http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F Philly.com entertainment headlines. en-us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737112&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_8_seasons_of_OCD_sleuthing_ends.html HOLLYWOOD - You'd never know by watching the cast and crew of USA's whodunit Monk that its days are sadly numbered. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a12f12b15cd79b4da6aac4321af8dac7 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737752&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Lee_s_big_comeback.html AFTER RECEIVING Academy Award acclaim for "Monster's Ball" (2001) and all sorts of film festival acclaim for "The Woodsman," (2004) producer Lee Daniels was flying high. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a83c5b2262cee70e5bfee713d213db6c 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737137&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Senior_scholars_enjoy_college_learning_stress-free.html Mae Pasquariello doesn't have anxiety dreams about hourly exams, finals, or overdue papers. She doesn't worry about grades, or even class participation. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 55db5030a0c1e828d88714c68593cd0b 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737147&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Love__AMY_SAMPSON___ERIC_LIBERI.html In fall 2005, Amy was working in Rutgers University's administrative offices, gearing up to go to grad school for urban planning. Her friend Theresa and Theresa's then-boyfriend, Scott, tried for months to interest her in a setup with Scott's friend. "You'd really hit it off with Eric," Scott kept telling her. Just as persistently, Amy told him she didn't have time for anything except grad school. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9c93916dd94c2728284456c41ccc72a2 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737122&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Mirror__Mirror__Jeans_his_way_is_the_new_way.html Here I am, just getting used to skinny denim, when the fashion world starts bombarding me with another trend - the everything-is-just-a-tad-bit-oversize "boyfriend" look. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9f7037869e2b094e447bc0c5c7dd6616 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737117&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Social_Circuit.html The 22d Wyck-Strickland Award dinner honored architects Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake of KieranTimberlake. Ira Brind, president of Brind Investments Inc., was honored at the Wistar Institute's black-tie gala. The Burn Foundation held its 36th annual gala, "People Make the Difference." The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology celebrated the opening of its latest exhibition. Peter's Place, a center for grieving children and families in Radnor, held its fund-raiser "An Affair of the Arts." Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 98be678b0c32e85cf27043ed545da330 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737132&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Science_of_attraction_.html WASHINGTON - Eli Finkel was still an undergraduate when he realized "somebody could spend his life asking questions about relationships, trying to find the answers to those questions, and then teaching interested young minds about the research." Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6f3375fe5cc5bb5bd5628ec15fce0b21 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737127&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Sideshow__Not_blackmail___commercial_transaction_.html It's the old "I Was Only Trying to Sell Him a Screenplay" defense! So says Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, accused of blackmailing David Letterman. Halderman's attorney, Gerald Shargel, asked a Manhattan judge yesterday to dismiss a charge Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 85fcca1631cadfa52d67e10882581eab 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737737&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Dear_Abby__Hubby_demands_more_than_worn-out_wife_can_provide.html DEAR ABBY: I am a 38-year-old business woman. I was single for many years until I met and fell in love with "Rory," who had been a longtime client. We were married a year ago. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 55caa69d98c39b79ab5f2d6a5aac0204 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737777&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Tattle__Letterman_defendant__Blackmail_not_in_the_script.html ROBERT J. "Joe" Halderman, the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman in exchange for keeping quiet about his sexual affairs, was trying only to sell the late-night comic a screenplay, his defense attorney yesterday. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT cbbfef4834cb14e309898cfd6eec1228 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737762&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Jenice_Armstrong__AIDS_threat_still_raging.html LIKE THE TITLE character in "Precious," the new Lee Daniels' film, this 14-year-old Philadelphia girl had been raped by a relative and infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT acf72ed38ee502b63e1c91952b0eb148 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737767&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_P_J__Thomas__Cruisin__is_easy_-___less_expensive.html IMAGINE TAKING a cruise and never disembarking to visit the ports of call. That's just what one couple did on a four-night excursion out of Long Beach, Calif., aboard Celebrity Cruises, the premium cruise line. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 289b3982693bca3a5ac0d4724c5b08ce 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737757&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Dan_Gross__From_Jersey_to__Mercy_.html MARLTON ACTRESS Andrea Langi is featured prominently on tonight's "Mercy" (8 p.m., NBC). Langi, last seen on film having bathroom sex in a bar with Mickey Rourke Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 114eafcc53fba93677910e5dff71a8d1 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737742&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Ellen_Gray___Collision___Stories_from_the_crash.html COLLISION. 9 p.m. Sunday, Channel 12. GAPER DELAY. Who hasn't slowed down to take at least a glance over the highway divider at someone else's very bad day? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9493ae05d8afab17b7da37113f485d49 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737097&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_A_spirited_Dylan_on_N__Broad.html When Bruce, Bono, and Billy were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York a couple of weeks back, there was another big-name B who couldn't be bothered to take part in celebrating either his or anybody else's illustrious past. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 3570e4ddea5eff13fbaa3bf71e6e3fc6 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737107&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_People_s_Choice_nominees_topped_by_all_things_vampire.html LOS ANGELES - Nominees for the People's Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires. Twilight and True Blood were among the top nominees announced yesterday. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominee slate and will also choose the winners in 35 categories. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ca7a50a87fd2cec3b34aa3faf710c6ae 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737102&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Saint_Laurent_auction_runs_from_unique_to_mundane.html PARIS - The 18th-century porcelain that Yves Saint Laurent ate from, a Cartier watch he used to wear, the leopard-print couches and gilded chairs he lounged on: It's all to hit the auction blocks as the late French couturier's longtime partner liquidates their art-and-knickknack-filled residences. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ba2db9db343c5adf2fa8ac185ed87f8b 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737787&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Highway_rest_areas_becoming_a_rarity.html NORLINA, N.C. - That old adage "No rest for the weary" could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT c40f86288db45afdf1ca1fc03c9ba727 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737782&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Follow_the_Oasis_online.html If you're curious about what it's like aboard the world's largest cruise ship, check out the live coverage CruiseCritic.com will offer from Oasis of the Seas later this month. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 22ec557c94443f4782d809a30a5eb185 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168041&44=69737772&32=3796&7=195357&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2F20091111_Stars_--_Horoscope.html ARIES (March 21-April 19). Opportunity's finger is pointing at you and beckoning. Now step up and take what's yours. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When it comes to spreading joy, start small and don't be surprised if, by day's end, you get the whole world laughing. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT cb17e2fcda8f048a15c9d0a141c803dd 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z