In the ABC mini-series “Titanic,” Julian Fellowes, the creator of “Downton Abbey,” focuses on the class divide, above deck and below.

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Television Review: ‘Titanic,’ a Mini-Series, Starts on Saturday on ABC

The woman with the red rosary opens the red door and sees Jesus Christ. He is six feet away, encircled by a gold sunburst, flanked by two candles, heralded by a single cricket outside in the shrubbery of suburban Maryland. The woman kneels in the presence of her Creator. Jesus, my savior and my God, kneeling humbly here before you, I wish to adore you with all the powers of my soul and I consecrate my whole being to you. In the midnight hour, the chapel in the church in the grove of oaks is a still-life tableau: the beige carpeting, the 13 burgundy chairs, the peace lilies, the wicker basket full of handwritten petitions from parishioners, the sunburst monstrance with the exposed Eucharist, which Catholics believe is the actual body of Christ. Read full article > >

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At St. John Neumann, a perpetual procession of prayer

“The Book of Mormon,” a collaboration between the creator’s of “South Park” and the composer of “Avenue Q,” is that rare thing: an old-fashioned, pleasure-giving musical.

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Theater Review | ‘The Book of Mormon’ : Missionary Men With Confidence in Sunshine

CBS and the television production studio Warner Brothers shut down production in the wake of two incendiary interviews in which the show’s star, Charlie Sheen, attacked the creator of the show, Chuck Lorre.

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Media Decoder: Sheen Rant Halts Show Production

On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Ronald Reagan is remembered as a transformative president, the creator of the contemporary Republican Party and the very definition of conservatism. He might also be as misunderstood by some of his followers as he is underappreciated by his detractors.

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Reagan is inspiration, obstacle for Republicans

It has been revealed that Sherlock Holmes is to be resurrected in a new full length novel written more than 80 years after the death of his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Sherlock Holmes to appear in new novel

Joe Rose has become an internet hit after Nick Park, the creator of Wallace and Gromit, chose his song called ‘Plain Song’ as one of his Desert Island Discs on Radio 4

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Nick Park boosts musician’s sales

Elisabeth Beresford, the creator of The Wombles, has died, her family have announced.

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Wombles’ creator Beresford dies

The trend of social-media startups being valued in the billions could come to a brutal halt, experts say. Companies like Twitter, Zynga (the creator of Facebook’s Farmville) and Groupon are less than seven years old, but valued at as much as $6 billion…

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New Tech Bubble May Burst

Jim Davis, the creator of the widely-syndicated “Garfield” comic has issued an apology for an ill-timed strip that ran on Veterans Day.

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‘Garfield’ creator sorry for ill-timed strip

See how fashion’s finest decorate their opulent abodes While most of the interiors-obsessed turn to The Selby these days to sneak glimpses of the intriguing abodes of creative types, Assouline’s new book ” American Fashion Designers at Home ” proves that nothing quite beats the appeal of thumbing through pages of full-bleed photos to see their sources of inspiration and an unbuttoned look at how they live. Presenting the residences of over 100 of the most revered fashion designers (all members of the book’s collaborator Council of Fashion Designers ), it includes Ralph Lauren’s Colorado ranch, Betsy Johnson’s NYC apartment, Oscar de la Renta’s Connecticut estate and more. Often, signature elements—particular colors, shapes, and especially attitude—are immediately identifiable in their private quarters. Take Carolina Herrera’s Louis XV-influenced New York apartment; the classic elegance of her fashion collections is immediately recognizable. Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa’s two-bedroom, New York apartment embodies the cool minimalism and tranquil color schemes (including four shades of gray) that are undeniably part of the Calvin Klein aesthetic. An avid gardener, de la Renta brings his love of nature inside with living and dining rooms covered in several layers of floral fabrics. Not surprisingly Betsey Johnson painter her 1,800-square-foot loft in varying shades of pink, but her balanced mix of flea market finds and opulent antiques shows her more toned-down, sophisticated side. Johnson’s advice on interior design is to “Fill your house with stuff you love, because I believe they all go together if you personally love them.” Like on the runway, the book shows off plenty of unattainable yet covetable items and ideas. The Azria’s L.A. home (designed by architect Paul Williams who also created Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball’s homes) once belonged to writer Sidney Sheldon—the creator of “I Dream of Jeanie”—and boasts a greenhouse and gardens, a 6,000-square-foot movie theater, an enclosed tennis court and a pool inlaid with 14-karat gold. Elie Tahari’s chocolate factory turned triplex penthouse (previously owned by Rupert Murdoch) is flanked with two decks, each offering 360-degree views of Lower Manhattan. The Zen-inspired, eco-friendly villa in the Turks and Caicos belonging to Donna Karen features a main house, yoga hut, two guesthouses, a pavilion, and a spa house with steam bath—all as gracefully confident as a Donna Karan collection. Ultimately, what shines through are the designers’ impressive aesthetic acumens. Johnson continues, “You want to be creative and courageous in your dress and the same is true of your home. When you’re designing clothing, you really only have one point of focus and that’s the body. But home is fabrics and furniture and floors and natural light. If fashion is a planet, home is more like a universe.” “American Fashion Designers at Home” sells from Assouline for $65.

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American Fashion Designers at Home