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'South Park' Creators Will Form Their Own Production Studio

The Huffington Post | Hunter Stuart | Posted 05.07.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Jeff Sine, The Raine Group, Trey Parker, Important Studios, South Park Creators, Matt Stone, Joe Ravitch, William Morris Agency, Book of Mormon, Trey Parker Matt Stone, South Park, Book of Mormon Movie, Small Business News

'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone will form their own production studio using a combination of revenue from "South Park," "Book of Morm...

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What My Facebook Friends Asked Gail Simmons

Michael Cohen | Posted 04.29.2012 | Style
Read More: Top Chef Desserts, Style News, Cooking Advice, Style, Bravo TV, Gail Simmons, South Beach Wine and Food Festival, Bobby Flay, William Morris Agency, Food, Top Chef, Facebook, Miami, Kevin Gillespie, Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Style News
Michael Cohen

She wanted to know what celebrity Gail would be scared of to eat their food. "Well, if you consider the cast of Jersey Shore to be celebrities, it would be theirs."

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The Magic of Mentorship

Ryan Leslie | Posted 09.10.2011 | Impact
Read More: Harvard, Kanye, Warner Bros, Music, William Morris Agency, Youtube, Zurich, Ryan Leslie Music, Ryan Leslie Mentor Program, Openair, Ryan Leslie Mentor, Impact News
Ryan Leslie

Mother Teresa once said "If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one." Mentorship, for me, is the embodiment of that charge.

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Politics of Hate

Lauren Ashburn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Rev Al Sharpton, Tea Party Movement, President Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Mel Gibson, Barney Frank, Lauren Ashburn, George Steinbrenner, Jesse Jackson, Adolf Hitler, Tea Party, Campbell Brown, William Morris Agency, Keith Olbermann, Bill O'Reilly, Politics News
Lauren Ashburn

We need to make governing attractive to the next generation of leaders by abolishing all the hate and slander in our politics. Above all, we need to remember that our kindergarten teachers were right.

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The Sound of Service: It's Time to Bring MusicianCorps to LA

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Fernando-Espuelas, Glee, Bill Clinton, Toyota, Ucla, Service Nation, William Morris Agency, Johnny Cash, National Service, Tina Turner, Kayne West, Live Nation, Music, Los Angeles, Vh1, Eric Garcetti, Usher, Caa, Musiciancorps, Lee Dewyze, Haim Saban, David Geffen, Pandora, American Idol, Americorps, Norman Lear, Eli Broad, Los Angeles News
Jonathan Greenblatt

I attended a briefing this past week that still has me glowing with inspiration. It was a reminder of the miraculous potential of service and the raw power of music.

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Layoffs in the William Morris-Endeavor Merger

nytimes.com | MICHAEL CIEPLY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Ari Emanuel, Endeavor, Endeavor Talent Agecny, William Morris Agency, Wme, Los Angeles News

As the year ends, Hollywood, no less than the Heartland, is coping with the shock of widespread unemployment. Studio executives, publicists, agents, a...

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HuffPost Exclusive: The 40th Anniversary of Carpenters / Interview with Richard Carpenter

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: John Bettis, Handel, The Cranberries, Dionne Warwick, William Morris Agency, A&M Records, k.d. Lang, Universal U.S., Superstar, Shonen Knife, Matthew Sweet, Eddie Sulzer, Richard Carpenter, SHM CD, The Beatles, Universal Japan, Joe Osborn, Bob Messenger, Universal Music Group, Leon Russell, Now and Then, Reiss-Davis Clinic, Jerry Moss, Karen Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Ticket to Ride, Close to You, Jim McCrary, Paul Williams, Hal David, Madonna, The Carpenters, Cracker, Red Kross, Tim Hardin, Johnny Pearson, A&M, Herb Alpert, 40/40 the Best Selection, Sonic Youth, Sheryl Crow, We've Only Just Begun, The Century Plaza, Entertainment News, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Universal Music Enterprises, Billboard, Carpenters Gold, Roger Nichols, Hal Blaine, Billboard Magazine, Carpeneters, Dishwalla, Kmpc, Cma, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Richard Carpenter: "So many people have said to us, 'We can understand every word to your songs,' which, with all the pop and rock records at the time, was difficult to do."

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Jim Wiatt, Chief Executive Of William Morris, Criticized In New Book

nytimes.com | MICHAEL CIEPLY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Promises I Made My Mother, Sam Haskell, Books, Jim Wiatt, William Morris Agency, Media News

On Tuesday Ballantine Books is to publish "Promises I Made My Mother," written by Sam Haskell, with David Rensin. Mr. Haskell -- who is represented...

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Cassian Elwes: Future of Independent Film "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Sony Pictures Classics, The Wackness, Independent Film Distribution, Mark Gill, Cassian Elwes, Julia Roberts, IFC Films, Movies, Juno, Los Angeles Film Festival, Sundance '08, William Morris Agency, Apple iTunes, Digital Downloads, American Girl, Abigail Breslin, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

Mark Gill, former head of Warner Independent, one of the recent casualties of independent film's radically changing landscape, explained: "The world is falling apart in independent cinema."

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Psychic Consultant Saves Precious Research Time For Seagate, William Morris

Newseek | Tony Dokoupil | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Mentalist, Psychic Consultant, Intuitionist, Business Advice, William Morris Agency, Psychic, Seagate Technology, Psychic Business Consultant, Business News

When Seagate Technology, the $11 billion-a-year maker of hard drives for the Playstation 3 and Microsoft Xbox, went searching for a consultant to run ...

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Fred Thompson Plots Hollywood Return

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Fred Thompson, William Morris Agency, Entertainment News

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — After a failed run for president, Fred Thompson is getting back to pretending to be commander in chief. Hollywood's hig...

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Hollywood, Silicon Valley Team Up For Start-Ups

New York Times | Laura M. Holson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Digital Media, Accel Partners, AT&T, William Morris Agency, Silicon Valley Venture Capital, Hollywood, Venrock, Silicon Valley, Business News

Hollywood and Silicon Valley have something of a Mars/Venus problem: the two sides are talking but they don't speak each other's language. A new ventu...

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