iPhone 3G S vs Palm Pre: The Battle Begins
The guessing game is over: Apple's iPhone 3G S has arrived. Don't let appearances fool you. On the outside nothing looks much different with the 3G S. The real difference is what's inside. So how will Apple's iPhone 3G s compare to the Palm Pre? ...
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Elton John, Poison Bring Rock & Roll to the Tony Awards
The show's score, co-penned by Elton John, wound up losing Best Original Score to the powerful original production Next to Normal. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers has said that musical proves "rock is alive and rolling like thunder" on Broadway, ...
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Elton John, Poison Bring Rock & Roll to the Tony Awards
The band joined the cast of hair-metal musical Rock of Ages, a show that also features the music of Warrant, Whitesnake and Quiet Riot — and yes, was nominated for five Tonys. Michaels unfortunately suffered a severe blow to the head when he was ...
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Cheyenne Jackson and Michael Feinstein Extend Their Cabaret Run
According to a news release, Feinstein will perform without Jackson for the June 11 performance only. Upcoming concerts at Feinstein's eponymous club include Ann Hampton Callaway (June 6), Linda Eder (June 13) and Barbara Cook (June 18-20).
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2009 Belmont Stakes Odds ALERT
Summer Bird is currently sitting at 12 to 1 odds with horse racing bettors losing interest in this horse since his morning line was set at 10 to 1 odds. "He (Summer Bird) ran a very big race in the Arkansas Derby," stated 2009 Belmont Stakes Odds ...
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A procrastinator's guide to making Friday's digital- TV transition ...
If not, a low-cost indoor antenna will often work, especially if you live in the city and closer to TV transmitters. FreeDTVshop.com has a nice selection of Terk-branded antennas. Retailers like Radio Shack also stock a variety of antennas; try Radio ...
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Ione's Preston Castle . Where ghosts and history co-exist
High atop a hill lies the former Preston School of Industry - a reform school - known locally as Preston Castle. A monstrosity of sandstone Romanesque Revival, built in the late 1890's, is where once thousands of homeless, incorrigible and violent ...
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A holey holiday - National Doughnut Day
For true aficionados of the doughnut - or "donut," as the common gobbler spells it - every day is national doughnut day. "Doughnuts are just ... just ... the best things around," John Kunz, 32, said as he picked out a dozen at what for many is the ...
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Bo Burnham Gets Schooled in Yo Teach
He even gets troubled student — played by piano-rapping YouTube sensation Bo Burnham — to appreciate that the greatest rapper of all time is William Shakespeare. Who knew Burnham could act? He's actually quite good when he's not in front of a piano and ...
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PATH Train Fire Stops Transit
A fire in Journal Square has stopped PATH train service between New Jersey and New York. PATH train service will continue to be suspended for some time. You can find more information at the official Port Authority of New Jersey and New York website. ...
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Have a block party: Tetris turns 25
The puzzle video game Tetris is shown at Barcade in the Brooklyn section of New York. Tetris is perhaps the world's most recognized video game. Still played by millions around the world, on Facebook, the iPhone, on computers and gaming consoles, ...
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David Carradine Death Accidental?
Oscar-nominated actor David Carradine was found dead yesterday in Bangkok. He was 72. Carradine, best known as the star of the 1970s TV show "Kung Fu," was on location filming a movie and was discovered dead in his hotel room, according to his manager, ...
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Taylor Swift, "bad boy" John Mayer duet in Los Angeles
So it was a little shocking when John Mayer, who has broken a few actresses' hearts along the way, made a surprise appearance on stage during her sold-out Staples Center concert in Los Angeles on Friday. The pair duetted on Mayer's "Your Body is a ...
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Plimpton and Breaker Host 54th Annual Obie Awards May 18
By Andrew Gans Pal Joey Tony nominee Martha Plimpton and Shrek the Musical's Daniel Breaker co-host the 54th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards May 18 at Webster Hall in Manhattan. Presenters for the awards, which celebrate the 2008-2009 Off-Broadway and ...
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Land of the Lost'
It's based on a kitschy 1970s live action children's series created by Sid and Marty Krofft (creators of "HR Pufnstuf" and "Lidsville"). The Kroffts have spent decades denying that they made their loopy, special-effects heavy shows under the influence ...
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Gwyneth Paltrow swaps lucrative cosmetics contract to become ...
Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly keen to end her Estee Lauder deal, so that she can concentrate on her self-help site goop.com. The 36-year-old actress has a weekly newsletter sent out to subscribers, which it is claimed she wants to concentrate on. ...
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Air France crash update : More debris found, black box may be lost ...
On Wednesday, a Brazilian military official told the Los Angeles Times that aircraft searching for wreckage from Air France Flight 447, which was presumed to crash into the Atlantic Ocean late this past Sunday, have found more debris thought to have ...
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Puppies severely neglected in Terre
"I don't see how anyone could treat an animal this way." Manley says the dog's owner, Laura Ross, will be in court Friday on 3 counts of animal cruelty. She faces a maximum penalty of $300 for each count. He says if you see any neglected or abused ...
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Hoffpauir's bloop single gives Cubs 3-2 win
Shortly before the first pitch, Atlanta announced a trade with Pittsburgh to acquire All-Star center fielder Nate McLouth, who fills a big hole in the lineup. The deal signaled that the Braves think they can get back to the playoffs after missing out ...
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Melvin: Brewers Don't Want Glavine
One of the best left-handers in modern history, Tom Glavine, has just become a free agent after the Braves released him, freeing themselves from $3.5 million in potential payments to him. Yet Milwaukee Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin said ...
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Ambrose Eldora /Pocono preview
for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pocono 500, Marcos Ambrose takes to the half-mile, high-banked, Eldora Speedway dirt oval tonight. The Australian driver was recently invited to the Prelude to the Dream all-star dirt Late Model race lineup that ...
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Sanaa Lathan Joins Jones and Rashad in West End Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directed by Debbie Allen, performances begin at the Novello Theatre on November 21. Lathan received a 2001 Tony Award nomination for her performance as Beneatha Younger in A Raisin in the Sun. She has been seen off-Broadway in Por' Knockers, ...
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Right Or Wrong: JD Salinger Wants Holden To Stay "Forever Young"
This isn't about JD Salinger's right to legally block the publication of 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye by JD California. This is about love and the adolescent inability to separate real life from fiction; the tantalizing privileges of ...
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Poptropica , the coolest flash-based game for kids
Poptropica is a free Flash game, that also has paid features, designed especially for 6 to 15 years old kids. Poptropica represents a world with many island, of which one you have to pay for. Each island comes with its own mysteries and challenges to ...
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Eddie Cibrian's Wife: LeAnn Rimes Is Stalking My Husband
Since news of her alleged affair with co-star Eddie Cibrian, LeAnn Rimes has been labeled everything from a cheater to a home wrecker. But now, Cibrian's wife has given her a new title – stalker. In an interview with Us magazine, Cibrian's wife, ...
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Four youths held after incident at Princeton
(CNN) -- Students at Princeton University were asked to remain indoors briefly Wednesday after a report of an armed man on campus, but police determined that there was no gunman, according to the university's Web site. However, four juveniles with a ...
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Koko Taylor dies at 80; singer was Chicago blues icon
By Greg Kot Koko Taylor, a Chicago musical icon who became one of the most revered female blues vocalists of her time with signature hits such as "Wang Dang Doodle," "I'm a Woman" and "Hey Bartender," died Wednesday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in ...
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Heavy Rain Pre-E3 video from G4TV
G4TV has released a video discussion with David Cage discussing some of the details for the upcoming Quantic Dream title, Heavy Rain. So far, the incredible graphics are the most striking thing about Heavy Rain. It seems that from the video, ...
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Avatar Screenshots Realise James Cameron's Dream
Ubisoft has lifted the satin sheet from James Cameron's Avatar: The Game, an action game with RPG elements based upon his long-time-coming film of the same name. Amidst a conflict between a space consortium and a planet's primitive indigents, ...
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Do Spencer and Heidi want off ' I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of ...
We're going with the family report. Spencer and Heidi aren't quitting, trust us! They are way too smart for that. Posted by Elizabeth Snead on June 1, 2009 in heidi montag , i'm a celebrity... get me out of here , Spencer Pratt | Permalink | Email this ...
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Top Ten Best ' Star Wars ' Games
Knights of the Old Republic – Xbox and PC (2003) I alone could write an entire article why Knights of the Old Republic is the best Star Wars game ever. But at the risk of being prejudice, I asked my panel of experts to explain why they feel this game ...
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Spencer Pratt And Heidi Montag To Spend Honeymoon On TV
'As of now, her honeymoon plans are to battle celebs in the jungle,' Pratt says of couple's stint on 'I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!' By Jocelyn Vena Although Spencer Pratt and his new bride, Heidi, recently visited Mexico after their wedding ...
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G4 : MGS : Rising Not Exclusive
G4 has cleared things up for us! Instead they cloaked in timely and tricked us! "We said that the next Metal Gear will be coming [to Xbox 360]," he said. So there you have it, pretty much confirmed that this game will be coming to other platforms in ...
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Edie Falco Back on TV as Pill-popping ER Nurse
ET brings you a sneak peek of Edie Falco's return to the small screen as "Nurse Jackie," a quirky medical professional who pushes through life and career on a daily diet of prescription pain medication. Falco tells ET on the set of the medical dramedy ...
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Christians Celebrate Pentecost Sunday 2009
Today the Christian Church throughout the world (except those using the Julian calendar) celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost (Whitsunday), with Christmas and Easter, ranks among the great feasts of Christianity. ...
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Firefighters battle Wichita grain elevator blaze
AP - May 26, 2009 3:34 PM ET WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Firefighters called to a burning grain elevator in Wichita have been working to lower the temperature inside the silo that caught fire. Fire Capt. Brad Crisp told The Wichita Eagle that the temperature ...
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' Pushing Daisies ' returns, in a not un-heavenly way
Pushing Daisies, the screwball comedy that comes in candy-fruit colors, returned for the first of its final three episodes. All was right with its world: there were two murders to be solved, but also a new complexity between the show's essential ...
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St. Charles teams headed to Odyssey of the Mind contest
All the answers are correct, and it's that kind of creative thinking that propelled these St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School pupils and their classmates to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving ...
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2009 NBA Finals Schedule Now Has Lakers Vs . Magic
The 2009 NBA Finals schedule now has seven games scheduled for the Lakers vs. Magic. Most everyone hoped the 2009 NBA Finals schedule wouldn't be the Lakers vs. Magic, especially those in 2009 NBA Finals Schedule Now Has Lakers Vs. Magic Cleveland and ...
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'American Idol': Cyndi Lauper Week continues!
We just read the musical guest lineup for American Idol's season 8 finale and have just one question: Will Cyndi Lauper be able to sober up? Lauper's one-liner killed on Thursday's season finale of 30 Rock. PopWatch is not suggesting Cyndi Lauper will ...
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New releases
Rapper Eminem returns to music with his first album of five years, "Relapse," while Steve Martin releases his debut music album today. Eminem has spent the last few years out of the spotlight, dealing with a drug addiction, failed marriage and death of ...
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Eminem, Lionel Richie Go Myspace Before 'Super Tuesday'
In anticipation of this Tuesday's massive amount of album releases, chart-topping recording artists Eminem, Lionel Richie, Method Man & Redman, Busta Rhymes and Tori Amos are going head to head at Myspace ! Albums from each of the aforementioned ...
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Ratings war: ' American Idol ' vs. 'Dancing With the Stars'
This way, not only women's preference to an elegant man could reveal the instant winner. And it was Gilles Marini, an artist by heart, by appearance and by performance! If the same happens tonight to Adam Lambert, this will mean that the American ...
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California 2009 Election Early Results Are Light Turnout
The polling stations in California will close at 8PM this evening. However, the early results of the 2009 California elections are the light turnout. What can you expect from the 2009 California statewide special election results when by 3 pm, ...
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Danny Gokey Dreams On After ' American Idol '
Danny Gokey's "American Idol" journey came to a screeching halt last week. Or maybe it really happened the previous week with the screeching that brought an end to "Dream On." "Maybe that was kind of like the downfall," Danny said in his exit interview ...
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'Glee' offers Fox's take on 'High School Musical'
Jay Leno hosts Terry Bradshaw on "The Tonight Show" (11:35 pm, NBC) ... Eminem and Mike Tyson appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (12:05 am, ABC) ... Matt Lauer, Mary McCormack, Dana White and Iron and Wine chat on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (12:35 am, ...
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' Dancing with the Stars ' winner : Shawn Johnson vaults over sexy ...
By Ross Werland | Tribune reporter French actor Gilles Marini could have scored a 33 out of a possible 30 on "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night. The room melted with his last tango, and he deserved to win the season finale. ...
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' Dancing With the Stars ' finale: Liiiiiiiiiiive!
One will head home weeping tiny, rather attractive droplets of liquid crystals; the other two will be gushing tears of low-grade bedazzler glue for the rest of 2009. It's a Sad World. Talk about Dancing With the Stars here during and after the finale, ...
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Recap: 'Dancing with the Stars' Finale - And the winner is...
Par example: To Lil' Kim: "It's not easy to the cha cha cha with a bulletproof vest"; To Ty Murray: "You did the 'Brokeback' mambo"; To Steve Wozniak: "You're a chunky chipmunk." It's either embarrassingly bad or borderline offensive. ...
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Olympian dances away with crown
7:25 pm: Idol creator Simon Fuller has a say in who sings what tonight, and has chosen Sam Cooke's Change is Gonna Come for Adam Lambert. At last, a tune that forces Adam to lay off the dramatics and just sing. 7:30 pm: Star sighting! ...
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