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Showbiz Minute VIDEO: Gossip about Gary Coleman, Mel Gibson and "Glee" cast

Watch the video below to find out how authorities ruled on Gary Coleman's death; what Mel Gibson says about his ex's life-threatening allegations; and whose Billboard record did the "Glee" cast shatter?

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THEATER REVIEWS: Old Globe double-dips with Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Broadway Bound”

SAN DIEGO -- The development and family life of an aspiring writer are explored in a Neil Simon double-header at the Old Globe Theatre through Nov. 7.

“Brighton Beach Memoirs,” and “Broadway Bound” are two plays in Neil Simon’s “Eugene Trilogy,” a semi-autobiographical trio set in three different decades. (The third is “Biloxi Blues.”)

The Old Globe, with the success of last season’s “Lost In Yonkers” under its belt, signed that show’s director, Scott Schwartz, to direct the double-header. They play in repertory through November 7.

”Brighton Beach Memoirs”

GLAAD's What to Watch Wednesday night

On "Modern Family," Cameron and Mitchell try to figure out a way to get out of a brunch with their strange friend Pepper, who just happens to be played by out actor Nathan Lane.

8:00 pm America’s Next Top Model, The CW (1 hr) NEW

Supermodel Karolina Kurkova schools the models, including lesbian model Jayla, on proper eating habits. Later, the ladies pose with some Mexican wrestlers — that should be an interesting shoot!

Showbiz Minute VIDEO: Gossip about Margaret Cho, Norman Wisdom and Ozzy Osbourne

Margaret Cho reacts to being booted off "Dancing With the Stars," Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha pays tribute to Norman Wisdom, and Ozzy Osbourne releases a cover of John Lennon's "How."


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VIDEO: Is James Franco really straight?

James Franco recently graced the cover of Candy Magazine dressed in drag. The magazine boasts it is the first fashion magazine ever completely dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations.

Candy Magazine creator Luis Venegas says Candy is a magazine for everybody - a space for individual freedom, and a publication that pushes people to take on the persona of what they always wanted to be.

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THEATER REVIEW: “Welcome to Arroyo’s” is a hip-hop treat

SAN DIEGO -- A mystery about the hip-hop phenomenon? Who’d have thought?

The Old Globe Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of Kristoffer Diaz’s “Welcome To Arroyo’s” through Oct. 31. Jaime Castañeda directs.

On the lower east side of Manhattan (aka LES), Arroyo’s Lounge is celebrating its one-month anniversary in the space occupied by his mother’s bodega until her recent death.

Unfortunately, it’s a small party: nobody’s there except owner Alejandro (Andres Munar), DJs Nelson Cardenal (GQ) and Trip Goldstein (Wade Allain-Marcus) and Alejandro’s sister Molly (Amirah Vann).

“A Celtic Knot” by Ana Corman explores lesbian relationship

GLENDALE, Ariz. – “A Celtic Knot” by Ana Corman presents a romance between two professional women trying to overcome their pasts and preconceived notions about love.

The romance novel tells the story of Catherine O'Grady, a bookstore owner content with her quiet life of friends, work and the Catholic Church. A traumatic break-up, loss of her father and the ordeal of helping her mother fight breast cancer have kept Catherine from seeking out new relationships, though she longs to have a family. When Catherine meets the hard-working, business-minded, and jaded oncologist

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Jen Foster releases "This is Me" single in response to LGBT youth suicides

"As leaders in the LGBT community, we must use our voices to reach into the hearts and minds of those in need of encouragement and comfort, and to offer hope to those who find themselves in despair because they are unable to live their lives openly and freely, without the worry that they will be ridiculed, excluded, or even harmed," read a statement released by Jen Foster.

Historic Birch North Park Theatre gets a new marquee

SAN DIEGO -- When the historic Birch North Park Theatre lights up on Oct. 8, it will reflect a distinct part of the theater’s history – with a new vertical “North Park” marquee that is true to the original design.

To mark the return of this illustrious piece of the past, a community unveiling ceremony will be held earlier the same day.

New collection of poetry challenges traditional poetic expression, encourages revolution

BERKELEY – “The Archetype Strikes Back” by Celeste Newbrough is a new collection of poetry that brings together spiritual and political points of view.

Newbrough believes that contemporary poetry has been too quiet. She aims to challenge the current state of poetry by claiming that the task of a poet is to make things happen.

“The Archetype Strikes Back” seeks to turn modern culture's preoccupation with materialism and self-interest into positive momentum and transformative unity.

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