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10 things you might not know about Oprah
Oprah Winfrey is all over the news. She's got a deal with HBO, she has revealed that her weight has ballooned to 200 pounds, and she plans to broadcast from the Opera House at the Kennedy Center before Barack Obama's inauguration. So what things could...Tags: Movies, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Roger Ebert, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nashville (tv program)
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Fox takes a gamble on new time slot for 'Feresten'
New York Times News ServiceSpike Feresten is about to be anointed, more or less, the great night hope for Fox—late night, that is. The move has not attracted much notice, not amid the big late-night doings over at NBC the last two weeks, with Jay Leno announcing he was...Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), NBC, Television Industry, Chevy Chase, Jay Leno
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Main Events for the week of Dec. 19
++++++++++++++++++++ || AP || || Getty images || || Philip Gould || ++++++++++++++++++++ The Sounds of Simon The tribute to Paul Simon's music includes solo songs as well as Simon & Garfunkel hits. Previews start Wednesday; the revue opens Dec....Tags: Kravis Center, Movies, Theater, Television, Paul Simon
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Best thing for NCAA football: More anguish
If you are part of the silent minority and have no deep feelings either way about a college football playoff, perhaps you should consider rooting for the preferable option. That is, whatever evokes the maximum degree of distress among the most people...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Government, Joe Barton, Jimmie Johnson, Football
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Cameron Diaz says you won't be seeing her in 'Shrek' musical anytime soon
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Diaz says she's a big fan of "Shrek the Musical" but has no desire to star in it. The actress, who voices Princess Fiona in the "Shrek" film franchise, raved about the musical adaptation of the animated blockbuster at its...Tags: Movies, Bill Blass, Rosie Perez, Theater, Kathie Lee Gifford
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PASSINGS
Lauren Dombrowski 'MADtv' writer and producer Lauren Dombrowski, 51, a stand-up comedian who was a co-executive producer and writer for Fox's late-night comedy series "MADtv," died of cancer Oct. 8 at her Los Angeles home, said her husband, Marko...Tags: Local Elections, Los Angeles, Government, Nature, Environmental Pollution
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Tips for partying like the holiday pros
South Florida Sun-SentinelSome folks just seem to have it all. You go to their holiday parties and everything is perfect. The food is delicious and beautifully displayed. The decorations look like they came out of a glossy coffee-table book or a TV holiday special. The mood they...Tags: Charlie Sheen, Periodicals, CBS Corp., New York Times, Dining and Drinking
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Cloris Leachman hosts 'Young Frankenstein' special
wertstv@gmail.comOff the Wall can't get enough of Frau Blucher. 'HE VAS MY BOYFRIEND!' Ah, for the days when Cloris Leachman was cutting up as a mad doctor's mistress instead of decimating "Dancing With the Stars." Leachman's got something to say (natch) in "It's...Tags: Dave Navarro, Coolio, Mel Brooks, Movies, Marathon
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Kate Winslet's style: Over the rainbow
Kate Winslet is poised to be the darling of the upcoming award season. She stars with Ralph Fiennes in "The Reader," based on Bernard Schlink's bestselling novel about a young man's passionate affair during WWII with an older woman whom he meets again...Tags: Culture, Petroleum Industry, Kate Winslet, Movies, Cinema Industry
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Policeman contradicts prosecution witness' testimony in Phil Spector's murder retrial
AP Special CorrespondentLOS ANGELES (AP) _ A police officer called by prosecutors to corroborate testimony of Phil Spector's ex-girlfriend Thursday wound up contradicting her account, saying he saw no injuries on her and never heard her say she was pistol-whipped by the music...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Police, Phil Spector, Firearms
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Mr. Blackwell, who skewered fashionistas' flops in worst-dressed list, dies in Los Angeles
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Mr. Blackwell, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died. He was 86. Blackwell died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of...Tags: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Celebrity Mothers, Barbra Streisand, Lindsay Lohan, Angel (tv program)
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Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell dies in Los Angeles
Associated Press WriterMr. Blackwellkwell, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died. He was 86. Blackwell died Sunday of complications from an intestinal infection,...Tags: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Celebrity Mothers, Barbra Streisand, Lindsay Lohan, Angel (tv program)
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