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Chef Wolfgang Puck to oversee all dining operations at Hotel Bel-Air

Dorchester Collection's Hotel Bel-Air, scheduled to re-open in the fall after 24 months of extensive refurbishment and redesign, has inked an agreement with Master Chef Wolfgang Puck and his restaurant group, the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group (WPFDG), to oversee all of the property's food and beverage operations.
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Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62: Tributes pour in for legendary rapper

Celebrities and musicians influenced from Heron's work took to their Twitter pages to pay respects to the late Gil Scott Heron who died Friday night. The outpouring of condolences to the late pioneer of rap included tweets from leaders in the rap industry including Diddy, Ghost Face Killa, Talib Kweli, Usher Raymond, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Solange, and many others.

Kevin Bacon and X-Men: First Class cast ready for opening next week

Kevin Bacon and his cast of X-Men mutants are preparing for the film's opening next week June 3rd. The actor will play Sebastian Shaw, a wealthy businessman and member of the Hellfire Club who also possesses mutant abilities that can transform kinetic energy into human strength.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Trailer Leaked, Watch Video

Being called the Fee Bad Movie of Christmas, the trailer for the anticipated movie The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is being show at selected films over this Memorial Day weekend. The main character Lisabeth Salander, played by The Social Network actress Rooney Mara, will be starring in the film adapted from the popular Millennium Trilogy.

Struggle to Learn Mathematics, Your Child May Have Dyscalculia

Students who struggle to learn mathematics may have a neurocognitive disorder, called Dyscalculia, that inhibits the acquisition of basic numerical and arithmetic concepts, according to a new research study conducted by University of Minnesota and British researchers.
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Florida's Siesta Beach Ranks No.1 in United States

According to coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, known as Dr.Beachn Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florida has been ranked no.1 beach in the United States. The beach sands are 99% pure quartz, soft and cool on the feet.
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'Hangover' sequel takes $31 million on first day

Raunchy comedy sequel The Hangover Part II got off to a roaring start at the North American box office taking in about $31.7 million on its opening day, according to estimates by movie studio Warner Bros (TWX.N) on Friday.

Orlando Bloom will star as Legolas in 'The Hobbit'

Olrando Bloom will be returning to reprise his role as the popular arrow flinging elf Legolas in Peter Jackson's new films The Hobbit. Bloom was a fan favorite in his role from the Lord of the Rings trilogy films.

Jeff Conaway of Taxi Fame Dies At Age 60

Actor Jeff Conaway, best known for his roles in the classic television series “Taxi” and in the movie musical “Grease” has died at a hosptial in Encino, Cal.

Air France 447 Stalled at High Altitude while Pilot Rested

According to the first formal reports from France’s air accident investigation bureau, the captain of the Paris-bound Air France plane that crashed with 228 people into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 was not at the controls when the plane began to plunge.

Eating the Whole Animal

Wall Street Journal’s food critic Bruce Palling wrote an amusing piece on offal today, as an introduction to the expanded edition of Anissa Helou’s book, The Fifth Quarter: An Offal Cookbook.“We all know that offal isn't everyone's cup of Lapsang Souchong,” Palling wrote. “It means nonskeletal meat, such as organs and glands, as well as extremities like feet and tails or heads from anything edible.”Paling goes on to remind us that shifted mindset among gourmands towards offal is ...

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