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'Furious 7' breaks box-office recordsThe latest installment in the 'Fast and Furious' franchise has earned $143.6 million, setting a new record for biggest opening weekend in April.
'Fifty Shades' ties up box offices worldwide, breaks recordsDespite abysmal reviews, the film adaptation of E.L. James' racy book earned an estimated $158.3 million its opening weekend, which is the highest international opening for an R-rated film ever.
David Carr, 'one of the most gifted journalists' at New York Times, has diedMedia columnist David Carr, who wrote the Media Equation column for The New York Times and penned a memoir about his fight with drug addiction, died on Thursday.
CBS '60 Minutes' reporter Bob Simon remembered for writing skill, Iraq captivitySimon was among a handful of elite journalists, a 'reporter's reporter,' according to his executive producer Jeff Fager.
Who could replace Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show'?The venerable satirist and comedian has decided to leave the anchor desk on the Comedy Central program at the end of the year.
- Grammys recap: Brooke Axtell and Katy Perry address domestic violence
Brooke Axtell took to the Grammy stage to talk about her experience with sex abuse and domestic violence. Katy Perry followed Axtell with a solemn performance of "By the Grace of God."
- Grateful Dead: Will Chicago let 'Deadheads' camp at Soldier Field?
The Grateful Dead will play in July. An online petition - with 8,000 signatures as of Saturday - asks that fans be allowed to park and camp overnight in lots surrounding Soldier Field stadium along Lake Michigan.
- #OscarsSoWhite: Academy president responds to Oscar critics
All 20 of the 2015 Oscar nominees for acting are white and there are no women in the directing or writing categories. The first black president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences responds to critics.
'Birdman,' 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' lead Oscar nomineesEach movie received a total of nine Academy Award nominations.
Gandhi-branded beer: Homage or offense?New England Brewing Company apologizes for using the name and likeness of revered Indian independence leader Mohandas Ghandi on one of its beers, called Ghandi-Bot.
Remembering Donna Douglas, 'Beverly Hillbillies' starActress Donna Douglas, best known for her role as Elly May Clampett in 'The Beverly Hillbillies' died Thursday. Raised in Pride, Louisiana, Douglas brought first-hand experience to her role playing a poor Southern tomboy.
Luise Rainer remembered as first to win consecutive acting OscarsLuise Rainer won best actress Oscars in 1936 and 1937. Only four others have ever won back-to-back acting awards: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Jason Robards, and Tom Hanks.
Little Hobbit wins big at Christmas box officeThe final installment in Peter Jackson's film trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkein's novels, "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" easily out-earned a host of other strong films over Christmas weekend.
'Frozen': The top entertainment story of the year (again)'Frozen' has earned Disney more than $1.27 billion at the box office worldwide – the most successful animated movie of all time. Frozen opened in 2013, but according to an AP survey of editors, it was still the top entertainment story of 2014.
Five-star ‘Flow’ and chatty ‘Moana 2’ offer eye-widening animated delights
The Monitor's ViewThanksgiving as forgiving
How century-old fashion is helping Ukrainians escape the grind of war
The Monitor's ViewBuilding peace by disrupting lies
Trump’s Mideast team: A familiar look for a transformed region
