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Scientology Protests Greet Katie on Broadway

(Newser) - Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut in All My Sons last night, but not before about 30 anti-Scientology protesters put on a show of their own outside Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The protesters, some masked, chanted "Scientology kills! and carried "FREE KATIE" placards. And, yes, her famous hubby showed...

Gere, Winger May Reunite on Broadway

Officer and a Gentleman co-stars' first reunion

(Newser) - Richard Gere is weighing an offer to play the Spencer Tracy role in a Broadway production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?—opposite Debra Winger. The famously feuding co-stars of An Officer and a Gentleman haven't worked together since that 1982 smash hit. The production is stalled as producers search...

Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes
Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes
GLOSSIES
Sep 15, 2008 4:04 PM CDT

Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes

Galella's iconic photos of 'Jackie O' helped define celebrity

(Newser) - Long before we got up close and personal—maybe too personal—with the likes of Britney, Paris, and Lindsay, Ron Galella was on celebrity's front lines. In a New York profile of the original American paparazzo, Emily Nussbaum meets the man who was sued by Jackie Onassis and beaten up...

We Must Not Ignore This Photo
 We Must Not Ignore This Photo 
GLOSSIES
Sep 11, 2008 4:52 PM CDT

We Must Not Ignore This Photo

Though some are 'disgusted,' witnessing the 'Falling Man' is vital, author says

(Newser) - The “Falling Man” photo reproduced worldwide has disappeared from respectable media, Tom Junod writes in Esquire, but to avert our eyes is to pretend the horrific choices made Sept. 11, 2001, don’t exist. “We have somehow taken it upon ourselves to deem their deaths unworthy of witness,...

LiLo & Sam: Fashion Week's Gossip Girls

Pair causes media mayhem at Ronson sis' show

(Newser) - Nothing grabs attention at New York's fashion week like Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson attending your show. The duo sat in the front row for the Saturday presentation of Ronson's sister Charlotte's spring collection, and were swarmed by photographers who brushed past other famous folks like Sean Lennon.

Coney Island Rides Hit Auction Block

Coney Island rides on sale online today

(Newser) - Ever dreamed of owning your own theme-park ride? With 10 of Coney Island’s famed Astroland Park rides now for sale online, your chance has arrived, the New York Post reports. The Astrotower will set you back $99,000, while the Top Spin will leave your wallet $499,000 lighter....

Coney Island's Astroland to Shut Down

Owner of legendary amusement park can't strike deal on lease

(Newser) - The iconic Astroland, one of two theme parks on New York’s Coney Island, will close for good on Sunday, the New York Post reports. Owner Carol Albert said she couldn't strike a lease deal with the 46-year-old site's developer and landlord. The park’s historic (and bruising) Cyclone rollercoaster...

Hanna Drenches Waterlogged Haiti

26 dead, thousands stranded as island suffers through another storm

(Newser) - Far-reaching Tropical Storm Hanna drenched flood-plagued Haiti today, adding to the miseries of a country that has lost 110 lives to mudslides and flooding since mid-August. The storm was expected to sweep across the Bahamas and then start climbing along the US coastline by the weekend, with a 20% chance...

Preppie Killer Gets 19 Years for Drugs

Robert Chambers avoids life sentence with plea, returns to jail for dealing coke to cops

(Newser) - "Preppie killer" Robert Chambers, one of New York’s most infamous murderers, was sent back to prison for another 19 years after pleading guilty to drug-dealing, the Daily News reports. Chambers, who spent 15 years behind bars for strangling 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in Central Park in 1986, had been...

Seinfeld Defense: Lawsuits are Funny

Sez silly suits are fodder for routine

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld insisted yesterday that he didn’t slander a woman suing his wife for cookbook plagiarism because silly lawsuits are fodder for good comedy. The comic cited episodes from Seinfeld as well as his kid-friendly Bee Movie in a court filing as examples of the First Amendment-protected comedic license...

Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age
 Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age
Aug 27, 2008 12:32 PM CDT

Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age

Sex and the City writer has new book coming out

(Newser) - Nearing her 50th birthday, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is facing the fact that even with Botox, men no longer flock to her at parties, the Times of London reports. “Somewhere in your forties…everyone starts to look the same! Middle-aged. Now when I look in the...

Mayor Aims to Make Big Apple Windmill City

Wind could supply 10% of city's power under bold plan

(Newser) - Mayor Mike Bloomberg has unveiled a bold plan to harness alternative energy to power New York City, the New York Times reports. The mayor is calling for windmills to be built on the city's bridges and skyscrapers, and for offshore wind farms to be created that could supply 10% of...

Big Apple Is Big Brother, Privacy Advocates Warn

(Newser) - Anti-terrorism measures planned for New York City have civil liberties groups worried, the Guardian of London reports. Operation Sentinel calls for cameras to be placed at every bridge and tunnel into Manhattan to photograph every vehicle entering and leaving. Details would then be kept on a huge city database.

Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More
Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More
Aug 14, 2008 3:12 PM CDT

Cleveland Rocks, But NY Rocks More

Struggling Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to open annex in Soho

(Newser) - Cleveland lobbied to be the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to bring tourists to town, but a dip in visitors has led the museum's worried organizers to turn to New York for help. Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined singer Billy Joel yesterday to announce the opening of...

Rich Grouse as FAA Moves to Reroute Jets

Residents of tony suburbs fight plan to decongest air traffic

(Newser) - Wealthy Northeasterners are fighting FAA plans to decongest air traffic by rerouting jets, sending them over many upscale suburbs, reports USA Today. The FAA says it can cut delays by 20% and save airlines $285 million by fixing routes around New York and Philadelphia, but the rich and politically connected...

'Preppy Killer' Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

Robert Chambers faces nearly 20 years in state prison

(Newser) - “Preppy killer” Robert Chambers pleaded guilty today to dealing cocaine from his Manhattan apartment, the New York Daily News reports. He also confessed to assaulting a police officer during his October arrest and faces nearly 20 years in state prison. Chambers gained national infamy in the 1980s after his...

Retro Park West Defines Luxe Living

1920s-style condo building has sold $2 billion in units

(Newser) - In a condo market full of colorful towers, 15 Central Park West appears 80 years out of date—and is the best-selling apartment building in history. Its 19-story limestone exterior, graced with terraced setbacks and a 20s-style tower, may seem "severe," Paul Goldberger admits in Vanity Fair—but...

Cops Name Model in Brothel Bust
Cops Name Model in
Brothel Bust
Jul 29, 2008 11:48 AM CDT

Cops Name Model in Brothel Bust

Swedish bombshell operating as 'house mother' at NY strip club

(Newser) - NYPD vice unit cops have busted 23-year-old model Sabrina Johansson for allegedly helping run a brothel out of an upscale Manhattan strip club, the New York Daily News reports. Police claim Johansson, who has appeared in an Avril Lavigne music video as well as on the Tyra Banks Show, was...

Grammer Back in Hospital
 Grammer
 Back in
 Hospital
Jul 29, 2008 12:01 AM CDT

Grammer Back in Hospital

Undergoes testing after feeling faint

(Newser) - Sitcom star Kelsey Grammer, who suffered a recent heart attack, remains in a New York hospital after checking himself in early yesterday for feeling faint, reports Reuters. The Frasier actor was out promoting his new movie, Swing Vote, when the 53-year-old’s wife escorted him to the hospital for testing....

Downer Spitzers Cold as Ice
 Downer Spitzers Cold as Ice
Jul 28, 2008 11:37 AM CDT

Downer Spitzers Cold as Ice

Tense dinner underscores marital strife, Post reports

(Newser) - The “awkward” and icy marital status of shamed former governor Eliot Spitzer and wife Silda was on display last week in the Big Apple as they “made only two seconds of eye contact during dinner” with another couple, a spy told the New York Post.

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