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Dick Moore, a public relations executive who was known as Dickie when he was a Hollywood child star, playing the movies’ first talking Oliver Twist and later giving Shirley Temple her first on-screen kiss, died on Monday in Connecticut. He was 89. Helene Feldman, who works for his company, Dick Moore & Associates, confirmed the death but said she was not sure where it had occurred. Mr. Moore lived in Wilton, Conn. Mr. Moore was not yet a year old and evidently cute as a button when he made his movie debut in the 1927 silent feature “The Beloved Rogue,” which...

With all the coverage of the embattled Rowan County, Ky. clerk recently released from jail after she refused to process same-sex marriages, it was inevitable that we would be hearing about protests from similar protagonists.There are all sorts of people of faith caught in sticky employment situations where what they’re being asked to do is not precisely what they signed up for when they accepted the job.As GetReligion has reported quite recently, reporters have had problems getting the facts right plus the degree of snark and outright hostility towards people such as Kim Davis has, at times, been so over...

The day before Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s highly anticipated bout against Manny Pacquiao, agents for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) conducted a surprise drug test on Mayweather and found evidence of an illegal IV being used on the boxer, according to Thomas Hauser of SBNation. The fluids that Mayweather's camp says were administered to the fighter — saline and vitamins to combat dehydration — are not banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which sets the standards used by Usada. The use of the IV, however, as well as the decisions by Usada to not notify the Nevada Athletic Commission...

Atomic weapon tests by the US and USSR cause the tilt of the Earth to shift by 11 degrees dooming all life. Excellent low budget British Sci Fi.

Would-be groom says he is waiting for her responseA Sudanese man is offering 100 camels to marry a young Jordanian announcer at the Saudi-owned TV channel Middle East Broadcasting Company (MBC). Abu Al Tayeb Othman said he has saved money to buy a few camels and breed them at home over the past 10 years to fulfill his dream and marry Ula Faris, one of the prettiest female newscasters in regional TV channels. The Saudi 'Sada' newspaper said Othman visited its offices in the Gulf Kingdom this week and asked for publishing his offer to marry the announcer. “He...

Liam Dutton, a meteorologist in the United Kingdom, shocked viewers earlier this week. Their surprise was not because of a forecast, but rather his ability to pronounce Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch correctly live on air. The tongue-twisting Welsh village has online guides on how to pronounce the name and apparently has the longest specific single-word .com domain name in the world. However, Dutton’s impressive display of vocal dexterity may have really put it on the map.

Stephen Colbert won his first outing as CBS’s new late-night host, as 6.6 million viewers tuned in late Tuesday night to watch “The Late Show.” Mr. Colbert’s debut had about 3.6 million more viewers than Jimmy Fallon’s “The Tonight Show” and about 4.8 million more viewers than ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Mr. Colbert also led in the 18-to-49-year-old demographic key to advertisers, drawing 1.4 million viewers compared with Mr. Fallon’s 900,000 and Mr. Kimmel’s 400,000. CBS hopes that he can retain many of the younger viewers who watched his Comedy Central political satire show, “The Colbert Report.” Still, Mr. Colbert’s...

Released in 1989, the original film starred Swayze as a bouncer hired to clean up one of the rowdiest, loudest bars in Missouri, The Double Deuce. A gentleman with a degree in philosophy, Swayze’s character’s calm is put to the test when he needs to protect the town from a corrupt businessman. The movie became a breakout hit and still has reached cult status today. This follows MGM’s reboot of another classic; the “Rocky” spinoff “Creed” hits theaters in November. Rousey embraced the idea of starring in a remake, but wanted to be respectful when pursuing the project. Sources say...

Theater Renames ‘Snow White’ Because the Word ‘Dwarf’ Is Too Offensive by KATHERINE TIMPF September 8, 2015 The production will be called “Snow White and her Seven Friends” instead. De Monfort Hall in Leicester, England, has announced that there will be no dwarves in its Snow White Christmas pantomime because the word “dwarf” is too offensive. The production will be called “Snow White and her Seven Friends” and feature child actors as the “friends,” according to an article in the Leicester Mercury. Despite the fact that that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been around for approximately 9 million...

Guns are inanimate objects that kill people, and this one has a mustache. Meet Roger Goodman, a gun lobbyist with an opinion, just not an informed one. But when did that matter? It doesn't. Let's move on. In this informative infomercial, Roger Goodman explains the multitude of reasons why guns should never be allowed ever. Not in your homes. Not with your wives. And especially not with your children. Watch as Goodman exposes the issues of "Rogue guns" running rampant across this country. #BetterCallGoodman

One of the biggest stars of television's first few decades, Martin Milner, has died. The actor - who starred in Route 66 in the 1960s and Adam-12 in the 1970s - died peacefully at home on Saturday. Although boasting hundreds of on-screen credits over a six-decade acting career, Martin was best-known for playing honorable patrol officer Pete Malloy on Adam-12.

Happy 49th Birthday, Star Trek 49 years ago today, “Star Trek” premiered on NBC with its first episode “The Man Trap” at 8:30PM on September 8, 1966. Following two pilot episodes, the series — created by Gene Roddenberry — would go on to run for three seasons, spur thirteen feature films and change the face of television forever.

FULL TITLE: End of an era: Silent film actress Jean Darling, star of Our Gang comedies, dies in Germany aged 93 Silent film actress Jean Darling has died aged 93. The Our Gang star passed away on September 4 in a nursing home in Germany, her son Roy Bowen told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. The former child star appeared in dozens of 'Our Gang' comedy shorts, and was one of the last remaining silent films stars. Scroll down for video A four-year-old Darling began appearing in the shorts in 1926, and appeared in 46 shorts and four 'talkies' about...

"To boldly go where no man has gone before..."  So the opening narration claims, and since it debuted in 1965 [sic], Star Trek became the epitome of optimistic futurism.  What began as a cult show--and a failed one at that--became a cultural touchstone, and quite likely the most influential television show in history, as well as a long running series of films.  Even Americans who have never seen an episode or film know of the pensive Mr. Spock, the transporter, the alien Klingons and the famous warp speed.  As the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the beloved franchise approaches though, Star...

Sam Smith drops MAJOR hint that he's recording the theme song for the new James Bond film Spectre... after previously denying any involvement There was fervent speculation that he was involved earlier in the track this year. And now singer Sam Smith has dropped the first major hint that he will in fact be recording the theme song for the new James Bond film, Spectre. The 23-year-old vocalist took to Instagram on Monday to share a snap of him wearing a ring emblazoned with the Spectre logo.

Judy Carne, who has died aged 76, was a bouncy, auburn-haired British actress who won overnight fame in the 1960s as the Sock It To Me girl...

The title theme of a new James Bond film is as integral to its marketing as the Bond girls, the cars, and even 007 himself and according to a new report the new song for ‘Spectre’ will be unveiled this week.

NFL Opening Week - 2015 Sept. 10 Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots Sept. 13 Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars Cleveland Browns at New York Jets Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions at San Diego Chargers Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos Cincinnati Bengals at Oakland Raiders Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Sept. 14 Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco...

Jean Darling, one of the last surviving members of the silent movie Our Gang comedies, has died. Her death was reported on Sunday September 6 on social media sites by her friends. She had turned 93 years old only two weeks earlier. Our Gang were also called Hal Roach's Rascals. The series was known as The Little Rascals on television. In its long history, from the 1920s into the 1940s, the Our Gang roster changed a lot, with some notable members including Jackie Cooper, Farina Hoskins, Stymie Beard, Spanky McFarland, Darla Hood, and Alfalfa Switzer. Jean Darling joined Our Gang in...

n September of 2016, Star Trek will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its first episode. Launched back in 1966, the series and the property as a whole has since become a cultural institution and five spinoffs, dozens of movies and a successful reboot in 2009. However, since JJ Abrams turned Star Trek around and made into a broader appealing property, fans of the series have felt somewhat neglected. There hasn't been a Star Trek-related TV series since Enterprise - which was cancelled unceremoniously in 2005 after just four seasons. All previous spinoffs hit seven seasons. There's been constant rumblings and...