they're in, including sports, politics, and other domainsread more »
Google Warns Web Sites To Separate Paid Or Promotional Content From News
27 Mar 2013 | Entertainment
Google is warning web sites which try to pass off paid or promotional content as news content that their entire publication could be blocked from the search engine. read more »
Obesity Experts Call For Ban On Food Ads Targeted Kids
22 Mar 2013 | Entertainment
Researchers from the University of Alberta are leading a charge among Canada’s obesity experts and calling on the federal government to ban food and beverage ads that target children.read more »
Media Mass Shooting Coverage Contributes To Negative Attitudes Towards Mental Illness
21 Mar 2013 | Entertainment
News stories about mass shootings involving a shooter with mental illness heighten readers' negative attitudes toward persons with serious mental illness, according to a new report by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. read more »
Court Rules Meltwater Infringed The Use Of AP Content
21 Mar 2013 | Entertainment
AP says a U.S. Court has ruled that Meltwater News infringed the use of AP content and granted AP's motion for summary judgment in the suit, denying Meltwater’s.read more »
Playing Action Videogames Improves Visual Search, Say Researcher
15 Mar 2013 | Entertainment
Researchers at the University of Toronto have shown that playing shooting or driving videogames, even for a relatively short time, improves the ability to search for a target hidden among irrelevant distractions in complex scenes. read more »
Celebrity Endorsement Encourages Children To Eat Junk Food
8 Mar 2013 | Entertainment
A study by the University of Liverpool has found that celebrity endorsement of a food product encourages children to eat more of the endorsed product.read more »
News Websites Urged To Target "Reward Seekers" To Boost Revenue
5 Mar 2013 | Media
University of Missouri researchers have found that news organizations should target readers with certain personality traits in order to optimize their online viewership.read more »
"The Hobbit" Passes $1 Billion In Earnings
4 Mar 2013 | Entertainment
Sir Peter Jackson's first installment of the JRR Tolkien Hobbit trilogy has become one of only a handful of films to pass the $1 billion in earnings milestone. read more »
Steven Spielberg To Head 66th Cannes Film Festival Jury
28 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
American director and producer Steven Spielberg has agreed to head up the jury of the 66th Cannes Film Festival taking place May 15-26 this year, taking over the reins from the Italian Nanni Moretti. read more »
Majority See Connection Between Video Games and Violent Behavior in Teens
27 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Many Americans would never let their eight year old see an R-rated movie, but according to findings from a January 2013 Harris Poll some children may be playing video games beyond their maturity level. read more »
The 2013 Oscars: List Of Academy Award Winners
25 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Argo has taken out the Oscar for best picture at the 85th Annual Academy Awards are finally being handed out this evening at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. read more »
First Lady And Big Bird Team Up to Help Get Kids Healthy
21 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
First Lady Michelle Obama and Sesame Street’s Big Bird have teamed up to film two public service announcements encouraging kids to eat healthy and get active. read more »
Study Predicts Who Is Most Likely To Cry At Oscars
20 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Who is most likely to cry at this month’s Academy Awards? Does everyone actually thank the Academy, or does it just seem like they do? Which person is more popular than God at the Oscars?read more »
Excessive TV In Childhood Linked To Long-Term Antisocial Behaviour: Study
18 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Children and adolescents who watch a lot of television are more likely to manifest antisocial and criminal behaviour when they become adults, according to a new University of Otago, New Zealand, study published online in the US journal Pediatrics.read more »
The Creators of 'Halo' and the Publisher of 'Call of Duty' Unveil 'Destiny'
18 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Activision Publishing and 'Halo' developer Bungie have revealed the first sneak peak of their partnership in a newgame called Destiny, which is an ambitious evolution of the first-person action genre that brings gamers together in a shared, persistent world. read more »
Remainder of the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball Performances Cancelled
14 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Live Nation Global Touring has confirmed that the remainder of the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball performances have been cancelled.read more »
Esquire Magazine To Publish First Interview With Navy SEAL Who Killed Osama Bin Laden
11 Feb 2013 | U.S. News
Esquire magazine says it will publish an exclusive in-depth feature story in the March 2013 issue about the former Navy SEAL Team Six member who killed Osama Bin Laden. read more »
Mumford & Sons And Gotye feat Kimbra Take Grammy Top Honors
11 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Mumford & Sons have taken out Album of the Year at the 55th Grammy Awards for "Babel" while Gotye feat. Kimbra took Record of the Year with "Somebody That I Used to Know."read more »
Subscriptions Driving Growth At New York Times Digital
7 Feb 2013 | Business
The New York Times says its digital businesses increased revenue by 5.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, with subscriptions jumping 13 percent since the end of the third quarter.read more »
Super Bowl Viewership Grew During Blackout, Says Rentrak
5 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
A Rentrak analysis of Super Bowl XLVII has found audience levels remained stable and even grew through the 34-minute blackout.read more »
Bruno Mars, Rihanna, and Sting to Join Together At 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards
4 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Nominees Bruno Mars and Rihanna, as well as 16-time GRAMMY winner Sting, will join together for a special performance, and current nominee Kelly Clarkson is set to perform on the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. read more »
Activision and Xbox Announce $1 Million Call of Duty eSports Competition
1 Feb 2013 | Entertainment
Activision and Xbox have announced a high-stakes Call of Duty eSports competition this April which it said will forever changing the face of competitive eSports. read more »
"Lincoln" And "Les Mis" Among Big Winners At 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards
27 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
"Lincoln", Jennifer Lawrence, Argo and "Les Mis," were among the big winners of the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night.read more »
Rock Band Singer Charged In Multi-Million-Dollar Loan Fraud Case
27 Jan 2013 | U.S. News
The frontman of a Los Angeles-based rock band called Lights Over Paris has been charged with submitting false documents to banks to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars worth of loans, money that he allegedly used to fund his band and his lavish lifestyle.read more »
Lucasfilm Confirms J.J. Abrams Will Direct Star Wars: Episode VII
26 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
Disney and Lucasfilm have confirmed J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII, the first of a new series of Star Wars films to come from Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy. read more »
Consumer Reports Find Latest TV Sets Are Bigger, Better, Smarter, And Cheaper
24 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
Americans who are in the market for a new TV will find models that are bigger, better, smarter, and cheaper, according to the latest Consumer Reports TV tests. read more »
Denzel Washington America's Favorite Movie Star In Harris Poll
23 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
Denzel Washington has reclaimed the title of America's Favorite Movie Star, rising one place from last year in a Harris Poll.read more »
Lance Armstrong Admits He's A Liar, Cheat And Bully
17 Jan 2013 | U.S. News
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during all seven of his Tour de France wins and said he doubted he would have won if he had not doped.read more »
Mystery Writers of America announces the 2013 Edgar Award Nominations
16 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
Mystery Writers of America has announced its Nominees for the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television, published or produced in 2012. read more »
Galactic Empire Responds To U.S. Death Star Announcement
16 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
The Galactic Empire says its overwhelming military superiority has been confirmed once again by the President of the United States announcing that his nation would not attempt to build a Death Star, despite what it said was "the bellicose demands of the people of his tiny, aggressive planet." read more »
Oprah Expands "No-Holds-Barred" Interview With Lance Armstrong To Two Nights
15 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
Oprah Winfrey's exclusive, "no-holds-barred" interview with Lance Armstrong has expanded to air as a two-night event on The Oprah Winfrey Network, with Winfrey saying the disgraced cyclist "did not come clean in the way I expected." read more »
Creators of "South Park" Consolidate Work Into New Company
14 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the co-creators of "South Park" and "The Book of Mormon," and The Raine Group, a boutique merchant bank focused exclusively on entertainment, digital media and sports, have announced the formation of Important Studios, a new venture consolidating Parker and Stone's creative work and future projects into one company. read more »
Marvel's The Avengers Tops 2012 Box Office Takings
12 Jan 2013 | Entertainment
Marvel's The Avengers produced by Disney topped worldwide box office takings in 2012 with over $1.5 billion in sales, according to Rentrak Corporation.read more »
