Alan Alda

Alan Alda's Flame Challenge and Kids' Five Most Popular Science Questions

Frank Morgan | Posted 05.16.2012

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Frank Morgan

The actor Alan Alda challenges you to explain to an 11-year-old what a flame is. The winning entry will be announced at the World Science Festival i...

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Laura Rowley

Rita Moreno, Hollywood Legend, On The Power Of Persevering

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Rowley | Posted 03.08.2012

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When I met Rita Moreno in her suite at the Waldorf Towers in New York, I immediately noticed three things: She looks at least 20 years younger than he...

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Alan Alda Seeks 11-Year-Olds For Science Contest

Posted 03.03.2012

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By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/02/2012 03:30 PM EST on LiveScience As an 11-year-old, future actor Alan Alda asked his...

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Movie Review: Don't Wander Into Wanderlust!

Carole Mallory | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Alan Alda, Judd Apatow, Paul Theroux, Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Jennifer Aniston, Linda Lavin, David Wein, Atlanta, Malin Ackerman, Bridesmaids, Entertainment News
Carole Mallory

Jennifer Aniston deserves better material. Paul Rudd does as well. So what are they doing in this turkey?

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Paul Rudd Offends Bearded Alan Alda In 'Wanderlust'

Posted 02.13.2012

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We hope you're as excited as we are about "Wanderlust," the new comedy from "Wet Hot American Summer" and "Role Models" director David Wain, starring ...

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Stiller To Star In, Direct HBO Show On D.C. Jewish Family

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Ben Stiller will star, direct and produce a new HBO series set in the nation's capital. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "All Talk,"...

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Star Turns at St. Jude Galas And Events

Posted 01.02.2012

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Since 1957, when my dad first started raising funds for St. Jude, enlisting the help of his famous pals in show business: Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Geor...

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Ross Luippold

WATCH: 8 Reasons We Are Looking Forward To The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

HuffingtonPost.com | Ross Luippold | Posted 11.16.2011

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Four years ago, Eugene Mirman had a dream. The comedian, a New York City mainstay, recognized that dozens of festivals devoted to stand-up comedy come...

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World Science Festival: Brian Greene and Alan Alda Bring Science to the Masses

Clare Richardson | Posted 08.02.2011

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Clare Richardson

I sat down with string theorist Brian Greene and six-time Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Alan Alda to discuss how science can be re-conceptualized from boring classroom lectures into a wondrously exciting narrative.

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It's Always Darkest ...

Paula Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

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Paula Gordon

A solstice twinned with a lunar eclipse is a powerful reminder of the need for hope when times, and seasons, are dark. Add blizzards to keep it inter...

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Social Media Week: Shift Will Happen

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Bonifer

For Social Media Week 2010, five cities will host a week-long series of free-admission events that will include workshops, panels, performances and games designed to explore the subject of social media.

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Broadway Miracle Sighted on PBS -- South Pacific Permitted Full Use of Real Instruments

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melody Breyer-Grell

South Pacific, based on a collection of stories by James Michener, is a multifaceted piece. The plot is the thing in this play, although it is loaded with the requisite number of hit tunes.

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The Week in Burlesque: Behind the Burly Q/ La Cage aux Folles on Broadway/ Joey Arias at Dominion

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Regina Weinreich

In Leslie Zemeckis's, Behind the Burly Q, Burlesque is a sociological event, offsetting the poverty of the Depression era in a pre-feminist world.

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Two Nights At Tully; Prof. Hawking, Yo-Yo Ma & Kids With Fiddles

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Z. Chesnoff

Thanks to invitations from two generous friends, I had the distinct delight last week of spending consecutive musical nights at the magnificent New A...

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Don Hewitt

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Peyronnin

Yesterday, Don Hewitt was remembered as a true pioneer of broadcast news in a touching ceremony at the Rose Hall in New York's Time Warner Center.

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My Friend Larry Gelbart

Alan Alda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alan Alda

His genius for writing changed my life because I got to speak his lines -- lines that were so good they'll be with us for a long time; but his immense talent for being good company -- that's a light that's gone out.

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Kidney Now! Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Clay Aiken And More Let Loose On "30 Rock" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last night's season finale of "30 Rock" was shocking for many reasons: We found out Clay Aiken is Kenneth "The Page" Parcell's cousin, that Elvis Cost...

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Alan Alda Talks 30 Rock, Tina Fey, And His Life-Sized Cut Out Of Sarah Palin

Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alex Leo

If Jack Donaghy were a real person, what would he give you for father's day? A life-size cut-out of Tom DeLay. I think he may have misunderstood why I keep a life-size cut-out of Sarah Palin.

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Celebrities Hit Auction Block for Human Rights

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey Buchanan

The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.

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Megan Fox: "I'm A Man" (VIDEO)

HuffPost, E! | Posted 05.25.2011

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Transformers star and stripper-dater Megan Fox had some odd comments for the E! news team at the Golden Globes on Sunday. Fox said that she's tremend...

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