The Palmdale City Library, located at 700 E. Palmdale Blvd., will host a book signing for local author Viviane Carson M.A., D.C.H., Ph.D. on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Category: Entertainment
Throw the perfect holiday party
From cookies and milk to the partridge in a pear tree, the holidays are filled with classic pairings. This year, gather family and friends together and ring in the season with a themed party that celebrates famous couplings.
Brandon T. Jackson: US Airways booted me after attendant used ‘N word’
Actor Brandon T. Jackson was kicked off a US Airways flight Monday because he was disruptive, the airline told CNN Wednesday.
People’s Choice Awards nominees announced
Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Sandra Bullock and Scarlett Johansson were among the stars receiving multiple nominations today for the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards.
DMX ditches Wendy Williams after arrest
DMX won’t sit down with Wendy Williams to talk about his legal troubles this week because of the rapper’s arrest Monday, his spokesman said.
‘Ender’s Game’ takes down ‘Bad Grandpa’
“Ender’s Game” was the top draw among movies in theaters in its first weekend of release, according to estimates furnished by Hollywood.com Box Office.
His Third Wife
Absolutely nobody can stop you.
Oh, no. You’re too determined to be deterred from what you want. You’ve got plans, you’ve got might, and you’ve got the guts to make it all happen. If there’s somebody in your way, watch out! You’ll run them right over.
More than 40 breweries anticipated at Field of Drafts
The city of Lancaster has announced its third round of “drafts” for the Field of Drafts Craft Beer Festival to be held Saturday, Nov. 9, at Lancaster Municipal Stadium. Event goers can now anticipate more than 40 breweries and distributors to be in attendance, including national heavy-hitters Boston Beer Company, Samuel Adams, Firestone Walker, Gordon Biersch Brewing Company, and Stone Brewing Co. The complete third round of picks can be viewed at www.cityoflancasterca.org/beer.
Slavery film stays strong at box office
With nationwide release slated to begin Saturday and Oscar buzz in high gear, “12 Years A Slave” finished in the top 10 in terms of box office sales on the second weekend of its showing. The film—which chronicles the journey of a free Black man kidnapped into slavery and then back to his life in New York—raked in $923,715 the first week after opening on only 19 screens; $2.1 million last weekend; and $3,394,268 million in total domestic sales.
From slavery to the pulpit
If you have not seen “12 Years a Slave” then you are missing out on one of the most important films about slavery in recent history.

