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Articles/Essays Beaches Bette Related

Hoppy Easter! The 20 Funniest, Coolest, Cuddliest and Creepiest Rabbits in Pop Culture

April 5, 2015
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The Hollywood Reporter Hoppy Easter! The 20 Funniest, Coolest, Cuddliest and Creepiest Rabbits in Pop Culture April 1, 2015 For…

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Something for the Boys

April 4, 2015
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HuffPost George Heymont Become a fan Something for the Boys Updated: 03/30/2015 8:59 am EDT Hindsight may not always be…

Articles/Essays Bette Related

INTERVIEW: James Dreyfus (Bette Series) reveals the challenge of taking on iconic role in Harvey

April 2, 2015
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Express UK INTERVIEW: James Dreyfus (Bette Series) reveals the challenge of taking on iconic role in Harvey By CLAIRE WOODWARD…

Articles/Essays Bette Related

Owner Of Tower Records Talks Albums, Elton, Cher, Bette, Keith Richards, And More

April 1, 2015
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BillBoard Tower Records Founder Russ Solomon‘s Suprising Take on Vinyl, Why Labels Were Dumb to Kill 45s By Frank DiGiacomo…

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A Harsh Look At The Celebrity Dumbing Down of Protest Culture

March 31, 2015
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The Daily Beast The Celebrity Dumbing Down of Protest Culture 3-29-2015 Two anniversaries this spring show how well-meaning but self-indulgent…

Articles/Essays Bette Related

A springtime quiz on trees and flowers

March 26, 2015
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News Sentinel A springtime quiz on trees and flowers March 23, 2015 Deb from Garrett sent an email after the…

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From Celine To Mariah – Caesars Palace’s Highest Wattage Pop-Star Residencies

March 20, 2015
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Billboard From Celine To Mariah – Caesars Palace’s Highest Wattage Pop-Star Residencies 3/19/2015 A look back at Celine Dion, Bette…

Articles/Essays Bette Related

Gay Men Can’t Take Criticism

March 14, 2015
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MICHAEL MUSTO Gay Men Can’t Take Criticism A lot of us like to dish it out, but we can’t always…

Articles/Essays Bette Related

Five Straight Musicians Who Have Courted The Gays To Varying Degrees Of Success

March 8, 2015
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Queerty Five Straight Musicians Who Have Courted The Gays To Varying Degrees Of Success BY: DAN TRACER ON: MAR 7,…

Articles/Essays NYRP

NYRP: A Forgotten Park in the South Bronx Gets a Small Boost

March 5, 2015
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New York Times A Forgotten Park in the South Bronx Gets a Small Boost By LISA W. FODERAROMARCH 1, 2015…

Articles/Essays Bette Related

Kelly Clarkson Goes After Pop Singers Who Use Sex To Sell…Uh Huh!

March 4, 2015
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New York Daily News Kelly Clarkson‘s ‘Piece By Piece’ review: New album is weighed down by overbearing production NEW YORK…

Articles/Essays Bette Related

Kelly Clarkson Is A BetteHead Since For The Boys!

March 3, 2015
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PrideSource Q&A: Kelly Clarkson Talks Lesbian Groupies (‘Kezbos’!), Gay Bars & Her Problem With ‘Risqué’ Pop Peers ‘It’s Silly That…

Articles/Essays It's The Girls

Review: Bette Midler and Darlene Love rock on ‘He’s Sure The Boy I Love’

February 27, 2015
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Digital Journal Review: Bette Midler and Darlene Love rock on ‘He’s Sure The Boy I Love’ SPECIAL By Markos Papadatos…

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LADY GAGA CHANNELS BETTE MIDLER WITH ‘AMERICAN HORROR STORY’ STARRING ROLE?

February 26, 2015
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i4u LADY GAGA CHANNELS BETTE MIDLER WITH ‘AMERICAN HORROR STORY‘ STARRING ROLE? Feb 25 2015, 9:56pm CST | by Sidney…

Articles/Essays Awards & Ceremonies

The 5 Best Ways to Present an Oscar

February 23, 2015
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HitFlix The 5 Best Ways to Present an Oscar By Louis Virtel | Friday, Feb 20, 2015 8:40 PM The…

Articles/Essays It's The Girls

‘It’s The Girls’ Logs Its Best Sales Week Since December 28, 2014

February 23, 2015
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Billboard Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Nicki Minaj’s ‘The Pinkprint‘ Reaches 500,000 in Sales By Keith Caulfield | February 20, 2015…

Articles/Essays Bette Related

20 Great (and a Couple of Not-So-Great) Moments in Singer-Actor History

February 22, 2015
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Billboard Magazine 20 Great (and a Couple of Not-So-Great) Moments in Singer-Actor History — From Frank Sinatra to Selena Gomez…

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Anna Kendrick: Why Bette Midler Is the ‘Wayne Gretzky of Double Threats

February 20, 2015
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Billboard Anna Kendrick Admits to Being a Musical ‘Amateur’ and Why Bette Midler Is the ‘Wayne Gretzky of Double Threats’…

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Bette Midler On Shortlist To Play Wife Of Bernie Madoff In ABC Mini-Series

February 19, 2015
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Bloomberg The Next Bernie Madoff? Richard Dreyfuss, Maybe Robert De Niro by Max Abelson February 18, 2015 (Bloomberg) — No…

Articles/Essays Bette Related First Wives Club

Without Lesley Gore This Famous ‘First Wives Club’ Scene Would Never Have Happened

February 17, 2015
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Hollywood Reporter Wby Lorena O’Neil 2/16/2015 3:12pm PST Without Lesley Gore This Famous ‘First Wives Club‘ Scene Would Never Have…

Articles/Essays First Wives Club

Dear Producers: Please Don’t F**k Up “The First Wives Club” Musical

February 17, 2015
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NewNowNext Dear Producers: Please Don’t F**k Up “The First Wives Club” Musical February 14, 2015 ● by Evan Ross Katz…

Articles/Essays Bette Related Hocus Pocus

The Curious History of “I Put a Spell On You”

February 15, 2015
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Flavor Wire The Curious History of “I Put a Spell On You” By Moze Halperin on Feb 12, 2015 9:45am…

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Amanda Peet Learned To Drive For Bette Midler Movie

February 6, 2015
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NY Mag Amanda Peet Almost Burned Down a Restaurant One Time By Vanita Salisbury Name: Amanda Peet Age: 43 Neighborhood:…

Articles/Essays It's The Girls Tour

Rockonomics 101: Concert tickets break the bank

February 5, 2015
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Miami Herald Rockonomics 101: Concert tickets break the bank BY ANA VECIANA-SUAREZAVECIANA@MIAMIHERALD.COM 02/02/2015 7:00 AM I am not, by any…

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NYRP to unveil five new proposed Bike routes through Mott Haven to Randalls Island

February 4, 2015
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Parks-loving nonprofit to unveil five new proposed routes through Mott Haven to Randalls Island New York Restoration Project, the group…

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Rare Footage Captures Bette Midler’s 1971 Farewell Performance At NYC Gay Bathhouse

January 31, 2015
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This is my 800th farewell appearance here at the Continental Baths,” jokes a much younger Bette Midler after a rousing…

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Lily Tomlin Has First Leading Role Since Big Business!

January 31, 2015
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GayStarNews In Grandma, Lily Tomlin has first leading role in a film in 27 years – and she’s playing a…

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We Are The World Turns 30!

January 28, 2015
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USA Today ‘We Are the World‘ at 30: 12 tales you might not know Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY 10:11 a.m.…

Articles/Essays Hocus Pocus

Fifteen Movie Homes And What They’re Worth (Hocus Pocus)

January 26, 2015
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Mental Floss The Real Values of 15 Movie Homes Maeve Kannar It’s hard to imagine Steve Martin grappling with his…

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‘The Outrageous Sophie Tucker’: New York Jewish Film Festival Review

January 25, 2015
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The Hollywood Reporter ‘The Outrageous Sophie Tucker’: New York Jewish Film Festival Review 4:49 PM PST 1/21/2015 by Frank Scheck…