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`60 Minutes' to give hour to McCain, Obama - Added 3 weeks ago

CBS' "60 Minutes" will devote its full broadcast Sunday to profiles of John McCain and Barack Obama with fresh interviews, hoping to set the stage for the general election campaign's first presidential debate on Sept....

Reality TV goes from strike issue to Emmy star - Added 3 weeks ago

For reality television, this weekend's Emmy ceremony promises heady and unprecedented attention. For the Writers Guild of America, scant months from a bitter strike that fought and failed to unionize so-called...

Zits and the City? Teen novels coming about Carrie - Added 3 weeks ago

Meet Carrie Bradshaw, in her teenage years. "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell is writing a pair of teen novels, "The Carrie Diaries," that "takes readers back to Carrie Bradshaw's formative years in high...

Sarah Palin to speak to CBS News' Katie Couric - Added 3 weeks ago

Second in the broadcast network competition to talk to Sarah Palin: Katie Couric. The CBS anchor will spend two days on the road with the Republican vice presidential candidate as well as presidential hopeful John...

Tom Jones to release 1st album in US in 15 years - Added 3 weeks ago

After 15 years without a new album in the U.S., Tom Jones will release a disc of almost entirely original material this fall. The 68-year-old singer will release "24 Hours" on Nov. 25 on S-Curve Records. It's a...

France's first lady sings live on BBC - Added 3 weeks ago

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has shared the world stage with Britain's queen, the pope and the Dalai Lama. But in London on Tuesday night, France's first lady appeared on a different kind of stage, this time with rock royalty _...

Movie buffs can win bleacher seats for 2009 Oscars - Added 3 weeks ago

Stargazers seeking an up-close glimpse of Hollywood's royalty can win seats on Oscar night along the red carpet. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that 300 bleacher seats will be up for...

Lincoln Center celebrates its 50th anniversary - Added 3 weeks ago

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is throwing a yearlong bash to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The celebration will include a series of artistic and educational events and initiatives, including a free concert...

High school teacher wins 'Big Brother 10' - Added 3 weeks ago

Dan Gheesling schooled everyone on "Big Brother 10." The sneaky 24-year-old high school teacher from Dearborn, Mich., won the voyeuristic CBS reality show's $500,000 prize Tuesday after outlasting 12 other contestants...

Stephen Colbert to host musical Christmas special - Added 3 weeks ago

O come, all ye Colbert faithful. Stephen Colbert will host his own Christmas special this year, Comedy Central announced Tuesday. "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" will air Nov. 23 as a one-hour special....

Lincoln Center celebrates its 50th anniversary - Added 3 weeks ago

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is throwing a yearlong bash to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The celebration will include a series of artistic and educational events and initiatives, including a free concert...

Couric gets second Palin interview - Added 3 weeks ago

Second in the broadcast network competition to talk to Sarah Palin: Katie Couric. The CBS anchor will spend two days on the road with the Republican vice presidential candidate as well as presidential hopeful John...

Movie buffs can win bleacher seats for 2009 Oscars - Added 3 weeks ago

Stargazers seeking an up-close glimpse of Hollywood's royalty can win seats on Oscar night along the red carpet. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that 300 bleacher seats will be up for...

Rapper Webbie arrested after Hattiesburg car chase - Added 3 weeks ago

Rapper Webbie was charged with felony eluding, driving under the influence and misdemeanor possession of marijuana after a high-speed police chase. Webbie, whose real name is Webster Gradney Jr., was arrested Sunday in...

Review: `Igor' gives hunchbacks a bad name - Added 3 weeks ago

Dr. Frankenstein himself could not revive "Igor," an animated comedy about a hunchbacked lab assistant playing at mad scientist. A potentially original premise and an eager voice cast led by John Cusack and Molly...

Prosecutors: No criminal conduct in Levert death - Added 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors determined Tuesday that there was no criminal conduct involved in the March death of R&B singer Sean Levert, who was in jail when he became ill. Levert, a member of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and son...

'Three Changes' parades its family unpleasantness - Added 3 weeks ago

Nicky Silver's "Three Changes" is an unpleasant play about unpleasant people. Nasty often makes for intriguing theater; unfortunately, that's not the case here. "Three Changes" at off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons...

Tom Jones to release 1st album in US in 15 years - Added 3 weeks ago

After 15 years without a new album in the U.S., Tom Jones will release a disc of almost entirely original material this fall. The 68-year-old singer will release "24 Hours" on Nov. 25 on S-Curve Records. It's a...

Music Review: Ne-Yo's 'Year of the Gentleman' - Added 3 weeks ago

Ne-Yo, "Year of the Gentleman" (Def Jam) In just two years, Ne-Yo has not only released two best-selling albums, he's also written and produced host of hits for other stars, and collaborated with several other acts as...

NBC retains the ratings top spot for a 6th week - Added 3 weeks ago

Football helped NBC tackle its opponents again. Chalking up its sixth consecutive ratings win, NBC could claim last week's most-watched telecast, Sunday's clash between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. It...

List of top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratings - Added 3 weeks ago

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 8-14. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses...

Lil Wayne gets 12 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations - Added 3 weeks ago

Lil Wayne will have another chance to show why he is the "Best Rapper Alive." Wayne received 12 nominations for the third annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, which airs on Oct. 23. The rapper scored the year's best-selling...

Jon Stewart to honor Carlin at the Kennedy Center - Added 3 weeks ago

Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Margaret Cho are among an all-star lineup of entertainers who will honor the late comedian George Carlin at this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The prize was announced just...

Serena Williams to serve up memoir in 2009 - Added 3 weeks ago

A memoir by Serena Williams will be released in 2009 by Grand Central Publishing, which beat out a handful of other publishers bidding for the life story of the No. 1 ranked women's tennis player. "Serena Williams is...

Dane Cook tries again to cook on the big screen - Added 3 weeks ago

When Dane Cook was 3, he was attacked _ and almost killed, he says _ by a German shepherd. Beneath his hair is a zigzagging scar that became etched into his cranium after receiving nearly 80 stitches. Following the...

RIP, TRL: `Total Request Live' ending in November - Added 3 weeks ago

Start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air. The music video show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, Dave...

Emmys showcase five-star reality hosts lineup - Added 3 weeks ago

Five reality-show hosts will take center stage at Sunday's Emmy Awards, both as emcees and nominees. And just like at their day jobs, these five say they're ready for anything. But please, no long-winded acceptance...

Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at age 65 - Added 3 weeks ago

Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65. The rock group's spokesman, Doug Wright, who's unrelated, said Wright died after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. He said the band...

Megan Fox opens up about old flame: 'Nikita' - Added 3 weeks ago

Megan Fox has nothing to hide. The candid 22-year-old "Transformers" star, who's currently engaged to actor Brian Austin Green, opened up to GQ about her love life, telling the magazine she was once in love with a...

George Takei marries longtime partner Brad Altman - Added 3 weeks ago

George Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, have agreed to live long and prosper together. Takei, 71, and Altman, 54, were married Sunday in a multicultural ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum...

Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at age 65 - Added 3 weeks ago

Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65. The rock group's spokesman, Doug Wright, who's unrelated, said Wright died after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. He said the band...

Lincoln Center to honor Tom Hanks in annual gala - Added 3 weeks ago

The Film Society of Lincoln Center will honor Tom Hanks in its annual gala tribute, citing the actor's talent of making "a good man compelling." The two-time Academy Award winner will be feted April 27 at Alice Tully...

RIP, TRL: `Total Request Live' ending in November - Added 3 weeks ago

Start the countdown clock on MTV's countdown era: "Total Request Live" will soon shut down after 10 years on the air. The music video show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, Dave...

Dane Cook tries again to cook on the big screen - Added 3 weeks ago

When Dane Cook was 3, he was attacked _ and almost killed, he says _ by a German shepherd. Beneath his hair is a zigzagging scar that became etched into his cranium after receiving nearly 80 stitches. Following the...

Chris Botti plays with Boston Pops, pop stars - Added 3 weeks ago

Chris Botti has a few surprises up his trumpet when he makes his debut with the Boston Pops this week at two concerts that are being taped for national broadcast next spring during PBS' annual pledge drive. The...

'Burn After Reading' No. 1 with $19.1 million - Added 3 weeks ago

The star-studded comedy by the writing-directing team of Joel and Ethan Coen, "Burn After Reading," smoked the competition in its opening weekend with a box-office haul of $19.1 million. Three other movies that debuted...

Loveless records Stevie Nicks song for Imus album - Added 3 weeks ago

Patty Loveless has found inspiration from a queen of classic rock: Stevie Nicks. The 51-year-old country singer recorded Nicks' Fleetwood Mac song "Silver Springs" for a new CD to raise money for the Imus Ranch, a...

Britney Spears due to release album in December - Added 3 weeks ago

Britney Spears' second comeback is in full swing: She's due to release a new album in December, on her 27th birthday. "Circus" is set for release Dec. 2, a little over a year after she released last November's...

Cate Blanchett backing new theater project - Added 3 weeks ago

Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman are backing a project to promote collaboration among theater companies in London, New York and Sydney, Australia. Producers at London's Trafalgar Studios said...

Agatha Christie recordings recently discovered - Added 3 weeks ago

Mystery writer Agatha Christie can be heard musing about the origins of Jane Marple, one of her best-loved heroines, on recently discovered recordings, her grandson said Monday. Mathew Prichard said he found a host of...

Current TV to broadcast `tweets' during debates - Added 3 weeks ago

Current TV is handing over feedback on the upcoming presidential debates to those who make up so much of the network's programming: its audience. During the debates, the network bent on viewer-created content will...

Jennifer Hudson is engaged to reality TV boyfriend - Added 3 weeks ago

Jennifer Hudson got a big surprise on her 27th birthday: an engagement ring. Hudson's beau, David Otunga, popped the question while celebrating the actress-singer's big day in Los Angeles on Friday, her publicist,...

Emmy Awards show to try on looks from TV's past - Added 3 weeks ago

Friendly ghosts from television's past will bring their ethereal charm to the 60th Emmy Awards. Sunday's ceremony will feature surprise cast reunions, famous lines ("Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!") and beloved moments from...

William to train as a search-and-rescue pilot - Added 3 weeks ago

Britain's Prince William plans to become a full-time search-and-rescue pilot in the Royal Air Force, royal officials said Monday. The prince's Clarence House office said William would begin an 18-month training program...

Will Tina Fey encore on 'SNL' as Sarah Palin? - Added 3 weeks ago

Never mind all those questions about who will win the election: The more pressing concern for many viewers is whether Tina Fey will return to play Gov. Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live." The guest appearance by the...

Jolie, Pitt donate $2 million for Ethiopian clinic - Added 3 weeks ago

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are giving back to the country where their 3-year-old daughter Zahara was born. The couple have donated $2 million to help fight HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Ethiopia, said the Global...

Report: John Le Carre says he nearly defected - Added 3 weeks ago

British espionage writer John Le Carre said he was tempted to defect to the Soviet Union when he worked for British intelligence agency MI6, according to an interview published Sunday. In an interview with The Sunday...

George Takei marries longtime partner Brad Altman - Added 3 weeks ago

George Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, have agreed to live long and prosper together. Takei, 71, and Altman, 54, were married Sunday in a multicultural ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum...

Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean visit Haiti city in ruins - Added 3 weeks ago

Cries of adulation _ and hunger _ followed Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean and actor Matt Damon as they toured flood-ravaged Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to widespread suffering in the marooned city. Tropical...

Luke Russert gets into the family business - Added 3 weeks ago

!!-- pobj:ASIANYET146-0826081523 -->The reporter who sat across from John McCain and Barack Obama for separate interviews that aired on NBC's "Today" show Friday was only 23. Was he nervous? "Not necessarily," Luke...