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Dylan's new album hits No. 1 on charts
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_mu/music_dylan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.07e1de3a19cb4df192fb384ccce78ee4.bob_dylan_nyol202.jpg?x=130&y=122&sig=sw7cHdfaFgfU21qObt2YLw--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="Bob Dylan kicks off the Pawtucket Arts Festival at McCoy Stadium, in this Aug. 24, 2006 file photo taken in Pawtucket, R.I. For the first time in 30 years, Dylan is topping the charts, with his new album, 'Modern Times,' selling 192,000 units in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released Wednesday. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bob Dylan is back at the top of the charts — for the first time in 30 years. His new album, "Modern Times," reached No. 1 on the album sales chart, selling 192,000 units in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Housewives' star Marcia Cross pregnant
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_tv/people_marcia_cross"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060907/capt.32eae8643c01426683249ce3dd580d9d.people_marcia_cross_ny127.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=1n9UrWNildJ0Aw5q7Dgpbw--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Actress Marcia Cross poses before speaking at the 13th annual Revlon Run/Walk fundraising event for breast and ovarian cancer research in Los Angeles in this May 13, 2006 file photo. The redheaded actress, who plays Bree Van De Kamp on 'Desperate Housewives,' expects to give birth to her first child in April, publicist Heidi Slan said Wednesday Sept. 6, 2006. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - On television, she's a desperate housewife. But in real life Marcia Cross is an expectant mother, her publicist confirmed Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Suri Cruise makes debut in Vanity Fair
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_ce/people_suri_cruise"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.8ec4759243f54d1eb4fd901dcb5f3ee3.suri_cruise_nyol200.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=OPfzqvHN261CY9Tdc4ywMA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="This picture released by Vanity Fair on Wednesday Sept. 6, 2006 shows the cover of the October 2006 issue featuring Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes with their baby Suri Cruise. To read more about the famous family, visit www.vanityfair.com (AP Photo/Annie Leibovitz exclusively for Vanity Fair)" border="0" /></a>AP - With a cherubic face and a shock of dark hair, Suri Cruise — subject of the world's most anticipated baby photo — made her debut Wednesday on the cover of Vanity Fair.</p><br clear="all"/>
3 senators call for Jerry Lewis honor
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_ce/people_jerry_lewis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060904/capt.fba5767b88264b4bacfbf8407aa5e8b4.jerry_lewis_telethon_nvjk102.jpg?x=75&y=130&sig=PEJb7PD.RtbIdv5szRQttA--" align="left" height="130" width="75" alt="Jerry Lewis ends the night with a gag as he sits in front of the countdown board to celebrate another successful Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day telethon after announcing an all-time high of $61,013,855 million in pledges and contributions in Las Vegas on Monday, Sept. 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Jane Kalinowsky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Three senators introduced a resolution Wednesday to honor Jerry Lewis with the Congressional Gold Medal for his philanthropy and contribution to entertainment.</p><br clear="all"/>
Irwin was 'an ordinary bloke,' dad says
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_tv/crocodile_hunter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060906/2006_09_06t022849_450x303_us_australia_irwin.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=J4XCA.pnJjJSf4QZFcgA7Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Bob Irwin, father of Steve Irwin, during a news conference at the Australia Zoo in Beerwah, September 6, 2006. (Greg White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, killed in a stingray attack this week, knew the risks involved in his work and often discussed the possibility he might die doing it, his father said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gore's "Truth" DVD boasts earth-friendly package
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mother Nature won't be
harmed when former Vice President Al Gore's hit global-warming
documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" comes out on DVD November
21.
Dylan Drops Danity, Squashes Simpson
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060907/en_music_eo/19943"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060907/capt.526b38616fd48ca07303c0db49c6a72b.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=A.0mZEEjrZPGmxYRSgcRlw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Just a week ago, Diddy's pre-fab pop group Danity Kane scored the
surprise number one album and Paris Hilton landed a Top 10 debut. But
the times are a changin'." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Just a week ago, Diddy's pre-fab pop group Danity Kane scored the
surprise number one album and Paris Hilton landed a Top 10 debut. But
the times are a changin'.</p><br clear="all"/>
TiVo offering fantasy football service
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_tv/tivo_fantasy_football"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.9950b7665e8c4103a8e87f57448f20c9.colts_giants_football_ny163.jpg?x=129&y=130&sig=joR7.a2WeGLFCrfAqDfCZg--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="In this handout photo from Yahoo! Sports, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning talk as they host a Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football training camp in this July 18, 2005 photo at the South Street Seaport in New York City. The two brothers open their 2006 NFL season when they play against each other on Sunday night, Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, Yahoo! Sports)" border="0" /></a>AP - A new TiVo Inc. service set to debut Thursday will let some fantasy football fans stay glued to their televisions even while making changes to their team rosters.</p><br clear="all"/>
TiVo offering fantasy football service
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_bu/tivo_fantasy_football"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.9950b7665e8c4103a8e87f57448f20c9.colts_giants_football_ny163.jpg?x=129&y=130&sig=joR7.a2WeGLFCrfAqDfCZg--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="In this handout photo from Yahoo! Sports, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning talk as they host a Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football training camp in this July 18, 2005 photo at the South Street Seaport in New York City. The two brothers open their 2006 NFL season when they play against each other on Sunday night, Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, Yahoo! Sports)" border="0" /></a>AP - A new TiVo Inc. service set to debut Thursday will let some fantasy football fans stay glued to their televisions even while making changes to their team rosters.</p><br clear="all"/>
LA Opera to stage first "Ring"
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Los Angeles Opera is to stage
its first "Ring" cycle of four classic Wagnerian operas, thanks
in part to a $6 million gift from businessman Eli Broad who
wants to boost the city as cultural destination.
Gore's "Truth" DVD boasts earth-friendly package
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mother Nature won't be
harmed when former Vice President Al Gore's hit global-warming
documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" comes out on DVD November
21.
Costner leaves impression at Grauman's
(AP)
AP - Oscar winning actor-director Kevin Costner sunk his hands and feet into wet cement on Wednesday in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre — following, literally, in the footsteps of other stars.
Dean Martin biography bought for film
(AP)
AP - Actor Joe Mantegna, who played Dean Martin in HBO's "The Rat Pack," has acquired the rights to the entertainer's life story.
Toby Keith takes 1st step on film stage
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_mo/film_toby_keith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.90ed08a1b22343b4b8e185310b75ce2f.film_toby_keith_wxs601.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=4RIwT1Q32h8PeKZC0KSj8A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated photo released by CMT Films/Paramount Classics on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, Toby Keith is shown in a scene from the movie 'Broken Bridges.' Keith portrays Bo Price, a down-on-his-luck country singer, in the movie. the film premieres Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., and opens nationwide Friday. (AP Photo/CMT Films/Paramount Classics)" border="0" /></a>AP - Don't expect too much insight into Toby Keith's life from his role in the new movie "Broken Bridges." The singer, whose brash personality is as well known as his country songs, says he's wound tighter than his film character.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kennedy Center to honor performers
(AP)
AP - Film director Stephen Spielberg, singers Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and conductor Zubin Mehta will be honored in December by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Toronto fest a venue for transformations
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_mo/film_toronto_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.cb9454dad26f4d1ba7cd8949f527a199.film_toronto_festival_nyet149.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=R.tLMVW.MOdCS6MuwSeUhQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="This photo, supplied by Columbia Pictures, shows Sean Penn, left, in a scene from Columbia Pictures' drama 'All the King's Men.' The fillm is one of the highlights of the Toronto Film Festival which starts Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006. Penn plays a firebrand politician in a new adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's novel. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures,Kerry Hayes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Celebrities always are looking to show new sides of themselves, and the Toronto International Film Festival is one of the best showcases for their transformations.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fists high, Rocky statue makes comeback
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_mo/rocky_statue"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.433311945523421e8bd95416a8243e42.rocky_statue_px102.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=kUK8W2yI6GzRvHcK7xz14g--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Sylvester Stallone, left, portraying movie character 'Rocky;' and Tommy Morrison , as boxer 'Tommy Gunn,' reenact a scene from Rocky V under a statue of Stallone on the Philadelphia Museum of Art's steps in Philadelphia, in this Jan. 27, 1990, file photo. The city's Art Commission approved a plan Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, to return the statue--currently stored in a warehouse--of the big-screen boxer to a site near the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.(AP Photo/Chris Gardner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rocky Balboa — or more specifically, a statue of the Hollywood palooka, boxing gloves raised in triumph — is being restored to a spot outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the winner by a split decision in a bout between fine art and pop culture.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Rocky" may move to Philadelphia Art Museum steps
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060906/film_nm/arts_rocky_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060906/2006_09_05t183750_450x301_us_arts_rocky.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=D6uYgfv_kb2u51ZT.TOzYg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sly Stallone gestures during the filming of his movie 'Rocky 6' in Las Vegas December 5, 2005. A statue of fictional boxer Rocky Balboa may move to the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, where the character played by Sylvester Stallone famously ran while training for a fight. (Teddy Blackburn/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A statue of fictional boxer Rocky
Balboa may move to the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum,
where the character played by Sylvester Stallone famously ran
while training for a fight.</p><br clear="all"/>
MGM plans 5 movie sequels
(Reuters)
Reuters - Film and television studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc on Wednesday said it is expanding
global TV sales to reinvigorate operations, adding some 100 new
employees and promoting a key executive to run the unit.
Review: 'Hollywoodland' an ersatz vision
(AP)
AP - It should have been more decadent, this L.A. story of love, fame and jealousy. It should have been more lurid, with its competing conspiracy theories about murder vs. suicide and the high-powered players under suspicion.
Dylan Drops Danity, Squashes Simpson
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060907/en_music_eo/19943"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060907/capt.526b38616fd48ca07303c0db49c6a72b.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=A.0mZEEjrZPGmxYRSgcRlw--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Just a week ago, Diddy's pre-fab pop group Danity Kane scored the
surprise number one album and Paris Hilton landed a Top 10 debut. But
the times are a changin'." border="0" /></a>E! Online - Just a week ago, Diddy's pre-fab pop group Danity Kane scored the
surprise number one album and Paris Hilton landed a Top 10 debut. But
the times are a changin'.</p><br clear="all"/>
LA Opera gets $6 million to stage 'Ring'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_mu/la_opera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.7c5be68c177a4d849bd425f72d68ef57.la_opera_cars101.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=azIo8Ddq9fzhbnr0n2o3Rw--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Opera star Placido Domingo, director of the Los Angeles Opera, announces that the company will present Richard Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen,' thanks to a $6 million donation from the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation, at a news conference on the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006. This will be the first time Wagner's epic four-part opera will be presented in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Los Angeles Opera will present Richard Wagner's epic "Der Ring des Nibelungen" for the first time here, thanks to a $6 million donation from philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, the company announced Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dylan tops worldwide charts with acclaimed album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060907/music_nm/dylan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060907/2006_09_06t164145_334x450_us_leisure_dylan.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=1weN4C7aVfZLcgRDiEjvHQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Bob Dylan performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans April 28, 2006. Dylan reached the top of the U.S. albums chart for the first time in 30 years, and only the fourth time in his career, according to sales data issued on Wednesday. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bob Dylan reached the top of the
U.S. pop albums chart for the first time in 30 years on
Wednesday, becoming the oldest living person to launch a new
disc at No. 1.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dylan's new album hits No. 1 on charts
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_mu/music_dylan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.07e1de3a19cb4df192fb384ccce78ee4.bob_dylan_nyol202.jpg?x=130&y=122&sig=sw7cHdfaFgfU21qObt2YLw--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="Bob Dylan kicks off the Pawtucket Arts Festival at McCoy Stadium, in this Aug. 24, 2006 file photo taken in Pawtucket, R.I. For the first time in 30 years, Dylan is topping the charts, with his new album, 'Modern Times,' selling 192,000 units in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released Wednesday. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bob Dylan is back at the top of the charts — for the first time in 30 years. His new album, "Modern Times," reached No. 1 on the album sales chart, selling 192,000 units in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Met announces plan to simulcast opera
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060907/ap_en_mu/opera_simulcasts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.1d11f38aa60b46b99bbfcc11076dffde.music_classical_fall_preview_nyet354.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=4L1X7ri0FAWhw5_6RGXx7w--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb discusses the future of the Met from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, in this Feb. 13, 2006, file photo. Gelb took over at the Met on Aug. 1 from Joseph Volpe, who retired after 16 seasons, and the former record company executive is promising innovation on stage and off. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams/FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Metropolitan Opera is vastly expanding its broadcast presence, transmitting six live performances to movie theaters in North America and Europe this season and broadcasting more than 100 live over the Internet or on digital radio.</p><br clear="all"/>
Glimmerglass' artistic director resigns
(AP)
AP - The artistic director of the Glimmerglass Opera is stepping down.
Berry Back Briefly with R.E.M.
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060906/en_music_eo/19944"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060907/capt.b7803090ed7b4f8170f7b4ce70b3e9e1.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=bea25VsPwsH3TSwSZ_JqdQ--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="The former R.E.M.
drummer, who officially retired from the alt-rock outfit in 1997, has
confirmed plans to reunite with his former band mates when R.E.M. is
inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 16 in Atlanta, the
group's publicist told E! Online Wednesday." border="0" /></a>E! Online - The former R.E.M.
drummer, who officially retired from the alt-rock outfit in 1997, has
confirmed plans to reunite with his former band mates when R.E.M. is
inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 16 in Atlanta, the
group's publicist told E! Online Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kennedy Center to honor performers
(AP)
AP - Film director Stephen Spielberg, singers Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and conductor Zubin Mehta will be honored in December by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Toby Keith's first step on film stage
(AP)
AP - Don't expect too much insight into Toby Keith's life from his role in the new movie "Broken Bridges."
Rihanna, Zac Posen to make fashion rock
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060906/ap_en_mu/fashion_rihanna_posen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060906/capt.5824425ca5074180aacd7282a6c926b8.fashion_rihanna_posen___nyet140.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=yEw7amL__yk5ieNl17_eqA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Singer Rihanna models a dress for the designer Zac Posen during a final fitting Monday, Aug 28, 2006 in New York. Rihanna will be performing in Thursday's 'Fashion Rocks' show which kicks off Fashion Week on Friday, Sept 8, 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fashion will rock this week when two young artists — singer Rihanna and designer Zac Posen — get together for a charity event.</p><br clear="all"/>
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