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CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — On a blustery fall afternoon, Andy St. Clair slips into an empty club, with rows of tables, wooden chairs and a bare stage awaiting its next bit of comedy magic.
It does not look like much, but the stage is something of a shr...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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BOSTON (AP) — A graduate student who must pay four record labels a combined $675,000 in damages for downloading and sharing songs online has been ordered to destroy his illegal music files — but a judge declined to force him to stop promoting the act...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — A TV producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million said he needed money to visit his son and would mask the transaction as a business deal, prosecutors said.
Robert J. "Joe" Halderman also told the comedian's ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney whose powerful behind-the-scenes influence on The Walt Disney Co. led to the departure of former chief Michael Eisner, has died. He was 79.
The company announced that Disney died Wednesday i...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – 'Up in the Air', 'Precious' and 'Inglourious Basterds' led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with three nominations each yesterday, among them honours for George Clooney, Diane Kruger and Mo'Nique.
The Second World War rewrite 'Inglou...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — One minute Victor Javier was rapt in a carefree game of beach soccer; the next he was a hapless victim of Rio de Janeiro's "shock of order" crackdown.
Two city guards in crisp uniforms marched across the sands and ordered J...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) – There are only so many songwriting suggestions an outsider is allowed to offer Paul McCartney. Kirk Jones, director of the new Robert DeNiro movie, 'Everybody's Fine', found the limit.
McCartney, who has written only a handful of song...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Whether your ideal Christmas is about snow and magical lights or a beach and a seasonal cocktail, travel website travelandleisure.com has come up with a list of ten of the best places to spend Christmas.
This list was compile...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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Santa has come early this year for fans of local writer Rod Farrington.
His newly released 'Death Diamonds of Bermudez' is now on shelves.
The book promises to please fans of both his Spinners series, aimed at young adults, and his more adult novel '...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) – Two years ago, director Jason Reitman's 'Juno' was the consummate Oscar underdog. An independent film without A-list stars, it went on to earn four Oscar nominations, winning best original screenplay for Diablo Cody.
Reitman's new, wi...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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