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London exhibit examines lingering morbid pull of Jack the Ripper

LONDON - As you leave a new exhibition about Jack the Ripper, you're invited to feel ashamed. "The endless obsession with Jack the Ripper glamorizes serial murderers and trivializes violence agains...

Montreal journalist defends his slobby lifestyle in 'My Messy Life'

TORONTO - Josh Freed, a Montreal journalist and admitted slob, doesn't deny his documentary about being messy is somewhat self-serving. After all, "My Messy Life," an hour-long film airing Saturday...

Doobie-postage-due, Frank Sinatra appears on U.S. 42-cent stamp

NEW YORK - Doobie-postage-due. What were the odds we'd be seeing Frank Sinatra on a U.S. postage stamp? Well, he competed against 50,000 others and won. That's how many annual proposals are made fo...

The Plaza Hotel's famous fictitious resident, Eloise, returns home

NEW YORK - Eloise, the Plaza Hotel's fictitious resident made famous in children's books, has officially returned to the storied landmark following a $400 million renovation - with a portrait of the m...

James Frey returns but this time the book is supposed to be fiction

NEW YORK - The sign in the lobby of the Blender Theater, where James Frey is opening his once-unthinkable book tour, reads "NO RE-ENTRY. All exits are final." For the author of "A Million Little Pi...

No 'Dancing With The Stars'in Lewis's future as he ponders opportunities

Lennox Lewis, reality TV star? The former world heavyweight boxing champion finds the idea intriguing, especially after a recent stint on "The Celebrity Apprentice" whet his appetite for the genre....

James Frey returns with cliched but authentic, touching novel about L.A.

In this age of controversial pseudo-memoirs, James Frey, the man who started it all, leaves his past behind and tackles Los Angeles in his new novel. With a nod to the massive problems caused by hi...

Francis Bacon's Triptych, 1976 poised to set record at New York auction

NEW YORK - A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon was expected to fetch as much as US$70 million, which would set a record for the British artist, at auction Wednesday night. Francis Bacon's "T...

Sean Penn presents himself as an unorthodox president of Cannes jury

CANNES, France - Sean Penn may be president of the Cannes Film Festival jury - but don't expect any buttoned-up presidential behaviour from the Hollywood rebel. During a news conference on opening ...

Jack Black breaks Brad and Angelina's twins silence with 'Brady Bunch' crack

LOS ANGELES - Angelina Jolie is indeed expecting twins and it was Jack Black who let the news slip with a "Brady Bunch" crack. Long rumoured to have two children by Brad Pitt on the way, Jolie conf...