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Turn Off the Snark: A Short History of Death, Near-Death and Injury in the Theatre

Leonard Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Broadway, Spider-Man, Julie Taymor, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Adrian Bailey, Spider-Man Musical, Spiderman Broadway, Spideman, Spiderman Stunt, Spiderman Fall, Arts News
Leonard Jacobs

Centuries after the Roman Coliseum served as a theater of death, we're as fascinated as we ever were by even the hope of watching excruciating pain.

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Spider-Man Actor Walking After 30-Foot Fall

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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NEW YORK — The stunt actor who fell 30 feet while playing Spider-Man on Broadway is walking again, and his father said Saturday that he can't wa...

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Spider-Man Musical Canceled, Will Reopen Thursday

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Actors Revolt Spider-Man, Spider-Man Musical, Spider-Man, Broadway, Julie Taymor, Musicals, Spider-Man Injuries, Entertainment News

UPDATE II: The Post is now reporting that the state is satisfied with the safety changes, and the show will reopen on Thursday. UPDATE: The NY Post...

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Twitter Reacts To Serious 'Spider-Man' Injury

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Spider-Man Musical, NY Culture, Spiderman Musical, Slidepollajax, Spider-Man, Spiderman Actor Injured, Spiderman, Spiderman Injury, Spiderman Play, New York News

The $65 million broadway spectacle 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' sure has had its share of woes lately. The would-be blockbuster, directed by Julie ...

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'Spider-Man' Actor Injured In Stunt Fall

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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NEW YORK — Broadway might need a superhero to save the new Spider-Man musical. "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the most expensive production in...

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Spider-Man: Turn Off the Debt

Robert Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, National Debt, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Federal Budget Deficit, Silvio Berlusconi, Ron Paul, Spider-Man, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Earmarks, Tea Party, Wikileaks, Comedy News
Robert Brenner

Midnight. The Oval Office. President Barack Obama is pouring over the budget figures. Suddenly, the Amazing Spider-Man swings in through the window.

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Emma Stone Cast In New 'Spider-Man' Movie

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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NEW YORK — Emma Stone will play Gwen Stacy in the next "Spider-Man" movie. Stone will star opposite Andrew Garfield, who plays Spidey and alter...

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PHOTOS: Fashion Elite at 'Balenciaga'; Bloomberg Saves Spider-Man

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Last night many New Yorkers were out supporting great causes. George Clooney (and his gorgeous girlfriend) and Robert Kennedy Jr. for attended the ...

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Bloomberg To Appoint Spiderman To Schools Chancellor?

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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If you are a Daily News reader you might have noticed the insert today of the Spider-Man comic with Mayor Bloomberg on the cover. The Mayor's Office ...

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From D.C.'s Kennedy Center to East of Angel Town: Conversations with Branford Marsalis and Peter Cincotti

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Nea, The Commodores, Daniel Radcliffe, Funkadelic, Spider-Man, Josh Groban, The Kennedy Center, Keith Jarret, Miles Davis, Billy Joel, Jochem Van Der Saag, Otis Redding, Alexa Ray Joel, Ellis Marsalis, Shostakovich, David Foster, Delfeayo Marsalis, Louis Armstrong, Elton John, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Brahms, Charlie Parker, James Brown, Parliament, Branford Marsalis, New York Philharmonic, Frankie Trumbauer, Ornette Coleman, Led Zeppelin, Peter Cincotti, Mahler, December Boys, Humberto Gatica, Donald Harrison, Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Montreal Jazz Festival, Sidney Bechet, Pink Floyd, Teo Macero, American Idol, Jimi Hendrix, King Crimson, Prokofiev, Sting, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Legendary jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis has been accumulating a series of honors, with the upcoming NEA's Jazz Masters Award being one of the most prestigious yet.

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Tadeusz Sudol: An Eye for the Roosevelt Island Tram

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
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Jim Luce

Tadeusz Sudol is a renowned architect working with a prestigious Manhattan firm. He also presides over his local art gallery, RIVAA. Above and beyon...

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Thomas Haden Church on Easy A (AUDIO)

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Thomas Haden Church, Easy A, Spider Man, Emma Stone, Entertainment News
Jeff Rivera

PRESS PLAY TO LISTEN: ...

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Andrew Garfield: ''Spider-Man' Lead

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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LOS ANGELES — There's a new Spider-Man in town. Andrew Garfield, whose credits include last year's Heath Ledger film "The Imaginarium of Doctor P...

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As the Search Narrows Down to Just Five Actresses, Just How 'Token' Will Spider-Man's Girlfriend Be in the Reboot?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Andrew Garfield, News Commentary, Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst, Essays, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

It's the dilemma of most working actresses: forced to choose either no mainstream work or be stuck playing the 'token female character/love interest.'

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Unlikely Saints: Stan Lee, Soupy Sales and the Golden Rule

Rev. Peter M. Wallace | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
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Rev. Peter M. Wallace

Reading the well-known Golden Rule twice in two days from my two childhood heroes had a major impact on me. Both of them have been "good guys" in every sense of the word over the years, and now I understood why.

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iPad Comic Apps: How Did Marvel Win?

MacNewsWorld | John P. Mello, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Ipad App, Book App, Marvel, Spider Man, Sin City, Hulk, Hellboy 2, X Men, Green Hornet, Comic, Frank-Miller, The Fantastic Four, Ipad, Books News

Certain applications on the iPad seem almost native to the device. Reading electronic books, for example, falls into that category. So does reading co...

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Hollywood Runs Out of Superheroes, Brings Classic Chewing Gum to Big Screen

Spencer Green | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Iron Man, Comic Books, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, The Dark Knight, Superheroes, Summer Movies, Fanboys, Spider-Man, Gum, Movies, Comedy News
Spencer Green

In a statement which has caused seismic fanboy shock waves, Hollywood announced that it has officially run out of superheroes to adapt into motion pic...

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Spider-Man Catches Thief In Comic Book Store Robbery (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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A comic book store owner went from being a grown man dressed as a super hero to an actual real-life hero when he caught a thief red-handed at his shop...

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Enough of comic-book movies

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: M. Night Shymalan, Man From U.N.C.L.E., Marvel Universe, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Kick-Ass, X-Men, Wild Wild West, Unbreakable, Red Sonja, I Spy, Land of the Lost, Iron Man, Return of the Jedi, Tom Wolfe, Comic Book Movies, Red Dawn, Overboard, The Matrix, Clerks, Quentin Tarantino, Gilligan's Island, Inglourious Basterds, Batman Begins, Spider-Man, The Losers, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

There are a lot of elements of modern cinema on which I'd like to see a moratorium declared. Let's start with remakes - particularly remakes of reall...

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GoCause: Searching for Heroism in Populist Distress

Matt Hooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: DC Comics, Obama, Peter Parker, Spider Man, Politics News
Matt Hooper

While he has the makings of a cooler, edgier superhero than many of his predecessors, our president isn't a superhero -- he is a smart man with a tough job.

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Spider-Man Fired: Peter Parked Heads To Unemployment Line

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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LOS ANGELES (Associated Press) -- Time to dust off that resume, Spider-Man. You're fired! Don't fret, the web-slinger will still be keeping New Yor...

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Wes Anderson's "Spider-Man" (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Owen Wilson Spider Man, Spider-Man, Jason Schwartzman Spider Man, Video, Wes Anderson Spiderman, Funny Videos, Wes Anderson Spider-Man, Wes Anderson, Wes Anderson's Spiderman, Comedy News

What if Wes Anderson directed Spider-Man? And what if Peter Parker was played by Anderson regular Jason Schwartzman? And what if someone absolutely na...

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Taleon Goffney, Gay Porn Star, Gets Three Years For Burglary

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Pornography, Burglary, Gay Porn, New Jersey, Crime, Twin Porn Stars, Spider-Man, Taleon Goffney, Keyontyli Goffney, New York News

CAMDEN, N.J. — A man known to police as "Spider-Man" for his daring escapes and who starred in gay porn videos with his twin brother has been se...

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'Spider-Man 4' OFF, 'Spider-Man' Musical Delayed

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 4, Spider-Man Musical, Broadway, Spider-Man, Theater, Film, Entertainment News

(UPDATED) Big news for Spider-Man fans! 'Spider-Man 4' with Sam Raimi directing and Tobey Maguire starring is off. Rather than releasing in 2011, an ...

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Movie Review Of 'Brothers': Brilliant Direction Matched By Brilliant Acting

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Tobey Maguire, Grief, Valor, Afghanistan, Jim Sheridan, Spider Man, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

It has been said that war movies do not create good box office but that has been disputed by the success of the amazing film "The Hurt Locker." Now comes "Brothers" to further smash this concept.

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