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'Transformers 4' may arrive in 2014

'Transformers 4' may not feature franchise star Shia LaBeouf, who says he's out.

Westminster Best in Show goes to 'hard-working' Pekingese

A Pekingese won 'Best in Show' at the Westminster dog show in New York Tuesday night. The Pekingese beat a Dalmatian, a German Shepherd, and four other breeds for the best-in-show title.

Wait on the Lord

A Christian Science perspective.

Carnitas with chile and sweet potatoes

Carnitas are shredded pieces of tender roast pork used as a filling for burritos.

Six 3-D re-releases coming to theaters

After the massive success of Disney's 3-D re-releases of "The Lion King" and "Beauty and the Beast," Hollywood is taking note that audiences are willing to go see beloved films at their local cineplex. Of course, some 3-D re-releases have been planned since before Disney dominated the box office with its classics. The first installment in director George Lucas's Star Wars sextet, "The Phantom Menace," hits theaters this weekend, and Lucas plans on releasing the other five the same way. Here are six 3-D re-releases coming up that will bring familiar characters back to the cinema.

Bonnaroo lineup announced: Beach Boys, Radiohead, Chili Peppers

The always eclectic four-day festival also will include Skrillex, Foster the People, The Avett Brothers, The Shins, The Roots and Alice Cooper on the 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. Bonnaroo will be held June 7-10.

Wow! Some words are, like, really old!

Even words bearing the stamp of one particular era often go back surprisingly deep into earlier times.

Wonder

A poem.

Woody Guthrie, in an age of 'Occupy'

On his centennial, tributes pour in for a man who made complex social issues deceptively simple through song and championed the downtrodden.

Whitney Houston's Grammy wins

The singer, who died Feb. 11, was in possession of a legendary singing voice and was called the female music artist with the most nominations in history by the Guinness Book of World Records. Her first album reached the top of the Billboard Top 200 and stayed at No. 1 for 14 weeks, and her second debuted at the No. 1 spot, remaining there for 11 weeks. In addition to other accolades, Houston received 26 nominations from the Grammy Awards and took home six statuettes over the course of her career. Here are the songs and performances that won her Grammys.

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' may already have a sequel

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith compares the movie to a superhero origin tale.

Martha Stewart's Chow Chow wins at Westminster dog show

Westminster dog show: Martha Stewart's dog, GK, won its breed Monday. The Westminster dog show has 2,000 dogs and 185 breeds competing in New York.

Valentine's Day dinner idea: Roasted salmon roll

Tender and delicious, a roasted salmon roll for a Valentine's Day meal at home.

A valentine message: 'All you need is love'

A Christian Science perspective: Valentine's Day or not, in God's love for each of His children, no one is left out.

'The Vow' leads strong pre-Valentine's weekend at box office

'The Vow,' starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, took in $41.7 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday through Sunday in the biggest domestic opening so far this year, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters on Sunday.

'The Walking Dead' midseason premiere shows the characters finding their focus

'The Walking Dead' moved slowly at the beginning of season 2, but the action seems to be heating up

How well do you know 'Once Upon a Time'?

This fall, ABC's new show 'Once Upon a Time' took well-worn fairytales and flipped them on their head. In their universe, characters like Snow White, Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin are existing in their familiar magic world -- and in a present-day world, they're living like normal citizens, with no memory of their past as princesses wearing glass slippers or tricksters stealing infants. The show's been a success story for ABC, appealing to viewers of various ages. How well do you know the show? Test your knowledge on all things Storybrooke.

Whitney Houston investigation: Too soon to tell if drugs involved

Whitney Houston: Toxicology test results won't be known for weeks. L.A. officials wouldn't comment on the prescription drugs found in Whitney Houston's hotel room.

Marriage: completeness shared

A Christian Science perspective.

Grammys 2012: Would a computer have picked Adele? (+video)

Grammys 2012: Adele won six awards at Sunday's Grammys. But Adel should have lost to Bruno Mars, according to a computer algorithm that predicts which songs will be hits and which will be flops.