Michael Douglas' throat cancer at advanced stage
Michael Douglas' throat cancer is at Stage IV, he revealed on the Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday night. |
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The calendar for Sept. 1
WORK OUT 12:15 p.m. Burn off that caramel frappuccino at a complimentary afternoon workout hosted by Dirt Fitness. The 40-minute high resistance program can burn up to 600 calories with back-to-basics exercises. Free. Intercontinental Miami's Lower Deck, Plaza Level, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami; 305-577-1000. |
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Review | Self-indulgence mars `Función'
A host of interesting ideas and illustrious Cuban exile collaborators is behind La Ultima Función The Last Performance, the theater-dance piece that premiered Friday at Miami Beach's Byron Carlyle Theater and repeats there this weekend. Unfortunately, that potential is sabotaged by emotional and egotistical self-indulgence and intellectual incoherence. |
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Terrell Owens, Chad Ochocinco wrapping up reality shows
All good things must come to an end. And all reality shows have a finale. Phew. This Sunday, 305 guys and new Cincinnati Bengals teammates Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens are saying hasta la vista to their VH1 vehicles, The Ultimate Catch and The T.O. Show, airing 9 and 10 p.m., respectively. |
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Celebrity birthdays on Sept. 1
Comedian-actress Lily Tomlin is 71. Singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is 64. Talk-show host Dr. Phil is 60. Singer Gloria Estefan is 53. Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison is 46. DJ Spigg Nice of Lost Boyz is 40. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira Desperate Housewives is 39. Actor Scott Speedman Felicity is 35. Guitarist Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy is 26. |
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Tiger Woods buys NYC bachelor pad
Tiger Woods is already living the dream. The newly divorced golfer has purchased a home in NYC: downtown Manhattan, to be exact, reports The New York Daily News eds there must be doing the happy dance. |
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Miranda Lambert nominated for 9 CMA Awards
Miranda Lambert has made history -- the country singer was nominated for a whopping nine CMA Awards, announced on Good Morning America Wednesday morning. That's the most ever for a female artist in her genre. |
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`Dancing with the Stars' cast includes The Situation, Bristol Palin
The Season 11 cast of Dancing with the Stars is officially complete -- though the word ``stars'' could be debated. Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke, hosts of the ABC ballroom competition airing Sept. 21, announced the cast Monday during Bachelor Pad. |
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Celebrity birthdays on Aug. 31
Singer Van Morrison is 65. Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions is 62. Actor Richard Gere is 61. Singer Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is 53. Drummer Gina Schock of The Go-Go's is 53. Singer Tony DeFranco of The DeFranco Family is 51. Singer Deborah Gibson is 40. Bassist Greg Richling of The Wallflowers is 40. Actor Chris Tucker is 38. Actress Sara Ramirez is 35. Singer Tamara of Trina and Tamara is 33. |
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The calendar for Aug. 31
MARLINS 7:10 p.m. Support the Marlins as they play the Washington Nationals. Tickets $9-$315. Sun Life Stadium, 2269 Dan Marino Blvd., Miami Gardens; www.marlins.com. |
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Paris Hilton: The coke wasn't mine
We've heard this excuse before: Paris Hilton claims the bag where cops found coke over the weekend belonged to a ``friend.'' |
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Miami Heat's Chris Bosh engaged
Make way for another Basketball Wife. Chris Bosh has made it official with his girlfriend, Adrienne Williams. |
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Is Miami a basketball town or what
Giving us more reason to rename this column ``LeBron in the Tropics,'' LeBron James was seen eating at the Prime Hotel Thursday night with New Orleans Hornets player Chris Paul. The night before, the New York Knicks' newest superstar, Amare Stoudemire, pulled up at Prime 112 in a limousine bus full of 20 friends. |
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Celebrity birthdays on Aug. 30
Actress Elizabeth Ashley is 71. Actress Peggy Lipton The Mod Squad is 63. Actress Michael Michele is 44. Actress Cameron Diaz is 38. TV personality Lisa Ling is 37. Singer-guitarist Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish is 36. |
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A look at the week ahead in the movies and on TV
BIG SCREEN OPENING WEDNESDAY The American R -- George Clooney stars as a weary assassin who holes up in a remote Italian rural town for some R&R and a little romance with Violante Placido. But his dirty work has a tendency to follow him everywhere. There's no rest for the wicked. |
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Split personality for Emmy Awards
Emmy had a split personality this year. Television's annual awards show honored hot new broadcast comedies "Modern Family" and "Glee," while sticking with more familiar favorites from cable in drama. |
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The calendar for Aug. 30
AUTHOR 7 p.m. Longtime Florida novelist and Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen discusses his latest book ``Star Island.'' Free ticket with purchase of book $26.95 at any Books & Books location. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; 305-442-4408. |
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`The Last Exorcism' in box office lead
The fright flick The Last Exorcism and the heist thriller Takers were in a photo finish for the top spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. |
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The calendar for Aug. 29
FETE 5 p.m. L'Originale Segafredo on Lincoln Road is celebrating 10 years of dishing out cocktails and Italian eats with a block party. The music and surprises start at 5 p.m. 1040 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach; 305-673-0047. |
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Bullock praises NOLA school
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock returned Sunday to the New Orleans high school she helped rebuild for the opening of an on-campus health clinic. |
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