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MUSIC

Mary J. Blige faces $3.4M federal tax lien in NJ

Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey.

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MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

Why doesn't Jerry Lewis like female comics?

Ladies? Don't make him laugh.

MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot.

ENTERTAINMENT

Coen, Guirgis on tap at Atlantic Theater Company

The world premiere of Ethan Coen's first full-length stage play, a revival of "The Threepenny Opera" and a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis will highlight the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming season.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Edward Hopper painting of NY island sells for $19M

An Edward Hopper painting of New York City's Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction.

MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

Cannes crime: 2nd jewel theft during film festival

Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering 2 million euros ($2.6 million) - in the second such jewelry heist during this year's Cannes Film Festival.

ENTERTAINMENT

Writer Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral

Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him.