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Opus Dei Asks for 'Da Vinci' Disclaimer
(AP)
 AP - The conservative religious group Opus Dei has asked for a disclaimer on the upcoming film based on the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code."
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Suspect in Rapper Proof's Death Arraigned
(AP)
 AP - The suspect in the shooting death of rapper Proof, a hip-hop artist and Eminem confidante, was arraigned Saturday on a pair of weapons charges.
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Capote Letters, Photos to Be Displayed
(AP)
 AP - Some rare family photos and a collection of Truman Capote's letters to his favorite aunt in Alabama — on topics ranging from Harper Lee to Tallulah Bankhead to his longing for down-home butter beans — are going on permanent display in the state's literary capital, where the writer spent some of his boyhood.
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Ex-'Idol' Contestant: Cowell Unhelpful
(AP)
 AP - Bucky Covington, the latest contestant voted off "American Idol," says the comments of judge Simon Cowell are no longer helpful.
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Dern Studied Grandpa for 'Big Love' Role
(AP)
 AP - Bruce Dern turned to his grandfather for inspiration when preparing for his role on HBO's "Big Love," a polygamy drama set in Utah.
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Opus Dei Asks for 'Da Vinci' Disclaimer
(AP)
AP - The conservative religious group Opus Dei has asked for a disclaimer on the upcoming film based on the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code."
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Suspect in Rapper Proof's Death Arraigned
(AP)
AP - The suspect in the shooting death of rapper Proof, a hip-hop artist and Eminem confidante, was arraigned Saturday on a pair of weapons charges.
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Ex-'Idol' Contestant: Cowell Unhelpful
(AP)
AP - Bucky Covington, the latest contestant voted off "American Idol," says the comments of judge Simon Cowell are no longer helpful.
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Weather Channel Crew Accused of Trespass
(AP)
AP - Three members of a video team for The Weather Channel have been charged with trespassing for allegedly refusing to leave the property of a woman who was killed by a tornado.
"Stuff Happens" play sears Rumsfeld in New York
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A play that skewers Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld as arrogant and war-mad has opened to a largely
favorable welcome in New York this week, even as former
generals turn against him in Washington.
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Opus Dei Asks for 'Da Vinci' Disclaimer
(AP)
AP - The conservative religious group Opus Dei has asked for a disclaimer on the upcoming film based on the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code."
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Indian Actress Honored at Milan Festival
(AP)
 AP - It took months of learning the language but Indian movie star Sonali Kulkarni was able to slip into a role in an Italian movie.
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Muslim film festival in NY is shouting to be heard
(Reuters)
Reuters - More than 30 movies from the Arab and
Muslim world will be playing at a week-long New York film
festival, but will anybody be watching?
Cruise Runs Seminars to Prepare for Baby
(AP)
 AP - Tom Cruise has taken the impending birth of his first child with fiancee Katie Holmes to another level.
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Cruise: Baby Won't Have Catholic Baptism
(AP)
 AP - Katie Holmes was raised a Catholic, but, says fiance Tom Cruise, their soon-to-arrive baby will not have a Catholic baptism.
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Smithsonian-Showtime Deal Worries Groups
(AP)
AP - A television deal between the Smithsonian Institution and Showtime Networks has alarmed some leading independent filmmakers and research groups, who worry they will have less access to the Smithsonian's collections.
At the Movies: `The Wild'
(AP)
AP - Talking animals from a New York zoo leave the comfortable confines of their familiar urban existence and wind up in an exotic foreign land, where they traipse through tall trees, cheekily joke with each other, face their fears and, in the process, become better people. Er, creatures.
Papal preacher blasts Da Vinci Code, Judas gospel
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A Vatican official on Friday
railed against "The Da Vinci Code," branding the book and its
upcoming film version as just more examples of Jesus being sold
out by a wave of what he called "pseudo-historic" art.
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At the Movies: 'The Notorious Bettie Page'
(AP)
AP - For a movie about the pinup wonder of an era, "The Notorious Bettie Page" is surprisingly tame, an exuberant performance from Gretchen Mol in the title role going to waste in an uninvolving account.
At the Movies: `Scary Movie 4'
(AP)
AP - The makers of "Airplane!" have reconnected for "Scary Movie 4," but they've created a sequel that never truly takes flight.
Suspect in Rapper Proof's Death Arraigned
(AP)
AP - The suspect in the shooting death of rapper Proof, a hip-hop artist and Eminem confidante, was arraigned Saturday on a pair of weapons charges.
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Serb folk music strikes chord in postwar Croatia
(Reuters)
Reuters - People's arms go up in the air, their
eyes close and their bodies start to sway to the deafening,
hypnotic rhythms.
Trump Hires Wyclef Jean to Perform Concert
(AP)
 AP - Donald Trump is a fan of Wyclef Jean. Trump invited the hip-hop artist to perform at a concert Friday night for about 200 business associates.
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Ex-'Idol' Contestant: Cowell Unhelpful
(AP)
AP - Bucky Covington, the latest contestant voted off "American Idol," says the comments of judge Simon Cowell are no longer helpful.
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'Babyface' Files Suit Against Anita Baker
(AP)
 AP - Grammy-winning singer-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against singer Anita Baker, claiming she owes him more than $250,000.
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Revitalized Pearl Jam rocks out on 8th album
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Eddie Vedder chuckles when he looks
back on the early years of Pearl Jam and how the group balanced
the pressures of success: "You get growing pains when you get
taller, but we got them when we were trying to shrink."
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Lynyrd Skynyrd, 3 Doors Down pair for Double Trouble
(Reuters)
Reuters - Old-school Southern rock meets new
school when Lynyrd Skynyrd and 3 Doors Down hit the road this
summer.
Gibson factory to host New Orleans' relocated Stomp
(Reuters)
Reuters - Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, New
Orleans-based music festival the Ponderosa Stomp will take
place May 8-10 at the Gibson Guitar factory in downtown
Memphis.
Indie rock festivals duke it out in Chicago
(Reuters)
Reuters - Indie rock fans in Chicago are
benefiting from a good old-fashioned catfight between
Intonation and Pitchfork, which are producing competing music
festivals in the Windy City this summer.
NPR listeners respond to novelty act's matzoh mix
(Reuters)
Reuters - Take a novelty record, infuse it
with the perfect holiday timing, toss in a bit of "Fresh Air"
and, voila, What I Like About Jew has its first hit.
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