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Garner and Affleck Have Baby Girl (AP)
AP - Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck had a baby girl Thursday. ]]>
Vaughn, Aniston Pulled Over by Ariz. Police (AP)
AP - Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston were pulled over by Scottsdale police earlier this week, and Vaughn was given a sobriety test, police said Thursday. ]]>
Letterman, Winfrey Bury Hatchet (AP)
AP - Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman buried the hatchet Thursday on "The Late Show" and wondered just how their 16-year feud started in the first place. ]]>
Review: 'Color Purple' Stays True to Book (AP)
AP - At the beginning of "The Color Purple," two young girls sit in a giant, gnarled tree that dominates the stage of the vast Broadway Theatre. ]]>
November sweeps break the mold (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - TV sweeps months were once known for splashy miniseries, goofy stunts, obnoxious fiancés and Michael Jackson interviews. November's race, which ended Wednesday, was tame by comparison.
Garner and Affleck Have Baby Girl (AP)
AP - Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck had a baby girl Thursday. ]]>
Grateful Dead drops download ban after fan revolt (Reuters)
Reuters - Facing a revolt by its famously
faithful fans, The Grateful Dead backed away on Thursday from a
move to block "Deadheads" from downloading the jam band's
concert recordings for free. ]]>
Garner, Affleck Have Baby Girl (AP)
AP - Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck had a baby girl Thursday. ]]>
Ethnic groups see slight gains in TV diversity (Reuters)
Reuters - The number of Latinos
working in primetime television on the four major networks
increased slightly during the past season, while Asian groups
fear they're losing ground despite a six-year effort to improve
diversity both in front and behind the camera, according to a
study released Thursday. ]]>
'The Color Purple' set to please Broadway crowds (Reuters)
Reuters - Emerging as a musical in
far better form than might have been expected, "The Color
Purple" entertains even while not fully overcoming the problems
inherent in translating its sprawling story to the stage. ]]>
Garner and Affleck Have Baby Girl (AP)
AP - Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck had a baby girl Thursday. ]]>
'Kingdom' comes for Jamie Foxx (Reuters)
Reuters - Jamie Foxx has signed to
star in "The Kingdom," a political thriller set to start
shooting in May. ]]>
Box office serving up holiday leftovers (Reuters)
Reuters - The leftover turkey has
been turned to soup, the relatives have left, and the holiday
shopping season has begun in earnest, all of which signals a
historically quiet weekend at the box office.
Vaughn, Aniston Pulled Over by Ariz. Police (AP)
AP - Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston were pulled over by Scottsdale police earlier this week, and Vaughn was given a sobriety test, police said Thursday. ]]>
Morissette, Finn contribute to 'Narnia' disc (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer/songwriters Alanis
Morissette, Tim Finn, Imogen Heap and Lisbeth Scott have
contributed songs for the soundtrack to "The Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." ]]>
'The Color Purple' set to please Broadway crowds (Reuters)
Reuters - Emerging as a musical in
far better form than might have been expected, "The Color
Purple" entertains even while not fully overcoming the problems
inherent in translating its sprawling story to the stage. ]]>
'First Descent' takes snowboarders on lengthy ride (Reuters)
Reuters - Equal parts historical
retrospective and ESPN-style thrill ride, "First Descent: The
Story of the Snowboarding Revolution" pretty much says it all
and then some given its needlessly protracted running time.
'Alias' star Jennifer Garner gives birth: report (Reuters)
Reuters - "Alias" star Jennifer Garner has
given birth to her first child, a daughter, with actor-husband
Ben Affleck, US Weekly magazine reported on Thursday. ]]>
Correction: Nov. 29 Brando Obituary (AP)
AP - In Nov. 29 obituaries for actress Jocelyn Brando, sister of Marlon Brando, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Pennebaker, the surname she used in private life, was her married name. Pennebaker was her mother's maiden name. The corrected version of the story appears below.
Actress Jocelyn Brando Dies at 86 (AP)
AP - Actress Jocelyn Brando, who appeared in more than a dozen films including two with her younger brother, Marlon, has died. She was 86.
Grateful Dead drops download ban after fan revolt (Reuters)
Reuters - Facing a revolt by its famously
faithful fans, The Grateful Dead backed away on Thursday from a
move to block "Deadheads" from downloading the jam band's
concert recordings for free. ]]>
Morissette, Finn contribute to 'Narnia' disc (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer/songwriters Alanis
Morissette, Tim Finn, Imogen Heap and Lisbeth Scott have
contributed songs for the soundtrack to "The Chronicles of
Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." ]]>
311 vs. Scott Stapp in Bar Flap (E! Online)
E! Online - Here's one battle of the bands that could have left marks. ]]>
Rock Band 311, Stapp Fight in Baltimore (AP)
AP - Former Creed lead singer Scott Stapp and members of the band 311 were involved in a fight on Thanksgiving in the lounge of a luxury hotel, according to hotel security staff and 311 members.
Rock icon Patti Smith still at top of her form (Reuters)
Reuters - That Patti Smith has
evolved from punk pioneer to rock legend was made obvious by
the location of this 30th anniversary performance of her
groundbreaking and recently re-released album "Horses.
Neo-soul duo Floetry delivers groundbreaking show (Reuters)
Reuters - It might take another
British Invasion to right the floundering neo-soul movement in
America. If that is the case, then the dynamic duo of Londoners
Marsha Ambrosius (aka the Songstress) and Natalie Stewart (aka
the Floacist) is a perfect choice to point the genre in a
clearer direction.
Green Day joins elite club with 5th hit single (Reuters)
Reuters - With the No. 37 debut of "Jesus
of Suburbia" on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, punk rock
trio Green Day becomes the third act to pull five singles from
the same album more than once on this airplay-based chart. ]]>
Dead Resurrect Free Downloads (E! Online)
E! Online - A
week after some of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead ordered a
nonprofit site to remove free downloads of the seminal jam band's
concerts--sparking massive online backlash and a Deadhead petition
calling for a boycott of all band-related merchandise--the band has
reversed its position. ]]>
Bono and Alicia Sing for the Kids (E! Online)
E! Online - The artists have joined forces to record the single "Don't Give Up
(Africa)," and will donate all proceeds to Keep A Child Alive, an
organization that provides medicine to families infected with AIDS and
the HIV virus. ]]>
Pete Doherty Arrested on Drug Suspicion (AP)
AP - Rocker Pete Doherty, best known as the on-off boyfriend of supermodel Kate Moss, has been arrested on suspicion of drug possession, police and the singer's spokesman said Thursday.
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