Winners at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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Partial list of winners from the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards in Houston, Texas: Record of the year: "No Hay Nadie Como Tu," Calle 13 featuring Cafe Tacvba. Album of the year: "Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo," Calle 13. ...
Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'
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Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans. ...
Winfrey takes gospel singer Winans off her show
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Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show's "karaoke challenge" until charges against him for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground are resolved. Winans appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey...
'Golden Girls' star McClanahan has bypass surgery
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Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital. The surgery took place Wednesday and went "very,...
Rihanna, Jay-Z to perform at American Music Awards
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Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers said Thursday. Producer...
U2, Beyonce draw fans for MTV's Berlin show
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Berlin loves Beyonce. The R&B superstar scooped up three wins Thursday at the 16th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, including trophies for best female, best song for "Halo" and best video for her No. 1 smash,...
Winners of the 16th annual MTV Europe Music Awards
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Winners of the 16th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, presented Thursday: Best Song _ Beyonce for "Halo" Best Live Act _ U2 Best Group _ Tokio Hotel Best New Act _ Lady Gaga Best Female _ Beyonce Best Male _ Eminem ...
Suicide prevention groups protest `The Office'
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Some suicide prevention groups aren't laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose. The American Foundation for Suicide...
Outrage over wall blocking free U2 Berlin concert
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Irish rockers U2 returned to Berlin for a free mini-concert Thursday in front of the Brandenburg Gate, playing its classic singles and a duet with Jay-Z even as the show was obscured from public view by a nearly...
Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck
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Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released. Demaris Meyer filed...
List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: 1. NFL Football: Philadelphia vs. Washington (Monday, 8:30...
Cougars, hot in Hollywood, endangered in real life
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Darin Riggio has a thing for older women _ he dated his first "Cougar" when he was a 19-year-old college student. She was 43. Since then, the 24-year-old who lives in Boca Raton, Fla., has dated women old enough to be...
Rihanna: Going back to Brown after beating 'wrong'
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Rihanna said Thursday that she regrets going back to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered during a February assault, warning other women facing domestic violence to not let themselves become...
Angela Lansbury to get 1st Stephen Sondheim Award
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Actress Angela Lansbury will be the first recipient of the Stephen Sondheim Award from a Washington-area theater that has produced more of the composer's works than any other U.S. theater. Signature Theatre announced...
Midler announces end date for her Las Vegas show
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Bette Midler will perform her Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" for the last time on Jan. 31. Midler's show has had a home for nearly two years at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Her stint at Caesars began on...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)" by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (TOR Books) 2. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 3. "True Blue" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) 4. "The...
BC-US--Best Sellers-Books-USAToday
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Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "Tempted (House of Night Novels)" by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Press)(F-H) 2. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) (F-H)...
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
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FICTION 1. "Tempted (House of Night Novels)" by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Press) 2. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) 3. "The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time)" by Robert...
Islamic critics blast Beyonce on eve of Egypt show
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As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an "insolent sex party" that threatens the Muslim nation's "social peace and stability." On...
Viva ELVIS is name of Cirque du Soleil's new show
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Elvis is coming to The Strip _ Cirque du Soleil style. Cirque du Soleil announced Thursday that its new show in Las Vegas will be called "Viva ELVIS." The show will be a tribute to the life and music of Elvis Presley....
Green Day to play at Carson Daly's New Year's Eve
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Green Day already has New Year's Eve plans: They'll be ringing in 2010 with Carson Daly. The punk-rock trio are slated to perform during "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly." The show is to air live from Times...
Killers slay audiences with live show experience
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When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and David Bowie and wanted to emulate...
Comedian Mo'Nique gets serious in 'Precious'
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Mo'Nique likes to laugh. A lot. So the comedian knew she would be taking on a tough mental challenge when she decided to play the role of Mary Jones _ the vicious, abusive mother in the critically acclaimed film...
Art under the big top: The roving Pompidou
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Forget the lions, tigers and bears. Paris' Pompidou Center plans to fill a colorful circus big top with Picassos, Matisses and Calders instead, creating a roving museum to take its masterpieces of modern art to France's...
Story told of contradictory Civil War general
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"Devil's Dream" (Pantheon Books, 335 pages, $26), by Madison Smartt Bell: In "Devil's Dream," Madison Smartt Bell has chosen as his subject a Confederate general and slave trader who would go on to become one of the...
Maine's Farnsworth Art Museum hires new director
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The Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine is hiring the longtime director of a Maryland museum to take its top spot. Christopher Brownawell has agreed to become the Farnsworth director beginning Feb. 1. The museum in Rockland...
Capsule reviews: `Precious' and others
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Capsule reviews of films opening this week: "The Box" _ Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a moral dilemma: Press a button on a mysterious container and they'll get $1 million, but someone they don't know will die....
Group urges CW stations not to air 'Gossip Girl'
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On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show. Airing the teen tryst, which is being...
Calle 13 leads nominations for Latin Grammys
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With nominations in five categories including album of the year, the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 is a favorite to win a Latin Grammy in Las Vegas _ which might have producers of the international awards ceremony...
Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel
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The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico's beloved Juan Gabriel. The singer-songwriter known as the "divo of Juarez" was...
Sundance takes a hike with screenings around US
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Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is going on the road for one night next winter. The independent-film showcase is sending eight films playing at the festival for screenings in eight cities around the country on...
Man arrested in LA celeb burglaries case
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Los Angeles police say they have arrested a man sought in a case involving burglaries at the homes of celebrities. Police say Jonathan Ajar surrendered to police in Hollywood on Wednesday. Prosecutors charged him with...
Chris Brown is unsure about his image
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Chris Brown says he is unsure about how the public perceives him since he attacked Rihanna. Brown beat up his ex-girlfriend in February and is on probation for the assault. In an interview with MTV News, the...
Dancers gather to honor Patrick Swayze
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Before Patrick Swayze was a film actor, a TV actor and People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive," he was a dancer. And so it was fitting that a huge, eclectic group of dancers gathered to honor him this week at the annual...
ABC's Roberts lands Janet Jackson interview
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ABC has booked a prime-time interview with pop star Janet Jackson, expected to be her first lengthy television interview since her brother Michael's death. ABC's Robin Roberts will interview Jackson at her California...
Berlin Wall drives wedge through LA art community
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Call it the Irony Curtain. The concrete wall that divided the city of Berlin for 28 years is suddenly splitting a segment of Los Angeles' art community just as the 20th anniversary of the wall's falling nears. The...
New reality cooking show for chef Gordon Ramsay
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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has some new people to yell at. The verbally abusive star of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" has signed a deal with Fox for a second show. Tentatively called "Masterchef," it will feature Ramsay...
Comic magazine Viz turns 30, refuses to grow up
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What makes a British cultural institution? Style? Sophistication? In the case of comic magazine Viz, the ingredients are swearing, toilet humor, and biting satire. Martin Rowson, editorial cartoonist for publications...
Review: Willem Dafoe stars in an absurdist comedy
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The Idiot Savant asks Marie, "Am I no longer capable of saving us from magic words?" In turn, she asks him, "What makes chosen words _ magic?" And they're off and running, in the surreal immersion that is Richard...
Palin book tour to start Nov. 18
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Sarah Palin's book tour is a gift for her base. No stops are planned in Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other major cities and book-buying communities that are standard for authors on the road,...
Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76
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Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday...
Review: `A Christmas Carol' suffocates in glitz
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Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck. Of the many to play Ebenezer Scrooge, Jim Carrey now adds his name, starring in...
Review: 'The Road Out of Hell' a chilling tale
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"The Road Out of Hell: Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville Murders" (Union Square Press, 304 pages, $24.95), by Anthony Flacco, with Jerry Clark: This is a darkly disturbing true account of a 13-year-old...
John Lithgow's serial killer soars on 'Dexter'
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John Lithgow was going to pass on the chance to play serial killer vs. serial killer on "Dexter," with an Italian vacation, cruise and his son's wedding awaiting him. He made it to the ceremony but postponed the trip,...
Jude Law's 'Hamlet' goes from red to black
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Jude Law and his fellow cast mates in Broadway's production of "Hamlet" have no reason to be melancholy: They are an official hit. Producers of the Shakespeare classic now playing at the Broadhurst Theatre said...
British singer Leona Lewis performs in hometown
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British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives. It marked a...
Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash
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Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle. The actor, in Tokyo to promote his latest movie, "Inglourious Basterds," said he trashed his favorite bike recently while trying to escape overzealous...
MTV Europe Awards to celebrate fall of Berlin Wall
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For Katy Perry, learning can be fun. The singer, hosting MTV's European Music Awards for a second consecutive year, said that Thursday's show is a chance to combine performances by artists like U2, Foo Fighters and...
Tom Hanks-produced '4-D' film comes to WWII Museum
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Actor Tom Hanks says viewers are in for a realistic "wartime experience" when the new film he produced, "Beyond All Boundaries," opens at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Friday. The film will be...
Review: 'SuperFreakonomics' as fun as predecessor
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"SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance" (William Morrow, 320 pages. $29.99) by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner: In their 2005 book...