http://culture.thedave.net/ News for culture. en-us Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:12:05 e Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:12:05 e 30 http://culture.thedave.net/news/1490/Jonestown_Horror_Remembered_30_Years_Later culture At an Oakland, California memorial service for the victims of the 1978 Jonestown massacre in Guyana, a survivor says that ''' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:43:34 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/1490/Jonestown_Horror_Remembered_30_Years_Later http://culture.thedave.net/news/81/Get_your_Plan_B_together culture Read full story for latest details' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:14:47 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/81/Get_your_Plan_B_together http://culture.thedave.net/news/78/4_lessons_from_financial_crisis culture Read full story for latest details' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:14:46 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/78/4_lessons_from_financial_crisis http://culture.thedave.net/news/867/David_Cook___Idol__Busy_With_New_Album culture Every fall, the latest winner of the American Idol competition arrives with an album' This year it's David Cook, who won by the largest margin in the show's seven-year history' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:08:00 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/867/David_Cook___Idol__Busy_With_New_Album http://culture.thedave.net/news/871/Annie_Leibovitz__The_View_From_Behind_The_Lens culture Whoopi Goldberg in a milk bath? Meryl Streep in a white mime face? After training her lens on some of the most notable faces of our day, the photographer reveals the stories behind some of her famous portraits' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:10:00 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/871/Annie_Leibovitz__The_View_From_Behind_The_Lens http://culture.thedave.net/news/868/After_Years__Sondheim_s__Road_Show__Pulls_Into_N_Y_ culture Stephen Sondheim's new musical has been around in various forms for a decade or more' But Broadway's living legend says his fascination with the scandalous story of the Mizner brothers goes back 50-plus years' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:23:00 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/868/After_Years__Sondheim_s__Road_Show__Pulls_Into_N_Y_ http://culture.thedave.net/news/79/Brush_your_teeth__save_your_life_ culture Read full story for latest details' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:42:24 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/79/Brush_your_teeth__save_your_life_ http://culture.thedave.net/news/870/Tone_Deaf_Stars_Thrive_With_Pitch_Correction_Software culture Anyone listening to hip-hop these days will know the sound — a synthesized vocal treatment made popular by artists such as Sean Kingston and Lil' Wayne' Musician David Was take us through a tour of the biggest pitch correction addicts and sees what he sounds like with a little help from his computer' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/870/Tone_Deaf_Stars_Thrive_With_Pitch_Correction_Software http://culture.thedave.net/news/869/Why_Did__Grey_s_Anatomy__Cut_Lesbian_Dr__Hahn_ culture One minute, actress Brooke Smith has a featured role on one of the hottest shows on TV' The next, she's abruptly removed from the cast' But what ABC is deeming a 'creative decision,' hints of something else' TV critic Andrew Wallenstein says TV is sending the message that it is OK to be gay — just not too gay' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/869/Why_Did__Grey_s_Anatomy__Cut_Lesbian_Dr__Hahn_ http://culture.thedave.net/news/74/Diane_von_Furstenberg_s_famous_dress culture Read full story for latest details' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:26:17 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/74/Diane_von_Furstenberg_s_famous_dress http://culture.thedave.net/news/75/Divorces____past_and_present____hit_by_economy culture Read full story for latest details' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:29:39 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/75/Divorces____past_and_present____hit_by_economy http://culture.thedave.net/news/872/Brothers_Honored_For__Chitty_Chitty___Other_Ditties culture Songwriting brothers Richard and Robert Sherman were honored at the White House Monday for all the songs they've written for family movies, including the theme for the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' The brothers, who also wrote 'It's a Small World (After All),' received the National Medal of Arts from President Bush' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:43:00 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/872/Brothers_Honored_For__Chitty_Chitty___Other_Ditties http://culture.thedave.net/news/76/How_to_bring_a_shy_guy_out_of_his_shell culture Read full story for latest details' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:23:54 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/76/How_to_bring_a_shy_guy_out_of_his_shell http://culture.thedave.net/news/73/Make_magic__save_cash_this_holiday_season culture Read full story for latest details' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:11:15 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/73/Make_magic__save_cash_this_holiday_season http://culture.thedave.net/news/83/What_is_it_about_a_DVF_dress_ culture Read full story for latest details' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:02:40 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/83/What_is_it_about_a_DVF_dress_ http://culture.thedave.net/news/1052/Italy_s_PM_Checks_Out_the_Mall__No__Not_That_One_ culture Berlusconi and Bush (Jim Young/Reuters) Guess who's boosting the flagging U'S' economy? Silvio Berlusconi' After the G-20 global economic summit wrapped up Saturday afternoon, the Italian prime minister headed for ''' the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City' A mall? Since he's already seen Washington's''' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:11:42 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/1052/Italy_s_PM_Checks_Out_the_Mall__No__Not_That_One_ http://culture.thedave.net/news/1014/The_New_Guy_on_Campus_Has_Some_Fearsome_DNA culture The Patriot (Courtesy of GMU) Mel Gibson as Sir William Wallace (Paramount Pictures) Ever since George Mason University announced last week that its athletic department had parted ways with longtime mascot Gunston -- a shaggy green creature of uncertain species and low student-approval ratings --''' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:11:42 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/1014/The_New_Guy_on_Campus_Has_Some_Fearsome_DNA http://culture.thedave.net/news/1053/Hey__Isn_t_That____ culture Six-year-old Bryans Road, Md', resident Maxwell McMillan and comic book legend Stan Lee (Family Photo) Stan Lee peering into the darkened windows of a closed RadioShack downtown Sunday morning' The legendary comic book magnate (shades, trench coat) was apparently looking for a cellphone charger when''' Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:11:38 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/1053/Hey__Isn_t_That____ http://culture.thedave.net/news/1054/Update__Obama_School_Search_Heats_Up_With_Girls__Visit culture Malia, Michelle and Sasha Obama at the Democratic convention' (AP Photo/Jae C' Hong) The Obama school search is heating up: Malia, Sasha and their mom, Michelle, spent two hours yesterday morning with their mom touring Georgetown Day School, and are expected to visit the Sidwell Friends campus''' Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:41:39 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/1054/Update__Obama_School_Search_Heats_Up_With_Girls__Visit http://culture.thedave.net/news/1032/Beyonc___s__I_Am___Sasha_Fierce_ culture Beyonca© Knowles has always held her privacy dear' She's a stingy interview subject -- polite but unfailingly circumspect -- and she's just as guarded when it comes to her art: As a member of Destiny's Child and, now, a hugely successful solo star, she's never been one to sing about her most intimate''' Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:00:00 e http://culture.thedave.net/news/1032/Beyonc___s__I_Am___Sasha_Fierce_