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DETROIT - Proof, a member of rap group D12 and a close friend of Eminem, was shot to death early Tuesday at a nightclub along Eight Mile, the road made famous by the 2002 film that starred Eminem and in which Proof had a bit part. The death of Proof _ real name Deshaun Holton _ was confirmed by Dennis Dennehy, the publicist for D12's label, Interscope Records, as well as by Detroit police spokesman James Tate. "Memorial service arrangements are still being made, and his friends and family would appreciate privacy during this difficult time," Dennehy said in a...

“8 Mile” is a good movie. It’s not good because it has great actions sequences, strong character development, interesting foreshadowing, unusual manipulation of the themes or for anything else movie critics often base their opinions on. I enjoyed it because I was expecting it to be another overdone, expensive, Hollywood production; refreshingly, it was not. Also, it brought to light a couple important issues about Democratic politics—possibly inadvertently, as director Curtis Hanson isn’t exactly a card-carrying conservative. There could have been very dramatic sequences with car chases, nauseating violence or a heart-wrenching love story; yet there were none of these...