http://www.examiner.com/?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Lastest News and Articles from Examiner.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:58:47 GMT http://www.examiner.com/x-23873-Rihanna-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Shontelle-Speaks-On-Rihanna-and-Being-Role-Models?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Fellow Bajan Pop star Shontelle speaks about setting good examples and how being a celebrity can impact fans. For all that’s been said about Rihanna this past week after her interview with Diane Sawyer, Shontelle Layne, an increasingly popular... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:44:56 GMT Janine Douglas - Rihanna Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-23873-Rihanna-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Shontelle-Speaks-On-Rihanna-and-Being-Role-Models?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Jennifer-Lopez-falls-during-live-performance-at-AMAs-video?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Last night at the American Music Awards, Jennifer Lopez fell on one of her most famous attributes - her iconic rear end. Taking a noticeable but graceful fall during an energetic performance of her new single "Louboutins," Lopez took... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:31:54 GMT Michael Essany - Entertainment Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14650-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Jennifer-Lopez-falls-during-live-performance-at-AMAs-video?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-23337-Rap-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Broadway-Miller--Catch-Up-or-Get-Caught-Vol1?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment As with any mixtape, the artist strives to give it their all and that is quite evident on Broadway Miller's Catch Up or Get Caught Vol.1.  The collection of freestyles blaze as the North Carolina native spits verse after verse with ease. ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:31:25 GMT Kyle Jarmon - Rap Music Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-23337-Rap-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Broadway-Miller--Catch-Up-or-Get-Caught-Vol1?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-7597-Childrens-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Take-a-captivating-safari-adventure?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Open the first page of Sounds of the Wild: Safari (Pledger Sounds) and you'll feel as though you just stepped into the vast African plains of the Masai Mara in Kenya. Maurice Pledger has written a fascinating book that will entice every young animal... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:11:28 GMT Lori Calabrese - Children's Books Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7597-Childrens-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Take-a-captivating-safari-adventure?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-27365-Young-Adult-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d23-2009-American-Music-Awards--winners-list?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment 2009 American Music Awards - winners list - Below is the list of winners from Sunday night's American Music Awards, according to ABC.com.  Nominations are made based on record sales, and the winners are selected by the vote of the fans. ABC... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:58:02 GMT Connie Ann Kirk - Young Adult Pop Culture Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-27365-Young-Adult-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d23-2009-American-Music-Awards--winners-list?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-28317-Net-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Adam-Lambert-2009-American-Music-Awards-AMA-performance-video?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Adam Lambert warned fans Sunday night at the American Music Awards (AMAs) that it was about to get rough and then he started to sing. Adam Lambert recently won the American Idol competition, and last night he performed immediately after Taylor Swift... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:46:58 GMT Marci Stone - 'Net Buzz Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-28317-Net-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Adam-Lambert-2009-American-Music-Awards-AMA-performance-video?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-8086-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d23-The-Weekend-That-Was-112309?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Don't let Turkey Day pass you by without watching the greatest Thanksgiving movie of all time. Need some other quality Thanksgiving TV programming? Here's 475 T'giving shows, movies, and specials airing through next weekend. The Blind Side was the... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:45:04 GMT Collin Parker - Pop Culture Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8086-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d23-The-Weekend-That-Was-112309?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-27082-Bruce-Springsteen-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Oh-to-be-in-Buffalo-with-Springsteen-and-the-E-Street-Band-last-night?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Here's a great comprehensive report on last night's last concert of Springsteen's Working On A Dream tour by Chris Phillips of Backstreets. Check it out -- next best thing to being there. http://www.backstreets.com/news.html More... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:26:06 GMT Jane Murphy - Bruce Springsteen Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-27082-Bruce-Springsteen-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Oh-to-be-in-Buffalo-with-Springsteen-and-the-E-Street-Band-last-night?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-19638-SciFi-Movie-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Review-of-28-Days-Later?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment 28 Days Later is a really good zombie flick. Despite all those distractions, I STILL thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It combines elements of Night of the Living Dead, but it does them better. Like in the remake of Night of the Living Dead, the... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:06:23 GMT Michael Tresca - Sci-Fi Movie Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-19638-SciFi-Movie-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Review-of-28-Days-Later?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-20879-The-Real-Housewives-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Shes-young-hip-and-knows-whats-going-on-Lynne-Curtin-bridges-the-generation-gap-Video?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment With their move to Laguna just about over, things have been stressful on Lynne's girls, and so she brings in the "Teen Whisperer" to smooth things over. Lynne says, "She's young, hip and knows what's going on" and her name is... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:04:11 GMT Lori Koff - The Real Housewives Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-20879-The-Real-Housewives-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Shes-young-hip-and-knows-whats-going-on-Lynne-Curtin-bridges-the-generation-gap-Video?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-6309-Latino-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Interview-with-Rose-Contreras-founder-of-Onda-Books?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment There's a new Latino publisher on the web: Onda Books. Its goal? To support unpublished and new Latino authors and break the mold of the big publishing houses by offering an alternative press to those talented authors who work to move beyond traditional... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:36:20 GMT Mayra Calvani - Latino Books Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6309-Latino-Books-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Interview-with-Rose-Contreras-founder-of-Onda-Books?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-24390-Twitter-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m11d23-New-Moon-backlash-how-to-kill-a-vampire-Twitter-style?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment As the Twilight series latest film, New Moon continues to drown out the other trending topics, some on Twitter have begun to amuse themselves by coming up with unique ways to "off" a Twilight vampire.  As @JustinTee says, "I hate... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:13:31 GMT Tammy Todd - Twitter Entertainment Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-24390-Twitter-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m11d23-New-Moon-backlash-how-to-kill-a-vampire-Twitter-style?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-21122-GLBT-Online-Media-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Adam-Lambert-stirs-controversy-at-American-Music-Awards?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment American Idol runner up Adam Lambert made his first TV appearance since the season eight finale of Idol memorable with a controversial rendition of "For Your Entertainment." It's been called brilliant, shocking, amazing and a... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:52 GMT Edie Stull - GLBT Online Media Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-21122-GLBT-Online-Media-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Adam-Lambert-stirs-controversy-at-American-Music-Awards?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-12275-Social-Media-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Social-media-seen-as-critical-for-executives?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment The ease of assimiliating information and quickly dispersing it has made social media a must-have tool for executives.   In an article that appears in the Wall Street Journal, the first item mentioned as a new feature necessary to be a competitive... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:23:52 GMT Heather Shoenberger - Social Media Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12275-Social-Media-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Social-media-seen-as-critical-for-executives?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-15200-Nora-Roberts-Examiner~y2009m11d23-hidden-gems-reprints?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Harlequin Enterprises' current practice of regularly issuing omnibus reprints of Nora Roberts' early Silhouette romances is not the first example of that publisher's ability to capitalize on the popularity of its best known author. Its Silhouette division... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:37 GMT Carol Thomas - Nora Roberts Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15200-Nora-Roberts-Examiner~y2009m11d23-hidden-gems-reprints?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-5629-Heavy-Metal-Examiner~y2009m11d23-SLAYER-MEGADETH-TESTAMENT-American-Carnage-Tour-Another-Clash-of-the-Titans-metal-festival?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Word broke last week about a huge tour that is kicking off 2010 – the seemingly impossible pairing of metal titans Slayer, Megadeth, and Testament. While most metal fans are already salivating for January to arrive, I have torn feelings about the... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:50:23 GMT Mark Morton - Heavy Metal Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5629-Heavy-Metal-Examiner~y2009m11d23-SLAYER-MEGADETH-TESTAMENT-American-Carnage-Tour-Another-Clash-of-the-Titans-metal-festival?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-10191-Indie-Movie-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Catching-On-The-day-the-world-turned-gay-Winner-best-short-Nevada-Film-Festival-review?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment The first annual Nevada Film Festival was held this past weekend, November 20-22. Winner: Best short film "Catching On: The Day the World Turned Gay" This is a short comedy, run time 21 minutes. A young man wakes up one morning to find that... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:25:38 GMT Terra King - Indie Movie Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10191-Indie-Movie-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Catching-On-The-day-the-world-turned-gay-Winner-best-short-Nevada-Film-Festival-review?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-28112-Adam-Lambert-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Lambert-surprises-and-entertains-at-first-televised-performance?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Before his performance, Adam Lambert was voted one of the best dressed men on the carpet at the American Music Awards. Closing Sunday's award show, Lambert performed his new single "For Your Entertainment". Following performances such... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:19:01 GMT Liz Van Pay - Adam Lambert Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-28112-Adam-Lambert-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Lambert-surprises-and-entertains-at-first-televised-performance?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-19484-Music-Videos-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Adam-Lambert-shocked-at-AMAs-but-played-it-safe-with-Time-For-Miracles?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment Now is a good time to be Adam Lambert.  The American Idol runner-up closed the show with a heavily hyped and controversial performance, or at least he attempted to be controversial, at last night's American Music Awards.  On... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:34:22 GMT Brian Zacher - Music Videos Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-19484-Music-Videos-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Adam-Lambert-shocked-at-AMAs-but-played-it-safe-with-Time-For-Miracles?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment http://www.examiner.com/x-30088-Taylor-Swift-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Artist-of-the-Year-Taylor-Swift--sweeps-American-Music-Awards?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment As expected Country music superstar Taylor Swift was the big winner at tonights AMA awards. Rapper Snoop Dog, and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry gave the award for Best Female Artist Pop Rock to Taylor. Taylor who has been rehearsing in London for her... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:28:35 GMT Dawnn Behrens - Taylor Swift Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-30088-Taylor-Swift-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Artist-of-the-Year-Taylor-Swift--sweeps-American-Music-Awards?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Arts_and_Entertainment