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Ex-Riordan star Jones discusses Jonestown massacre on ESPN
- Rob Jones, a former Riordan basketball star and two-time Examiner Player of the Year, will be featured on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” on Sunday.
- Rob Jones, a former Riordan basketball star and two-time Examiner Player of the Year, will be featured on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” on Sunday.
Shoot for stars, astronaut tells impoverished local children
- Children often dream of being astronauts when they grow up. Impoverished Harford County summer school students found how to become astronauts Thursday — from an real one.
Can Joe Simpson Save Britney’s Career?
- Manager Joe Simpson has guided his daughters Jessica and Ashlee to pop stardom. Now a source tells the New York Daily News that he’s interested in working with troubled singer Britney Spears — who recently parted ways with her manager — to get her flailing career back on track. Jessica’s rep denies that Joe sought a meeting with Brit.
- Manager Joe Simpson has guided his daughters Jessica and Ashlee to pop stardom. Now a source tells the New York Daily News that he’s interested in working with troubled singer Britney Spears — who recently parted ways with her manager — to get her flailing career back on track. Jessica’s rep denies that Joe sought a meeting with Brit.
Yeas & Nays: Wednesday, Apr. 25
- Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin cover people, power and politics in the beltway each weekday. Email them at yan@dcexaminer.com .
- Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin cover people, power and politics in the beltway each weekday. Email them at yan@dcexaminer.com .
Scoop! 10 celebrities whose lives changed in ’06
- 10. Jessica Simpson: America’s “Newlyweds” sweetheart just could not hit her stride as a new divorcee in 2006. While ex Nick Lachey flourished with a hit album and new love Vanessa Minnillo, Jessica’s album flopped and a series of high-profile flings fizzled. Then came her mortifying flubbed Dolly Parton tribute, which was just edited out of the Kennedy Center Honors broadcast. Let’s hope Jess regains her perky mojo in ’07.
Scoop: Top 10 celebrity Scandals
- 10. Michael Richards’ racist rant: When the former “Seinfeld” star shocked a comedy club audience with a hateful tirade against hecklers, it was the N-word heard ’round the world. At least the incident prompted a public discussion of the controversial term’s use and abuse.
- 10. Michael Richards’ racist rant: When the former “Seinfeld” star shocked a comedy club audience with a hateful tirade against hecklers, it was the N-word heard ’round the world. At least the incident prompted a public discussion of the controversial term’s use and abuse.
Scoop! Jen crushed by Brangelina PR blitz
- Getting dumped is bad enough. But imagine being incessantly bombarded with pictures of your ex and his impossibly gorgeous, confident and successful new babe. Such is the fate of Jennifer Aniston. In the wake of her own breakup from Vince Vaughn, she’s been forced to endure an onslaught of publicity about former husband Brad Pitt’s charmed life with “Good Shepherd” star Angelina Jolie.
- Getting dumped is bad enough. But imagine being incessantly bombarded with pictures of your ex and his impossibly gorgeous, confident and successful new babe. Such is the fate of Jennifer Aniston. In the wake of her own breakup from Vince Vaughn, she’s been forced to endure an onslaught of publicity about former husband Brad Pitt’s charmed life with “Good Shepherd” star Angelina Jolie.
Play and tell
- As thoughts turn to holiday gifts, let us remember interactive toys from the pre-Xbox age. Paper dolls, for example. These artful, tactile playthings have done more than document styles through the decades. They also reflect attitudes and social change, sometimes as graphically as editorial cartoons. Proof, along with a fascinating holiday outing, can be found at the Anacostia Community Museum’s new exhibition, “200 Years of Black Paper Dolls.”
Barbara Maxwell
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