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'SNL' this week? You betcha Tina Fey doesn't know - Added 1 day ago

It's the question dominating the political scene: When will Tina Fey be back on "Saturday Night Live"? "I don't know," Fey said. Over coffee Tuesday during a rare morning off from her NBC sitcom, "30 Rock," Fey noted...

ABBA member gets money back from Swedish taxman - Added 1 day ago

A former member of ABBA can cash in 85 million kronor (US$12 million) after winning a court case against the national tax authority. Bjorn Ulvaeus' legal adviser says a court approved his appeal against a decision to...

Maggie Q: Good Hollywood roles rare for Asians - Added 1 day ago

Despite landing roles alongside Tom Cruise and Bruce Willis, Maggie Q says Asian actors still have a hard time getting good roles in Hollywood movies. The 29-year-old actress, whose full name is Maggie Quigley, told...

Ringo Starr: Don't send me any more fan mail - Added 1 day ago

Ringo Starr doesn't want to hear from you. If you do write, your letter will end up in the trash. After 45 years of stardom, he doesn't want to spend any more time answering mail or sending signed photos back to fans. ...

Rolling Stone ends large format after 4 decades - Added 1 day ago

Rolling Stone magazine is shrinking with the times. After more than four decades of standing out with a larger format than other magazines, it will step back and look like everyone else starting with the Oct. 30 issue,...

Monday's late-night TV wrap-up - Added 1 day ago

Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate. A sampling from Monday night: ___ "The third presidential debate is Wednesday night. John McCain says he's going to win. Of course, he also told Custer...

McCormick mum with 'Brady' actors about book - Added 1 day ago

Maureen McCormick never opened up to her "Brady Bunch" siblings about her new tell-all book. "She's been pretty quiet about it," said Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, "because I've asked her." McCormick...

Reports: Beckham staff arrested over alleged theft - Added 1 day ago

British newspapers are reporting that two people who worked for David Beckham and his wife were arrested after some of the couple's possessions were spotted on an Internet auction site. Both the tabloid Sun and the...

Ailing Janet Jackson cancels more concerts - Added 1 day ago

The doctor has again ordered Janet Jackson to postpone a return to her "Rock Witchu" tour. Jackson was scheduled to resume her tour Monday night at the Turning Stone Resort in New York after canceling a show over the...

ASCAP honors Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire - Added 1 day ago

Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man" during the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers country awards Monday. Other big...

Manmade waterfalls exhibit closes in NYC - Added 2 days ago

Four manmade waterfalls cascaded to a close Monday, ending an ambitious public art project that inspired both admiration and complaints. Organizers estimate millions of visitors and residents saw the eye-catching...

Spielberg rejoins Universal in DreamWorks deal - Added 2 days ago

Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks studio has signed on with Universal Pictures to distribute its films as his company parts ways with Paramount. Under the seven-year deal, Universal will distribute up to six DreamWorks...

McCormick tells all about `Brady,' drug addiction - Added 2 days ago

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. Fans of "The Brady Bunch" know Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady, the wholesome older sister on the classic sitcom about a blended family. But in her new memoir, "Here's the Story: Surviving...

Bond girl rises from humble Soviet childhood - Added 2 days ago

Olga Kurylenko, the model and actress who stars in the upcoming James Bond movie, began acting by playing Santa Claus' young wife in a school play in her Ukrainian hometown. Teachers remember Kurylenko, the 28-year-old...

'Chihuahua' collars top weekend slot with $17.5M - Added 2 days ago

"Beverly Hills Chihuahua" kept audiences on the leash as it retained the top spot at the box office, fetching $17.5 million in its second weekend. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday,...

Hopper receives Legion of Honor in France - Added 2 days ago

Dennis Hopper has been named a commander in the French Legion of Honor. The 72-year-old actor was visibly moved as he received France's most prestigious prize at a ceremony in Paris on Monday. The Cinematique...

London rail station axes falling passenger artwork - Added 2 days ago

The sculpture shows a man about to fall under a subway car driven by a Grim Reaper figure. Its creator says it was meant as a tribute to train drivers and the risks they face. But the work's planned home, a London...

Jonas Brothers to play Cowboys' Thanksgiving game - Added 2 days ago

The Jonas Brothers will perform during halftime of the Dallas Cowboys' nationally televised Thanksgiving Day game against the Seattle Seahawks. The band will officially kick off the 2008 Salvation Army Red Kettle...

Apocalyptic vision of London comes to Tate Modern - Added 2 days ago

Visitors to the Tate Modern gallery are about to face an apocalyptic vision of London partly inspired by the World War II Blitz and the July 7, 2005 transit bombings. French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster has...

Schieffer set to moderate last debate - Added 2 days ago

The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. The veteran "Face the...

Music photographer William Claxton dies at 80 - Added 3 days ago

William Claxton, a celebrated photographer who worked with such entertainers as Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra and who helped establish the organization that runs the Grammy Awards, has died. He was 80. Claxton died...

T.I. has dual No. 1s but claims underdog status - Added 3 days ago

!!-- pobj:NYGH103-1011082111 -->!!-- pobj:NYGH108-1011082134 -->Although T.I. owns both the No. 1 album and single in the country, the platinum-selling rapper says he still feels like the underdog. "Nobody has ever...

Scott plays unscrupulous journalist in 'Atheist' - Added 3 days ago

As journalists go, Augustine Early is an unrepentant reprobate, a bottom-feeder who ferociously chases celebrity, particularly if it means the advancement of his own career. By all rights, he should be the kind of guy...

Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame - Added 3 days ago

Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I used to...

Schieffer set to moderate last McCain-Obama debate - Added 3 days ago

The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. The veteran "Face the...

Jolie: Obama win would be 'nice' for family - Added 3 days ago

Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama. The actress and activist tells the German edition of Vanity Fair that the...

Lisa Marie Presley gives birth to twins - Added 3 days ago

Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and the other came in at 5 pounds and 2...

Writers find inspiration in Kerouac's Orlando home - Added 3 days ago

This city in a region of mouse ears and outlet malls was once home to Jack Kerouac, and it may be incubating a successor. Five decades ago, the Beat Generation author wrote "The Dharma Bums" in 11 days in a small,...

Jolie: Obama win would be 'nice' for family - Added 4 days ago

Angelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama. The actress and activist tells the German edition of Vanity Fair that the...

Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame - Added 4 days ago

Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I used to...

Publication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UK - Added 4 days ago

A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday. The Bookseller magazine said on its Web...

Cloris Leachman named Rose Parade grand marshal - Added 4 days ago

Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade. The actress, who has an Oscar and eight Emmys, will head the 120th Tournament of Roses on Jan. 1 in Pasadena. The parade's theme is "Hats...

Automakers push key vehicles through fall TV shows - Added 4 days ago

In this fall's TV season, a secret agent speeds around in a Chevrolet Camaro, a man tries to save the world with the help of a Dodge Ram pickup, and a famous talking car returns to the streets in the form of a Ford...

Larry Hagman excited about 30th `Dallas' reunion - Added 4 days ago

Larry Hagman was reluctant to be on a new TV show called "Dallas" when he first read the script in the late 1970s, figuring there wouldn't be any money in it. But his wife persuaded him to give the role of conniving...

Jolie says Pitt changed her mind about pregnancy - Added 4 days ago

Angelina Jolie, an advocate of adoption, credits partner Brad Pitt with her decision to have biological children. In an interview with W magazine, Jolie says: "One of the life-changing things that he did, one of many,...

Friday's late-night TV wrap-up - Added 4 days ago

Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate. A sampling from Friday night: ___ "A town in upstate New York is being accused of being biased because they sent out absentee ballots that say 'Barack...

TV Lookout: highlights for Oct 12-18 - Added 4 days ago

!!-- pobj:ASIANYET707-1008081055 -->He's the kid who taught a world of youngsters how to spell "aardvark" _ and that's not all. He's Arthur, the 8-year-old aardvark with Philip Johnson glasses, who's back for a new...

Tim Robbins gets star of Hollywood Walk of Fame - Added 5 days ago

Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "I used to...

Cloris Leachman named Rose Parade grand marshal - Added 5 days ago

Cloris Leachman has been chosen as grand marshal for next year's Rose Parade. The actress, who has an Oscar and eight Emmys, will head the 120th Tournament of Roses on Jan. 1 in Pasadena. The parade's theme is "Hats...

`Paparazzo' may be bad word in Reeves case - Added 5 days ago

A celebrity photographer wants to make "paparazzo" a four-letter word during his upcoming civil trial against Keanu Reeves. Attorneys for Alison Silva contend the words "paparazzo" and "paparazzi" are derogatory and...

Accused John Cusack stalker accepts plea deal - Added 5 days ago

A woman accused of stalking John Cusack accepted a plea deal Friday that will allow her to avoid state prison. Emily Leatherman pleaded no contest to a felony count of stalking Cusack. A judge immediately sentenced her...

Eileen Herlie of 'All My Children' dies at 90 - Added 5 days ago

Eileen Herlie, a stage and TV actress who appeared on "All My Children" for more than three decades as the motherly Myrtle Fargate, has died at 90. Herlie died Wednesday of pneumonia, said Julie Hanan Carruthers, the...

Donovan still a Sunshine Superman at 62 - Added 5 days ago

Standing in the rain wasn't going to dampen Donovan's spirits. He had come to a field in this Catskills arts colony to be photographed, looking every bit the '60s troubadour of "Mellow Yellow" fame with a calf-length,...

Even Britney Spears wonders what she was thinking - Added 5 days ago

If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone _ so does she. "I sit there and I look back and I'm like, 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?'"...

Rocker Meat Loaf hospitalized for 3 days in London - Added 5 days ago

A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week. Publicist Kirt Webster says Meat Loaf was admitted to a private hospital...

Metallica drummer to sell Basquiat painting in NYC - Added 5 days ago

Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist, Christie's said Friday. ...

Daddy Yankee takes on new role as debate moderator - Added 5 days ago

Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill _ and Daddy Yankee? The 31-year-old reggaeton star shed his trademark sunglasses to help moderate a televised debate Thursday among candidates for governor of Puerto Rico, in an...

Betting makes Nobel literature jury suspect leak - Added 5 days ago

A surprising number of bettors correctly chose French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio to win the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature _ leading the award jury to suspect a leak. The annual Nobel selection by the Swedish...

Thursday's late-night TV wrap-up - Added 5 days ago

Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate, the candidates and the economy. A sampling from Thursday night: "This is a good part of the campaign. Things are really getting nasty. Do you enjoy it...

Betting makes Nobel literature jury suspect leak - Added 5 days ago

A surprising number of bettors correctly chose French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio to win the 2008 Nobel Prize for literature _ leading the Nobel prize jury to suspect a leak. The annual Nobel selection by the...