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Fred Morton, 90, Literary Hero and Our Friend from Elaine’s
I'm very saddened to write this notice that Fred Morton has passed away. I knew him from Elaine's going back almost thirty years. Even...
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DC: Global Citizen Pays Millions for Rock Concerts and Consultants, Not That Much Goes to Poverty
Global Citizen? That's the group-- really a one man show-- that stages those concerts the last couple of years in Central Park with big...
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John Dickerson Replaces Bob Schieffer on “Face the Nation”– His Mom Was First Female Correspondent on CBS
CBS has named John Dickerson to replace Bob Schieffer as host of "Face the Nation." Dickerson's mother, Nancy Dickerson, was the first female correspondent...
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Going Clear About Isaac Hayes and Scientology: The Real Story
I wrote the following column on August 11, 2008. Isaac Hayes, who'd joined Scientology more to be part of something with celebrity, had just...
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Miami Celebrates 100th Anniversary by Honoring Mobster Meyer Lansky
Miami's 100th anniversary included a big bash on Thursday night. There was an out door concert with Barry Gibb, Sam Moore, Sheila E. and...
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Oscar Winner Paul Haggis on Scientology: “Miscavige was Following L. Ron Hubbard’s Cruel Playbook”
Paul Haggis posted this to Tony Ortega's website a couple of days ago. The Oscar winning writer director of "Crash" and writer of "Million...
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HBO’s Scientology Movie “Going Clear” May Pose Big Problems for Tom Cruise, John Travolta
Sunday night-- you must watch the HBO documentary "Going Clear" about Scientology. Even knowing what I do about this cult, I was actually frightened...
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Exclusive: Jay Z Had Secret Pow Wow with Music Superstars Including Beyonce, Madonna, Kanye, Coldplay to Start Renegade Streaming Service
EXCLUSIVE c2015 Showbiz411--Jay Z is taking on Spotify, Pandora, YouTube and other streaming services with his now approved $56 million acquisition of Swedish streaming...