Kiss bassist Gene Simmons defends remarks on extremists
Gene Simmons said his anti-Islam comments were about extremists and taken out of context. He told the AP the interview focused only on extremists as Kiss began a five country concert tour in Japan. In Australia he commented on Islam during a Melbourne radio interview.
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3AW
Streisand ordered to pay legal fees over Malibu aerial photos
A California judge ruled Barbra Streisand must pay 177000 dollars in legal costs after she sued retired software entrepreneur Kenneth Adelman over aerial photographs of her Malibu estate. Adelman had posted over 12000 photos for his California Coastal Records Project, while Streisand claimed details shown could fuel stalking. The suit was dismissed in December by Superior Court Judge Allan J. Goodman.
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History Highlights Through Key Milestones Across Years
This history brief recalls Patrick Henry’s 1765 Stamp Act speech in Virginia, John F. Kennedy’s 1917 birth in Brookline, Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter cover in 1943, and the 1953 Everest summit by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
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Saturday Evening Post
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Edmund Hillary
New Zealand
Tensing Norkay
Nepal
Birthdays for Local Stars Highlight Milestones
Leavenworth native Melissa Etheridge turns 43 while rocker Gary Brooker of Procol Harum is 59 and actor Anthony Geary reaches 57. Other celebrants include Robbie Jackson 54 singer LaToya Jackson 48 Annette Bening 46 Rupert Everett 45 Adrian Paul 45 and Lisa Whelchel 41.
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Melissa Etheridge
Gary Brooker
Procol Harum
Anthony Geary
Robbie Jackson
LaToya Jackson
Annette Bening
Rupert Everett
Adrian Paul
Lisa Whelchels
Buffy the Vampire Slayer draws scholars to Nashville conference
Buffy studies draw 325 attendees from around the world for an academic conference in Nashville. Professors Rhonda Wilcox and David Lavery host sessions on topics from slang to postmodern consumption, noting Buffy and Angel inspire serious critique and teaching use worldwide.
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David Lavery
Middle Tennessee State University
Lavery
Rhonda Wilcox
Gordon College
Georgia
Buffy Studies
Buffy
Wilcox
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Buffy Summers
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Wednesday Powerball and Kansas Pick 3 Draws Noted
Lottery results listed for Wednesdays Powerball numbers 3 10 31 35 38 Powerball 16 Fridays Kansas Pick 3 797 and Super Kansas Cash 169 10 32 with (6) indicator. No further context provided about drawings or winners.
Broadway matriarch Elaine Stritch at Liberty on HBO
HBO presents Elaine Stritch at Liberty a one woman show with anecdotes from her career and backstage moments as she readies to take the act to London. The special includes posters from Bus Stop Company Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The Little Foxes and notes dates and performers while tracing Stritchs rise in New Yorks cabaret scene.
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Elaine Stritch
Liberty
HBO
Stritch
London
Chicago
New York
Jackson trial set for Sept. in Santa Maria
In Santa Maria California AP Friday judge set a tentative September 13 trial date for Michael Jackson on charges of lewd acts upon a child and related counts. Defense seeks bail reduction citing charity and clean record while prosecutors warn flight risk and lack of extradition treaties.
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Thomas Mesereau Jr
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Rodney S. Melville
Mesereau
Ron Zonen
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Best Bets at Local Venues Tonight
Businesses lineup diverse acts across downtown venues. Unknown Stuntman and The Dank Nuggets perform at Replay Lounge and The Jazzhaus respectively. Holy Mountain, My Father’s Gun show at The Bottle Neck, while Richard Buckner and Steve McAnulfa appear at The Bottleneck. Early show at Replay Lounge features Rob Mountjoy and Lonnie Fisher.
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Steve McAnulfa
Rob Mountjoy
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