Dustin Hoffman joins roll-call of celebrity heroes

May 8th, 2012 - 
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(Reuters) – A London lawyer has credited actor Dustin Hoffman for saving his life when he suffered a heart attack while jogging in the city’s Hyde Park, becoming the latest celebrity in recent weeks to help rescue a person in crisis. Sam Dempster, 27, told Britain’s Sun newspaper on Tuesday that Hoffman came to his aid when he collapsed in the park 10 days ago, and called emergency services. “I have no memory of what happened.

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Nobel winner Pamuk opens novel museum in Istanbul

April 27th, 2012 - 
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ISTANBUL (Reuters Life!) – Nobel prize-winning Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk realizes a long-nurtured dream on Saturday with the opening of an actual “Museum of Innocence” – a collection of relics of a half-century of ordinary life – as depicted in his 2008 novel of the same name. Pamuk set out “not to do a spectacular or monumental museum but something in the backstreets, something that represents the daily life of the city,” he told a news conference after a press preview

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TV host Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmy Awards

March 26th, 2012 - 
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(Reuters) – Late-night American television host Jimmy Kimmel will host this year’s Emmy Awards in September, the awards show organizers said on Monday.

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Brad Pitt stages ”mini-Grammys” show to help New Orleans

March 11th, 2012 - 
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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Every time he crosses the Claiborne Avenue bridge heading east across the New Orleans Industrial Canal, actor Brad Pitt gets a lump in his throat.

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Comedian Mike Epps promotes hometown at Super Bowl (AP)

February 4th, 2012 - 
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AP – Comedian Mike Epps has been singing the praises of his hometown for years. Now, he is glad his celebrity friends such as Snoop Dogg and rapper Wiz Khalifa are finally get to experience the city while in Indianapolis for the Super Bowl.

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Julie Delpy, Chris Rock talk "2 Days in New York" (Reuters)

January 26th, 2012 - 
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Reuters – Back in 2007, actress Julie Delpy brought to theaters a comical love story, “2 Days in Paris,” that she also wrote and directed, starring Adam Goldberg as her on screen boyfriend in a romance set in the City of Light.

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Swag suites abound at the Sundance Film Festival (AP)

January 21st, 2012 - 
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AP – Where there are celebrities, there is swag, and the Sundance Film Festival is no exception. Nearly a dozen gift suites opened their doors Friday afternoon along the city’s Main Street

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Maggie Daley, wife of longtime Chicago mayor, dies (Reuters)

November 25th, 2011 - 
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Reuters – Maggie Daley, the wife of former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and a driving force for the arts and education in the city, died on Thursday, current Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.

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Viola Davis helps library in cash-strapped RI town (AP)

November 21st, 2011 - 
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AP – The public library in Central Falls that was temporarily closed because of the city’s dire finances is expanding its hours again after receiving a donation from actress Viola Davis and a state grant.

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Kim Cattrall proves to be no coward on Broadway (AP)

November 17th, 2011 - 
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AP – Kim Cattrall was on stage recently when her past loudly interrupted.

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