Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Industries

Dwight Gooden to join Newark Bears as minor league baseball executive. Dwight "Doc" Gooden is back in baseball at the independent minor league level.

Boston Globe workers told by Times Co. that newspaper's finances improving, sale not certain. Executives at the parent company of The Boston Globe say that the newspaper's finances have improved significantly and that a sale is not a certainty.

Oregonian publisher Fred Stickel, 87, to retire. Fred Stickel, publisher of The Oregonian since 1975, is retiring.

Analyst downgrades DreamWorks Animation, poking hole in acquisition speculation. An analyst downgraded the shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Wednesday, saying speculation it would be bought by a media giant was unfounded.

Singers Darius Rucker, Lee Ann Womack announcing CMA finalists on 'Good Morning America'. Singers Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack will reveal the finalists for the County Music Association awards.

Chicago investment banker's group submits $5 million cash bid for Sun-Times Media Group. Struggling newspaper publisher Sun-Times Media Group said Tuesday that a private investor group led by Chicago banker James Tyree will bid $5 million in cash for its assets in a bankruptcy court auction.

Dressed to the nines? Rare date of 09/09/09 brings discounts, and doomsday theories. It is a day to get dressed to the nines, listen to the Beatles, get married and to ponder whether this is the end of the world as we know it. Sept. 9, 2009 ? or 9/9/09 ? is inspiring a number of events Wednesday: discounts on weddings, impassioned doomsday predictions and the release of the Beatles' whole, re-mastered catalog and a Fab Four-themed videogame.

Veteran Australian actor Ray Barrett dies at age 82. Veteran Australian actor Ray Barrett, who became a star of British television in the 1960s, has died, his agent said Wednesday. He was 82.

US President Barack Obama Wednesday eulogized news legend Walter Cronkite as a paragon of trust and integrity and the antithesis of the "celebrity gossip" and "instant commentary" of today's media.

Thanks to Internet, television and changing morals, hard porn movies are exiting erotic males-only cinemas to take root in French households, according to a pioneering survey on sex released Wednesday.

Thanks to Internet, television and changing morals, hard porn movies are exiting erotic males-only cinemas to take root in French households, according to a pioneering survey on sex released Wednesday.

From "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" to "Children Of A Lesser God", "My Left Foot" and "Rain Man", Hollywood has a long history of portraying people with disabilities or illnesses on screen.

From "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" to "Children Of A Lesser God", "My Left Foot" and "Rain Man", Hollywood has a long history of portraying people with disabilities or illnesses on screen.

The Chicago Sun-Times said that a group of local investors had made a bid to buy the ailing newspaper, which filed for bankruptcy protection in March.

Bill Gates takes education mission to TV networks; program featuring Obama kicks off effort. Bill Gates is using MTV to spread his education message to America's youth.

Harrah's Entertainment to swap existing debt for $720M in new notes due 2017. Casino giant Harrah's Entertainment says it'll offer $720 million in new secured notes to give it more time to repay lenders.

Tolkien's estate and New Line Cinema settle lawsuit over 'The Lord of the Rings' profits. The heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien and a movie studio that produced the blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy have settled a lawsuit over the films' profits, it was announced Tuesday.

Recently retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi joins ESPN as analyst. Recently retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi is joining ESPN as an analyst.

Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney suspended for 3 games by Major League Baseball. Detroit Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney has been suspended for three games and fined for throwing a ball toward the stands following a game last week.

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Anime is quintessentially Japanese, but these days, a Canadian singer is giving it a voice.