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'Star Wars' Creator Lucas Opens New HQ (AP)
AP - A new complex that will house most of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' empire could be the entertainment industry's most sophisticated digital arts and entertainment center — complete with a stone fountain of Jedi master Yoda at the front door.
Holmes, Scientology Discussed in Hometown (AP)
AP - The giant engagement ring and Eiffel Tower proposal have quelled most doubts in Katie Holmes' hometown about her relationship with Tom Cruise. It hasn't, though, stopped the squawking about her sudden interest in Scientology, Cruise's religion.
Shaq Adds MBA to His Three NBA Titles (AP)
AP - Shaquille O'Neal returned to the Forum on Saturday, not for an NBA game, but to pick up his MBA. The man who once called himself the Big Aristotle was the tallest and most famous of the 2,200 University of Phoenix graduates at the arena. But O'Neal said he was simply getting ready for the real world.
Producers Predict Record Live 8 Broadcast (AP)
AP - Producers of the upcoming Live 8 concerts said Saturday the shows will be shown around the world in what they billed as the largest-ever broadcast of a live event.
Fans and Rains Flood Into Glastonbury (AP)
AP - Torrential thunderstorms turned the first day of the Glastonbury music festival into a mud bath but did little to dampen the spirit of more than 100,000 revelers.
'Star Wars' Creator Lucas Opens New HQ (AP)
AP - A new complex that will house most of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' empire could be the entertainment industry's most sophisticated digital arts and entertainment center — complete with a stone fountain of Jedi master Yoda at the front door.
Music Promoter Who Launched Joplin Dies (AP)
AP - Chet Helms, the revered father of the 1967 Summer of Love and a music promoter who launched the career of singer Janis Joplin, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 62.
Kuiper Brothers Broadcast Game Together (AP)
AP - Duane Kuiper quickly told his younger brother how it would be: The family's elder statesman would be calling more innings during their first broadcast together.
'Star Wars' Creator Lucas Opens New HQ (AP)
AP - A new complex that will house most of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' empire could be the entertainment industry's most sophisticated digital arts and entertainment center — complete with a stone fountain of Jedi master Yoda at the front door.
Tony Nominees Foster and Oscar Re-Join 'The Producers' (Playbill)
Playbill - Tony Award nominees Hunter Foster and Brad Oscar will return to the respective roles of Leo and Max in Broadway's The Producers July 5, replacing Roger Bart and Richard Kind.
'Star Wars' Creator Lucas Opens New HQ (AP)
AP - A new complex that will house most of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' empire could be the entertainment industry's most sophisticated digital arts and entertainment center — complete with a stone fountain of Jedi master Yoda at the front door.
Spielberg thriller leaves Israeli spies in the cold (Reuters)
Reuters - Steven Spielberg, famed for Hollywood
blockbusters, is keeping mum about his latest project, a
dramatization of tit-for-tat killings that followed the 1972
massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes by Palestinian guerrillas.
Holmes, Scientology Discussed in Hometown (AP)
AP - The giant engagement ring and Eiffel Tower proposal have quelled most doubts in Katie Holmes' hometown about her relationship with Tom Cruise. It hasn't, though, stopped the squawking about her sudden interest in Scientology, Cruise's religion.
Kidman Studied Montgomery for 'Bewitched' (AP)
AP - Nicole Kidman says she needed two things to help her learn how to twitch her nose as Elizabeth Montgomery had done on the '60s sitcom "Bewitched."
Academy Invites Foxx to Join As Member (AP)
AP - When "Ray" star Jamie Foxx won a best actor Oscar in February, he shouted out, "wow, wow, wow, wow!" Now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is offering him another wow-worthy honor: membership in the organization.
Brando's personal effects at auction in NY (Reuters)
Reuters - The personal effects of Hollywood
legend Marlon Brando -- from his driver's licenses to a fake
bloody finger -- go on sale next week in an auction that may
provide clues to the life of the private, eccentric actor.
Cruise Clashes With Lauer on 'Today' Show (AP)
AP - Tom Cruise criticized NBC "Today" show host Matt Lauer on Friday when Lauer mentioned Cruise's earlier criticism of Brooke Shields for taking anti-depressants. Cruise told Lauer he didn't know what he was talking about. "You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do," Cruise said.
Supermodel Macpherson, Partner Separate (AP)
AP - Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson and partner Arpad Busson announced Friday that they are separating.
Kidman Gets Physical for 'Bewitched' Role (AP)
AP - Nicole Kidman says she would love to have a witch's powers for a day — especially if it's a bad day.
Dillon Adjusts to Driving for 'Herbie' (AP)
AP - Matt Dillon says preparing for his role as a race car driver in "Herbie: Fully Loaded" was anything but easy.
Music Promoter Who Launched Joplin Dies (AP)
AP - Chet Helms, the revered father of the 1967 Summer of Love and a music promoter who launched the career of singer Janis Joplin, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 62.
Eminem May Help Save Detroit Fireworks (AP)
AP - An huge annual fireworks display is expected to get a fundraising boost from Grammy-winning rapper Eminem. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers III, grew up in the Detroit area and lives in suburban Rochester Hills.
Producers Predict Record Live 8 Broadcast (AP)
AP - Producers of the upcoming Live 8 concerts said Saturday the shows will be shown around the world in what they billed as the largest-ever broadcast of a live event.
Fans and Rains Flood Into Glastonbury (AP)
AP - Torrential thunderstorms turned the first day of the Glastonbury music festival into a mud bath but did little to dampen the spirit of more than 100,000 revelers.
Underwood's Single 'Heaven' Tops Charts (AP)
AP - American Idol winner Carrie Underwood's first single sold 170,000 copies in its first week, making it the best-selling song so far this year, according to her publicist.
Geldof urges UK rock crowd to fight African poverty (Reuters)
Reuters - Bob Geldof, mastermind of the planned
Live 8 concerts to boost awareness of African poverty, called
on crowds at a British music festival on Saturday to join him
next week at an anti-poverty demonstration in Scotland.
Bluegrass Great Stanley to Undergo Bypass (AP)
AP - Bluegrass singer Ralph Stanley will undergo coronary bypass surgery Monday. Doctors recommended the multiple bypass operation after the 78-year-old singer went for a regular checkup earlier this week, according to a statement from his publicist. A full recovery is expected, the statement said.
S.Africa plans concert link-up with Live 8 gigs (Reuters)
Reuters - African musicians will perform in
South Africa next week at a gig scheduled to coincide with the
Live 8 rock concerts, which aim to draw world leaders'
attention to poverty in Africa, organizers said on Saturday.
Supersuckers get creative with marketing (Reuters)
Reuters - Fans of veteran indie band
Supersuckers admire the group for their tremendous live shows
and albums and for living the rock 'n' roll lifestyle to the
hilt.
Minneapolis conductor Vanska is big on Beethoven (Reuters)
Reuters - No one could ever claim that
Beethoven's symphonies are underrecorded. There are thousands
upon thousands of recordings of the individual symphonies
available, not to mention more than 100 complete cycles.
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