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Even as he battled a debilitating disease in his final years, Sam Shepard stayed hard at work — as only close colleagues knew of his health struggles.

The acclaimed actor, playwright and writer died last Thursday at 73 of complications from Als, a representative for his family said. He fought the neurodegenerative disease for a “couple years,” his longtime editor at Knopf, LuAnn Walther, tells People.

“Sam was very private and shied away from publicity, and hence he was quiet about this too,” Walther says. “Even in these last years when it was hard, he was just constantly writing.” He released his final work of fiction,...

From the author of "Game Of Thrones", comes Dynamite Entertainment's "A Clash of Kings" #5, written by George R. R. Martin, Landry Q. Walker, with illustrations by Mel Rubi and covers by Rubi and Mike Miller, available October 18, 2017:

"...in his new role as the 'King's Hand', 'Tyrion' decides a man's fate over wine and matches wits with 'Varys', the 'Master of Whisperers'. 

"Meanwhile, 'Davos' meets with an old friend from his old smuggling days as the pirate 'Salladhor Saan'...

"...and must try to dissuade 'Stannis' from the dark path that 'Melisandre', the 'Red Woman' is leading him down..."

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He’s the most decorated Olympian of all time, but don’t think for a second that growing up as Michael Phelps was easy.

The 31-year-old swimming superstar —and new father — opened up about his struggles with Adhd in a new video for the Child Mind Institute‘s Speak Up for Kids campaign, explaining that a teacher once predicted that the Baltimore native would never succeed.

“I kids who, we were all in the same class, and the teachers treated them differently than they would treat me,” he says. “I had a teacher tell me that I would never amount...

When Injustice: Gods Among Us arrived on the scene several years ago, it not only astonished video game lovers with its Mortal Kombat inspired gameplay that came courtesy of NetherRealm Studios, but it also provided a fresh alternative to the usual Justice League stories one would expect to find in comics.

What perhaps nobody foresaw was the tie-in series set five years before the events of the first game being received so well that it spawned four follow-ups that completely filled in the blanks, and now said first game is currently receiving an adaptation of its own told from Harley Quinn’s point of view in the form of Injustice: Ground Zero. But, if you’re looking for a true breath of fresh air, you won’t want to miss the upcoming Injustice 2 series.

As you may have guessed, this particular tie-in will bridge that gap between the first game and the second,...

Hundreds of friends and neighbors gathered Saturday and released thousands of balloons to celebrate what would have been the third birthday of Lane Graves, the toddler killed by an alligator at Orlando's Disney World in mid-June. "Happy birthday Laney," a tearful Melissa Graves told the crowd gathered at the Elkhorn South High School football field in Elkton, Nebraska. "Anyone who knows me knows I don't like to speak but, my baby, I owe it to him to honor him," she said. "So his mommy needed to say, 'Happy birthday Laney. You're in our hearts today and every second of every other day.

Hundreds of friends and neighbors gathered Saturday and released thousands of balloons to celebrate what would have been the third birthday of Lane Graves, the toddler killed by an alligator at Orlando's Disney World in mid-June. "Happy birthday Lanie," a tearful Melissa Graves told the crowd gathered at the Elkhorn South High School football field in Elkton, Nebraska. "Anyone who knows me knows I don't like to speak but, my baby, I owe it to him to honor him," she said. "So his mommy needed to say, 'Happy birthday Lanie. You're in our hearts today and every second of every other day.

Amber Heard still plans to attend Friday's restraining-order hearing against Johnny Depp - which is still scheduled to proceed as planned. "Despite rumors to the contrary, Heard and her team are ready and plan on going to court tomorrow," a source tells People. "Any continuances would be requested by Depp or the judge, not Heard or her legal team." A Los Angeles County public information officer also told People Thursday that the hearing has not been postponed. The upcoming hearing is to address Heard's ongoing domestic violence restraining order case against the actor. On May 27, Heard, 30, was granted a temporary...

Amber Heard still plans to attend Friday's restraining-order hearing against Johnny Depp - which is still scheduled to proceed as planned. "Despite rumors to the contrary, Heard and her team are ready and plan on going to court tomorrow," a source tells People. "Any continuances would be requested by Depp or the judge, not Heard or her legal team." A Los Angeles County public information officer also told People Thursday that the hearing has not been postponed. The upcoming hearing is to address Heard's ongoing domestic violence restraining order case against the actor. On May 27, Heard, 30, was granted a temporary...

Amber Heard had a visible bruise on her right eye as she left the courthouse after filing a domestic violence restraining order against Johnny Depp on Friday. The actress looked sad but kept her head high as she walked through a crowd of reporters outside of the Los Angeles courthouse. She was seen wearing a long black dress with her hair loose around her shoulders. "She's being very brave," said Heard's attorney as they got in the car. Heard, 30, filed for the restraining order following an alleged incident on Saturday that resulted in the cops being called to the actor's downtown Los Angeles apartment,...

Amber Heard had a visible bruise on her right eye as she left the courthouse after filing a domestic violence restraining order against Johnny Depp on Friday. The actress looked sad but kept her head high as she walked through a crowd of reporters outside of the Los Angeles courthouse. She was seen wearing a long black dress with her hair loose around her shoulders. "She's being very brave," said Heard's attorney as they got in the car. Heard, 30, filed for the restraining order following an alleged incident on Saturday that resulted in the cops being called to the actor's downtown Los Angeles apartment,...