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Schnabel movie chronicles Mideast conflict
Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:40 PM PST
The latest movie by Julian Schnabel couldn't have been more timely. "Miral" chronicles decades of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the rarely seen perspective of Palestinian women. The film,
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Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' transformed to film
Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:29 PM PST
Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung crossed cultural and linguistic borders to direct his latest film, "Norwegian Wood," based on the cult coming-of-age Japanese novel. The Oscar-nominated dire
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Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges
Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:01 PM PST
Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges. The 29-year-ol
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test head
Thursday, September 02, 2010 12:58 PM PST
Welcome to Session 2!!! This story will now be published.
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Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home
Thursday, September 02, 2010 12:14 PM PST
Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience _ and a much louder alarm clock. The 48-year-old singer of U.S. hard-rock band Guns N' Roses irritated thousands of his Dublin fans at the 02 Arena o
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Lanvin is H&M's newest partner
Thursday, September 02, 2010 12:01 PM PST
Lanvin will be the next high-fashion house to become a partner of fast-fashion retailer H&M. The joint collection, featuring womenswear and menswear, will go on sale Nov. 20 in North America and
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Author Hawking says God not needed for creation
Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:59 AM PST
Did creation need a creator? British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking says no, arguing in his new book that there need not be a God behind the creation of the universe. The concept is e
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Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape
Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:20 AM PST
As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman wh
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Bob Dylan's 'Brazil Series' on display in Denmark
Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:19 AM PST
Denmark's National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public. Curator Kasper Monrad said the paintings in Dylan's "Brazil Series" were s
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Perry aims to show more dimensions with 'Dream'
Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:15 AM PST
To some, the most surprising part of Katy Perry's sophomore success is that it exists. After all, this was the ever effervescent girl who rose to fame two years ago with a song about girl-on-girl ac
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Rapper T.I. released from jail after drug arrest
Thursday, September 02, 2010 9:19 AM PST
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says Grammy-winning rapper T.I. and his wife have been released from jail after his arrest on suspicion of possessing drugs. The 29-year-old rapper and hi
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Hawking says God not needed for creation
Thursday, September 02, 2010 9:08 AM PST
Physicist Stephen Hawking says God wasn't necessary for the creation of the universe. In his new book, "The Grand Design," the British scientist says unraveling a complex series of theories will exp
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Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming
Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:38 AM PST
A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environm
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6-month restoration ends of Van Gogh's "Bedroom"
Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:38 AM PST
Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture. He pressed newspaper to t
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Film based on Japanese novel debuts in Venice
Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:37 AM PST
Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung crossed cultural and linguistic borders to direct his latest film, "Norwegian Wood," based on the cult coming-of-age Japanese novel. The Oscar-nominated dire
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Rapper T.I, wife arrested on drug charges
Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:03 AM PST
Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood on drug charges.` Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Mark Pope says the arrests for possession of a controlled substance
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Networks using Skype in news reports
Thursday, September 02, 2010 4:58 AM PST
When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent "World News" story on technology, ABC reporter Pierre Thomas didn't even leave the office. ABC's cameras showed him sitting in front of
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True stories invented: Tao Lin at work
Thursday, September 02, 2010 4:49 AM PST
Tao Lin's new novel is based on a true story, his own. "It just started out of my life, what was happening to me," the 27-year-old author says of "Richard Yates," a novel about a young New York writ
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Anti-dolphin hunt petition delivered to US Embassy
Thursday, September 02, 2010 4:45 AM PST
The star of an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese town that slaughters dolphins delivered a petition to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday demanding an end to the hunt. "The Cove" star Ri
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'Lust, Caution' star cast as Mao's girlfriend
Thursday, September 02, 2010 3:59 AM PST
The Chinese star of "Lust, Caution," Tang Wei, has been cast as one of Mao Zedong's early girlfriends in a propaganda film to commemorate the 90th anniversary of China's Communist Party, marking her f
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`Transformers 3' movie extra injured during shoot
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:16 PM PST
Indiana State Police say an extra at a "Transformers 3" production site was seriously injured during the filming of a stunt. Authorities say the "Transformers 3" crew was filming late Wednesday in t
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NY ex-employee, 51, accuses 'Diddy' of age bias
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:29 PM PST
A New York woman has sued rapper-producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, saying he fired her because of her age two decades after she helped launch his career. Fifty-one-year-old Francesca Spero filed the age
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Co-owner of painting missing in NY ID'd as a thief
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:22 PM PST
First it was a curious tale of a $1.3 million painting a middleman said he drunkenly lost while trying to help a friend sell it. Now the story has gotten stranger still: A part owner of the canvas i
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Nicolas Cage lawsuit against biz manager dismissed
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:12 PM PST
Court records show a lawsuit in which Nicolas Cage accused a former business manager of mismanagement has been dismissed. A counterclaim by the manager, Samuel J. Levin, also was dismissed. The 46
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NY ex-employee, 51, accuses Combs of age bias
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:05 PM PST
A New York woman has sued rapper-producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, saying he fired her because of her age two decades after she helped launch his career. Fifty-one-year-old Francesca Spero filed the age
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Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:40 PM PST
A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took th
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Tony Blair: 'I cried for Iraq war victims'
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:02 PM PST
Tony Blair regrets banning fox hunting, but not invading Iraq. He was captivated by Princess Diana, intimidated by Queen Elizabeth II. He heaps praise on President George W. Bush but calls his close c
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Capsule reviews: `The American,' `Machete'
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 6:44 PM PST
Capsule reviews of films opening this week: "The American" _ Hidden from critics until just before its release, the dirty secret about Anton Corbijn's movie turns out to be that it's an "art film."
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Review: Drew Barrymore's 'Going the Distance'
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 6:36 PM PST
In "Going the Distance," Drew Barrymore plays a quick-to-laugh, ambitious young hipster who loves cool indie bands, "Shawshank Redemption" and playing the old arcade games in bars. Jason Long, on the
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Discovery gunman shot dead; 3 hostages safe
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 5:05 PM PST
Police shot and killed a man upset with the Discovery Channel network's programming who took two employees and a security officer hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All t
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