Paris retrospective for fashion genius Saint Laurent (AFP)

Many young women think of Yves Saint Laurent as a brand, but few know anything of the designer behind the iconic clothes, says Farid Chenoune, one of the curators of the first major retrospective in 27 years devoted to the fashion genius who died in 2008.(AFP/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - Many young women think of Yves Saint Laurent as a brand, they know nothing about him, says Farid Chenoune, one of the curators of the first major retrospective in 27 years devoted to the fashion genius who died in 2008.



Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 21 Mar 2010 | 3:28 am

Brittany Murphy's pharmacist: 'We thought there was going to be an accident' - New York Daily News


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Brittany Murphy's pharmacist: 'We thought there was going to be an accident'
New York Daily News
Brittany Murphy (r.) and husband Simon Monjack obtained hundreds of pills a month using fake names in the year before her death, a new report claims. Pharmacy records from Eddie's Pharmacy show the doomed "Clueless" star received "no ...
Brittany Murphy -- The Presciption List Goes OnTMZ.com (blog)
Monjack: Murphy's death not like Haim'smsnbc.com
Report: Brittany Murphy Was Prescribed 200 Pills Per Monthkwgn.com
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 Mar 2010 | 3:11 am

My 'Bad' - Boston Herald


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My 'Bad'
Boston Herald
When there are charred body parts raining down on your house, it's a good bet things won't be getting better any time soon. But for Bryan Cranston's chemistry teacher/crystal meth dealer on AMC's “Breaking Bad” (season three premiere ...
'Breaking Bad' returns for third season, as unsettling as everDallas Morning News
The good, the ugly, & Breaking BadToronto Star
That Drug Kingpin Cancer Patient and Guilty Pleasure of a 'Bad' WorldNew York Times
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:08 pm

SwaggMedia & Shanti Live To Stream Concept LA Live Via the Web for LA Fashion Week


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Mar 2010 | 9:20 pm

Santa Monica sushi restaurant closes after serving whale meat - Los Angeles Times


LAist (blog)

Santa Monica sushi restaurant closes after serving whale meat
Los Angeles Times
A statement on the Hump's website calls the decision a 'self-imposed punishment.' Federal prosecutors have charged the owner and chef with violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act. A Santa Monica sushi restaurant facing federal charges for serving ...
An Apology for Selling Whale MeatNew York Times
SoCal restaurant accused of serving whale closesSan Francisco Chronicle
Restaurant Serving Whale Meat ClosesTheCelebrityCafe.com
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Mar 2010 | 8:42 pm

Police Called to Sandra Bullock and Jesse James' Home

Sandra Bullock, Jesse JamesSandra Bullock is still MIA but that doesn't mean the drama at her home with Jesse James has slowed a bit. Cops were called to their block with reports of "someone yelling in a...




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Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Mar 2010 | 6:47 pm

Star Jones Recovering Post-Surgery

Star JonesStar Jones is on the road to recovery after undergoing cardiac surgery last week at a New York City hospital. The procedure was reportedly a scheduled follow-up...


Click here to read Strolling and Rolling

Click here to read Strolling and Rolling

Former Hills bad boy Jason Wahler was allegedly busted for DUI Friday night in Newport Beach, Calif., according to People. Wahler was taken into custody at...


Click here to read Tea Party Protesters Call Black and Gay Lawmakers 'Nigger' and 'Faggot'

Click here to read Tea Party Protesters Call Black and Gay Lawmakers 'Nigger' and 'Faggot'

Click here to read The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: A Dossier

Click here to read The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: A Dossier

Alas, the 13-year-old celebrikid made her modeling...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm

Late Mass. monk's poems recall Khmer Rouge horrors Click here to read How Blogs Are Becoming More Like Newspapers


Click here to read How Blogs Are Becoming More Like Newspapers

(AFP)

Prince Charles (L) and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall pose for photographers during a visit in the garden of the Prague Castle.(AFP/POOL/Michal Krumphanzl)AFP - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Saturday started a four-day visit to the Czech Republic, which will wrap up their tour of three central European post-communist countries.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Mar 2010 | 2:16 pm

Undercover Boss Is "The Breakout Hit of the Year"


Have you watched Undercover Boss, the new CBS reality show in which the head of a company goes undercover as a common worker at his very own company? According to the Times, the answer to that question is probably yes. In fact, ever since premiering after the Super Bowl to 38 million viewers, Undercover Boss has become "the breakout hit of the year, with the largest audience, the strongest appeal to younger viewers and the best performance against the toughest competition." We'll admit that we're not yet among the show's loyal viewers, but sending Jeff Zucker undercover could probably change that. [NYT]

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Source: Vulture | 20 Mar 2010 | 2:15 pm

Bill Ray Cyrus - Welcome Home at Rose Bowl for U.S. Marines


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Mar 2010 | 2:13 pm

Vienna makes first woman concertmaster permanent

The Vienna Philharmonic has permanently appointed its first woman concertmaster. Albena Danailova has been acting concertmaster since September 2008 _ the first woman ever in that...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Mar 2010 | 2:01 pm

Arrest Made in Case of Racist Wal-Mart Announcement


With the help of Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and anonymous tipsters, New Jersey police were able to find and arrest a sixteen-year-old boy who commandeered a Wal-Mart public-address system last weekend and made the following announcement: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now." The boy was charged with bias, intimidation and harassment and, if convicted, could spend a year in juvy. [NYT]

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Click here to read Michele Bachmann Cannot Spell 'America' or 'Congresswoman'

Click here to read Michele Bachmann Cannot Spell 'America' or 'Congresswoman'



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Click here to read Sandra Bullock's Husband's Neo-Nazi Friends

Click here to read Sandra Bullock's Husband's Neo-Nazi Friends

This afternoon House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected a proposal by Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak to hold a separate vote on strict language stipulating that no federal money in the House health-care bill will go toward funding abortion coverage. But it wasn't just Stupak who got rejected. Pelosi said there will be no extra votes on anything.

"Not on abortion, not on public option, not on single payer, not on anything," Pelosi said. She later added, "The bill is the bill."

Still, this doesn't mean that anti-abortion Democrats are a lost cause. The latest plan is for President Obama to issue an executive order once the bill passes that assures no federal money will got to abortion services. The hope is that anti-abortion Democrats will vote for the bill, knowing that the executive order will address their concerns. At least one wavering Dem seems open to the idea.

Pelosi rejects Stupak abortion solution [WP]

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Filed Under: health carnage, abortion, barack obama, bart stupak, health care, nancy pelosi



Source: Daily Intel | 20 Mar 2010 | 12:45 pm

Will you be watching 'Life' this weekend? - Entertainment Weekly


Boston Globe

Will you be watching 'Life' this weekend?
Entertainment Weekly
A big must-watch of the weekend is Life, the first two episodes of the Discovery channel's eye-popping nature documentaries. Just look at this clip and tell me you don't want to see more of that fly getting snagged by the Venus flytrap, ...
Around the Remote: Chuck Barney's TV Picks for March 21-27San Jose Mercury News
TV preview of 'Life' on DiscoveryWashington Post
Nature's Wonders, From Every AngleNew York Times
Los Angeles Times -PopEater -USA Today
all 156 news articles »

Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Mar 2010 | 12:40 pm

Kimora Lee Simmons: Nothing Fab About Jon & Kate Plus 8

Kate Gosselin, Kimora Lee SimmonsKimora Lee Simmons already has three kids. There are her two daughters with ex-husband Russell Simmons and 10 months ago she gave birth to Kenzo, her son with second husband, actor Djimon...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Mar 2010 | 12:31 pm

Is Rosie Trying to Be the New Oprah?


It sure looks that way. The erstwhile host of the The View and prolific blogger has teamed up with "syndication veterans" Dick Robertson and Scott Carlin and plans to launch a new talk show in the fall of 2011, which just so happens to be the same time that The Oprah Winfrey Show is going off air. The former president of Warner Bros. domestic TV distribution, Robertson previously worked with O'Donnell on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, which ran for six years from 1996 to 2002. The show is already being pegged as the favorite to replace Oprah on ABC and in the hearts of women across the world.


Rosie O'Donnell plots daytime return
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We still love Jennifer Aniston, even though she keeps making crap movies like The Bounty. We're hoping The Switch, (formerly known as The Baster) isn't another stinker that will...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Mar 2010 | 12:03 pm

NPH: Doctor Horrible Sequel May Be a Feature Film


In an interview with MTV, Neil Patrick Harris said that Joss Whedon is hard at work at a sequel to one of the best Internet series ever, Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. And this one won't exist as a series of online videos but rather, as a feature film. NPH seems to know little about the film, but he says that he does know it will stick to the low-budget roots of the original. Now it's just a matter of lining up everyone's schedule. "Hopefully the stars will align," he said. If we may take a moment to speak directly to the stars: align! [MTV]

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Filed Under: nph, dr. horrible's sing-along blog, emmys, movies, neil patrick harris, tube junkie



Source: Vulture | 20 Mar 2010 | 11:45 am

Done With Celebs? Jessica Simpson Warms Up to Dating Cute Chefs

Jessica Simpson Because Jessica Simpson seems to be having a few napalm qualms about hooking up with entertainment types, Rachael Ray on Monday's show suggests Jess may want to consider dating...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Mar 2010 | 11:31 am

Judge Rejects Settlement for Ground Zero Workers


A federal judge shot down a settlement offered by the city to Ground Zero workers yesterday, saying it wasn't fair to the firefighters, police officers, and emergency workers who were sickened after working at the World Trade Center. The settlement, which would have given the victims somewhere between $575 million and $675.5 million, simply wasn't enough, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said.

Hellerstein also expressed concern over the amount of the settlement — about a third of it — that would eventually go to lawyers and how complicated the terms were. Hellerstein's impassioned decision, in which he described the workers as "our heroes," is making him into a bit of a hero himself among those workers, who are praising him as "compassionate" and "brave."

Federal Judge Orders More Talks on 9/11 Deal [NYT]

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Filed Under: never forget, asthma, claims administrators, ground zero workers, lawyering



Source: Daily Intel | 20 Mar 2010 | 11:30 am

Earnhardt visits `Handy Manny' prime-time special (AP)

AP - The children's animated TV series "Handy Manny Big Race" is going prime time Saturday night with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:50 am

Earnhardt visits `Handy Manny' prime-time special (AP)

AP - The children's animated TV series "Handy Manny Big Race" is going prime time Saturday night with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:50 am

Lady Gaga Strikes Back at Ex With Her Own Lawsuit


In response to a lawsuit filed against her by former producer and ex-boyfriend Rob Fusari, Lady Gaga fired back with a lawsuit of her own accusing Fusari of tricking her into signing an illegal contract. Fusari's suit, which asks for more than $30 million, says Gaga cut him out of her life, and more important, her earnings, after he came up with her stage name and co-wrote several of her songs. But Gaga's lawyers are all, nuh-uh.

They say the contract between Gaga and Fusari was never valid because he wasn't a licensed talent agent and that Fusari's actions were ultimately "predatory and financially abusive." Fusari's lawyer said the counter suit is "ludicrous," adding that "Rob was no more of an 'agent' for her than she is a Roman Catholic nun." He's got a point about Gaga not being a nun. She's a bloody nun!


Lady Gaga aims lawsuit at ex-producer Rob Fusari for conning her into signing illegal contract
[NYDN]

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Filed Under: bad romance, lady gaga, lawsuits, music



Source: Vulture | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:45 am

Lady Gaga Responds To Rob Fusari Lawsuit

Gaga attorney says agreement at center of suit was 'unlawful.'By MTV News staff Lady Gaga Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images An attorney for Lady Gaga has responded to the $30.5 million lawsuit...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:45 am

Late monk's poems revisit Khmer Rouge in new book

A new book of poetry from a late Cambodian Buddhist monk in Lowell is set to be published. The book, scheduled for release Thursday at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, describes...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:30 am

Homelessness Numbers Soar in Past Year


The number of New Yorkers living on the streets and in the subway system rose 34 percent last year, the Bloomberg administration said yesterday in one of those late Friday announcements they hope people don't notice. Robert Hess, the commissioner of homeless services, blamed the sharp increase on the recession and the inability of city shelters to handle the influx. Conducted last month, the annual homeless count found 3,111 people on the streets or in the subway system, up from last year's 2,328. That's in addition to the 38,000 people living in city shelters. [NYT]

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Filed Under: sad things, homeless, mayor bloomberg



Source: Daily Intel | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:30 am

`Butterfly' back, and so is New York City Opera

Having disappeared from Lincoln Center for a season, New York City Opera is taking tiny steps toward recovery. Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" returned Friday night in a revival of the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:25 am

`Butterfly' back, and so is New York City Opera (AP)

AP - Having disappeared from Lincoln Center for a season, New York City Opera is taking tiny steps toward recovery.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:25 am

`Butterfly' back, and so is New York City Opera (AP)

AP - Having disappeared from Lincoln Center for a season, New York City Opera is taking tiny steps toward recovery.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:25 am

Lady Gaga responds to suit filed by ex-boyfriend - Entertainment Weekly


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Lady Gaga responds to suit filed by ex-boyfriend
Entertainment Weekly
Fusari, a song writer and music producer, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in New York City against Gaga. He claimed his former girlfriend, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, dropped his services as her career flourished. ...
Lady Gaga files lawsuit of her own against Rob FusariThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Lady Gaga/ Rob Fusari Lawsuit: A Closer LookMTV.com
Lady Gaga Is SuedNew York Times
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Mar 2010 | 10:18 am

Four More ‘No’ Votes Switch to ‘Yes’


Thanks to some late-night wheeling and dealing by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrats are four votes closer to reaching the 216 they need to pass health-care reform tomorrow. As of late last night, four Democrats who voted against the original House bill in November have committed to supporting the bill this weekend. They are Florida's Representative Allen Boyd, Ohio's Representative John Boccieri, Florida's Representative Suzanne Kosmas, and New York's very own Scott Murphy. The representatives cited several different reasons for changing their votes, including CBO's estimate that the bill with cut the deficit by $138 billion. Curiously, none of them mentioned the late-night horse-trading. Curious!

Democrats pick up more votes for health bill [WP]

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Filed Under: health carnage, house, nancy pelosi, politics



Source: Daily Intel | 20 Mar 2010 | 9:45 am

Fox Says Glee Isn’t Headed to Broadway


Just as quickly as it surfaced, a rumor of a Glee stage show maybe headed to Broadway has been shot down by those grumps at Fox. A representative for the network tells Variety that there have been no talks between Fox and licensing company Music Theater Intl., as previously reported. "We are very careful and deliberate when contemplating brand extensions of our franchises," said Fox spokesman Chris Alexander. Anyway, they're too busy working on Family Guy on Ice to bother with this. [Variety]

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Filed Under: glee, fox, rumors, tv



Source: Vulture | 20 Mar 2010 | 9:30 am

Week in Review: Sandra Bullock's Husband Tarnishes Our Faith in Tats and Sweet Talk

Sandra Bullock, Jesse JamesWe feel so fooled. If even the least scandalous details of the whole Jesse James affair story are true, there goes our view of him as a teddy bear in Sons of Anarchy clothing who...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am

Get Your Guido On With Jerseylicious

Jerseylicious, CastSo where does a mook go when he wants to hone his authentic Garden State essence to the freakin' max? Jerseylicious, of course, the Style Network's new show that follows the big-haired,...



Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 20 Mar 2010 | 8:37 am

Court: Oil Heir Never Intended to Leave Anna Nicole Smith His Fortune

The ruling was the latest development in the bitter 15-year legal battle. Smith said the elder Marshall promised her more than $300 million, even though there was no written documentation.


Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Mar 2010 | 6:02 am