The King’s Man|P. Diddy’s Patsy|Music Exec’s Threats Denied Exclusive: First Review of ‘King Arthur’ You may not be able to pronounce the name Ioan Gruffudd, but lots of women can. Gruffudd, who is strikingly handsome, has been cast to play Dr. Reed Richards (he’s Mr. Fantastic,the elastic guy) in the …

WASHINGTON – Not far from the glamour and action of the famous Las Vegas Strip brews a high-stakes congressional race some say could be one of the most competitive in the country. At the center is RepublicanRep. Jon Porter (search), who has represented this district since it was carved out …

Jacko Money |Norah Jones Jacko $aved: But Father and Journalist Almost Wrecked Deal In a strange twist of fate, Michael Jackson‘s family members almost derailed the deal to restore him financially. As I reported in this space last month, yesterday — February 17 — was a key date in Jackson’s …

WASHINGTON – Legalizedgay marriage (search)may never cause the transformation of society that some have predicted, given that it is likely to affect less than one in 100 U.S. married couples in the United States today. But culture warriors say the small numbers aren’t reason to ignore the issue. “While I …

And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine: New Meaning to Heinz 57? In his campaign speeches, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry often vows to go after — “Benedict Arnold companies that ship American jobs overseas” — but those words may come back to haunt him. Kerry’s wife is …

Mad cow hysteria is once again frightening beef consumers and hammering the beef industry. It would be easy to blame ignorant media, opportunistic anti-meat activists and cut-throat business rivals for the current mania. But I won’t. The blame for the groundless alarm rests squarely on the shoulders of scientists who …

Famed science fiction and fantasy writer Ray Bradbury spun tales of earthlings landing on Mars more than half a century ago, before people had even rocketed to the moon. And now he’s lived to see the day when roaming the Red Planet has begun. Science fiction — his science fiction …

WASHINGTON – Disaster was averted when the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was finally defeated two decades ago, thanks in large part to Phyllis Schlafly, friends and admirers of the anti-feminist activist said Thursday night. In fact, said supporters at the 30th annual Conservative Political Action Committee conference, …

‘Ed’ | GrungeMeets Pop | Jack Valenti | Gwyneth TV’s ‘Ed’ Won’t Sing for Charity Monday night’s very emotional, wonderfully constructed evening to support Project ALS ended on a bum note. TV’s “Ed,” actor Tom Cavanagh, put the night’s hostess, Caroline Rhea, on edge by not getting up and singing …

JERUSALEM – When I heard the news that Saddam Hussein had been captured, I had one thought: what did some of the troops who fought in the war to oust Saddam think about the historic event? Brandon Austin, a Marine reservist who is back on the job as a police …