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'Band of Brothers' Unit Loses Another Hero

The oldest living member of Easy Company, the World War II unit made famous by the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. Ed Mauser passed away on Friday at the age of 94, according to the Omaha World Herald. He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. "It was a long trip, but everything comes to an end," Mauser...

Michelle Obama Portrait Debuts at Smithsonian

WASHINGTON (Aug. 22) - Move over Martha Washington. Martha Stewart and Michelle Obama are getting space in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington for the first time. Mickalene Thomas, Smithsonian / AP This screenprint of first lady Michelle Obama by Mickalene Thomas is on view at the Smithsonian's National Portrait...

The Once-Over: Week Six

With attention spans dwindling, we forego full game-by-game previews to give you the essentials you need to know about every contest this glorious NFL weekend. Click here to go back in time.The 1sCincinnati (0-5) at NY Jets (2-2): I'm just going to quickly put this on the table -- when the highlight of your season thus far...

Tom Hanks Thinks Daisuke Matsuzaka Is Ready for the Silver Screen

It's been quite a while since a great, or even memorable, baseball movie has arrived on the scene. I suppose mileage varies on these kinds of question but the last one that sticks out for me was 61* (I've tried to eliminate all memories of the excerable Fever Pitch), which wasn't great but was at least evocative of a...

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Tom Hanks To Make Broadway Debut

Tom Hanks is slated to make his Broadway debut next year as Mike McAlary, the Daily News columnist in Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy." The actor is in negotiations for the project, Hanks' publicist confirmed the news to the New York Times today.

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05/30/12 Tom Hanks cast as pirate hostage in âCaptain... Source: Hypable Recently, it was announced that Tom Hanks will play the title role in the upcoming film based on a true story, Captain Phillips.
05/14/12 Liz Smith: Rita Wilson Covers AM/FM Classics On Her... Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment "THE WORLD has treated me very well; but then I haven't treated it so badly, either."
05/09/12 Tom Hanks To Make Broadway Debut Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment Tom Hanks is slated to make his Broadway debut next year as Mike McAlary, the Daily News columnist in Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy." The actor is in negotiations for the project, Hanks' publicist confirmed the news to the New York Times today.

Background on Tom Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks is known for his roles in Philadelphia and as the title character in Forrest Gump, roles which won him two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor. Hanks is also known for his Oscar nominated roles in Big, Saving Private Ryan and Cast Away.

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