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Most giants of industry who are in their 80s have long been enjoying the benefits of retirement. Not Hugh Hefner. For the last 55 years, the lanky Chicago native has run his Playboy empire that has included clubs, fashion lines, TV shows, videos, an Internet presence and loads of other merchandising. The men's magazine is the cornerstone of his business. Read the rest of this entry »
MICHAEL DOUGLAS’ son has spoken about how his father’s marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones has helped to bring their family closer together. Read the rest of this entry »
Faith Popcorn, noted "futurist" of the early 1990s, was mainly known as one of New York's worst bosses 15 years later. As the attached job listing shows, she's maintaining that reputation. A... Read the rest of this entry »
'The Associate' is true to form: It grabs the reader quickly, becomes impossible to put down, stays that way through most of its story, and then escalates into plotting so crazily far-fetched that it defies resolution. Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON - During last year's presidential campaign, Vice President Biden suggested America's enemies would "test" the inexperienced Barack Obama if he won the election. Read the rest of this entry »
We've been hearing hints that Evil Genius Racing is cooking up some sort of brain-meltingly ridiculous awesome machine for the Goin' For Broken 24 Hours Of LeMons race, to be held in Nevada in May…... Read the rest of this entry »
A popular villain returns to stage and screen: the financier. Read the rest of this entry »
DALLAS - Investors who have money in Allen Stanford's financial empire won't be able to access their cash or transfer funds out of their accounts for the "foreseeable future." Read the rest of this entry »
Maybe the people over at Hulu really are evil aliens trying to turn our brains to mush. Or maybe they're just beholden to the studios that sign their paychecks. Either way, Hulu's decision to take its content stream away from startup Boxee has users crying foul. Boxee is an open source application that makes it ridiculously easy for users to view online content on their television sets -- too ... Read the rest of this entry »
US regulators are hoping that Laura Pendergest-Holt, the former chief financial officer within the frozen Stanford investment empire, will lead them to the heart of what appears to be one of the world's biggest scams. Read the rest of this entry »