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Tiger Woods' Christmas Carol: The Ghosts Of Past, Present And Future

Kari Henley | Posted 12.20.2009 | Living

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Kari Henley

Let's leave Tiger with his ghosts, and turn away from stories that humiliate and celebrate infidelity. Let the ghosts of philanthropy, humor and possibility remind us of what is important.

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NYC Marathon 2009: Running Rabbis Race For Charity

The Jewish Exponent | Fredda Sacharow | Posted 10.31.2009 | New York

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In their day jobs, they deliver sermons, chant Kabbalat Shabbat services, teach Hebrew school, cram for rabbinical-school exams, and conduct funerals ...

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Make A Difference Day: Saturday's Event Brings Together Millions Of Volunteers

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: USA Today, Usa Weekend, Volunteering, Make a Difference, Create the Good, Make a Difference Day, Aarp, Paul Newman, Volunteerism, Public Service, Newman's Own, Impact News

Nineteen years ago, USA WEEKEND magazine initiated Make A Difference Day, an event to encourage volunteerism and action on the fourth Saturday of ever...

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The Dimming of Star Power in Hollywood

John Farr | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Russell Crowe, Clark Gable, Paul Newman, Compensation, George Clooney, Best Movies by Farr, Cary Grant, Tom Hanks, Barbara Stanwyck, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Adam Sandler, Steve McQueen, Great Movies, Hollywood, Entertainment News
John Farr

Could it be that Denzel and Julia no longer merit guaranteed twenty million dollar paydays with every picture? And if so, what precisely has happened?

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The Brutal Battle to Kill King Coal

John DeCock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

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John DeCock

A prolonged, determined effort is going to be necessary to end the life of King Coal.

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Jacqueline Bisset, Actress with Legendary Film Pedigree, Stars in Death in Love Filmed, Set & Opening in NYC

Penelope Andrew | Posted 08.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Surrealism, Trauma, Boaz Yakin, Jacqueline Bisset, Lukas Haas, Josh Lucas, Death in Love, The Night Porter, Paul Newman, Deborah Kerr, John Huston, Murder on the Orient Express, Sophie's Choice, Two for the Road, Casino Royale, David Niven, Day for Night, George Cukor, Albert Finney, John Gielgud, Francois Truffaut, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, New York News
Penelope Andrew

The film is set in New York City in the 1990s. Yakin, a native New Yorker, shot the film in 25 days and financed it himself.

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An Audio Book Review: Forget Butch and Sundance, Etta's the Real Star Here

Tom Alderman | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Kid Curry, The Sundance Kid, Teddy Roosevelt, Trotsky, Etta Place, The Wild Bunch, Eleanor Roosevelt, Paul Newman, Gerald Koplan, Annie Oakley, The Hole in the Wall Gang, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Dos Passos, Blackstone Audio, Butch Cassidy, Kirsten Potter, E.L. Doctorow, The Pinkerton Detective Agency, The Harvey Girls, Katherine Ross, Ann Hathaway, The Black Hand, A Novel, Robert Redford, Etta, Media News
Tom Alderman

In this imaginative and fictional biography, Etta Place can shoot a gun as well as Annie Oakley, ride a horse like Buffalo Bill and rob banks with the skill of an experienced outlaw.

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Great Role Models: Famous Fathers In Service

Tara Stiles | Posted 07.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Famous Fathers, Warren Buffett, Paul Newman, Brad Pitt, Bill Gates, Fathers Day, Service, Living News
Tara Stiles

We all need role models, whether they help with family, career, or general life direction. Having someone to look up to keeps us positive, focused, an...

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Julia Roberts, Harry Connick Jr. And More At Newman Charity Event (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kristen-Chenoweth, Slideshow, Julia Roberts, Harry Connick Jr, Jill Goodacre, Paul Newman, Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Entertainment News

Julia Roberts, Harry Connick Jr., Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Redford, Bill Clinton and others showed up Monday night in NYC at a benefit for the Hole in t...

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Drama Queens: Random Thoughts While Watching The Tony Awards Show

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Angela Lansbury, Musicals, Billy Elliot, Bebe Neuwirth, Dame Edna, Arthur Laurents, Jane Fonda, Liza Minnelli, Tony Awards, Clive Barnes, Paul Newman, Theater, Broadway, Jessica Lange, Jerry Herman, Tim Robbins, Award Shows, Niel Patrick Harris, Brett Michaels, Dolly Parton, Jabba the Hut, Frank Langella, Will Ferrell, Marcia Gay Harden, Susan Sarandon, Elton John, Carrie Fisher, Constatine Maroulis, Franklin Pangborn, Bea Arthur, Geoffrey Rush, Tchaikovsky, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

How nice to have the plot of Guys and Dolls explained to me. I don't think I've seen it more than a dozen times.

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Just When Did The Quality Of Hollywood Films Start To Drop?

John Farr | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey, Shia La Beouf, Richard Dreyfuss, William Holden, James Stewart, Clark Gable, Classic Film, Angelina Jolie, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Peter Sellers, Spencer Tracy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Downey Jr, Cary Grant, Robin Williams, Christian Bale, Ingrid Bergman, Foreign Films, Jack Lemmon, Paul Hogan, Bette Midler, Dancing With the Stars, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo Dicaprio, Technology, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Taylor, Tyrone Power, John Travolta, Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, George Clooney, Barbra Streisand, Danny Devito, John Wayne, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, Eddie Murphy, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Warren Beatty, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts, Dustin Hoffman, Myrna Loy, Will Smith, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Adam Sandler, Steve McQueen, Daniel Craig, Meg Ryan, Tom Selleck, Hollywood, The Quigley Poll, Sidney Poitier, Entertainment News
John Farr

While Hollywood continues to dominate the global film market, the most original, intelligent, and enduring movies today are being made outside this country.

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The State of Play of "State of Play"

William Bradley | Posted 05.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: David Morrissey, Bbc, Michael Mann, Alan J. Pakula, John Simm, Robert Redford, Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren, Sydney Pollack, Kevin Macdonald, Paul Newman, State of Play, Journalism, Sally Field, Al Pacino, Blackwater, State of Play Miniseries, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Warren Beatty, 24, Blogging, Life on Mars, Body of Lies, L.A. Confidential, The Insider, All the President's Men, Lowell Bergman, The Parallax View, Jeffrey Wigand, Absence of Malice, Dustin Hoffman, Doctor Who, Entertainment News
William Bradley

State of Play is a political thriller wrapped inside a journalistic thriller that works better as the latter.

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Paul Newman Posthumously Joins CT Hall Of Fame

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Oscar-winning actor and longtime Connecticut resident Paul Newman has joined fellow actor Katharine Hepburn, humorist Mark Twa...

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Thank You Robert Redford, and I'm Sorry

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

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Irene Rubaum-Keller

While other celebrities sit at home counting their money, you have used your fame to make the planet better, as did your good friend Paul Newman. Thank you!

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Final Close Ups on Faces Framed in Classic Films: Gone With the Wind, Casablanca

Penelope Andrew | Posted 01.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Heath Ledger Dies, Ghost World, Gone With the Wind, Film, Movies, Nina Foch, Van Johnson Dies, Brokeback Mountain, Van Johnson, Heath Ledger, Classic Movies, I'm Not There, Movie Stars, Brad Renfro, Lois Nettleton, Sydney Pollack, Evelyn Keyes, Cyd Charisse, Paul Newman, Edie Adams, Jules Dassin, Joy Page, Casablanca, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

Two actors from Gone With the Wind--Evelyn Keyes who played Suellen O'Hara and Fred Crane who played Stuart Tarleton one of Scarlett's many beaus passed away in 2008.

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Paul Newman: Favorite Story to Tell

Jon Chattman | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul Newman, Jon Chattman, Robert Benton, Cheerleader, Joanne Woodward, Stamford Film Festival, Stamford, Nobody's Fool, Filmmaking, Film Journalism, Entertainment Journalism, Parenting, Celebrity Journalism, Journalism, Celebrity Interviews, Director's View Film Festival, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Newman was my first real movie star interview, but it was so much more than that. For me, it made me realize just how far I had come at the time.

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Paul Newman's Will Revealed: Cars Sold, Property To Wife

AP | Posted 12.22.2008 | Entertainment

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WESTPORT, Conn. — Paul Newman has left the assets to his wife, the Oscars to his foundation and the race cars to the highest bidder. A will mad...

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Reflections on Voting -- 11/4/08

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

Read More: 2008 Elections, Voting Day, Voting, Election Day, Paul Newman, Barack Obama, Barack Obama's Grandmother, John McCain, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Joe Biden, Election Results, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Electoral Map, Election, Election Liveblogs, HuffPost Election Liveblogs, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Electoral Votes, Obama Presidency, Electoral College, Obama President, Electoral Vote, Election Analysis, Presidential Election, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

I kept thinking, "I wish my Mother could be here." I thought about Barack Obama's grandmother... and Paul Newman, too.

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Paul Newman Charity Turns Into Star-Studded Tribute

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment

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SAN FRANCISCO — A Hollywood who's-who turned out for an annual fundraiser for Paul Newman's children's camp that doubled as a tribute to the lat...

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People Rushes 96-Page, $12 Paul Newman Tribute Book

Folio | Dylan Stableford | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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People magazine is set to publish a book honoring Paul Newman. The actor and philanthropist died last week at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He w...

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Fast Paul and the Ping-Pong Kid

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.07.2008 | Style

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Jerry Zezima

I quickly learned one thing about Paul Newman's ping-pong: His propensity for cheating was, I am sorry to say, even greater than mine.

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Newman Inspired a Generation of Entrepreneurs

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business

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Jonathan Greenblatt

I regard Paul Newman as perhaps the most successful social entrepreneur of our time and a role model who seeded a revolution.

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Paul Newman: No Autographs, Please

Donald Liebenson | Posted 11.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul Newman, Sardi's, Paul Newman Tribute, Paul Newman Death, Paul Newman Autograph, Entertainment News
Donald Liebenson

Paul Newman said that he remembered the instant he stopped signing autographs. "I was standing at a urinal in Sardi's," he recalled, "and this guy came though the door with a piece of paper."

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Broadway Theaters Dimming Lights For Paul Newman

AP | Posted 11.03.2008 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — Broadway theaters will dim their lights Friday at curtain time for Paul Newman, who died last week at age 83. Newman appeared in fiv...

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Torn Curtain, Torn Heart (Ours): Paul Newman Leaves a Legacy of Change

Alexandra Zacharios-Haight | Posted 10.31.2008 | Entertainment

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Alexandra Zacharios-Haight

Paul Newman's face could make you forget your troubles. When he approached a milestone birthday, I sat in my oncologist's waiting room so grateful to snatch up a magazine whose cover he graced.

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