Animal Collective, Wilco lead '09 best rock albums
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As a medium, the rock album is so under siege that even Radiohead made noise in 2009 about giving it up for downloadable singles and EPs. The album can't help but increasingly feel like an afterthought in a year where...
Liza Minnelli not over the rainbow for 'Oz'
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"The Wizard of Oz" is a family favorite, but the film _ celebrating it's 70th anniversary this year _ isn't on Liza Minnelli's must-watch list. Minnelli says it's tough to watch because of the fictional horrors her...
Reality show mom Duggar gives birth to 19th child
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An Arkansas couple featured on the reality TV show "18 Kids and Counting" now has 19. Cable network TLC says 43-year-old Michelle Duggar gave birth to a 1-pound, 6-ounce daughter Thursday night during an emergency...
Anna Nicole's doctors, boyfriend plead not guilty
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Anna Nicole Smith's two doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend pleaded not guilty Friday to drug conspiracy charges, and a judge rejected a belated move by the state attorney general and a medical board to suspend the...
Man robs rapper Nelly's house, steals electronics
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Police say a man broke into rapper Nelly's house in suburban St. Louis and stole electronics and video games. Authorities say the Grammy-winning artist was not home when during the robbery early Friday morning. St....
'The View' apologizes for 'hooker' remark
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The daytime talk show "The View" is apologizing for calling one of Tiger Woods' alleged girlfriends a "hooker." In a statement Friday, the show said Joy Behar's (BAY' hahr) remark about Rachel Uchitel (YOO-kih-tehl)...
Sentencing Friday in Joe Francis bribe case
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Federal prosecutors in Nevada are urging leniency for a former sheriff's deputy who pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to give preferential treatment to "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis while he was jailed in Reno...
Nigella Lawson: From hamster to domestic goddess
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In my defense, I was sipping on an empty stomach. And I was with Nigella Lawson, a beautiful woman who has made a career of bringing out the steamy side of cooking. We were at the posh Soho House, sitting in...
Italian police recover hoard of looted artifacts
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Italian police have broken up a ring of looters who raided tombs for ancient artifacts and exported them illegally to countries including the United States, officials said Friday. During more than a year of...
Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America'
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Diane Sawyer exited ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her time on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept. 11...
Toby Keith stands by war before Nobel peace show
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There's no reason to apologize for supporting U.S. war efforts, American country singer Toby Keith said Friday, just hours before performing at the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert. Keith, whose 2002 saber-rattling hit...
Charges dropped in Illinois taping of 'New Moon'
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Charges have been dropped against a 22-year-old Chicago woman accused of videotaping part of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" at a movie theater. Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced in court that they won't pursue...
AP review: Effects wow but story limps in `Avatar'
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When a film brashly asserts that it will change moviemaking forever, one feels the urge to either take its "king of the world" arrogance down a notch or hail it as the masterpiece it claims to be. But _ and forgive us...
Country singer Eric Church nurses broken foot
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Country singer Eric Church is hot off a top 10 hit with "Love Your Love the Most." He's climbing the charts with the new single "Hell on the Heart." And he's trying to heal a broken foot. Church said he's active on...
Fitness video games are reshaping medium
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At first glance, the rack of video games seems out of place next to the row of elliptical machines at The Sports Authority in Burbank, Calif. The nation's largest sports retailer partnered with Nintendo last month to...
Dapper TV hero Gene Barry stage star dies at 90
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Always dapper, Gene Barry overcame his reluctance to take the starring role in the TV series "Bat Masterson" when he found out the Western lawman had worn a derby and carried a gold-handled cane in real life. "I went...
Pee-wee Herman's big comeback
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The star may be Pee-wee, but his new live stage show is absolutely huge. "The Pee-wee Herman Show," opening next month in downtown Los Angeles at Club Nokia theater, cost millions to mount. It boasts 11 actors, 20...
'N Sync's 'No Strings' decade's most popular album
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The top album of the decade came from an act that's not even around anymore _ 'N Sync. Billboard magazine says the boy band led by Justin Timberlake had the decade's best-selling album with "No Strings Attached," which...
Former Met museum director Thomas Hoving dies
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Thomas Hoving, whose charismatic but controversial leadership of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is summed up in his autobiography, "Making the Mummies Dance," has died. He was 78. Hoving died of lung cancer...
TV special on surprise pop star Susan Boyle debuts
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Susan Boyle sings, and Simon Cowell and other celebrities sing her praises in a weekend TV special about the Cinderella story that has made her a best-selling recording artist. All that's lacking is a prince, but she...
Legal case debates classiness of Flynt family smut
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When it comes to peddling porn, Larry Flynt wants you to know his videos of people having sex are a cut above other smut on the rack. So when a pair of nephews Flynt personally groomed for the porn business decided to...
Stars turn out to honor producer Weintraub in LA
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The A-list dinner party drew top performers and singing legends. George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bruce Willis, Larry David, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gathered around Jerry Weintraub's table at the posh UNICEF Ball in...
Attorneys ask court to dismiss Polanski sex case
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Roman Polanski is getting help from his victim in a bid to have sex misconduct charges against him dismissed. The attorney for Samantha Geimer, who long ago publicly identified herself, argued for an end to the...
Anna Nicole Smith's doctors, boyfriend in court
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Anna Nicole Smith's two doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend face arraignment on drug charges Friday, accused of illegally providing the late Playboy model with sedatives and opiates. Attorneys in the case said the trial...
AP review: Effects wow but story limps in `Avatar'
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When a film brashly asserts that it will change moviemaking forever, one feels the urge to either take its "king of the world" arrogance down a notch or hail it as the masterpiece it claims to be. But _ and forgive us...
Actor Gene Barry, dapper TV hero, stage star, dies
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Gene Barry, who played the well-dressed man of action in the television series "Bat Masterson," "Burke's Law" and "The Name of the Game," has died at age 90 of unknown causes, his son said Thursday. Fredric James Barry...
Judge: Jon Gosselin must stop unofficial events
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A Maryland judge ruled Thursday that Jon Gosselin must stop making media appearances and endorsements the TLC network claim violate his contract _ like a Las Vegas pool party with bikini-clad women the celebrity dad...
Slater says changes coming on 'The Forgotten'
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Actor Christian Slater says some changes are in store in upcoming episodes of his ABC drama "The Forgotten." Slater stars in the show about amateur detectives who investigate the deaths of John and Jane Doe victims. He...
Pa. police: Artist's son swipes $20M in paintings
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A Pennsylvania man used a backhoe to break into a museum owned by his father _ the pioneering fantasy artist Frank Frazetta _ in an attempt to steal 90 paintings valued at $20 million, police said Thursday. State...
Cameron's 'Avatar' premieres in London to cheers
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A delighted audience clapped and cheered as the lights came on after the world premiere of James Cameron's sci-fi extravaganza "Avatar" in London on Thursday. The 3-D epic about humans taking extraterrestrial form as...
TV special on surprise pop star Susan Boyle debuts
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Susan Boyle sings, and Simon Cowell and other celebrities sing her praises in a weekend TV special about the Cinderella story that has made her a best-selling recording artist. All that's lacking is a prince, but she...
Judge: Jon Gosselin must stop unofficial events
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A Maryland judge is ruling in the dispute between Jon Gosselin and the TLC network that the father must stop making media appearances that are at odds with his contract. Montgomery County Circuit Judge Michael D. Mason...
ABC appoints Stephanopoulos to be 'GMA' host
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ABC's selection of George Stephanopoulos to replace Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America" signals a desire by the network to toughen up the morning show during tough times. The appointment of Stephanopoulos, the...
Polanski filmmaker watches, tapes sex case hearing
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A documentary filmmaker whose work renewed interest in Roman Polanski's decades-old sex case says it's a surreal feeling to have her movie referenced in the director's appeal arguments. Marina Zenovich had a front-row...
B'way's 'Memphis' gets an original cast recording
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The bluesy, rock 'n' roll sounds of "Memphis" have found their way to a recording studio. The Broadway musical's original cast recording has been made by Delray Records, producer Sue Frost said Thursday, and details on...
LA man pleads not guilty to stealing from Catwoman
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A Los Angeles man pleaded not guilty Thursday to stealing $25,000 in jewelry from actress Julie Newmar, who portrayed the first Catwoman on the 1960s "Batman" TV series, Newmar, 76, spotted the pilfered jewelry for...
Attorneys ask court to dismiss Polanski sex case
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Lawyers for Roman Polanski and his victim in a 32-year-old case joined forces Thursday to ask an appeals court to dismiss a sexual misconduct charge against the director in the interest of justice. It was a surprise...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "U is for Underflow" by Sue Grafton (Putnam Adult) 2. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 3. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown) 4. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King...
USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
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Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "Going Rogue: An American Life" by Sarah Palin (HarperCollins) (NF-H) 2. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P) 3....
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
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FICTION 1. "U is for Underflow" by Sue Grafton (Putnam Adult) 2. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 3. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown) 4. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney...
B'way's 'Memphis' gets an original cast recording
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The bluesy, rock 'n' roll sounds of "Memphis" have found their way to a recording studio. The Broadway musical's original cast recording has been made by Delray Records, producer Sue Frost said Thursday, and details on...
Thomas Hoving, ex-director of NYC Met Museum, dies
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Former Metropolitan Art Museum director Thomas Hoving has died at his home in New York City. Nancy Hoving says her husband died Thursday of cancer. He was 78. He was director of the museum from 1967 to 1977 and was...
Kennedy book sales surge, paperback held back
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The e-book for Sen. Edward Kennedy's "True Compass" is coming out on Christmas Day, more than three months after the hardcover release. But the paperback, thanks in part to an Oprah-inspired surge in sales, will not...
Billboard names Taylor, Kanye among year's best
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They gave us the most memorable music moment of 2009, so it's only fitting that Kanye West and Taylor Swift have been named the king and queen of the charts. Billboard magazine named Swift the top female artist, while...
Chris Cuomo leaving ABC morning show for `20/20'
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ABC says Chris Cuomo is leaving "Good Morning America" to co-host the newsmagazine "20/20." The move paves the way for the announcement _ expected imminently _ that George Stephanopoulos will join the morning show. ...
New prize for young adult books announced
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A book about civil rights heroine Claudette Colvin that won a National Book Award last month is among the five finalists for a new prize for young adult nonfiction. Phillip Hoose's "Claudette Colvin" was announced...
'Wicked' actors don't let scuffle stop Ohio show
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Actors in the Broadway smash "Wicked" didn't let screaming and swearing in the audience ruin their performance in Ohio. The show's tour manager, Steve Quinn, says a drunken brawl broke out Tuesday night at a...
Arts survey finds drop in movie, museum attendance
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If you haven't gone to a movie, jazz concert or an art exhibit in recent years, you are in steadily growing company. A new study from the National Endowment for the Arts finds a notable decline in theater, museum and...
French rocker Hallyday undergoes surgery in LA
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France's biggest rock star, Johnny Hallyday, has undergone surgery in Los Angeles to repair lingering trouble from a previous operation on his back. The 66-year-old rocker's press service said Thursday the situation is...
Affleck, Stewart films taking Sundance road trip
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The Sundance Film Festival will take to the road with films featuring Ben Affleck, Kristen Stewart, Kevin Kline and other stars screening around the country. Robert Redford's independent-cinema showcase will show eight...