National news headlines for the week of Feb. 7 2014
Category: Entertainment
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Don’t ask Jerry Seinfeld about race
In a recent interview with Buzzfeed on “CBS This Morning” the comedian was asked about the fact that most of the guests on his Web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” have been white males. Seinfeld’s initial response was “It really pisses me off.”
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King siblings are fighting again over estate items including Bible used in Obama’s inauguration
The siblings have sued and counter sued one another, including 2008 filing
Martin Luther King’s daughter defiant after estate sues for Bible, Nobel prize
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PAFF-Get Ready, Get Ready!
The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) takes center stage today so make sure to visit the PAFF website at www.paff.org, get all the information you need regarding screening times, special events, activities and more.
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I, Frankenstein is more than a remake
The newly released Gothic action-thriller, I, Frankenstein, revisits the story originally told in Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking 1818 novel, where the character was first introduced. Only now, 200 years have passed and Dr. Frankenstein’s monster, symbolically named Adam, lives on and finds himself in the middle of a violent war between demons and gargoyles. A war over the souls of humankind.
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New year, new ways to help the environment
A new year means fresh, new opportunities to make the world around you a better place. This year, make a natural difference in your own homes and communities by taking small, simple steps that can have a positive impact on the watersheds in and around our national parks.
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Lancaster Performing Arts Center welcomes ‘Phoenix Rising’
TAO is back with a brand new production for 2014, Phoenix Rising. Athletic bodies and modern visual effects, combined with the traditional art of Japanese Taiko drumming, explode in rare percussive beauty and energetic precision live on the Lancaster Performing Arts Center stage, Saturday, February 15 at 8 p.m.
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Photo exhibit ‘Mama’s Fabric’ comes to Palmdale Playhouse
“Mama’s Fabric: Weaving America Together” is an upcoming photo exhibit that centers on Beatrice Dixon, an extraordinary mother who was a community organizer and who believed deeply in the goodness of people and in the American Dream. She became a mother-figure to people from all walks of life, and once it became known that she had a passion for sewing, people began providing her with beautiful pieces of fabric. She passed away in 2002 at the age of 90.
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Bill Cosby to return to NBC in new sitcom
Bill Cosby is returning to NBC with a new sitcom, a network rep told CNN on Wednesday night.
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Justin Bieber arrested on drunken driving, resisting arrest charges
Justin Bieber was charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license after police saw the pop star street racing Thursday morning, Miami Beach police said.
