Ellen Killoran

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Ellen Killoran is the Media & Culture Editor at IBTimes. She previously contributed to The L Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, and The Daily, and co-produced the HBO documentary "Youth Knows No Pain." Write her at e.killoran@ibtimes, and follow her on Twitter @EllenKilloran.

Ellen Killoran

Amy Winehouse Dead at 27: Joins List of Talented and Troubled Performers in '27 Club' [SLIDESHOW]

Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment on Saturday, making her a member of the mysterious 27 Club made up of talented and troubled musicians who died at the age of 27.Huffington Post called Winehouse's death one of the one of the least surprising tragedies in recent memory. Indeed, Winehouse had become better known for her struggled with alcohol and drugs, her marital squabbles, and runins with the law than her musical career - she was recently booed off a st...

RIP, Lucian Freud [PICTURES]

The influential realist painter Lucian Freud has died at the age of 88, his New York-based art dealer announced.Freud was best known for stark, realistic and often nude paintings; his subjects were often personal friends or family members.He was the grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.He died of a brief, unspecified illness in his London home.The New York Times described Freud as a bohemian of the old school.Towards the end of his career, Freud's painting began...

Wendi Deng and Rupert Murdoch: True Love? [PHOTOS]

Wendi Deng Murdoch became an international sensation on Tuesday when she acted as a human shield between her husband, Rupert Murdoch, and a shaving cream pie thrown by a protestor at Murdoch's parliamentary hearing.With lighting-fast reflexes, Wendi leapt out of her chair and slapped away Rupert's would-be attacker.The hearing - which the media mogul called the most humbling day of his career - probed the hacking scandal at News Corp, Rupert's publishing empire...

Mass Weddings Throughout the World [PICTURES]

These aren't production stills from a film adaptation of Mao II - real mass weddings take place all over the globe several times a year, and not just among cults.These days, many choose to participate in mass weddings to share the financial burden of the tying the knot.Or, in the case of October's mass wedding in China, so that more people can take advantage of fleeting symbolic good fortune: 60 couples were married at 10:10 in the morning October 10, 2010 - the tenth day of the ...

Rupert Murdoch, Wendi Deng & Children: See Wendi's Amazing Transformation [PHOTOS]

Wendi Deng Murdoch grabbed worldwide attention on Tuesday when she acted as a human shield between her husband, Rupert Murdoch, and a shaving cream pie thrown by a protestor at Murdoch's parliamentary hearing, which probed the hacking scandal at News Corp, Rupert's publishing empire.The heroic act has earned her the nicknake of Wonder Wendi, with millions worldwide wondering who this woman is.42 to her husband's 80, Wendi Deng has been married to Rupert Murdoch s...

Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon: Where is He Now? [PHOTOS]

On this day in 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to ever set foot on the moon.Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11, where he was joined by Buzz Aldrin and command module pilot Michael Collins. Armstrong was 38 at the time.Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the moon at 8:17 pm on July 20, 1969 - less than a minute before they would have run out of fuel.After taking time to test the lunar surface for safety, Armstrong took man's first step on the moon - with 60...

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Divorce Shocker: Their Marriage Through The Years [PHOTOS]

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony made the shocking announcement today that they are calling it quits after seven years of marriage.Both J-Lo and Anthony had rocky relationships in their past - this will be the third divorce for Lopez, and the second for Marc, who left his first wife for his longtime crush Jenny from the Block.Lopez did not have much time to recover from her famous breakup with Ben Affleck before taking up with Lopez, causing many to suspect that their union wouldn't la...

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