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Traveling show best described as comic book-meets-radio play mesh
A long time ago in a theater far, far away, a 7-year-old boy was so mesmerized by the opening sequence to “Star Wars” that he eventually created his own science fiction universe in an attempt to recapture the magic.
Thursday, November, 10, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89
Bil Keane, who started drawing the one-panel "Family Circus" cartoon featuring Billy, Jeffy, Dolly, P.J. and their parents in February 1960, died Tuesday at age 89. His comic strip is featured in nearly 1,500 newspapers across the country, including the News Tribune.
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - Associated Press - News

Former '60 Minutes' commentator Andy Rooney dies at 92
Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly commentator who spent more than 30 years wryly talking about the oddities of life for "60 Minutes," died Friday night, CBS said. He was 92.
Saturday, November, 05, 2011 - Associated Press - News

Zinema operator moves to Florida
The theater operator who brought quirky events like “Silent Movie/Live Score” and screenings of “Human Centipede” to Zinema 2 has left Duluth to open a movie theater in Jacksonville, Fla., but don’t expect much to change at the local theater.
Saturday, November, 05, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - News

Eh? Wait, what day is it?
It’s Friday, isn’t it? That means we’re supposed to get a thoughtful and poetic muse from Sam Cook in this space, not that jumble-o-junk Eh? column. But you forget, tomorrow is Deer Opener. Sam is busy. He’ll be back next week.
Friday, November, 04, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - News

Best Bets for the coming week in Duluth
This week's Best Bets include "Bug" at Teatro Zuccone, DSSO's "Motown Magic," Communist Daughter at Beaners, Paula Poundstone and more.
Thursday, November, 03, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Willhite headlines Comedy Pro Tour
Jack Willhite’s style requires an amp and sunglasses. The comic musician — or is he a musical comic — presents a show that riffs on the rock ’n’ roll greats. He might be singing about Campbell’s soup to the tune of a song by Poison, or reflecting on John Cougar Mellencamp’s appearance on “Sesame Street” with a ditty that sounds a lot like “Hurts So Good.”
Thursday, November, 03, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Poundstone takes a break for Grand Rapids gig (with video)
Paula Poundstone is deep in her latest bit of scientific research, a project at least partly influenced by the catalog for California Closets and its idyllic scenes of domestic order.
Thursday, November, 03, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

'Puss in Boots' No. 1 at box office
ENTERTAINMENT: The “Shrek” spinoff opened with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office.
Sunday, October, 30, 2011 - Associated Press - Entertainment

Faces & Names: Witness debunks Jackson doc’s claims on drug
Dr. Conrad Murray probably gave Michael Jackson 40 times more of the surgical anesthetic than he admitted to police, and left the drug running into the singer’s veins even as his heart stopped beating, a leading expert on the drug testified Thursday.
Friday, October, 21, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Monsters and superheroes have left the woodwork
JIMMY BELLAMY: There never has been a better time than now to be a zombie. Or a vampire. Or a superhero. And it has zero to do with Halloween creeping up.
Wednesday, October, 19, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Opinion

Arrest marks growing pains for 'real-life superhero' movement
The comic book-inspired patrolling of city streets by “real-life superheroes” has been getting more popular in recent years. And as the ranks of the masked, caped and sometimes bullet-proof-vested avengers swell, many fret that even well-intentioned vigilantes risk hurting themselves, the public and the movement.
Tuesday, October, 18, 2011 - Associated Press - News

Review: Director, cast rise to the challenge of 'Resurrection Blues'
Though it seems preposterously provincial to say so, the College of St. Scholastica’s production of Arthur Miller’s “Resurrection Blues” is warmer, deeper, funnier and altogether more edifying than was the show’s 2002 premiere at Minneapolis’s Guthrie Theater.
Saturday, October, 15, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Faces & Names: Duff moving full speed ahead with life
Although she’s appeared in hit movies, starred on a Disney TV show and sold millions of records, Hilary Duff still feels like she has things to prove in showbiz.
Friday, October, 14, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Best Bets for the coming week in Duluth
This week's Best Bets include Lyric Opera of the North presentation of two one-act operas, "Equus" opening at the Play Ground, Low and Charlie Parr benefit concert, and more.
Thursday, October, 13, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Veteran musical actor challenged by opera role
Jill Hoffman had no intention of performing in an opera. Ever.
Thursday, October, 13, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

St. Scholastica to be only 5th production of Miller play
In 2002, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis joined forces with playwright Arthur Miller to debut his yet-unseen, second-to-last play, “Resurrection Blues.”
Thursday, October, 13, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

Opera review: LOON presents enticing operatic double-bill
Lyric Opera of the North begins its season with a double bill of operatic one-acts combining the tragedy of Pietro Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” with the comedy of Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi.”
Thursday, October, 13, 2011 - for the News Tribune - Entertainment

Facebook page creates virtual superhero in Milwaukee
An opera-loving, cage-fighter-in-training has attracted a cult following after stories and pictures were posted on Facebook of the muscular mystery man who is frequently spotted walking shirtless through Milwaukee.
Friday, October, 07, 2011 - Associated Press - News

DECC exhibition showcases works by artists with disabilities
When Todd Olson was 10 and hospitalized with cancer, he received 1,000 paper cranes as a get-well gift.
Thursday, October, 06, 2011 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment

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