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Tuesday - February 9, 2010 |
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Broadcaster fined for animal cruelty in Australia after reality show contestants kill, eat rat 09/02/10 6:57 AM |
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Former Beatle Ringo Starr honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star 09/02/10 6:10 AM |
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Monday - February 8, 2010 |
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Michael Jackson’s doctor pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter 08/02/10 11:46 PM |
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Veteran rockers April Wine to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame 08/02/10 10:13 PM |
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Charlie and Brooke Sheen allowed to see each other; Brooke Sheen wants case dismissed 08/02/10 9:23 PM |
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Del Toro says he took ’Wolfman’ movie role out of sympathy for monster’s side of the story 08/02/10 8:52 PM |
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US actress Angelina Jolie visits Haitian earthquake survivors in Dominican hospital 08/02/10 8:18 PM |
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Keith Carradine’s ex-wife sentenced to community service for perjury 08/02/10 7:52 PM |
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’Dear John’ delivers No. 1 debut with $30.5M; ’Avatar’ slips to 2nd with $22.9M 08/02/10 7:51 PM |
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Journalist Ian Brown wins $25,000 Charles Taylor Prize for non-fiction 08/02/10 7:50 PM |
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Andre Leon Talley added to ’America’s Next Top Model’ judging panel 08/02/10 7:45 PM |
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Super Bowl surpasses ’M-A-S-H’ finale as most-watched TV show ever in US 08/02/10 7:41 PM |
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Ballet featuring White Stripes music featured in National’s 2010-11 season 08/02/10 6:23 PM |
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Brit funnyman Ricky Gervais to receive Banff fest’s comedy award in June 08/02/10 6:22 PM |
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Miley Cyrus, other celebrities donate items for online auction to benefit Haiti 08/02/10 6:20 PM |
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In ’Shadow Tag,’ Erdrich stakes out new territory with look at toxic marriage 08/02/10 6:18 PM |
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Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde a whirlwind of activity 08/02/10 6:17 PM |
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Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels to take part in Toronto Black History panel 08/02/10 6:16 PM |
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Former child actor Gary Coleman pleads guilty to misdemeanour criminal mischief 08/02/10 6:13 PM |
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie suing tabloid over claim they were about to split 08/02/10 3:48 PM |
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Royal Shakespeare Company plans New York visit during summer 2011 08/02/10 3:39 PM |
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Super Bowl sets record with 48 minutes of ads 08/02/10 3:27 PM |
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Gora book is everything you want to know and more about 1980s era of filmmaking 08/02/10 1:15 PM |
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Cartoon adventure tale ’Up’ wins best animated feature at the Annie Awards 08/02/10 1:13 PM |
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Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho wins Denmark’s Sonning Music Prize 08/02/10 12:20 PM |
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Ian Carmichael, who played Bertie Wooster and Lord Peter Wimsey, dies at 89 08/02/10 11:46 AM |
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Backed by an authentic sound, Bridges hits a career high note in ’Crazy Heart’ 08/02/10 10:01 AM |
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’Modern Family’ redefines family comedy in freshman year on ABC 08/02/10 9:56 AM |
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Hollywood stars vie for Laurence Olivier theatre awards 08/02/10 8:35 AM |
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Super Bowl ads: Betty White, Bud Light, big laughs score with viewers 08/02/10 2:31 AM |
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Super Bowl spot surprises viewers by joining Letterman, Leno and Oprah 08/02/10 12:21 AM |
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Pete Townshend impressed by Super Bowl spectacle, felt supported by football-centric crowd 08/02/10 12:11 AM |
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Sunday - February 7, 2010 |
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Tebow ad airs on Super Bowl with soft-sell antiabortion message and light tone 07/02/10 11:16 PM |
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Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey do themselves proud as The Who plays halftime show 07/02/10 11:15 PM |
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Members of Russia’s Bolshoi ballet to perform in Cuba for first time in 30 years 07/02/10 5:26 PM |
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Brian Williams, NBC News thrives despite network’s troubles 07/02/10 5:24 PM |
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’Dear John’ bumps ’Avatar’ with $32.4M debut; sci-fi blockbuster lifts global total to $2.2B 07/02/10 3:17 PM |
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British jazz conductor Sir John Dankworth dies at 82 07/02/10 2:07 PM |
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Warm up for Winter Games with Olympic tear-jerkers, against-all-odds movies 07/02/10 2:05 PM |
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Rabindranath Maharaj explores immigrant experience in ’Amazing Absorbing Boy’ 07/02/10 2:04 PM |
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Saturday - February 6, 2010 |
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Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen postpones European tour due to bad back 06/02/10 11:27 PM |
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Alba says she’s not flattered by attempt to look like her 06/02/10 1:38 PM |
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Rihanna and Mark Sanchez raise money for charities 06/02/10 1:34 PM |
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Johnny X was global spy who became a Canuck 06/02/10 1:32 PM |
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BC’s 92-year-old big band legend to carry Olympic torch before opening ceremony 06/02/10 1:31 PM |
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Prosecutors to file charges in Michael Jackson’s death; doctor cancels planned ’surrender’ 06/02/10 7:12 AM |
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Pregnant Toronto woman gets Oprah’s help after water breaks during talk show taping 06/02/10 7:07 AM |
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Friday - February 5, 2010 |
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’70s teen idol Leif Garrett charged with felony heroin possession in Los Angeles 05/02/10 11:17 PM |
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LA police say Charlie Sheen’s vehicle reported stolen, found crashed in ravine near his home 05/02/10 11:11 PM |
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Jesse James Hollywood gets life sentence in murder-kidnap case that inspired ?Alpha Dog? 05/02/10 9:36 PM |
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The heart-on-sleeve melodies in ’Fanny’ soar at New York’s City Center 05/02/10 7:14 PM |
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Facts, scandals, anecdotes about Winter Olympics in recently published books 05/02/10 7:13 PM |
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Cast from hit MTV reality show ’Jersey Shore’ to appear on ’The View’ this month 05/02/10 4:55 PM |
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Nina Stemme returns to Metropolitan Opera for revival of ’Ariadne auf Naxos’ 05/02/10 4:51 PM |
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Screenwriter of Oscar-nominated ’Precious’ has much in common with character 05/02/10 3:08 PM |
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Century-old Philadelphia violin shop takes final bow, marks end of big-shop era 05/02/10 2:05 PM |
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The mysterious Sade returns with an unchanged voice but updated sound 05/02/10 2:04 PM |
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’Damages’ shrewdly invests its season of mystery in Madoff-inspired scandal 05/02/10 2:03 PM |
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Capsule book reviews of ’The Whale,’ ’Red Carpet Ready’ and other books 05/02/10 2:00 PM |
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Movie review: Travolta, Rhys Meyers play action heroes in ’From Paris with Love’ 05/02/10 12:56 PM |
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’The Bishop’s Man’ tops Maclean’s fiction list for the week ending Feb. 2 05/02/10 12:53 PM |
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Jasper Johns ’Flag’ from Michael Crichton’s art collection to be auctioned by Christie’s 05/02/10 12:06 PM |
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Review: David Aaronovitch’s ’Voodoo Histories’ takes on conspiracy theories 05/02/10 11:55 AM |
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Wyclef Jean, Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige set to perform in BET relief concert to help Haiti 05/02/10 10:19 AM |
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Lawyer: Michael Jackson’s doctor plans to surrender Friday to Los Angeles authorities 05/02/10 7:04 AM |
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Spokeswoman: Michael Jackson’s doctor to surrender Friday, whether a case is filed or not 05/02/10 3:15 AM |
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Lawyer: Michael Jackson’s doctor to surrender to authorities on Friday 05/02/10 3:10 AM |
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Miranda Kerr says Australian banker caught looking at raunchy photos of her shouldn?t lose job 05/02/10 2:32 AM |
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Malaysia court charges 3 teens over Muslim prayer room attacks in dispute over use of ?Allah? 05/02/10 12:04 AM |
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Thursday - February 4, 2010 |
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Springsteen wants name off copyright lawsuit against NYC bar; Web site says he wasn?t informed 04/02/10 10:57 PM |
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Kenny Rogers plans to celebrate his ’first 50 years’ in music with star-studded TV special 04/02/10 9:50 PM |
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A revival of David Mamet’s ’A Life in the Theatre’ is set for Broadway next fall 04/02/10 8:37 PM |
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Court in Australia: Men at Work’s 1980s smash ’Down Under’ copied melody from campfire song 04/02/10 8:13 PM |
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The Who’s Pete Townshend defends himself against child advocates 04/02/10 8:00 PM |
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Murphy’s death ruled accidental from pneumonia; prescription drugs played role 04/02/10 7:59 PM |
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Movie review: ’Dear John’s’ letter of loss and grief stays true to Sparks’ formula 04/02/10 7:36 PM |
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Cybill Shepherd’s son in court on charges stemming from theft during flight 04/02/10 7:35 PM |
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Winnipeg ska band the Afterbeat starring in Super Bowl beer commercial 04/02/10 7:30 PM |
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Frances Reid, star of ’Days of Our Lives’ for more than 4 decades, dies at 95 04/02/10 7:28 PM |
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No ’Jamming’ in Jamaica: Police call off annual Bob Marley birthday bash 04/02/10 7:26 PM |
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Want to see much-hyped U.S. Super Bowl TV ads? Check websites after the game 04/02/10 7:23 PM |
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British techno pop band Hot Chip is less hot, more bothered in new record 04/02/10 7:22 PM |
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John Travolta marvels at the kindness of strangers after son’s death 04/02/10 7:20 PM |
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Review: ’MazelTov Cocktail’ is intense, often funny one-woman show 04/02/10 7:19 PM |
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Officials say Wayne Newton owes over $60K after he abandoned plane 04/02/10 6:26 PM |
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Summary Box: Democrats challenge Comcast, NBC Universal on risks of proposed deal 04/02/10 4:57 PM |
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House Democrats challenge Comcast, NBC Universal on risks of proposed deal 04/02/10 3:57 PM |
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Cdn. ’Couples Retreat’ co-star Malin Akerman marvels over career trajectory 04/02/10 3:03 PM |
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Label chief defends Taylor Swift’s Grammy performance; cites technical problem 04/02/10 3:00 PM |
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Whirring to life, interactive machines take centre stage at underground UK art fair 04/02/10 1:56 PM |
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Movie review: The Danish ’Terribly Happy’ creates a moody noir atmosphere 04/02/10 1:54 PM |
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’2010 Grammy Nominees’ tops HMV Canada CD sales chart 04/02/10 1:54 PM |
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’The Bishop’s Man’ tops Maclean’s fiction list for the week ending Feb. 2 04/02/10 1:07 PM |
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’Dear John’ tops Amazon.ca fiction list for the week ending Feb. 2 04/02/10 1:06 PM |
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Duchess visits set of British soap ’Coronation Street’ 04/02/10 1:05 PM |
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Los Van Van, renown salsa band, is latest Cuban act to enter US 04/02/10 1:04 PM |
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The stories he could tell: Rich material in Salinger’s adopted home, Cornish 04/02/10 1:01 PM |
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Alicia Keys, Usher and Shakira all scheduled to perform at NBA all-star game 04/02/10 12:40 PM |
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Recession-battered art market hots up as ultra-rich snap up masterpieces for record sums 04/02/10 11:30 AM |
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TV director and baron Ray Austin gets suspended sentence in antiques theft 04/02/10 10:18 AM |
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Jon Stewart enters ’no spin zone,’ tells Bill O’Reilly that he’s the voice of sanity on Fox 04/02/10 2:22 AM |
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Court in Australia: Men at Work’s 1980s smash ’Down Under’ copied melody from campfire song 04/02/10 2:10 AM |
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Wednesday - February 3, 2010 |
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Judge finds Michael Jackson’s doctor in default on medical equipment debt 03/02/10 10:13 PM |
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Judge approves 10 per cent compensation for Michael Jackson’s estate administrators 03/02/10 8:22 PM |
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’70s teen idol Leif Garrett arrested for allegedly carrying heroin in Los Angeles subway 03/02/10 7:37 PM |
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’Avatar’ tops $600 million, breaks domestic box-office record held by ’Titanic’ 03/02/10 6:16 PM |
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The wait goes on for Jackson’s doctor and his team of lawyers 03/02/10 6:13 PM |
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TV movie ’Temple Grandin’ traces passion, perseverance of autistic genius 03/02/10 6:11 PM |
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Sotheby’s says bronze sculpture by Giacometti fetches world record $104 million 03/02/10 6:09 PM |
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Woman accused of burglarizing LA homes of Lohan, Hilton pleads not guilty 03/02/10 5:02 PM |
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Philip Hoare’s ’The Whale’ traces cultural history of giant aquatic mammal 03/02/10 5:00 PM |
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Mel Brooks reminisces about wife Anne Bancroft 03/02/10 4:58 PM |
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’Dear John’ co-star Amanda Seyfried was insecure about playing romantic lead 03/02/10 4:56 PM |
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Oscars roam from outer space fantasy to earthbound reality with ’Avatar,’ ’Hurt Locker’ 03/02/10 12:39 PM |
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Marriage from tabloid heaven: UK model Katie Price weds cage-fighter boyfriend 03/02/10 10:47 AM |
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’Today’ sending crew to Winter Olympics; middle-of-the-night trip to mountain for athletes 03/02/10 10:35 AM |
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Packing answers, more questions and startling twists, ABC’s ’Lost’ begins its final season 03/02/10 7:41 AM |
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Tuesday - February 2, 2010 |
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Germany’s ’The White Ribbon,’ 2 South American movies, contenders for best foreign Oscar 02/02/10 11:17 PM |
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Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron wins 2010 Miss America crown, $50,000 scholarship 02/02/10 11:16 PM |
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Wayne Newton appeals to state legislators for official recognition of his Indian tribe 02/02/10 10:15 PM |
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Oscar-nominated directors is an unusually diverse group 02/02/10 8:49 PM |
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A musical version of Bret Easton Ellis’ ’American Psycho’ planned for the stage 02/02/10 8:47 PM |
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Bridges, Bullock tabbed as early Oscar favourites by bookmakers 02/02/10 8:26 PM |
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Oscars roam from fantasy to reality with ’Avatar,’ ’Hurt Locker’ 02/02/10 8:23 PM |
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Singer Tony Bennett paints 2010 Jazz Fest poster, a portrait of Louis Prima 02/02/10 7:29 PM |
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Toronto set decorator Gordon Sim shocked by second Oscar nomination 02/02/10 7:21 PM |
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Vancouver’s special effects wizards in line for Oscar trophies for ’District 9’ 02/02/10 7:12 PM |
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Judge sends Ryan O’Neal’s son back to rehab program after month in jail 02/02/10 6:15 PM |
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With tinges of Audrey Hepburn, Carey Mulligan nominated for best actress Oscar 02/02/10 6:13 PM |
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Big night for Grammys, continued success for pro football helps drive ratings up 02/02/10 6:12 PM |
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Music Review: Nneka is all heart and no fluff on stateside debut album 02/02/10 6:10 PM |
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Bridges, Bullock tabbed as early Oscar favourites by bookmakers 02/02/10 6:09 PM |
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Former ’Boston Legal’ actor killed when his SUV goes down embankment, hits trees 02/02/10 6:06 PM |
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CTV’s ’Hiccups,’ ’Dan for Mayor,’ ’The Bridge’ land March air date 02/02/10 6:04 PM |
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Alicia Keys, Shakira, Usher to perform at NBA all-star game at Cowboys Stadium 02/02/10 4:46 PM |
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Sony trumps Oscar season with 18 nominations; Fox nabs 14 including 9 for ?Avatar? 02/02/10 4:24 PM |
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Odds, ends, facts, figures, trivia and more from this year’s Oscar nominations 02/02/10 3:59 PM |
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Odds, ends, facts, figures, trivia and more from this year’s Oscar nominations 02/02/10 3:57 PM |
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Lil Wayne’s ’Rebirth’ among new CD releases this week 02/02/10 3:56 PM |
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Blockbuster: ’Surrogates’ top DVD rental; ’Michael Jackson: This Is It’ top seller 02/02/10 3:55 PM |
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Bullock enjoys camaraderie with Oscar nominees - and a playful feud with Streep 02/02/10 3:54 PM |
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A look at some of the Canadians who will compete for Oscar this year 02/02/10 3:52 PM |
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Oscar snubs and suprises: ’District 9’ and ’A Serious Man’ thrive 02/02/10 3:49 PM |
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Marika Rivera, daughter of artist Diego Rivera, dies at 90 in England 02/02/10 1:56 PM |
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Box-office performance for best-picture Oscar contenders 02/02/10 1:42 PM |
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Star says Wong Kar-wai’s kung fu biopic will be action-packed 02/02/10 1:41 PM |
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Reactions to nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards 02/02/10 1:40 PM |
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’Zombieland’ among new DVD releases this week 02/02/10 1:39 PM |
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Blockbuster Video Top 10 game rentals list 02/02/10 1:35 PM |
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Aaron Ruben, producer of ’Andy Griffith’ and ’Gomer Pyle’ TV shows, dies at 95 02/02/10 1:34 PM |
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Xbox 360’s ’Mass Effect 2’ tops the Rogers Video game rental list 02/02/10 12:20 PM |
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Rogers Video: ’Surrogates’ top rental; ’Michael Jackson: This Is It’ top seller 02/02/10 11:56 AM |
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US gay marriage trial video ban leads filmmakers to re-enact on Internet 02/02/10 11:41 AM |
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David Brown, Oscar-nominated producer, husband of Helen Gurley Brown, dies 02/02/10 11:39 AM |
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List of 82nd annual Academy Award nominations 02/02/10 9:57 AM |
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Bono, Kanye West and others record revamped ’We Are the World’ for Haiti 02/02/10 2:36 AM |
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Monday - February 1, 2010 |
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’Avatar’ has 7th weekend on top with $31.3 million, closes on domestic box-office record 01/02/10 9:58 PM |
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Swedish hip-hop artist convicted of second-degree murder in US for running over man 01/02/10 9:42 PM |
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Danica Patrick to appear on ’CSI: NY’ as top competitor of dead racing star 01/02/10 8:34 PM |
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With dreamy melodies, Beach House grows with acclaimed album ’Teen Dream’ 01/02/10 6:45 PM |
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John Edwards’ former aide says he’s spurned offers for sex tape 01/02/10 6:43 PM |
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Gordon Lightfoot reflects on ’If You Could Read My Mind’ ahead of concert 01/02/10 6:40 PM |
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Elton John and partner join the Broadway producing team for ’Next Fall’ 01/02/10 6:31 PM |
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Game on! CBS sells out last Super Bowl ads; confident average prices beat last year 01/02/10 6:31 PM |
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Cinram stock plunges after Warner Home Video says it will terminate its contract 01/02/10 4:50 PM |
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Playwrights tap their memories to celebrate the transformative power of theatre 01/02/10 4:20 PM |
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France makes actors Carrey and McGregor knights in the National Order of Arts and Letters 01/02/10 4:17 PM |
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Singer Etta James remains hospitalized in California, recovering from sepsis 01/02/10 4:15 PM |
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Publicist says Kristen Bell engaged to actor Dax Shepard 01/02/10 4:13 PM |
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Attorney: Rip Torn heading to alcohol rehab after charge of breaking into Conn. bank with gun 01/02/10 4:12 PM |
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Grammys show gets biggest viewership in 6 years 01/02/10 3:37 PM |
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New PlayStation 3 show pits gamer against gamer 01/02/10 2:20 PM |
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Many but not all questions to be answered in final season of ABC’s ’Lost’ 01/02/10 1:21 PM |
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Review: Melissa Rivers’ ’Red Carpet Ready’ misses the mark 01/02/10 1:20 PM |
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National Portrait Gallery installs image of ’The Catcher in the Rye’ author 01/02/10 1:17 PM |
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Books about Trudeau, Levesque among those shortlisted for $25K prize 01/02/10 1:16 PM |
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Cinemas in Spain’s Catalonia stage 1-day strike over local language dubbing law 01/02/10 1:14 PM |
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Apple’s approach to iPad e-books could create confusion: Which software will open which book? 01/02/10 12:34 PM |
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Thousands of Andy Warhol photos distributed to universities, colleges across nation 01/02/10 11:29 AM |
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Heaton stars as a Middle American wife and mom on the ABC comedy ’The Middle’ 01/02/10 11:07 AM |
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Official program at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival 01/02/10 10:21 AM |
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Polanski, Scorsese films rub shoulders with Asian movies, Banksy film at Berlin festival 01/02/10 10:20 AM |
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’Transformers,’ ’Land of the Lost’ lead Razzie nominees for last year’s worst movies 01/02/10 10:15 AM |
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List of Grammy winners in selected major categories 01/02/10 3:31 AM |
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Sampling of quotes from the Grammys 01/02/10 3:27 AM |
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Parties, fashion, Haiti and Gaga are the talk of the Grammy Awards red carpet 01/02/10 2:05 AM |
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If you’re coming to the Grammys, don’t forget your hot tub - sights and sounds from the show 01/02/10 1:56 AM |
