New satellite fairs want a slice of the Frieze cake

New satellite fairs want a slice of the Frieze cake Christie’s to open its first fair in October; East end urban art display and Indie fair “Sunday” hope to fill the gap left by Zoo By Gareth Harris | Web onlyPublished on-line 31 Jul 10 (News) The man behind ...

Dish Network takes aim at Comcast over Philadelphia sports channel

A long-running fight between satellite broadcaster Dish Network and Comcast over the cable company's Philadelphia sports channel is heating up again. At issue is Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, a cable network that carries local sports teams including the 76ers and Flyers, which are both owned by Comcast. Dish Network and DirecTV, ...

TCA Press Tour: NBC vows to invest in programming — and keep ‘The Office’ open

Top NBC executives stated they have learned their lesson and are trying to build a high-quality prime-time schedule to finally dig themselves out of their programming hole. Their appearance Friday, at the Television Critics Assn. gathering in Beverly Hills, stood in stark contrast to the last time, in early January, ...

Maury Chaykin, Character Actor, Dies at 61

The cause was complications of a heart valve infection, his brother, Dan, said. Mr. Chaykin had had numerous medical problems in recent years, his brother said. A hefty man with expressive, doughy features, Mr. Chaykin was the kind of actor whose name was known to few but whose face to ...

‘Friday Night Lights’ Watch: Hard Luck

Is anyone going to catch a break before this season of “Friday Night Lights” ends? The pain extended even to Mindy (literal physical pain) who seems to have endured 38-plus hours of labor to give birth to Stephen Hannibal Riggins. (Is Hannibal showing up in baby-naming books these days? This ...

Snooki of Jersey Shore arrested for disorderly conduct

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of Jersey Shore arrives at the premiere of the film Grown Ups in New York June 23, 2010.

Why Divorce? Just Stay Separated

At first, it wasn’t clear what would happen next. Would she follow him? Or would they end up divorced? The answer: neither. “After a few months,” Mr. Frost said, “we both realized we liked it this way.” Technically, the two are married. They file joint tax returns; she’s covered by ...

Young Photographer Breaks the Rules, Finds Success

“It was awesome!” Mr. Selby said, still excited as he downloaded images of the artist’s work space. “That was as close to an best scenario as possible.” Mr. Selby is in his East Village studio, underneath the front stairwell of a onetime tenement. He wears a blue T-shirt with “K-9” ...

Snooki Is Arrested

MTV reality star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi was arrested in New Jersey on Friday afternoon on suspicion of disorderly conduct. Polizzi, who shot to fame last year on TV show “Jersey Shore,” was taken into custody after allegedly drinking alcohol in public while filming the hit series’ third season in Seaside ...

Celebrity Birthdays – July 31, 2010

Happy Birthday to: Avenged Sevenfold singer Matthew Sanders (1981) “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling (1965) Actress Annie Parisse (1976) English actress Emilia Fox (1974) “Lois and Clark” star Dean Cain (1966) The Corrs singer Jim Corr (1964) “Blade” star Wesley Snipes (1962) R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry (1958) Pianist Hank Jones ...

Wanted: government work of art legs it from UK’s supreme court

Ron Tutor and Colony Capital to each put in $100 million for Miramax, recruit new investor [Updated]

The Morning Fix: DeGeneres out at `Idol.!’ Is Lopez in? Disney finally announces deal to sell Miramax. McPherson retains legal eagle. More Sumner shenanigans .

The TV Watch: Obama Takes in ‘The View’

Hugh Hefner On Going Private (For Once)