A blogger and radio host shares what she’s learned on the way to losing 73 pounds to help others achieve their goals.

It looks as if the fox may have taken someone else’s sweater, too. A University of Virginia student is among the women pictured in Playboy’s “Girls of the ACC” pictorial.

New site is giving art-buying process a fresh perspective

The Charlottesville area is rich with artists, so it’s easy — especially on First Friday — to think about art on walls in galleries and museums.

NASA’s online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won.

Richardson fell during a private lesson Monday at a ski resort in Quebec.

Mr. Silver, an Emmy nominee for a recurring role as a slick strategist for liberal President Jed Bartlet on “The West Wing,“ had a long history of balancing acting with left-leaning social and political causes.
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The Oscar-winning actor appeared Monday on CNN’s “Larry King Live” and spoke of his visit earlier that morning with Obama to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region.

“There’s not a hoax,“ Phoenix said. “Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that’s possible, but that’s certainly not my intention.“

Sondheim, widely recognized as one of the greatest contributors to musical theater in the 20th century—and beyond—has been awarded every major establishment award: Tony, Oscar, Grammy, National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer, Olivier and Kennedy Center Honors.

On the television side, “30 Rock” swept with wins for comedy series cast, Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey. TV drama honors went to the cast of “Mad Men,“ Hugh Laurie (“House”) and Sally Field (“Brothers & Sisters”).

“What fascinates me is that every actor is given a charge, a task,“ says Jones, thinking out loud in his rich bass timbre — “no matter what your motive was in taking the role, even if it’s just to pay the bills.

Saying goodbye to Heath Ledger, Paul Newman and other luminaries was tough in 2008. Starting tonight, fans will get a special — and free — chance to remember the good times.

Clark, who turned 79 last month and has been in front of the cameras for 61 years, said in a recent interview by e-mail that his involvement in “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2009,“ diminished though it may be, is a labor of love and “not really a job.“

When Barbara Walters asked why Abdul remains on a show that put her in peril, Paula Abdul replied: “I’m under contract.“

Jurors in Florida, Chicago and Las Vegas decided the fates of top celebs in criminal cases, while New York played host to the year’s messiest divorce. Los Angeles wasn’t completely left out, thanks in large part to Britney Spears.

“I’ll sit on the Lincoln steps and just watch it from the distance on a Jumbotron. I’ve never been to anything like that, and — finally — a guy I voted for won. That hasn’t happened most of my life.“

Asked about her breakup, the 39-year-old actress says: “Well, it never was that bad. I mean, look, it’s not like divorce is something that you go, ‘Oooh, I can’t wait to get divorced!‘

“For all his antiestablishment cred, he was a working man. He punched in. He sat down and he wrote,“ Jon Stewart said. “He respected what he did.“

During the service, “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino sang the gospel song “Your Grace and Mercy,“ and at one point left the stage to take Jennifer Hudson’s hand and sing directly to her, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Corrections Department spokesman Derek Schnapp said officials reviewed the case but determined “the evidence that was presented during that time wouldn’t have necessarily warranted a violation.“

A second 5 p.m. show has been added to Ron White’s schedule Oct. 5 at the Paramount Theater..

Batman star Christian Bale was arrested Tuesday over allegations of assaulting his mother and sister, police and British media said.

A Chicago jury has acquitted R. Kelly on all counts at his child pornography trial.