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Miss California Carrie Prejean says she doesn't regret saying in the interview portion of the Miss USA pageant that marriage should be between a man and woman. Some have speculated her response to a question about the legalization of same-sex marriage cost the San Diego Christian College junior the Miss USA crown. I said what my opinion was, and I think everyone's entitled to their own, Prejean told TV's Inside Edition. Prejean's mother, Fran Coppola, said on the program, I knew when that...
NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frederick's of Hollywood Group Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: FOH) ("Company") today announced that Thomas Lynch has been appointed as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lynch has been a member of the Company's board of directors since the completion of its merger in January 2008 with FOH Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Frederick's of Hollywood. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090202/FOHGROUPLOGO) Mr. Lynch, 40, served as...
Wolfgang Puck has been tapped to create the 2009 Governors Ball menu for Oscar revelers in Beverly Hills, Calif., it was announced Monday. This marks the 15th consecutive year that the master chef has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to design the menu for the Governors Ball, the celebration that immediately follows the Academy Awards presentation. This year, it is to take place Feb. 22. The Governors Ball is the highlight of the season, Puck said in a...
The secret is out--Hollywood stars are taking sides in the Presidential race and they're not afraid to tell the world who they're voting for: Charlie Brown! Or Lucy! Or Snoopy, Linus or Sally! Several dozen celebrities of the large and small screens have recently taped lighthearted online PSAs touting the new Peanuts website, www.peanutsrocksthevote.com, where visitors can vote for Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy or Sally for President. Then visitors can click through to...
By SUMNER, Bonnie Raw, organic and vegetarian. Bonnie Sumner gets a lesson in how much it does matter what food we eat. ------------------- FAMILY ILLNESS inspired Sydney- based filmmaker James Colquhoun to create a documentary showing that the right diet can save your life. His father had been suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome for five years and was taking a host of medications. The problem was, they had their own (commonly expected) side effects, including depression and anxiety. By...
Monsters are everywhere these days, and belief in them is as strong as ever. What's harder to believe is why so many people buy into hazy evidence, shady schemes and downright false reports that perpetuate myths that often have just one ultimate truth: They put money in the pockets of their purveyors. The bottom line, according to several interviews with people who study these things: People want to believe, and most simply can't help it. "Many people quite...
By DAMIEN HENDERSON For bigfoot hunters forced to contend with scraps of blurry photos and hotly disputed sightings of the mighty beast, yesterday marked an epochal moment. The body of a seven-foot, ape-like creature recovered from woodlands in northern Georgia, a south-eastern US state, was, its captors claimed, final proof of the existence of the elusive Sasquatch, the mythical creature which holds a similar status to the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Although details of the story were...
Aspiring young actors between the ages of 5 and 17 years will have a chance to showcase their talents for Entertainment Industry's top agents and managers on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008. This showcase, offered by the Hollywood Group, is a unique way for these children to meet many industry professionals in a single day. Many of the auditioning children and teenagers have had experience working as background talent, and they are eager to achieve the next step. Not only does attending this event...
The Bath House Players, the theater company for 14- to 18-year- olds at the Helen Hocker Center for the Performing Arts, brings the characters of Charles M. Schultz's comic strip "Peanuts" to life when they stage the musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." Performances will be at 1:30 and 7 p.m. today, 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Helen Hocker Theater in Gage Park. Tickets, $9, can be purchased at the door or in advance at the theater or by calling 368-0191. The...
More than 100 films to be screened July 29-August 1 WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ The inaugural West Hollywood International Film Festival (WHIFF), presented by Deluca Entertainment, premieres July 29 in West Hollywood. The four-day festival is the first of its kind in the City of West Hollywood and will showcase more than 100 films from around the world. In addition to a prestigious award, the first place winner will receive the Hollywood Golden Star and a filmmaker's...
