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Nat's back as a Peach Pit of a guy on '90210'

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:55:52 +0000

LOS ANGELES - Joe E. Tata is cooking again in the role of Peach Pit diner owner Nat for the new incarnation of "Beverly Hills 90210." Tata, who was part of the original series that aired from 1990 ...

Report: CBS News' Lara Logan talks about her baby drama

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:13:18 +0000

NEW YORK - Lara Logan, the chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, tells The Washington Post she is pregnant, and the father is a married federal contractor whom she met while stationed in I...

Nielsen says TV viewing is up overall, but not during Fourth of July week

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:04:27 +0000

NEW YORK - You wouldn't necessarily know it from last week, but Nielsen Media Research says TV viewership is on the rise. The company said Tuesday that the average American watched 127 1/4 hours of...

Dion and McCartney get equal space for Quebec City concert

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:04:32 +0000

QUEBEC - The battle for seating space on the Plains of Abraham between Paul McCartney and Celine Dion has ended in a draw. To help celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary, the pop diva offered to...

Rediscovered Goya sketches sell for millions at London auction

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:04:30 +0000

LONDON - Three sketches by Spanish artist Goya presumed lost for 130 years sold at auction for about $8 million Tuesday, kicking off a series of old masters art auctions in London. Christie's said ...

Leonard Cohen returns to Montreux festival stage after 23-year absence

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:58:54 +0000

MONTREUX, Switzerland - Songwriter Leonard Cohen returned to the Montreux Jazz Festival on Tuesday for his first concert at the two-week music extravaganza in 23 years. Cohen, 73, played favourite ...

Court psychiatrist says Christie Brinkley should get kids but needs therapy

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:55:29 +0000

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Christie Brinkley should get custody of her two youngest children but she and her narcissistic estranged husband both need therapy, a court-appointed psychiatrist said Tuesday at...

LA prosecutors charge rapper Nate Dogg with stalking his wife

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:55:29 +0000

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors have filed felony charges against rapper Nate Dogg, who authorities suspect threatened and stalked his wife. The rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, was char...

'Jackass' star Steve-O makes court appearance on drug charge

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:28:56 +0000

LOS ANGELES - Sobriety won't change some things about Steve-O - the daredevil prankster says he could still perform many of the radical stunts that made him famous. "I can do what I've done in the ...

A shallow 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' gains depth in 3-D form

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:29:09 +0000

Hollywood wisdom through the ages has always been that no technological innovation - the transition from silent film to sound, black-and-white to colour, hand-drawn animation to digital images - could...

Alberta rockers Nickelback sign long-term deal with Live Nation

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:29:00 +0000

TORONTO - Alberta rockers Nickelback are the latest superstar act to sign a broad-ranging contract with Live Nation, handing over rights to touring, recording and merchandise business in the same type...

A hit from The Baseball Project glorifies America's favourite game

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:29:10 +0000

"Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails" The Baseball Project (Yep Roc) More people may watch football, but baseball is arguably America's most beloved sport. Football fans take six months off...

Blockbuster Video: "Vantage Point" tops both rentals and sales lists

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:03:50 +0000

TORONTO - The most popular DVDs according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending July 6. DVD RENTALS 1 Vantage Point 2 Drillbit Taylor 3 10,000 BC 4 Definitely, Maybe ...

Kids TV star Josh Peck takes on darker adult role in 'The Wackness'

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:03:15 +0000

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - When it came time to complete the transition from kid star to grown-up actor, Hilary Duff put a scorpion down her pants and grabbed a microphone to sing the double entendre-lad...

CTV's new cop drama 'Flashpoint' gets buzz on both sides of border

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:03:22 +0000

TORONTO - There's a lot of buzz about CTV's slick new cop series "Flashpoint." Premiering Friday, "Flashpoint" has attracted attention for being the first Canadian show to air in network prime time...