Elizabeth Blair

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California Addiction Doctor Scheduled Meeting With Prince, Lawyer Says

Wednesday, May 04, 2016

A lawyer for a California addiction doctor held a press conference Wednesday. He said his client was scheduled to meet with Prince the day after the singer died, and that he had dispatched his son, who works with him, to Prince's Minnesota home.

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The 'Mick Jagger' Of Art Auctions Shares Secrets From A High End Market

Monday, May 02, 2016

Simon de Pury is a professional dealer, collector, curator and schmoozer. His clients include billionaires, rock stars and royalty. The art world insider's new memoir is The Auctioneer.

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Iconic Performer Prince Dies At Age 57

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Renowned musician Prince died at his home in Minneapolis Thursday at the age of 57. NPR has this remembrance.

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Actress Doris Roberts Of 'Everybody Loves Raymond' Dies At 90

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Actress Doris Roberts was best known for playing an overbearing yet lovable mother on Everybody Loves Raymond. NPR has a remembrance of the 90-year-old character actress, who died this week.

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Who Owns 'We Shall Overcome'? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The same law firm that recently succeeded in releasing "Happy Birthday" from copyright rules is now hoping to do the same for the civil rights anthem.

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Panama Papers Provide Rare Glimpse Inside Famously Opaque Art Market

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The leaked documents tell the backstory of a groundbreaking Christie's auction, and the purchase of a painting one man claims was seized from his grandfather during World War II.

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Nina Simone Biopic Criticized Over Casting And Skin Color

Friday, March 25, 2016

Afro-Latino actor Zoe Saldana plays Nina Simone in upcoming film Nina. That casting choice has caused an uproar from fans and family members.

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Sony Buys Michael Jackson's Stake In Lucrative Music Catalog

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

The $750 million deal means Sony now fully owns or administers the rights to 3 million songs, including hits by the Beatles, Sting, Lady Gaga and Alicia Keyes.

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Beatles Producer George Martin 'Invented The Job'

Wednesday, March 09, 2016

In the studio, the Beatles' longtime producer and arranger devised many of the band's signature sounds. He died Tuesday at age 90.

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Some Artists Are Seeing Red Over A New 'Black'

Thursday, March 03, 2016

First, it's not really black. It's not even a color or a pigment. "Vantablack" is a "material," according to Surrey NanoSystems, the British company that created it. But this growling, rebellious material is causing quite a fuss now that renowned sculptor Anish Kapoor — who designed Chicago's Cloud ...

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Obama Nominates Carla Hayden To Lead Library Of Congress

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

President Obama has nominated Carla D. Hayden as the next librarian of Congress. If confirmed, she would be the first woman and first African-American ever to lead the world's largest library.

Hayden is currently CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.

In a White House statement, Obama ...

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This Oscar Nominee Could've Been An Executive. Instead, She's A Screenwriter

Monday, February 22, 2016

At one point, Meg LeFauve was getting multiple studio executive job offers. But as her mentor says, "She knew she had a different path." Now her screenplay for Inside Out is up for an Oscar.

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Comic T.J. Miller: Trained Clown And Student Of Nietzsche

Saturday, February 13, 2016

T.J. Miller has played a dragon slayer in the How to Train Your Dragon movies, a man who doesn't always change his underwear in Big Hero 6 and a pothead who thinks he's a tech rock star in HBO's Silicon Valley. Now Marvel fans will know him as bartender ...

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How Will Host Chris Rock Treat The Oscars' Lack Of Diversity?

Monday, February 08, 2016

Since it was revealed that all 20 of this year's Academy Award acting nominees are white, everyone's waiting to see how the host — a comedian who never pulls punches — will handle it.

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In 'Sweat,' Adapting To Change Is The Hardest Work Of All

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage spent two years visiting Reading, Pa., to research her new play. Sweat explores how industrial decline affected workers in the former steel and textile town.

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Chinese Company Dalian Wanda Buys Legendary Entertainment

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Chinese company Dalian Wanda has bought Legendary Entertainment, the film company which made Jurassic Park among many other movies. The move marks one of the largest American cultural...

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Lawyer Faces National Scrutiny While Defending Bill Cosby

Friday, January 08, 2016

Monique Pressley is called "masterful" in her public message. She hits the spotlight of the Bill Cosby case after a career as a defense attorney, prosecutor and religion-based broadcaster.

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HBO Documentary Explores Dark Underbelly Of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet

Monday, December 21, 2015

Russia's Bolshoi Ballet was rocked following the 2013 acid attack on the company's artistic director. A new documentary airing Monday on HBO, Bolshoi Babylon, looks at the culture of ...

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Comedy Writer Paula Pell Says You Don't Have To Go Far For Good Material

Friday, December 18, 2015

The longtime Saturday Night Live writer created the screenplay for the new Tina Fey-Amy Poehler movie Sisters. Pell says she wanted to explore how people carry their teenage identities into adulthood.

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Dad Rage Fuels The Comedy Of 'F Is For Family'

Thursday, December 17, 2015

The animated Netflix series features an often-frustrated patriarch named Frank Murphy. Comic and co-creator Bill Burr says the show is inspired by his own childhood stories.

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