Blur to play London's Hyde Park at Olympics closing - Reuters
LONDON - British band Blur will headline a concert in London's Hyde Park that coincides with the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, organizers said on Tuesday
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Adele, Ed Sheeran and Blur lined up for UK music's Brit Awards - Washington Post
LONDON - Soulful songstress Adele and tousle-haired singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran lead the race for the UK's Brit music awards ahead of Tuesday's ceremony in London
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Abbey' Season 3: The Future of Mr. Bates and the Lifestyle Evolution - AceShowbiz
Brendan Coyle's John Bates will begin series three in prison, while other characters will be seen enjoying cocktails in London's first night clubs and dancing to ragtime jazz
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Box Office: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Races to Third - League of Comic Geeks
Early box office estimates for Sony Pictures' Ghost Rider sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, indicated that the film would rake in close to $30 million in its opening weekend
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'Bachelor' Ben breaks a heart after hometown dates - USA TODAY
By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY On Monday's Bachelor, Ben Flajnik narrowed his choices down to three women, sending home the sweetie who seemed best suited to him
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'This Means War': Why predictable rom-coms can sometimes work - Entertainment Weekly
by Mandi Bierly SPOILER ALERT: If you've seen This Means War, you may have several questions: How did I not know Angela Bassett was in this?
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'Life's Too Short,' 'Downton Abbey' season finale this week - East Valley Tribune
British actor Warwick Davies arrives for the UK Premiere of Johnny English: Reborn, at a central London cinema, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011
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Iommi illness forces Black Sabbath tour changes - Reuters
(Reuters) - Veteran British rockers Black Sabbath have been forced to scale back plans to tour this year as guitarist Tony Iommi continues treatment for lymphoma, the band said on its website
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Lines blur as more brands like J. Crew jump into Fashion Week - San Francisco Chronicle
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: A model walks the runway at the Tory Burch Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center on February 14, 2012 in New York City
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Image Awards honor Houston, Lucas, black stuntmen - Chicago Sun-Times
AP February 17, 2012 9:22PM Samuel L. Jackson, left, and George Lucas pose in the audience at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles
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DreamWorks Animation To Make Films, TV Programs Through China Venture - Wall Street Journal
By ERICA ORDEN DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. has struck a deal to set up a production studio in Shanghai as a joint venture with two Chinese media entities and the investment arm of the Shanghai municipal government, the company announced Friday
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Las Vegas Week becomes another round of Hollywood Week on 'American Idol' - Alaska Dispatch
Well, Hollywood Week didn't fail to deliver its unique brand of heightened emotions and crucial auditions and even if it did, it's OK because they'll do it all again in Las Vegas
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'The Voice' to reportedly return for third season this coming fall - Reality TV World
By Reality TV World staff, 02/17/2012 The Voice will reportedly be setting its sights on Simon Cowell's The X Factor this fall
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Is judge banning Amber Portwood from 'Teen Mom'? - msnbc.com
By Anna Chan Law enforcement officials reportedly told TMZ that the judge in Portwood's case is banning her from filming "Teen Mom" or any MTV program while she stays at halfway house Sister 2 Sister Ministries in Anderson, Ind
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Kermit, Miss Piggy to Present at Academy Awards - MyFox Phoenix
(NewsCore) - Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will be among the presenters at the 84th annual Academy Awards, event organizers said Friday
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Most episodes ever? Almost - Chicago Sun-Times
BY BILL KEVENEY February 17, 2012 5:23PM If 300 episodes gets a Woo-hoo! and 400 an Ay caramba!, then 500 is worthy of a full-on Homer drool
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'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' movie review: Another medicore Nicolas Cage - New York Daily News
By Elizabeth Weitzman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS At night, in the presence of evil, die-hard stunt rider Johnny Blaze becomes the Ghost Rider, a bounty hunter of rogue demons
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Museum Robbed at Greece's Ancient Olympia - ABC News
Two masked armed robbers tied up a museum guard at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece and made off with dozens of artifacts, authorities said Friday
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Spider-Man producers agree deal with Julie Taymor - BBC News
Producers of Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark have agreed to pay sacked director Julie Taymor hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties
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Comedy Central Suspends Colbert Report Without Explanation - Patch.com
By Shelley Emling Comedy Central has suspended production of the Colbert Report for at least two days, a mysterious announcement that sparked widespread speculation on a variety of social networks about what's happening with the popular satirical news
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance: Film Review - Hollywood Reporter
This water-treading sequel offers just enough kooky color to keep less-discerning fans occupied. A water-treading sequel offering just enough kooky color to keep less-discerning funnybook fans occupied, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance nudges
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'American Idol': Group Performances Heat Up - Idolator
Whitney Houston left an enduring legacy of hits behind following her tragic death. Which of her songs listed below is your favorite?
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"Survivor: One World" starts with a bad break - CBS News
Monica Culpepper, Nina Acosta, Sabrina Thompson, Christina Cha, Chelsea Meissner, Kimberly Spradlin, Colton Cumbie, Jay Byars, Matt Quinlan and Michael Jefferson take on the immunity challenge during the first episode of "Survivor: One World
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Dudamel and LA Philharmonic make waves in Caracas - The Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's most famous conductor is thrilling his country's fans as he appears for the first time in his homeland as director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, fresh off winning a Grammy
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'Revenge' recap: 'Chaos' Theories - Entertainment Weekly
So who got shot at Emily's Fire + Ice engagement party? Read on and find out. By Christian Blauvelt | Published Feb 16, 2012 To quote Darth Vader, The circle is now complete
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'The Voice' recap: Blind auditions bring Pip and pickiness - Los Angeles Times
The third round of blind auditions on "The Voice" brought us another procession of mildly good to pretty-good singers, more inter-coach sniping and, for some reason, Internet gossip guy Perez Hilton
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Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep to play daughter, mother - USA TODAY
By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY Julia Roberts, who plays the queen in next month's Mirror Mirror movie, is teaming with none other than Meryl Streep, who is still collecting awards for TheIron Lady, for a screen adaptation of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer- and
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'The Vow' Pulls In a Hearty $11.6M at Box Office on Valentine's Day - Reuters
By Joshua L. Weinstein at TheWrap Romantic movies are made for Valentine's Day -- literally -- and this year's "The Vow" is showing why: The Sony/Spyglass romantic drama pulled $11.6 million on Tuesday alone
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Fox picks up Jennifer Lopez' 'Q'Viva' reality competition - Entertainment Weekly
by James Hibberd Jennifer Lopez's Q'Viva! talent search has found a home on the top-rated broadcast network. The Latin American-based series recently premiered on Univision
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The Beach Boys Announce Dates For Extensive Reunion Tour - RollingStone.com
By Andy Greene The Beach Boys have announced tour dates for an extensive US reunion tour. It kicks off April 24th in Tucson, Arizona, and wraps up August 7th in Lokeren, Belgium - though more dates will likely be added
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New Museum Shines Spotlight on a New Generation of Global Artists - The Lo-Down
We stopped by the New Museum's preview of their fascinating 2012 Triennial, The Ungovernables, yesterday. Curator Eungie Joo talked a little bit about the task of putting together a show with over 50 different artists from around the world
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Survivor: One World: Stephen Fishbach Sizes Up the Contestants - People Magazine
By Stephen Fishbach "I was just trying to observe, as carefully as I could, to determine what people were here for and what they were doing
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'The Artist' dog honored at Golden Collar Awards - San Francisco Chronicle
By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer Even dog actors can get awards in Tinseltown, and six pooches collected prizes at the inaugural Golden Collar Awards
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Luxury fashion world tweaking its style for Gen Y - Houma Courier
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer NEW YORK - Luxury fashion still caters to movie stars, high-powered businesswomen and ladies who lunch, but designers are starting to show interest in that generation's daughters
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Nicki Minaj's Grammy performance angers Catholic League - Boston Herald
By Herald Wire Services NICKI MINAJ is in trouble for her outfit and performance at Sunday's Grammy Awards. After arriving at the show with a man dressed as the Pope, Minaj went on to speak in tongues and rise into the air during her performance
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Bon Iver 'uncomfortable' with Grammy Best New Artist win, confuses viewers - Washington Post
Bon Iver, the Wisconsin band that beat out Skrillex and Nicki Minaj for the Grammy award for Best New Artist, was so new to some fans that they took to Twitter to dispute the choice
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Halle Berry's Boyfriend Gets Ticketed in Front of Nahla's School - AceShowbiz
It is reported that Olivier Martinez was pulled over in West Hollywood by the police for having no front license plate and no current registration stickers
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Pekingese repeats as top toy dog at Westminster; Dalamatian, German shepherd - Washington Post
NEW YORK - Wobbling the whole way, a people-pleasing Pekingese made quite a walk down the green carpet at Madison Square Garden. A Dalmatian and a German shepherd were in more of a hurry to win at America's most prestigious dog show
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'The Bachelor' recap: Gossipy Girls - Entertainment Weekly
With hometown dates on the line, the "ladies" try to warn Ben that Courtney is a black widow in a bikini model's body, but his penis is not listening
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Guillermo del Toro to Direct 'Beauty and the Beast' for Warner's - Reuters
By Joshua L. Weinstein at TheWrap Guillermo del Toro, long attached to produce a new version of "Beauty and the Beast" for Warner Bros
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Who Does Chaka Khan Blame for Whitney Houston's Death? - E! Online
Special Edition: 2012 Grammys From Fergie to Rihanna to Katy Perry to Lady Gaga, see whose style soared and whose went splat on music's biggest night!
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'Downton Abbey': More than one kind of fever hits the castle! - Entertainment Weekly
by Mandi Bierly SPOILER ALERT! Last night's episode of Downton Abbey was a gasp-filled two hours. Matthew sprung out of his chair to save Lavinia from injuring herself, and their wedding was back on
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Grammy Red Carpet: Rihanna, Katy Perry, Adele Shine - MTV.com
Our experts take a look at A-list artists who dazzled in glamorous gowns and over-the-top looks. By Christina Garibaldi (@ChristinaMTV) Despite the shocking death of Whitney Houston on Saturday, the biggest stars in music graced the Grammy red carpet
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The 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show - Washington Post
Poodles, collies, spaniels and more strut their stuff at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Libby, a Cardigan Welsh corgi, gets groomed in the staging area during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden
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6 Grammys Surprises: Bon Iver's Confused, Chris Martin Can't Sing - Reuters
By Lucas Shaw at TheWrap Sure, the Grammys belonged to Adele on Sunday night. And Whitney Houston's death cast a long shadow over the celebration
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Box office update: 'The Vow' leads supercharged Friday with $15.4 mil - Entertainment Weekly
by John Young Whatever pill this year's box office is taking, I want it. Exceeding the most optimistic projections, this weekend is on the way to having four movies open to more than $20 million each, and it should become the biggest non-holiday
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The Beach Boys begin mapping 50th anniversary reunion tour with Mohegan Sun show - Boston Music Spotlight
The Beach Boys have begun mapping their highly anticipated 50th anniversary reunion tour with a show in Connecticut this spring. The band will perform at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on Saturday, May 12
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"Safe House" review: Only Denzel Washington can rescue this - CBS News
Swedish director Daniel Espinosa works overtime to deliver a gritty, action bonanza, long on kamikaze-style fight sequences and spectacular car chases, but short on substance
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'American Idol' rises to top Thursday ratings - Entertainment Weekly
by James Hibberd Just when you thought American Idol was going to slip to No. 2 on Thursdays, the veteran reality hit rose last night to win the night by a safe margin for the first time in weeks
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'American Idol' begins group rounds and Symone Black rejoins the contestants - Reality TV World
By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 02/10/2012 American Idol's eleventh season narrowed its contestants to 185 hopefuls and began coverage of its group round during Thursday night's second Fox broadcast of the competition's Hollywood Week phase
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Grammys promise plenty of intrigueand music - San Jose Mercury News
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer LOS ANGELESThis year's Grammy Awards promises plenty of intrigue and dramamuch of it having little to do with the competition for awards
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Kanye West And Jay-Z Premiere Eye-Popping 'N---as In Paris' Video - MTV.com
Part live clip, part kaleidoscopic freakout, the 'Paris' video more than matches the song's massive impact. By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ) After the premiere of Kanye West and Jay-Z's new "N---as in Paris" video - which bowed Thursday (February
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TV Ratings: Steady 'Idol' Tops Wednesday, ABC Comedies Boosted in Returns - Hollywood Reporter
Posting a small gain in total viewers, the Fox competition holds tight to its 6.0 showing among adults 18-49 -- while "The Middle," "Modern Family" and "Happy Endings" inch up from their last originals
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'American Idol' Recap: Life and Death in Hollywood - RollingStone.com
By Melissa Locker It's Hollywood week - when the teeming throngs of wannabe superstars have been winnowed down to a single teeming throng of wannabe superstars
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Grapevine: Madonna tour to miss Michigan - The Detroit News
She's a Michigan girl. She wants her daughter to attend college in Ann Arbor. But Madonna won't be hitting her home state on her world tour, according to a tour itinerary released by promoter Live Nation on Tuesday
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Finnish sci-fi Nazi movie is hot ticket at Berlin film festival - The Guardian
There are a lot of worthy films premiering at the Berlin film festival over the coming 10 days. A three-and-a-half-hour epic tracing China's history, three documentaries about the Fukushima disaster, Werner Herzog's look at Death Row and Angelina
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Broadway sees itself in 'Smash' - Los Angeles Times
The new NBC series about the creation of a musical makes extensive use of the theatrical community. Anjelica Huston is part of the ensemble cast of "Smash
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Abraham Lincoln Turns Vampire Hunter In Tim Burton Flick - Contactmusic.com
Not content with guiding the United States through a civil war in the 1800s, it seems that Abraham Lincoln is back with a vengeance and wants Buffy's vampire-slaying crown
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David Koch Pledges $60 Million to Upgrade Met Museum's Plaza - San Francisco Chronicle
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art announced plans for a redesign of the plaza outside of its Fifth Avenue facade, financed with a $60 million gift from David Koch, a museum trustee
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"Downton Abbey" brings cool TV crowd to America's PBS - Reuters
By Jill Serjeant | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Move over, "Mad Men" and Kim Kardashian. There's a new darling in US pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier clothes
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Top 5 Things You Need To Know About 'The Amazing Spider-Man' - Forbes
With the new trailer out, attention has ramped up for the upcoming Spider-Man franchise reboot film The Amazing Spider-Man. Fans are debating the merits of the reboot and the quality of this film, so now is a good time to explain the top five things
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Paul McCartney, Elton John, Jessie J to Lead Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert - Hollywood Reporter
10000 free tickets to the June 4 event will be given away in a ballot and millions more are expected to watch on the BBC in the UK, with broadcasters including ABC having highlights packages
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TV Preview: Up a crazy "River" with ABC - Denver Post
By Joanne Ostrow You should see "The River." Although you can't really see "The River." It's only visible the way parts of "The Blair Witch Project" were - through muddy hints of supposedly found film and disjointed flashlight flickers
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NBC's new musical drama "Smash"premieres - CBS News
Smash, NBC's midseason musical drama starring Anjelica Huston, Debra Messing and former "American Idol" contestant Katherine McPhee, premiered Monday night to fairly positive reviews
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Chrysler Super Bowl commercial: Why Detroit loves Clint Eastwood - Christian Science Monitor
Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl commercial shouldn't be seen as political. Americans watched the ad and saw Detroit staring back at them - a proud industrial giant, clawing its way back
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Super Bowl ads battle for top spot - Christian Science Monitor
Super Bowl ads ranged from overweight dogs to naked M&Ms. In the end, the game between the Patriots and Giants outshone the Super Bowl ads
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MIA Super Bowl Middle Finger Prompts NBC, NFL Apology - MTV.com
We apologize for the inappropriate gesture that aired during halftime,' an NBC spokesperson said about MIA's middle finger during halftime
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Critic's Notebook: Enter action hero, Liam Neeson - Los Angeles Times
Currently starring in 'The Grey,' the towering, 59-year-old actor impresses audiences and critics alike with his steely toughness
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LA Reid Signs On for Season Two of The X Factor - E! Online
Drew: Flower Power! Plus, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel McAdams, Kristin Davis & Ashley Tisdale. Rate the highs and lows! As it turns out, not everyone got the boot from The X Factor
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Ben Gazzara, Risk-Taking Actor, Is Dead at 81 - New York Times
Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes and work with several generations of top Hollywood directors, died on Friday in
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Robinson: Wishing you love, peace and soul - Alexandria Town Talk
If you grew up a child of the 1970s, this past week you saw another one of our childhood icons leave this life. Don Cornelius, creator of "Soul Train," died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 75
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Whales Trapped in Ice Warm Moviegoers' Hearts? - Wall Street Journal
By John Jurgensen Animal-loving volunteer Rachel Kramer (played by Drew Barrymore) offers comfort to one of the trapped whales in Big Miracle
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Box Office Report: Young People Rush to See 'Chronicle,' 'Woman in Black' - Hollywood Reporter
"Chronicle" zooms past expectations to gross $8.7 million on Friday, "Woman in Black" likewise overperforms with $8.3 million; Drew Barrymore-John Krasinski whale pic "Big Miracle" opens to No
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'American Idol' Recap: Portland Comes Alive - RollingStone.com
By Melissa Locker Welcome back the eleventh season of American Idol and the eleventy billionth round of auditions. I am slightly (completely) irrationally excited that Idol is visiting my hometown of Portland, Oregon
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The 2012 Hollywood Cover, Revealed: 11 Thoroughly Modern Actresses - Vanity Fair
By Vanity Fair In the first-ever Hollywood Issue cover shoot from Vanity Fair contributing photographer Mario Testino, a bevy of Hollywood's most precocious beauties lounge across a three-panel foldoutincluding two new Oscar nominees
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Many Super Bowl commercials are out - ESPN
By Kelley Carter As usual, potty trips will be frowned upon during Super Bowl Sunday's commercial breaks -- the time that the men on Madison Avenue (women too!
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