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End of an era: Oprah ending show after 25 years

Published Friday, November 20, 2009

CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air.Winfrey planned to announ ... full story

Spotlight calendar

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009

ONGOING The Beer Joint -- Firehouse Karaoke with Haz-Nat, 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, no cover. Christopher's World Grille -- pianist D.A. McDowell, 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, no cover. The Corner -- piano bar, 9 p.m. Sundays, no cover. The ... full story

Revived bonfire would lack the spark

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009

In November 1999, I was a student at Texas A&M. I know, after seeing my mug shot on this article, what you must be thinking: "How did you manage to go to college at the age of 13?" But you may also be thinking, "Where were you when bonfire fell?" ... full story

Bands give fans a break

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009

This week, vintage thrash metal icons Slayer, Megadeth and Testament announced they will tour the U.S. early next year on the American Carnage Tour. Though that is big news to pretty much any metal fan, it is this caveat that I think makes the tour r ... full story

Group on mission to tweet opera's history

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009

How many tweets does it take to cover the span of opera history?The San Diego Opera wants to find out and has launched a Twitter project in which it will tweet about everything from Monteverdi to Mozart to Philip Glass on a daily basis. With more tha ... full story

Red Cross auctioning pieces of history

Published Tuesday, November 17, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Rose Percy has a long history with the American Red Cross. Complete with an extensive wardrobe and her own Tiffany jewelry, this 23-inch wax doll was first sold for $1,200 back in 1864 to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission -- the prec ... full story

NBC faces cable takeover

Published Monday, November 16, 2009

NEW YORK -- Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.Cable TV operator Comcast Corp. is expected to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal, p ... full story

Italy opens contemporary arts museum

Published Saturday, November 14, 2009

ROME -- Italy is opening its first national museum for contemporary arts and architecture in a bid to shed its image as merely a keeper of a glorious artistic past.The $223 million Maxxi cultural center opens Saturday for a limited weekend run before ... full story

Google book plan hinges on accord

Published Saturday, November 14, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s plans to add millions of copyright-protected books to its digital library are riding on a legal settlement addressing the objections of government regulators who don't want Google to gain too much power over a new marke ... full story

Bluesman's home may be restored

Published Friday, November 13, 2009

JACKSON, Miss. -- The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson's life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work.There's the myth that he sold his soul to the devil to create his haunting guitar intonations. There's the dispute over w ... full story

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