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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Stars come out for Sondheim

Updated: 03/17/10 7:29 AM
NEW YORK — The ladies in red brought down the house.

Pergament: Channel 7’s Julie Fine is moving on

Updated: 03/17/10 7:54 AM
WKBW-TV reporter Julie Fine is leaving the station for a job in Pittsburgh, which is a much larger market than Buffalo.

Rock Hall of Fame inducts Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, the Stooges — and ABBA

Updated: 03/16/10 12:53 PM
It started with one of the finest bands of the past quarter-century covering one of the best from the previous generation. It went on to honor the founders of punk rock, reggae royalty and British Invasion sugar-pop, and gave the nod to one of the disco era’s most gloriously awful ensembles. A great big mess, as it has been since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s first go-round back in 1988.

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Pergament: Buffalo’s contribution to current TV culture

Buffalo connections are everywhere on TV—including on HBO’s “The Pacific,” Tyra Banks’ daytime talk show, VH-1’s transgender series “Transform Me,” the syndicated version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and “The Price Is Right.”

‘Alice’ remains top draw in movie theaters

LOS ANGELES — Alice is still ruling the movie palace.

Rainbow of white: Architect Richard Meier’s dazzling designs ‘reflect all the colors around us’

The color white occasionally reaches iconic status, as seen in such cultural touchstones as the Beatles' "White Album," crisp Good Humor uniforms and the trademark suits of writer Tom Wolfe.

American Idol: And then there were 12

In its ninth season, no one can deny that "American Idol's" star-making machine turns out a dud now and then.

Jules Feiffer, cartoon chronicler of our neuroses, reveals his own in words and art

Updated: 03/14/10 3:40 PM
It takes only 53 pages of this cardinal American memoir to get to the heart of the matter — or the nitty-gritty as the expression went in another century. A teenage Jules Feiffer is working as a prodigy in the studio of now-legendary American cartoonist Will Eisner.

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Jeff Simon: Geniuses are made, not born

“Ted Williams sees more of the ball than any man alive,” said Ty Cobb to explain what seemed to be Williams’ superhuman ability to thwack the bejabbers out of a baseball. Nor was Cobb alone. Ballplayers and writers practically lined up around the globe to offer their explanations for Williams’ “innate” abilities.

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