July 9th, 2012
03:41 PM ET
'Archie' will meet 'Glee' in crossover storyArchie's Riverdale crew will soon be introduced to the McKinley High kids from "Glee," Archie Comics revealed on Monday. According to a statement, the story kicks off "when Dilton discovers a parallel universe that’s strikingly similar to Riverdale," and the "members of the Archie gang find themselves face-to-face with another, new group of teens who often break out into song." 
June 27th, 2012
11:19 AM ET
The best of Nora EphronThroughout her life, Nora Ephron was the ultimate multi-hyphenate, succeeding as a journalist, a film director and a writer of fiction, essays and plays for the stage and screen. With those efforts, Ephron, who died at 71 on June 26, has left behind a groundbreaking legacy filled with great characters, plenty of wit, and that distinct Ephron perspective.  Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Amy Tan and Stephen King perform as part of the Rock Bottom Remainders on June 1, 2007 in NYC.
June 18th, 2012
04:44 PM ET
Stephen King's band set to do one last showAfter 20 years of jamming, the Rock Bottom Remainders - a rock band made up of best-selling authors, including horror master Stephen King - are gearing up for one final show. According to New York magazine’s Vulture, the Rock Bottom Remainders will take their final bow on June 22 at the El-Rey theater in Los Angeles. 
June 6th, 2012
02:37 PM ET
Will Marvel give the Black Panther a movie next?Don't get your hopes up yet, but rumor has it that Marvel's considering bringing the Black Panther to the big screen. The movie site Latino Review reports that the company that recently blew the roof off the movie industry with its superhero-ensemble movie “The Avengers” would like to do the same with another proposed franchise built around the Black Panther, which first made its appearance in 1966.
May 8th, 2012
05:13 PM ET
The 'MCA,' Maurice Sendak connection: Spike JonzeTwo rather large shadows have fallen over the pop culture landscape in the past few days. On Friday, we learned of the death of Beastie Boys co-founder Adam "MCA" Yauch, who succumbed to cancer at age 47. And then on Tuesday, it was announced that beloved "Where the Wild Things Are" author and illustrator Maurice Sendak died of complications from a recent stroke at the age of 83. Sendak died in Connecticut, but was born in Brooklyn, New York. Yauch and the Beastie Boys, whose 1994 album was called "To the 5 Boroughs," also called New York home. 
May 8th, 2012
11:17 AM ET
Maurice Sendak dies at 83Maurice Sendak, author of the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," has died, a spokeswoman for HarperCollins Publishers said Tuesday. He was 83. Sendak illustrated nearly 100 books during a 60-year career, winning dozens of accolades as he endeared himself to generations of children reared on his fanciful stories. One critic called him "the Picasso of children's literature." Former President Bill Clinton called him the "king of dreams." He died Tuesday in Danbury, Connecticut, of complications from a recent stroke. Born in Brooklyn the son of Polish immigrants, Sendak grew up to take a few night classes but largely taught himself as an artist. |
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