Aretha Franklin Sings Outside Neely’s; Lance Bass Sings Inside the Darby
Plus: Alexander Skarsgard discovers life outside of Gemma, Kanye and Usher have power lunch, and more, all in our weekly roundup of celebrity dining.
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Aretha Franklin Dings Fantasia for Skipping Her Grammys Tribute
"She must understand that in this business of show business she will not always get to participate in everything she would like participate in."
By Kyle BuchananChef Santi Santamaria Dies in Singapore; Aretha Franklin Goes On a Diet
The Catalan chef has a heart-attack in Singapore, while the great singer deprives herself of ham hocks and pig's feet.
An Choi on the Small Screen; Aretha Gives Up Pigs’ Feet
Plus: Catalan chef Santi Santamaria has died, efforts to ban caramel in soda, and more, in our morning news roundup.
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FBI Probes L&I and Police For Alleged Extortion and Corruption; Aretha Franklin Stops Pigging Out
Plus: Catalan chef Santi Santamaria passed away; and a consumer group seeks a ban on the potentially carcinogenic "caramel coloring" that's an ingredient in most sodas, all in our morning news roundup.
Las Ventas Struggles Without Seating; Molecular Gastronomy Opponent Dies
Plus, Aretha Franklin gives up ham hocks and more, all in our morning news round-up.
By Kara BaskinAretha Franklin Diagnosed With Cancer
Ugh.
By Willa PaskinSee a Montage of Aretha Franklin’s Loopiest Moments on PBS
She scratches herself a lot!
By Edith ZimmermanWatch Condoleezza Rice Play Backup for Aretha Franklin
Condi on the ivories!
By Edith ZimmermanAretha Franklin Serenaded at Brasserie Ruhlman; Eliot Spitzer Diets for the Camera
Plus: Matthew Morrison and friends at Abe & Arthur's, late-late-night drinks and dining for Jason Segel, and more, in our weekly roundup of star-studded meals out.
By Alex ReesWho Wore It Better, Aretha Franklin ... or Aretha Franklin?!
She wore the same outfit two nights in a row.
By Amy OdellAretha Franklin’s Milliner Sues Knockoff Milliners
He thinks his hat was more important than her performance.
By Amy OdellWatch Aretha Franklin and Liza Minnelli’s Genius Snickers Commercial
Excellent work, Snickers.
By Edith ZimmermanNight at the Rock Museum: Second Concert of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame
Rock's museum waxworks come to life for a series of sometimes incongruous, sometimes inspired duets.
By Ben Williams and Hugo LindgrenWear Aretha Franklin’s Inauguration Hat on Your Chest
A clever lady put Inauguration Aretha on T-shirts you can buy for just $20!
By Amy OdellMadonna Switches Teams
The Material Mom took her kids, and Jesus Luz, to a Mets game — where she hung out with Anderson Cooper.
By Katie GoldsmithAretha Franklin’s Milliner About to Be Rolling in It
His inspiring story prompts us to issue a call to revive the hat business.
By Amy OdellAretha Franklin Has Agreed to Relinquish ‘The Hat’
She'll loan it to the Smithsonian and then it will remain in Barack Obama's presidential library.
By Amy OdellAretha Franklin Is Not Sure if She Can Bear to Give ‘the Hat’ to the Smithsonian
They've requested it following the outpouring of Hat fascination.
By Amy OdellAretha Franklin’s Hat to Spawn
A whole line of bow hats is in the works!
By Amy Odell