Entertainment headlines from The Denver Post

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Today's Entertainment and Lifestyle Headlines

Jackson doctor called suicidal after verdict
LOS ANGELES—It was clear that Michael Jackson's doctor was going to get the maximum four-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter before the judge even finished speaking.  

• Kickstarter site kicks off fundraising frenzy for bands, artists
• The 2011 cookbook gift guide: Something for every cook on your list
• Comedian Patrice O'Neal dies, had suffered stroke
• Winehouse dress fetches over $67,100 at auction
• Oak on 14th restaurant reemerges from ashes in Boulder

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Today's Celebrity Buzz

People: Daniel Craig says if you sell your privacy, you can't buy it back
Also

Demi Moore's out again

Kelly Preston her old self

 

• People: Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes visit Jim Morrison's grave in Paris

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Today's Food and Dining

The 2011 cookbook gift guide: Something for every cook on your list
It's been an astonishingly competitive year for cookbooks. Here's a baker's dozen of the year's best, one for every kind of cook on your holiday list.

 

• Oak on 14th restaurant reemerges from ashes in Boulder
• Arvada Beer sets roots in Olde Town

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Gossip - Bill Husted

Husted: So long, everyone, and thanks for the gossip
Four signs and letters hang from the walls of my cubicle, clipped from newspaper headlines. "Do NOT marry this man unless he gets help for his drinking." "God, your column is worthless." "ADD BACON!" "Blunt old man can't stop wielding pen."  

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Moms - Parenting

Hurry Up and Wait (part 2 of our journey with Asperger's)
I find it only slightly ironic that I'm revisiting this chunk of time now…at the beginning of the holiday season…2 years later. If you'd like to catch up on this story, click here. So, a quick recap. I'm beginning my DREAM job right when we've been told that there may be some “red flags”  

• It's here! Mile High Mamas Holiday Gift Guide. The Baker's Dozen.
• Event Round-up: Candlelight Walk, Parade of Lights & More!
• Colorado ranks No. 2 in parents declining to vaccinate kids
• Online Christmas Shopping Haiku

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Today's Movies

NY film critics pick 'The Artist' as best film
NEW YORK—The New York Film Critics Circle named the silent film ode "The Artist" the year's best film Tuesday, giving the nostalgic black-and-white movie an early boost to its already promising Academy Awards prospects.  

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Reverb

Poll of the Week: Christmas Albums (and who would you most or least like to write one)
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• Photos: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, more
• Missed our headphones: Gorillaz
• Michael Jackson's doctor on suicide watch after prison sentence
• Live review: Peter Murphy @ the Bluebird Theater
• Album reviews: The Muppets, Michael Jackson, Keith Jarrett

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Today's Style

Circa 1971: Enchilada Pie
Enchilada Pie Recipe by Karen Wallace, as reported in the Nov. 14, 1971, edition of The Denver Post.  

• Make This: Smoky Smothered Chicken; Brussels Sprouts and Ribbons; Horseradish Smashed Potatoes
• The 2011 cookbook gift guide: Something for every cook on your list
• Oak on 14th restaurant reemerges from ashes in Boulder
• Arvada Beer sets roots in Olde Town
• A dressed-up versionof a Louisiana classic

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Theater - John Moore

Kickstarter site kicks off fundraising frenzy for bands, artists
The disbanded Denver band Five Iron Frenzy asked fans for $30,000 to fund a new recording on the trendy website kickstarter.com. That fans already have given nearly four times that amount points out what a powerful tool the internet has become in making fundraising easy, and even fun.