In the early seventies when Jewel Allison was a student at P.S. 253,
her poetic gifts popped up like crocuses in spring. “Love, soft,
peaceful/kind and understanding/holding hands,” she wrote.
Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong
dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an
all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over
its spending.
Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.
The
King of Pop's estate has signed the biggest recording deal in history:
a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10
projects over seven years, according to a person familiar with the deal.
Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years
after Hattie McDaniel won the same honor for "Gone With the Wind" — the
first Academy Award ever given to a black performer.
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday
bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major summer
jazz festival in the Big Apple.
