Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Entertainment

  • Child care doubles TV time for some children-study

    NEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Think you know how much
    television your child is watching while you're at work? If
    you're not taking the time they spend in child care into
    account, you may be way off, according to a U.S. study.

    1 hour, 16 minutes ago
  • U2 to headline 40th Glastonbury

    Irish rock band U2 will headline next year's Glastonbury Festival, helping the world's biggest green field arts and music event celebrate its 40th anniversary.

    ABC - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago
  • Adam Lambert defends sexually-charged performance

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert defended his sexually-charged performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday, saying his goal was to promote "artistic freedom" rather than upset the television audience.

    November 24, 2009, 8:17 am
  • Brumbies plans divide Griffith residents

    More than 100 Canberrans attended the first public information session on the Brumbies' plan to redevelop their southern Canberra headquarters.

    ABC - November 24, 2009, 7:49 am
  • Man pleads innocent to taping Erin Andrews nude

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Chicago insurance man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he peeped into television sports reporter Erin Andrews' hotel room when she was nude, took video of her and tried to sell the footage.

    November 24, 2009, 7:46 am
  • DUI case dropped against Sen. John Kerry's daughter

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors have declined
    to file charges against U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder
    daughter, Alexandra, who was arrested in Hollywood last week on
    suspicion of drunken driving.

    November 24, 2009, 7:37 am
  • Susan Boyle set for biggest UK album of 2009: HMV

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame after her audition for "Britain's Got Talent" was aired in April, appears set to have the biggest album in Britain this year, music retailer HMV said on Monday.

    November 24, 2009, 7:17 am
  • Winfrey to interview Ted Kennedy's widow

    Another interview coup for Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late US Senator Edward Kennedy.

    November 24, 2009, 6:42 am
  • Charlie Chaplin home to become a museum

    Charlie Chaplin's last home in Switzerland will be turned into a permanent place of pilgrimage for fans of the actor, one of his sons says.

    November 24, 2009, 6:05 am
  • Carla Bruni, Harry Connick Jr in TV duet

    Carla Bruni, the supermodel wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy, and US crooner Harry Connick Junior reunite on French television for a duet.

    November 24, 2009, 6:04 am
  • Rolling Stone Italy names Berlusconi 2009 rock star

    ROME (Reuters) - The Italian edition of Rolling Stone has named Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi its "rock star of the year," paying tribute to his "lifestyle worthy of the greatest rock star."

    November 24, 2009, 5:26 am
  • Fox says will make profit with sci-fi epic Avatar

    ATHENS (Reuters) - 20th Century Fox will make a profit with James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic "Avatar," Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Jim Gianopulos said in an interview, and dismissed reports the movie cost $500 million (301.3 million pounds) as "ridiculous."

    November 24, 2009, 5:23 am
  • Fox says will make profit with sci-fi epic Avatar

    ATHENS (Reuters) - 20th Century Fox will make a profit with James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic "Avatar," Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Jim Gianopulos said in an interview, and dismissed reports the movie cost $500 million as "ridiculous."

    November 24, 2009, 5:22 am
  • Darwin book found on shelf worth up to $100,000

    LONDON (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000).

    November 24, 2009, 5:19 am
  • Japan's Murakami says metaphor more real after 9/11

    TOKYO (Reuters) - In the chaotic world after the Cold War and the September 11 2001 attacks, Japanese author Haruki Murakami says metaphors can be even more powerful than what's real -- a reason why his surreal books are read worldwide.

    November 24, 2009, 5:18 am
  • U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury Festival

    LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock band U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival on the 40th anniversary of the world's biggest green field arts and music event.

    November 24, 2009, 5:16 am
  • Weisz, "Jerusalem" win London Standard theatre awards

    LONDON (Reuters) - Rural English tale "Jerusalem" was named best play at the London Evening Standard Theater Awards on Monday, and Briton Rachel Weisz picked up the best actress prize for her role in "A Streetcar Named Desire."

    November 24, 2009, 5:12 am
  • Macau plans Michael Jackson shrine to house iconic glove

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A casino in the Chinese gambling haven of Macau will open Asia's first Michael Jackson shrine after its owners bought the late King of Pop's iconic white rhinestone glove for $350,000 (210,842 pounds) at a U.S. auction.

    November 24, 2009, 4:56 am
  • Darwin book found on shelf worth up to 60,000 pounds

    LONDON (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a bookcase in the toilet of a British house for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds

    November 24, 2009, 4:55 am

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