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Girl Talk's sample-mad album seeks refuge online with pay-what-you-want release

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:00:49 +0000

Conflicts over copyrights are commonplace on the Internet. But can the web also be a sanctuary from the law? The laptop DJ Gregg Gillis, who performs under the name Girl Talk, hopes so. He recently...

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly step down with 'Brothers'

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:00:50 +0000

The title is "Step Brothers." You know, because there are two of them. But Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are essentially playing the same person, which is the movie's fundamental, irreparable fla...

"Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer tops Amazon.ca books list

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:28:18 +0000

Here are the 10 best selling fiction and non-fiction books for this week from Amazon.ca. Bracketed figures indicate position the previous week: FICTION 1 (1) Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer ...

'Art of the Olympians'exhibit shows athletes' other side

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:30 +0000

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Al Oerter was an abstract artist, who also happened to be pretty good at the discus. So good, in fact, that he won gold medals in four straight Olympics to become one of track and f...

The (comic) Force is with Seth Green in new DVD

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:36 +0000

NEW YORK - Turns out Seth Green has the job you always wanted. He has free rein to play with toys for a living. He makes silly voices. He mocks celebrities, world leaders, even Biblical figures whi...

Ruling reveals identity of person who tried to sell Oscar tickets online

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:57 +0000

LOS ANGELES - A judge's ruling has brought the organization that hosts the Academy Awards a step closer to discovering how tickets to this year's show got online. A lawyer for the Academy of Motion...

Pamela Anderson starring in new reality show; 'Pam: Girl on the Loose'

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:28:07 +0000

LOS ANGELES - Pamela Anderson is shacking up with Tommy Lee again - but not like that. The 41-year-old former "Baywatch" star is living with her ex-husband and their two sons - Dylan, 10; Brandon, ...

HMV Canada: "Breakout" by Miley Cyrus tops CD sales list

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:28:19 +0000

TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending July 24. CDs 1 Breakout - Miley Cyrus 2 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay...

"The Host" by Stephenie Meyer tops Maclean's fiction list

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:31 +0000

TORONTO - Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada compiled by Maclean's magazine. FICTION 1 (1) The Host - Stephenie Meyer 2 (2) Careless in Red - Elizabeth ...

Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album 'I, Flathead'

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:37 +0000

LOS ANGELES - It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was eight years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing "Hey Porter." A third-grad...

'Dark Knight' star Christian Bale asks for privacy over assault allegations

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:27:59 +0000

BARCELONA, Spain - Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since it was alleged that he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel. The Welsh-born actor b...

Lucy Liu joins Samuel Jackson in 'Afro Samurai: Resurrection'

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:29:25 +0000

SAN DIEGO - Lucy Liu is set to embrace her inner warrior. The 39-year-old actress will lend her voice to "Afro Samurai: Resurrection," a two-hour sequel to the animated series starring Samuel Jacks...

Sony challenges Amazon, opens up e-book Reader to other booksellers

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:34:24 +0000

NEW YORK - With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore. On...

Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:04:35 +0000

NEW YORK - Balthazar Getty says he's separated from his wife and is embarrassed by recent photos of him kissing a topless Sienna Miller in Italy. "The breakdown of a marriage is a very difficult an...

50 Cent sues Taco Bell, says it used name in 99 Cent ad without permission

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:04:33 +0000

NEW YORK - Rapper 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent. The rapper says in a...