PHILADELPHIA – With 10 concerts around the globe designed to push Africa to the top of the agenda of next week’s Group of Eight (search) summit, it may be fitting that the largest turnout by far was in the United States. Live 8 (search)’s American leg was held in Philadelphia, …
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Bill Murray | DreamWorks | Bettye Lavette Bill Murray Movie Reunion Gets Ugly Bill Murray‘s reunion with his “Lost in Translation” director Sofia Coppola got a little ugly last night. Coppola had come to the premiere of “Broken Flowers,” which Jim Jarmusch directed, and in which Murray plays it straight. …
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On a day we’re focused on huge issues, allow me to share a small one, about a small guy, actually. I guess I’ll just call him the “hot dog guy.” I have no idea what his name is. I just knew that when I saw him, I was impressed by …
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NEW YORK – As summer unleashes millions of teens onto their communities full time, one thing’s for certain: few will be found hanging by the pool reading the newspaper. Studies suggest fewer and fewer young Americans are reading newspapers, watching TV newscasts or checking headlines on the Internet, although online …
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After Hurricane Katrina pounded the Gulf Coast nearly a month ago, most of the 1 million people displaced by the storm were left with no medical records — making it difficult, if not impossible, for doctors working in disaster medical centers and community hospitals to treat them. Urologist Neil Baum, …
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Kanye West | Live 8 | Paul McCartney Kanye’s Rant Doesn’t Slow His New Album Rapper Kanye West‘s blurt-out on Friday night’s telethon is still reverberating. But one thing’s for sure: His new album, “Late Registration,” was already set to debut at No. 1 today on the charts. He’s thought …
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Madonna | George Harrison | Britney’s Hubby’s Bad Rap | Sting Madonna’s New Album Leaked to Internet Madonna‘s new album, “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” has been leaked onto the Internet 10 days before its official release. The album is marked by a defiant self-defense of her whole career, when …
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Things like life and death are deeply personal decisions and I think both sides on this Terri Schiavo (search) case argue it from deeply held and honestly held convictions. So I’m not here to yell, or shout, or demagogue. No one knows what Terri’s thinking or even “if” she’s thinking. …
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Mia Farrow | Disney | Oscars Mia Farrow Beats a Dead Horse How sad to see Mia Farrow dredging up her 1992 scandal with Woody Allen on national television this week and in newspapers. My favorite interviewer, Daphne Barak, is responsible for Farrow’s “60th birthday” exclusive. Barak also is the …
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Well friends, it has finally happened. I am encountering my first bout of blog writer’s block. I find that I awake today with very little on my mind. So, I have decided to write about my one enduring passion in life — guitars. There are two things that should be …
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