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Hayden Panettiere, Russell Crowe earn Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week
This edition of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week features time-oriented tweets from three celebrities with strong connections to the Hudson Valley.
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Read more »'Arrested Development:' 5 fun facts about the cast
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We're just hours away from the release of the fourth and final season of "Arrested Development" on Netflix, which will release all 15 episodes this Sunday.
To pass the time, fans have been hanging out at the show's traveling banana stand or rewatching the trailer on a loop, but it won't be much longer before fans will have the chance to binge-watch the fourth season in its entirety.
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Read more »Vera Wang to give 2013 Sarah Lawrence College commencement address
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Good news for the Sarah Lawrence College class of 2013: They will be addressed by one of their own. Fashion designer and college alumnus Vera Wang has been tapped to give the commencement speech at this year’s graduation ceremony, taking place Friday morning on the college campus in Bronxville/Yonkers.
Wang, who graduated in 1971, originally enrolled at Sarah Lawrence as a pre-med student,...
Read more »Blake Lively's cooking video: 5 things we learn about her
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"Gossip Girl" star Blake Lively recently took over the Bedford Post Inn's kitchen to showcase her puff pastry recipe and culinary skills for a Vogue video posted to YouTube.
Sure, her segment with Vogue's Elettra Wiedemann is informative, but Newsday Westchester's further analysis yields five more things we can learn about the Bedford resident that go beyond the four balsamic vinegars...
Read more »Beyonce's hottest looks could be yours (for rent)
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Want to look like Beyoncé? Well, now, for a fee, you can. (Sort of.)
Teaming up today with Rent the Runway, Beyoncé has hand-picked a selection of sparkly and sophisticated dresses, most with hems just above the knee, for anyone to rent for four or eight days at a time. Sizes range from 0-12.
Some of the dresses are casual, others are formal. Some are metallic or black, while others...
Read more »Ang Lee drops out of directing 'Tyrant' pilot: 'I need some rest'
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Oscar-winning director Ang Lee announced Tuesday that he no longer plans to direct the pilot for the new FX drama "Tyrant."
According to Deadline, the former Larchmont resident released a statement explaining why he was no longer able to helm the TV pilot, which would have been his first project since winning the best director Oscar for “Life of Pi” earlier this year.
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Read more »Paul Teutul Sr.'s 'Orange County Choppers' to air on CMT
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“American Choppers” rode off into the sunset last year after 10 seasons on the Discovery Channel, but “Choppers” star Paul Teutul Sr. and his Newburgh-based custom-motorcycle shop, Orange County Choppers, are back with a new series on a new network.
CMT announced Monday that it will air the eight-episode series “Orange County Choppers.” The show is slated to go into production this summer...
Read more »Kardashian controversy: Andrew Cuomo calls out Khloe on T-shirt design
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Uh-oh, the Kardashians are in another “kontroversy,” and the latest family dust-up has Westchester ties. Khloe Kardashian, and her two older sisters, Kim and Kourtney, had a pleasant Hudson Valley experience when they visited the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers last fall. But now Mount Kisco resident Gov. Andrew Cuomo is up in arms over Kardashian's sartorial choices, after she...
Read more »'Epic' premiere interviews: Amanda Seyfried, Colin Farrell, Carly Rose Sonenclar
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"Epic," an animated movie set for wide release this Friday, welcomed stars Amanda Seyfried, Colin Farrell, Carly Rose Sonenclar and other famous faces to its New York City premiere on Saturday, and Newsday Westchester was there to chat with many of its stars.
Seyfried and Farrell join Beyoncé (who snagged her marriage license in Scarsdale), Steven Tyler (who grew up in Yonkers),...
Read more »'Arrested Development,' Ben Stiller earn Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week
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Among this week's top Twitter contributors with Hudson Valley connections are the narrator and stars of "Arrested Development," proving once again there's always money in the banana stand.
Because the following embedded tweets, links and videos involve HTML coding, this feature is best viewed with a Web browser. If you missed previous installments of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the...
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