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Audiences adopt 'Chihuahua' with $29M weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was barking up the right tree with movie-goers, who put the Disney comedy at No. 1 for the weekend with a $29 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday....

Tyler Perry unveils new studio in Atlanta
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Tyler Perry unveiled a new multimillion-dollar TV and film studio Saturday on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta....

Elvis is Alive Museum is apparently set to die
WRIGHT CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Elvis is Alive Museum will not live, at least not for now....

James Earl Jones to get SAG life achievement award
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- James Earl Jones, who has voiced some of entertainment's most memorable characters, will receive the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award....

Sneak peek at the upcoming 'Watchmen' film
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Who watched some of "Watchmen"?...

Stars talk about classic movies and money woes
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It was movie stars celebrating movies, as Sean Connery, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, Jodie Foster, Dustin Hoffman and a host of others gathered in Hollywood for the American Film Institute's annual night at the movies....

Review: `How to Lose Friends & Alienate People'
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After "The Devil Wears Prada" detailed an up-and-comer at Vogue magazine, "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People" attempts to do the same with Vanity Fair. Cross your fingers that Hollywood eventually gets to Field & Stream....

Wrap-up of entertainment quotes from the AP
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"I used to think going to the mall and hollering at girls (was) more important. But in reality, we are in a different time now. My focus now is to take it a step further to make a change and vote." - Bow Wow....

'An American Carol' lampoons the left
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's a movie genre you don't hear much about in Hollywood: the right-wing comedy. For that matter, it's not much of a genre at all....

DreamWorks announces 'Kung Fu Panda' sequel
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- DreamWorks Animation SKG has announced plans for a sequel to "Kung Fu Panda" to be released in 2011....


REVIEWS

Music Review: Michelle Williams goes disco on CD

Music Review: Bob Dylan's leftovers make a meal

'13' a robust musical, but an awkward tween tale

Madonna gives fans a treat with "Sticky & Sweet"

Diana Damrau triumphs at Met Opera in first Lucia

Review: `How to Lose Friends & Alienate People'

Upcoming new series: Maybe time is on their side

Review: Hathaway sizzles in dreary `Rachel'

A guy-talk look at friendship in 'Fault Lines'

Foreign-born clowns yearn for American acceptance


FASHION NEWS

Multimedia
Gothic Fashion
Vintage Shopping with Coco Rocha
NYC Spring 2008 Fashion Week
ABCs of Fashion
Peter Som
Dries Van Noten on his inspiration
Diane Von Furstenberg Offers Travel Fashion Tips
How To Tell a Fake Purse From a Real One
Clothes for
Shorter Men
Swimwear Trends
Backstage With Michael Kors
NYC's Fall 2008 Fashion Week
Garment District Fights for Survival in NYC
New York Fashion Week Photos
Caribbean-Inspired Fashion in Miami
Latest News
Designers play it safe as economy sours

Fashion house Valentino names 2 new designers

Fashion designers shiver as economic crisis hits

Fashion under fire as crisis deepens

Color rules on Paris catwalks


MUSIC NEWS

Slick Rick among honorees at VH1 Hip Hop Honors
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Even though he's considered one of rap's all-time greats, when Slick Rick is asked about his most significant accomplishment, he doesn't mention having a platinum-selling record, classic hits like "Children's Story" or even his most recent accolade - getting saluted as a pioneer at the "VH1 Hip-Hop Honors."...

Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday - even though she doesn't actually turn 16 until Nov. 23. The theme park was closed for the supersized soiree, which included a four-song performance by the teen queen and a fireworks display above Sleeping Beauty Castle and 16 giant inflatable candles....

Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards....

Delta museum is a tribute to bluesman B.B. King
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INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) -- Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the Mississippi Delta....

Madonna gives fans a treat with "Sticky & Sweet"
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- In a show defined by throbbing dance music, tight choreography, spectacular stage sets and stunning visuals, perhaps the most stirring moment during the kickoff concert to Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour came when the Material Girl stood onstage with just her guitar and a few musicians for an acoustic set....

Female fan's kiss ends music concert in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- A Kuwaiti official says authorities abruptly ended a music concert by an Egyptian singer in this conservative Muslim country when a young female fan jumped on stage, hugged the male singer and gave him a kiss....

Teen athlete's killing lamented in Ice Cube video
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The unlikely stars of Ice Cube's new video are the grieving relatives of a 17-year-old high school football star who was shot to death outside his home....

Janet Jackson delays 3 more shows due to illness
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness....

Colombian singer Shakira lends support to Obama
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Colombian superstar Shakira says Democrat Barack Obama is the best candidate for president, citing his leadership skills....

Placido Domingo sings at Mexico pyramid
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CHICHEN ITZA, Mexico (AP) -- Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero may smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza....


TV NEWS

'Dancing with the Stars' contestant injured
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Misty May-Treanor is hurt. But will she be out of the competition?...

Slick Rick among honorees at VH1 Hip Hop Honors
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Even though he's considered one of rap's all-time greats, when Slick Rick is asked about his most significant accomplishment, he doesn't mention having a platinum-selling record, classic hits like "Children's Story" or even his most recent accolade - getting saluted as a pioneer at the "VH1 Hip-Hop Honors."...

Colbert on Colbert: It's fun playing a jerk
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stephen Colbert was raised in South Carolina to be a Southern gentleman. But he spends his days being a jerk. It must be tough....

Top court stays out of DVR patent fight
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court refused Monday to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo Inc. involving digital video recorders....

'Idol' LaKisha Jones weds in Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Former "American Idol" contestant LaKisha Jones has tied the knot....

Jimmy Kimmel back as American Music Awards host
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards....

Odd couple: Rachel Maddow and Pat Buchanan
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NEW YORK (AP) -- At 19, Rachel Maddow shared a house with friends in Philadelphia and wasn't paying much attention to the 1992 Republican National Convention on television until Pat Buchanan took to the podium....

`SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah
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NEW YORK (AP) -- It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president....

Teen athlete's killing lamented in Ice Cube video
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The unlikely stars of Ice Cube's new video are the grieving relatives of a 17-year-old high school football star who was shot to death outside his home....

Tyler Perry unveils new studio in Atlanta
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Tyler Perry unveiled a new multimillion-dollar TV and film studio Saturday on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta....

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