http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/index.html en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:39:31 PDT Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:39:31 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009384650_apusmichaeljackson.html?syndication=rss Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009384650_apusmichaeljackson.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:39:16 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009410665_apusmusicessencefest.html?syndication=rss Inspiring gospel music and messages reigned supreme Sunday inside the Morial Convention Center on the final day of the Essence Music Festival which honored Bishop T.D. Jakes as part of its 15th annual celebration. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009410665_apusmusicessencefest.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:22:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009420816_apuslittlepeoplefcc.html?syndication=rss Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast TV. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009420816_apuslittlepeoplefcc.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:01:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008944466_apusboxoffice.html?syndication=rss Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tied with $42.5 million each. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008944466_apusboxoffice.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:01:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009391802_apusmichaeljacksontv.html?syndication=rss NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009391802_apusmichaeljacksontv.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:46:02 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009420674_apusapontvobamatv.html?syndication=rss Even President Barack Obama, a gleam in his eye as he talked at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner two weeks ago, seemed to recognize the special relationship he's forged with TV networks in the opening months of his administration. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009420674_apusapontvobamatv.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:31:02 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008825412_apeuapnewsalert.html?syndication=rss Exit poll says Bulgaria's right-wing opposition GERB party has won the parliamentary election. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008825412_apeuapnewsalert.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:16:02 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2009068056_apasindiaslumdog.html?syndication=rss One of the impoverished child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire" will move from his shanty home in one of Mumbai's more wretched slums into a new apartment next week, his mother said Sunday. Movies http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2009068056_apasindiaslumdog.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:31:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2009412100_outdoortheater05.html?syndication=rss The Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival will present 10 plays at Volunteer Park on July 11 and 12, 2009. The free festival is the unofficial kickoff of the Seattle area's outdoor-theater season, with participation from GreenStage, Wooden O, Theater Schmeater, Balagan and more. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2009412100_outdoortheater05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:55:25 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2009412108_quincy05.html?syndication=rss Music producer Quincy Jones, a Northwest native and Garfield High School graduate, worked with Michael Jackson on record-breaking recordings, including "Thriller" and "Off the Wall." He wrote this remembrance of Jackson for The Los Angeles Times. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2009412108_quincy05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:23 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412086_br05lance.html?syndication=rss John Wilcockson's "Lance: the Making of the World's Greatest Champion" recounts the awe-inspiring career of cycling champion Lance Armstrong, but there's too much gloss and not enough grit in the author's reportage. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412086_br05lance.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:11:20 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2009412099_outdoorarts05.html?syndication=rss Your best outdoor bets for the rest of the 2009 summer include the Olympic Music Festival, the Bellevue Artsfair, Seafair, the Chinatown-International District Summer Festival and more. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2009412099_outdoorarts05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:52:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2009412094_lombard05.html?syndication=rss Carole Lombard, the queen of screwball, is the subject of a film retrospective at Seattle Art Museum. Movies http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2009412094_lombard05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:54 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2009412110_rantrave05.html?syndication=rss Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2009412110_rantrave05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:07:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2009412103_outdoortheatercal05.html?syndication=rss The outdoor-theater season calendar for Seattle-area productions of Shakespeare, musicals and family-friendly plays, staged by Wooden O, GreenStage, Key City, the Mountaineers in the Kitsap Forest Theater and many more. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2009412103_outdoortheatercal05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:51:57 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412084_br05butterflies.html?syndication=rss "The Dangerous World of Butterflies" is journalist and radio host Peter Laufer's account of the world's most dazzling insects and the many threats arrayed against them, including predators, pollution, pesticides and irresponsible breeders. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412084_br05butterflies.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:14:45 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412089_br05sell.html?syndication=rss Philosophy professor and former jeweler Clancy Martin's hard-boiled novel "How to Sell" is a devastating sendup of the jewelry business. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412089_br05sell.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:10:00 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412090_br05zhivago.html?syndication=rss "Zhivago's Children: The Last Russian Intelligentsia" by Vladislav Zubok is the story of the brief flowering of Russian intellectual life throughout the second half of the 1950s and into the '60s, a time of great optimism and hope. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412090_br05zhivago.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:07:24 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2009412107_pharmacy05.html?syndication=rss Benzophenone-3, also known as BP-3 or oxybenzone, has estrogenlike activity. We suggest looking for sunscreen that has physical blockers such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. These have no known hormonal activity. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2009412107_pharmacy05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:21 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/obituaries/2009412096_maryhenry05.html?syndication=rss Mary Dill Henry, one of the Northwest's most accomplished painters, died in May in Coupeville on Whidbey Island. Obituaries http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/obituaries/2009412096_maryhenry05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:44:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412093_localbestsell05.html?syndication=rss Ann Gonzalez's "Running for My Life" and Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows' "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" are current best-sellers at Seattle's Santoro's Books. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412093_localbestsell05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:05:44 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412083_bestsell05.html?syndication=rss Catherine Coulter's "Knockout" and "Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception" by Eric Van Lustbader top the list of best-selling fiction, according to Publishers Weekly. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2009412083_bestsell05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:04:48 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009412121_weekahead05.html?syndication=rss The week ahead Arts and entertainment highlights, the week beginning July 5. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009412121_weekahead05.html?syndication=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:19:54 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009419639_eye05.html?syndication=rss Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009419639_eye05.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:56:33 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009418355_apusmeltdownsuburbanarts.html?syndication=rss When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd hit a grand slam. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009418355_apusmeltdownsuburbanarts.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:16:02 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008811139_apapnewsalert.html?syndication=rss OAS suspends Honduras participation in the organization because of last week's military coup. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008811139_apapnewsalert.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:16:03 PDT