311 Launching Own Craft Beer & Of Course It’s An Amber Ale

311 Launching Own Craft Beer & Of Course It’s An Amber Ale

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(Photo: Brian Bowen Smith)

(Photo: Brian Bowen Smith)

311 are getting into the craft beer craze: by preparing to launch their very own beer.

And guess what style they’re starting with? Amber, of course.

The Omaha band has teamed up Rock Brothers in Tampa, Fla., and Nebraska Brewing in Papillion, Neb., bassist Aaron “P Nut” Wills confirmed in a tweet today while on their 311 Cruise Through the Caribbean.

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Leonard Nimoy has Died at Age 83

Leonard Nimoy has Died at Age 83

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Nimoy, who played the legendary character in the original Star Trek television series, died of pulmonary disease after being hospitalized earlier this week.

Leonard Nimoy as Mr Spock in Star Trek. Photograph: Moviestore Collect

Leonard Nimoy as Mr Spock in Star Trek. Photograph: Moviestore Collection/Rex

Leonard Nimoy, who enchanted generations of audiences with his depiction of Star Trek’s human-alien philosopher and first officer Mr Spock, has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 83.

The actor died on Friday morning of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bel-Air, his wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, told the New York Times. He had been hospitalised at UCLA medical center with breathing difficulties days earlier.

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Lady Gaga to Star in ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5

Lady Gaga to Star in ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5

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Fresh off her show-stealing turn at the Academy Awards, Lady Gaga has inked a deal for her next project: starring in the upcoming fifth season of “American Horror Story.”

The hit FX anthology series from executive producer Ryan Murphy marks the superstar’s first major TV gig.

No details about Gaga’s character have been disclosed, but she did reveal the title — and therefore, theme — of Season 5 in her announcement: “Hotel.”

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Jackie Chan Gives Haircut to Son Newly Released from Jail

Jackie Chan Gives Haircut to Son Newly Released from Jail

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Traditionally, it’s good luck for people to get new haircuts for the Lunar New Year. But it’s probably even more auspicious to get your hair cut by your dad, especially if your father happens to be Jackie Chan.

Jaycee Chan, who was released on Valentine’s Day after a six-month jail sentence for marijuana-related charges, posted two photos of him getting his haircut on Weibo.

His father, looking sporty in a bright blue outfit, is shown cutting his son’s hair with a smile on his face as his mother looks on.

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‘American Horror Story’ Actor Ben Woolf Dies

‘American Horror Story’ Actor Ben Woolf Dies

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Actor Ben Woolf died on Monday, February 23, after being injured in a car accident on February 19. Woolf was 34.

Family, fans and friends are mourning the death of Ben Woolf, an actor from the most recent season of “American Horror Story,” who died on Monday in Los Angeles.

Woolf played the character of Meep, a dwarf who only spoke with one word, on “American Horror Story: Freak Show.”

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that he had been hit by a car’s side mirror in an accident on Thursday night in Hollywood.

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Leonard Nimoy Hospitalized for Severe Chest Pains

Leonard Nimoy Hospitalized for Severe Chest Pains

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Leonard Nimoy attends the premiere of “Star Trek Into Darkness” in 2013.

Leonard Nimoy was hospitalized late last week after experiencing severe chest pains, following multiple trips to the hospital for the Star Trek star in the past months, TMZreported Monday.

It wasn’t clear whether Nimoy was still being treated; reps for the 83-year old actor could not be reached Monday, and the UCLA Medical Center where he was admitted last Thursday does not release patient information.

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Chris Bosh Hospitalized for Possible Blood Clot

Chris Bosh Hospitalized for Possible Blood Clot

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Chris Bosh Hospitalized for Possible Blood Clot

Two-time NBA champion Chris Bosh could be out for the rest of the season.

After visiting a doctor for consultation, the Miami Heat power forward, 30, was admitted to a Miami area hospital for lung tests Thursday, according to the Miami Herald.

The fear is that he “could have blood clots” on his lungs, the newspaper also reported.

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Morena Baccarin Nabs Female Lead in ‘Deadpool’

Morena Baccarin Nabs Female Lead in ‘Deadpool’

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Homeland star Morena Baccarin has nabbed the female lead in Deadpool, Fox’s action movie based on the Marvel character.

Tim Miller is directing the action-adventure project, which stars Ryan Reynolds as an assassin who undergoes a procedure to cure his cancer that ends up leaving him twisted and scarred but also imbued with superpowers.

T.J. Miller and Gina Carano are already attached to the project, which is eyeing a March shoot and is slated for an early 2016 release.

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Jerome Kersey Dead at 52

Jerome Kersey Dead at 52

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Jerome Kersey signs autographs and shakes hands after the team returns from a playoff game. Mike Lloyd / The Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers great Jerome Kersey died Wednesday at the age of 52. The cause of death is not known.

Kersey played 11 seasons for the Trail Blazers, helping lead them to the NBA finals in 1990 and 1992. Arguably his best season with the Blazers was in 1987-88 when he averaged 19.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals.

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Vanilla Ice Arrested in Florida Burglary Rap

Vanilla Ice Arrested in Florida Burglary Rap

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Vanilla Ice stole furniture and a pool heater from a vacant house in Florida, authorities say.

Vanilla Ice stole furniture and a pool heater from a vacant house in Florida, authorities say.

Vanilla Ice will be cooling his heels in a Florida jail after cops busted him on burglary charges, police confirmed

The has-been rapper, who reinvented himself as a TV construction boss, allegedly boosted furniture, a pool heater, bicycles and other items from a foreclosed house in an unincorporated part of Palm Beach County, Lantana police Chief Sean Scheller told the Daily News.

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