During a Tuesday night Ramadan dinner at Gracie Mansion, Mayor Bloomberg continued his support of the Park 51 mosque and community center project proposed for 45-47 Park Place, two blocks from the World Trade Center site. During his speech, he mentioned the words spoken by Imam Feisel Abdul Rauf at a memorial service for Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl, who was killed by Muslim extremists, "Imam Rauf said, quote, 'If to be a Jew means to say with all one's heart, mind, and soul: Shma` Yisrael, Adonai Elohenu Adonai Ehad; Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One, not only today I am a Jew, I have always been one.'" However, Pearl's father believes the mosque should be moved. more ›

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A Bourne, a Cloon and a pirate, oh my...with the Memorial Day holiday this weekend, we're entering the prime summer movie season and it's time to get psyched. Psyched! Here's just some Hollywood flicks we're awaiting between now and Labor Day. With all of these things to see, it's probably time to spring for the econo tub of popcorn and a bucket of soda to get through it all. more ›

When the world's most photogenic celebrity family heads to India, you can be sure even a rickshaw ride will be documented. Now we know that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have deemed that Maddox is old enough to enjoy rickshaw rides in the Indian town of Pune, while Zahara and Shiloh are perhaps too young. The jetsetting actors are in India to film A Mighty Heart, a film based on the memoir by Mariane Pearl about the kidnapping and murder of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Angelina will be playing Mariane Pearl (Dan Futterman is playing Daniel Pearl) while Brad is producing the film. And, yes, there have been skirmishes between photographers and the bodyguards. more ›

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