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Sign of controversy

2010-09-03 14:58:21: If yesterday’s opening arguments are any indication, the divorce trial of former Bostonians Frank and Jamie McCourt could prove to be pretty contentious. At stake is the ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers , the team Frank bought when his bid to buy the BoSox failed. Jamie is seeking part-ownership of the team despite signing a document in 2004 that ...

Los Angeles Dodgers - Jamie McCourt - Divorce - Los Angeles - sport

Alec Baldwin says `30 Rock' Emmy run couldn't last

2010-09-03 14:58:21: Alec Baldwin is philosophical about the end of "30 Rock'"s three-year run as best comedy at the Emmys.

Alec Baldwin - Emmy Award - 30 Rock - Modern Family - NBC

La. man arrested by Steven Seagal pleads guilty

2010-09-03 14:58:21: A Louisiana man who was arrested by Steven Seagal and other sheriff's deputies last year has pleaded guilty to a minor drug charge.

Steven Seagal - Sheriff - Louisiana - Plea - United States

Rocker Slash files for divorce in Los Angeles

2010-09-03 14:58:21: Slash is preparing to go solo in his love life. Court records show the guitarist filed for divorce Monday from his wife of nearly nine years.

Slash - Los Angeles - Guitarist - Divorce - United States

Bullock: Son is 'crown prince' in family of girls

2010-09-03 14:58:21: Actress Sandra Bullock says her baby son is the "crown prince" in the family because everyone else is female -- even the pets.

Sandra Bullock - Crown prince - New Orlean - Hurricane Katrina - Matt Lauer

RV dealer challenges 'Twilight' star to push-ups

2010-09-03 14:58:21: The owner of an RV dealership sued by Taylor Lautner over a customized vehicle challenged the "Twilight" star Monday to use his muscles instead of his lawyers to resolve the case.

Recreational vehicle - Taylor Lautner - Twilight - United States - Business

Purse, cocaine not hers, Hilton told Vegas police

2010-09-03 14:58:21: Paris Hilton had an explanation for police: The rolling papers, $1,300 in cash and several credit cards were hers, but not the purse they were in.

Paris Hilton - Las Vegas Strip - Cocaine - Associated Press - Police

Expert: Doctor should have weaned Smith from drugs

2010-09-03 14:58:21: The amount of opiates and sedatives prescribed to Anna Nicole Smith could have made her behave like "a space cadet," slurring her words and losing cognitive abilities, a prosecution expert testified Monday at the drug conspiracy trial of Smith's two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend.

Anna Nicole Smith - Lawyer - United States - Nannies - Childcare

French filmmaker Alain Corneau dies at 67

2010-09-03 14:58:21: Alain Corneau, the French filmmaker who leapt to international notice with the 1991 hit "Tous les Matins du Monde," a period drama about 17th-century musicians, has died, his talent agency said. He was 67.

French language - Alain Corneau - Film director - Arts - Arts and Entertainment

Car strikes gate outside Stephen King's Maine home

2010-09-03 14:58:20: Authorities say a car rammed into the security gate outside Stephen King's home in Maine.

Maine - Stephen King - United States - Arts and Entertainment - Business and Economy

Graphic Books Best-Sellers: Throwing the Book at Them

2010-09-03 09:38:08: A manga clan whose family pet may violate the terms of their lease, and an exhibition on comic-book characters who have found themselves in court.

Vance Bourjaily, Novelist Exploring Postwar America, Dies at 87

2010-09-03 02:58:09: Mr. Bourjaily’s novels often explored what it meant to be an American at a particular historical moment.

Cammie King, Scarlett and Rhett’s Girl, Dies at 76

2010-09-03 02:58:09: Ms. King played Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler’s ill-fated little girl, Bonnie Blue Butler, in “Gone With the Wind.”

Vignettes from the Emmy Awards

2010-09-03 01:38:18: The red carpet at the Emmys is usually all about celebrities shmoozing each other, reporters shmoozing celebrities and fans ogling them all. But Sunday was also the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, so some stars had their minds on New Orleans and its recovery since the storm devastated the city.

Hurricane Katrina - New Orleans - Emmy Award - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences

Dark comedy play Behanding boasts shocks, laughs

2010-09-03 00:28:06: Martin McDonagh's first play set in the U.S. is making its Houston premiere in a strong Alley Theatre production that delivers grotesque shocks and absurd laughter in about equal measure.

Group exhibit speaks volumes

2010-09-03 00:28:06:

Machete director carves spot for beloved character

2010-09-03 00:28:06: When it came to casting Machete, director Robert Rodriguez didn't have to work very hard to get actors on board the project. "There's a lot of love for Danny (Trejo)."

Best bets for the new Houston theater season

2010-09-03 00:28:06: What are the most promising shows in Houston's new theater season? Here are some likely highlights, in chronological order.

Movie review: 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop' makes for quirky treat

2010-09-02 23:58:06: Zhang Yimou uses Chinese operatic humor to great effect in re-imagining the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple.'

Zhang Yimou uses Chinese operatic humor to great effect in re-imagining the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple.'

Telluride Film Festival announces lineup

2010-09-02 23:58:06: The annual event is a reliable gauge on which movies will screen well and stand the test of time. This year's festival includes some high-profile adult dramas.

The annual event is a reliable gauge on which movies will screen well and stand the test of time. This year's festival includes some high-profile adult dramas.

Danny Trejo, a lethal talent

2010-09-02 23:58:06: The veteran actor brings a career's worth of bad-guy swagger to a good-guy role in 'Machete,' Robert Rodriguez's new satiric-exploitation flick.

The veteran actor brings a career's worth of bad-guy swagger to a good-guy role in 'Machete,' Robert Rodriguez's new satiric-exploitation flick.

Michelle Rodriguez: 'Machete' reminds me of...Barack Obama

2010-09-02 23:58:06: Before she signed on to make "Machete," the campy celebration of the eponymous Latino legend, Michelle Rodriguez had pretty much decided she didn't want to make a movie about her own culture.

Once Around the Park, Then Farewell

2010-09-02 20:18:12: Getting ready to leave New York, but already missing the High Line, the Shakespeare Garden and more.

Time Marches ... Backward!

2010-09-02 20:18:12: The Museum of Modern Art and TCM are revisiting “The March of Time” series, short films created from 1935 to 1951 that examine foreign affairs and social issues.

Movie Review | 'Going the Distance': Nothing Keeps Them Apart Except a Continent

2010-09-02 20:18:12: In “Going the Distance” Drew Barrymore and Justin Long are young lovers struggling through a cross-country romance.

Flouting the Mainstream, Forgoing a Corporate Stamp

2010-09-02 20:18:12: This weekend’s All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival in Monticello, N.Y., promises to be hugely loud and, as always, sponsor free.

Art Review: Antics Aside, a Dalí of Constant Ambition

2010-09-02 20:18:12: An exhibition at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta counters the art world notion that late work by Dal� is bad, and that most Dal� is late work.

Movie Review | 'Machete': Growl, and Let the Severed Heads Fall Where They May

2010-09-02 20:18:12: Robert Rodriguez’s splatter comedy “Machete” is a live-action comic book with roots in the pungent swamp of 1970s B movies.

'Yank!' Won't Reach Broadway This Season

2010-09-02 20:18:12: The musical, about two World War II G.I.'s whose friendship turns into romance, has been delayed until the fall of 2011.

Au Revoir, New York. Hello, Paris!

2010-09-02 20:18:12: Which way to the Eiffel Tower?

'You Can't Take it With You' Revival Off for Fall

2010-09-02 20:18:12: Producer Elizabeth I. McCann, who had announced she would mount the show in November, said on Thursday that she is now aiming for a spring opening.

Art Review: Landscapes Framed by a Chevy

2010-09-02 20:18:12: Lee Friedlander’s “America by Car,” opening Saturday at the Whitney Museum, consists of black-and-white photographs taken from inside cars.

Books of The Times: The Man Who Refused to Forget

2010-09-02 20:18:12: A detailed biography of the legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal shows him to be a complicated hero, an angel with dirty wings.

Movie Review | 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop': Remade in China: Coen Brothers’ Tale of Infidelity and Revenge

2010-09-02 20:18:12: The director Zhang Yimou honors the unlikely affinity between himself and Joel and Ethan Coen with a remake of their movie “Blood Simple.”

Art Review: A Language Explorer Who Heard Echoes of Africa

2010-09-02 20:18:12: Lorenzo Dow Turner dug deep to find many African-inflected elements in the Gullah language and culture.

Loving the Lowbrow (It Has Its Own Hall of Fame)

2010-09-02 20:18:12: “Bad art” — rescued from trash heaps and thrift shops — has become a genre in itself, with its own fans.

Art Review: The Allure of the Homespun in the Maw of the Digital Age

2010-09-02 20:18:12: “Underground Pop,” at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, N.Y., highlights the tension between college-trained sophistication and fictions of na�vet�.

Theater Review | 'It Must Be Him': Has-Been Writer Hopes to Break Out of a Slump

2010-09-02 20:18:12: In “It Must Be Him,” a comedy by Kenny Solms, Peter Scolari plays a television writer who’s trying to revive his career.

Movie Review | 'The Winning Season': Redemption as a Team Sport

2010-09-02 20:18:12: An alcoholic finds self-respect as the coach of a high school girls’ basketball team in “The Winning Season.”

Movie Review | 'Last Train Home': A Family Caught in the Wheels of China’s Industrial Locomotive

2010-09-02 20:18:12: This documentary by Lixin Fan traces the conflicts between married migrant factory workers in Guangzhou and their daughter, strains partly resulting from China’s accelerating economy.

Antiques: Furniture as Sculpture: A Craftsman’s Legacy

2010-09-02 20:18:12: An exhibition about the Pennsylvania carver and sculptor Wharton Esherick, known for his mid-20th-century undulating furniture, opens on Sept. 7 in galleries at the University of Pennsylvania.

Movie Review | 'Etienne!': Rodent Road Trip and Human Bonds

2010-09-02 20:18:12: A boy loses his rodent and finds a girl in “Etienne!,” a sunny-sweet fable about healing wounds with the balm of the open road.

Movie Review | 'Our Beloved Month of August': A Film Within a Film

2010-09-02 20:18:12: The Portuguese director Miguel Gomes blurs the line between nonfiction and fiction.

Movie Review | 'Clear Blue Tuesday': A Post-9/11 Pop Musical

2010-09-02 20:18:12: The film about living in New York post-9/11, is earnest and well meaning and, while dangerously sentimental at times, never quite crosses the line into maudlin.

Movie Review | 'Prince of Broadway': A Street Hustler Becomes a Reluctant Father

2010-09-02 20:18:12: Like its subject, the movie is sharp, charismatic and so light on its feet we never know which way it will turn.

Movie Review: ‘Max Manus’

2010-09-02 20:18:12: “Max Manus” is a solidly acted biopic of World War II derring-do.

Movie Review: White Wedding

2010-09-02 20:18:12: The bungled wedding story and the road movie collide happily in “White Wedding.”

The Tipsy Diaries: The Kitchen Sink in Your Drink

2010-09-02 20:18:12: It’s an infuse-a-palooza out there, as infused spirits make serious headway in bars and restaurants of all kinds.

Urban Athlete: Chorus-Line Calisthenics

2010-09-02 20:18:12: For beginning hoofers or advanced, Broadway dance routines can be an alternative to the gym.

A Miniature-Golf Odyssey (Obstacles Included)

2010-09-02 20:18:12: A tour of miniature-golf courses around Westchester County, Randalls Island, Staten Island, the Bronx and Queens.

Weekend Miser: Educational Deals this Weekend

2010-09-02 20:18:12: Free superhero-fueled tutoring in Brooklyn, gardening classes for Young Sprouts near Battery Park and Sunday night fun on the Lower East Side.

House Tour: New Preston, Conn.

2010-09-02 20:18:12: On Lake Waramaug, a converted boathouse has a stone foundation, a wraparound deck and direct access to the water.

Drive-thru Gourmey: Long John Silver's IceFlow Frozen Strawberry Lemonade

2010-09-02 17:48:05: This makes total sense. Seafood always tastes better with a spritz of lemon. Or, in this case, frozen lemonade that literally will shiver your timbers, matey. This is one spine-chilling drink. You may feel like putting on some long johns

Extra Seriously Injured on Set of 'Transformers 3' After Object Flies Through Car Windshield

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Indiana State Police say an extra at a "Transformers 3" production site was seriously injured during the filming of a stunt.

Fox411 Style: Back to School Fashion

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Kids know what they want. Here's where to get it - and usually for cheap!

Letterman Extortionist Robert Halderman Released

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

David Letterman's blackmailer Robert Halderman is out of a New York City jail after serving four months behind bars.

A Year of Fashion With Lady Gaga

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

V Magazine takes a look back at Gaga's best moments of the year.

Ellen Pompeo Shows Off Six Toes on Each Foot, Report Says

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Former "Grey's Anatomy" star seems to have some distinctive anatomy of her own.

Source: Lindsay Lohan 'No Different' After Jail and Rehab

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Despite her time in jail and rehab, Lindsay Lohan hasn't changed any of her bad behaviors.

Totally Insane Star Baby Names

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Really creative, or borderline child abuse? You decide!

Rapper T.I., Wife Arrested on Drug Charges

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Authorities say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested on drug charges after police smelled alleged marijuana coming from their car.

Daily 411 Links: Madonna and Gaga Could Unite for Tour, Diddy Accused of Ageism

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Who Had the Craziest Celeb Pet?

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Trouble seems to follow celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson wherever she goes.

The Lovely and Talented Lea Michele

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

The "Glee" actress' star power is on the rise.

'Glee's' Lea Michele: My Cast Is My Family

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

“They are my family, honestly," she says of the "Glee" cast. I don’t have family in L.A. If I didn’t have them...I love my cast.”

EXCLUSIVE: Rose McGowan Says Obama Needs to Be 'Tougher' on Republicans

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Actress thinks President isn’t pleasing the “left” enough.

Miranda Lambert Gets Record Nine CMA Nominations

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

2010 is taking on fairly tale qualities for the fiery Texan.

Conan O'Brien's New Show Has Odd Name

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Host flubs new show name, must live with it.

Tiger Woods: The $54 Million Mortgage

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

With the real estate market still in the crapper ... Tiger Woods recently took out a $54.5 million mortgage for the mega-mansion he's building on Florida's exclusive Jupiter Island.

Michael Douglas Opens Up About His Stage Four Cancer to David Letterman

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

Michael Douglas opened up to David Letterman about his recent diagnosis with throat cancer, saying he has an 80 percent chance of recovery.

Lamest Celebrity Excuses Ever

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

These sneaky stars have good reasons for their bad behavior. Really!

Kardashian Craze: Why Is the World Obsessed With a Family Famous For No Reason?

2010-09-02 14:48:08:

These days, the Kardashians are undoubtedly the hottest family in Hollywood.

N.E.A. Gives Grants to Five Theaters for New Plays

2010-09-02 13:38:07: The grants, for $20,000 each, will go theaters in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Washington and Princeton, N.J.

Popcast: Ben Ratliff on Miles Davis and Marty Stuart

2010-09-02 13:38:07: This week: The country singer Marty Stuart plays live in the studio, and Ben Ratliff discusses Miles Davis's album "Bitches Brew" on its 40th anniversary.

Murakami Art in Thanksgiving Parade

2010-09-02 13:38:07: Takashi Murakami's superflat characters about 40 feet long when their balloon incarnations are completed, and about three stories tall when filled with helium.

Review: Venice Festival Opens With Glimpses Into the Pitfalls of Passion

2010-09-02 13:38:07: Darren Aronofsky’s in-competition movie “Black Swan” and Tran Anh Hung’s “Norwegian Wood” tell of the agonies of professional dancing and of triangles within triangles.

Ashley Judd confronts Africa's deadly mineral issue

2010-09-02 13:28:03: With a dozen humanitarian missions behind her, Ashley Judd has ventured to Africa to challenge the relationship between valuable minerals and unspeakable violence.

Music Review: Send in the Heartthrob, Cue the Shrieks

2010-09-02 00:18:11: Justin Bieber performed his first headlining show at Madison Square Garden with guests including Usher and Miley Cyrus.

Video Games: Whose Side Are You On? It Might Be the Taliban’s

2010-09-02 00:18:11: In Medal of Honor’s multiplayer mode, someone gets to play the role of Taliban fighters, and the outcry has begun.

Carrying the Spear (and Dagger) for a Fading Art Form

2010-09-02 00:18:11: Beijing opera’s luster has dimmed since its heyday as China’s most popular theatrical entertainment, and this ancient art forms struggles to attract a modern audience.

Theater Talkback: Just When You Think You Know Somebody . . .

2010-09-02 00:18:11: Sometimes performers make you see familiar characters in new ways.

Music Review: Composers’ Influences, Side by Side

2010-09-02 00:18:11: The pianist Ian Hobson explored the Beethoven-Schumann link and the musical contrasts of Ignaz Moscheles and Chopin at the Dicapo Opera Theater on Tuesday evening.

You Never Forget That Star-Struck Encounter With Your Idol

2010-09-02 00:18:11: Actors recall how long-ago backstage encounters with their idols changed their lives.

Music Review: Donning Sinatra’s Mystique, From Movie Sailor to Saloon Dandy

2010-09-02 00:18:11: The original cast of the revue “Our Sinatra” has reunited to celebrate Ol’ Blue Eyes, at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel.

Of Two Minds About Books

2010-09-02 00:18:11: The book business tries to serve two readers, the one who loves the tactile page and the one who loves the digital ease.

Bridge: In Missouri, Card Playing for a Good Cause

2010-09-02 00:18:11: At an event to benefit BackStoppers, a deal that shows bridge is a bidder’s game.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Kate Hudson in London.

The key to Kelly Osbourne's amazing body?

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Kelly Osbourne, 25, hit the Emmy Awards red carpet on Sunday looking slimmer than ever in a black, form-fitting Tony Ward gown.

Paris Hilton: I'm ignoring 'ridiculous, cruel' rumors

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Cocaine in her purse? Banned from Las Vegas hotels? Boyfriend "separated" from his job?

The evolution of the American TV family

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Through the years, the structure and definition of "family" has changed in many households -- including the ones on television.

Gunman reported at Discovery Channel

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Police in Silver Spring, Maryland, are responding to reports of a gunman at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel.

Sofia Vergara copes with boyfriend's accident

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Dealing with boyfriend Nick Loeb's serious car accident of last week, Modern Family's vivacious matriarch Sofia Vergara is managing to remain characteristically upbeat.

'Piranha 3D' producer responds to James Cameron

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Lesson one in how to handle criticism: If someone insults your film in 89 words, don't spend 1,374 words fighting back. Especially if the movie in question is "Piranha 3D," and especially if you're fighting against James Cameron.

Celebrities misbehave. Why do we care?

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Some Americans spent Friday night worrying about their next mortgage payment. Many prayed for loved ones serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Others continued to clean up spilled oil in the U.S. Gulf.

InStyle's best celebrity bikinis of 2010

2010-09-02 00:08:04: It's been a super-hot summer, in more ways than one: As temperatures across the country climbed to near-record highs, the stars headed seaside to frolic, clad in a slew of sexy, stylish swimsuits. Now that Labor Day is looming just around the corner, InStyle looks back at the best celebrity bikinis of 2010.

Publicist: 'Unresponsive' Zsa Zsa Gabor rushed to a hospital

2010-09-02 00:08:04: Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to the hospital after her husband found her "unresponsive" Tuesday morning, her publicist told CNN.

Review: 'Star Trek 365' is a special stardate for Starfleet faithful

2010-09-01 21:18:06: Any Trekkie worth his or her salt can tell a a Romulan from a Vulcan, much less a mugatu from a horta.

When producers attack: 'Piranha's' Mark Canton takes on James Cameron

2010-09-01 21:18:06: Canton: "Let's just keep this in mind Jim -- you did not invent 3D. You were fortunate that others inspired you to take it further."

George Clooney's 'The American' has a European air

2010-09-01 21:18:06: The film, directed by Anton Corbijn, is set on the continent, has mostly European actors and draws from European cinema.

The first sequence of "The American," like much of the rest of the movie, contains scarcely any dialogue. The scene unfolds in the snowy emptiness of Sweden, where Jack ( George Clooney) is hiking with Ingrid (Irina Bj�rklund), a woman whose history with Jack isn't revealed.

Classic Hollywood: Rare films on display at Cinecon 46

2010-09-01 21:18:05: 'A Thief Catcher,' which features Charlie Chaplin in one of his first screen appearances, is the centerpiece of the festival.

'A Thief Catcher,' which features Charlie Chaplin in one of his first screen appearances, is the centerpiece of the festival.