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Grace is focused despite woman's suicide
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_tv/ap_on_tv_nancy_grace"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.0fa0326b8b37427abee49f7d4309e5ff.tv_nancy_grace_nyet432.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=8TLbEpuiYgLB8XMM9vfEKg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="This undated promotional photo, provided by CNN Headline News, shows Nancy Grace on the Headline News set in New York, where she hosts a news show that explores legal issues. (AP Photo/CNN Headline News)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anybody who believes Nancy Grace was chastened by the suicide of a young mother following their tough television encounter doesn't know Nancy Grace.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Jackass' tops Jet Li to win box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.dce8ff0acb014390ae894b1df1a6714b.jackass_premiere_camt102.jpg?x=114&y=130&sig=zf9cLTkDWH_j6xcFrQ1Cfg--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Johnny Knoxville, left, poses with Ehren McGhehey at the premiere of 'Jackass Number Two,' Thursday night, Sept. 21, 2006, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. McGhehey appears in the movie. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Johnny Knoxville and his pals pulled another prank on Hollywood as their sequel of crazy stunts, "Jackass Number Two," beat a rush of serious movies to take the top spot at the weekend box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aaron Carter breaks off engagement
(AP)
AP - Pop singer Aaron Carter has broken off his engagement to his older brother's ex.
Cat Stevens criticizes pope on Islam
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mu/pope_yusuf_islam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.f7eba88d0b60441aa90e8468ded960d0.pope_yusuf_islam_ny113.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=oBEy_2tR8cd9Mkb8rdKxsg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Yusuf Islam, center, formerly known as the rock star Cat Stevens arrives at London's Heathrow airport after being refused entry to America in this file photo from Sept. 23, 2004. The singer joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday Sept. 24, 2006. 'At one point, I used to believe that the pope was infallible,' Islam said, referring to teachings he received while attending a Catholic school as a boy. (AP Photo/Adam Butler-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Farm Aid show comes to tough N.J. city
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060924/ap_en_ot/farm_aid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060924/capt.a14bc66dbedf4e45908d36b66f7df618.farm_aid_pame301.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=.4F3TXWS2oNB7xoKvQiGvw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Erin Harvey and Sara Kube, right, cut lettuce on the small farm started eight years ago by Mary Seton Corboy on a former Superfund contaminated site in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. The farm uses soil brought from New Jersey and hydroponic systems to grow heirloom tomatoes, peppers and lettuce among rowhouses, neighborhood bars and a steel galvanizing plant in the rough-and-tumble Kensington neighborhood. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's hard to find enough green space here for a soccer field, let alone a farm. So why is Farm Aid coming to this concrete-covered city known for crime, poverty and political corruption rather than a place known for corn, beans and hogs?</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney's Cheetah Girls keep girl power alive
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060925/film_nm/review_music_cheetah_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060925/2006_09_25t021206_450x377_us_review_music_cheetah.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=HcXSx0_igIASe_CHwzkiQw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Cast members Sabrina Bryan (from L-R), Kiely Williams and Adrienne Bailon from the Disney Channel movie 'The Cheetah Girls' pose in Burbank, California August 20, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Girl power is proving to
have an incredibly long shelf life. That was made clear at
Thursday's Cheetah Girls show at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los
Angeles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aaron Carter breaks off engagement
(AP)
AP - Pop singer Aaron Carter has broken off his engagement to his older brother's ex.
New CW drama unlikely to be "Runaway" hit
(Reuters)
Reuters - In "The Fugitive," only
one person was on the lam, running to avoid capture for a crime
he didn't commit while tracking the real criminal. In
"Runaway," you have a whole family trying to evade the long arm
of the law.
'Jackass' tops Jet Li to win box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_bu/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.dce8ff0acb014390ae894b1df1a6714b.jackass_premiere_camt102.jpg?x=114&y=130&sig=zf9cLTkDWH_j6xcFrQ1Cfg--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Johnny Knoxville, left, poses with Ehren McGhehey at the premiere of 'Jackass Number Two,' Thursday night, Sept. 21, 2006, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. McGhehey appears in the movie. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Johnny Knoxville and his pals pulled another prank on Hollywood as their sequel of crazy stunts, "Jackass Number Two," beat a rush of serious movies to take the top spot at the weekend box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
Don't You Love Farce? MI's BoarsHead Will Stage 'Unnecessary' Premiere, Complete With Doors
(Playbill)
Playbill - The noise expected in central lower Michigan come Oct. 25 will be the sound of slamming doors, indicating a fast and furious new farce at The BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing.
Disney's Cheetah Girls keep girl power alive
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060925/film_nm/review_music_cheetah_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060925/2006_09_25t021206_450x377_us_review_music_cheetah.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=HcXSx0_igIASe_CHwzkiQw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Cast members Sabrina Bryan (from L-R), Kiely Williams and Adrienne Bailon from the Disney Channel movie 'The Cheetah Girls' pose in Burbank, California August 20, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Girl power is proving to
have an incredibly long shelf life. That was made clear at
Thursday's Cheetah Girls show at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los
Angeles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Documentary maker to probe Haditha massacre
(Reuters)
Reuters - The massacre of
24 civilians in the Iraqi city of Haditha by U.S. Marines is
the subject of Nick Broomfield's next movie, the British
director said.
"Texas Chainsaw" prequel fails to make the cut
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060925/film_nm/film_chainsaw_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060925/2006_09_25t020818_317x450_us_film_chainsaw.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=xFjv9fkE6FPCksTkbdXDNw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Actress Jordana Brewster poses during the premiere of her new film 'Annapolis' in Hollywood January 23, 2006. Brewster stars in the prequel to the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre.' (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With the question of
sacrilege already dispatched in 2003 when Tobe Hooper's stark,
primordial "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was happily remade as an
au courant pop gorefest, the question of whether a new prequel
is in a class with its 1974 forebear is a non sequitur to
anyone but hardcore fans (who nevertheless will nod approvingly
at producer credits for Hooper and partner Kim Henkel).</p><br clear="all"/>
'Jackass' tops Jet Li to win box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060922/capt.dce8ff0acb014390ae894b1df1a6714b.jackass_premiere_camt102.jpg?x=114&y=130&sig=zf9cLTkDWH_j6xcFrQ1Cfg--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="Johnny Knoxville, left, poses with Ehren McGhehey at the premiere of 'Jackass Number Two,' Thursday night, Sept. 21, 2006, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. McGhehey appears in the movie. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - Johnny Knoxville and his pals pulled another prank on Hollywood as their sequel of crazy stunts, "Jackass Number Two," beat a rush of serious movies to take the top spot at the weekend box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Pirates" flag still flies over global box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060925/film_nm/boxoffice_overseas_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060925/2006_09_25t021533_334x450_us_boxoffice_overseas.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=rMukQXIIXiHfCRx4.GL4yg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Actor Johnny Depp adjusts his glass during a premiere event for his film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in Tokyo July 10, 2006. 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' led the foreign box office for the 11th time in 12 weekends Sunday with estimated sales of $7.6 million from 36 territories. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" led the foreign box office for the
11th time in 12 weekends Sunday with estimated sales of $7.6
million from 36 territories.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Jackass" Kicks Butt
(E! Online)
E! Online - The decidedly un-P.C.
hijinks of Jackass: Number Two proved irresistible for legions of
teenage boys, racking up $28.1 million at the multiplex--nearly triple
the haul of its closest competitor.
Mel campaigns for new movie, against war in Iraq
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060925/film_nm/gibson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060925/2006_09_25t050108_450x301_us_gibson.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=.Cf3kaDOzhH_cUSDWulN1A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Mel Gibson, appears as a guest on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' in Burbank, California in this February 26, 2004 file photo. Gibson has returned to the spotlight to promote his upcoming movie 'Apocalypto,' and to criticize the war in Iraq, according to the Hollywood Reporter. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Mel Gibson has returned to the
spotlight to promote his upcoming movie "Apocalypto," and to
criticize the war in Iraq, according to the Hollywood Reporter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rookie director sweet on Pez comedy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Commercials veteran
Ruben Fleischer will make his feature directing debut on
"Psycho Funky Chimp," a comedy about a Pez dispenser.
Blanchett vamping for "Vixen"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cate Blanchett is
attached to star in "Cancer Vixen: A True Story," based on an
upcoming memoir of the same name by Marisa Acocella Marchetto,
a cartoonist fashionista for Glamour and the New Yorker.
Liev Schreiber gets "Cholera" shot
(Reuters)
Reuters - Liev Schreiber has
joined Javier Bardem in the cast of "Love in the Time of
Cholera."
Aaron Carter breaks off engagement
(AP)
AP - Pop singer Aaron Carter has broken off his engagement to his older brother's ex.
Influential guitarist Etta Baker dies
(AP)
AP - Etta Baker, an influential blues guitarist who recorded with Taj Mahal and was awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, has died, her family said. She was 93.
Welcome to the desert: Axl & Co. rip it up
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060925/music_nm/review_music_guns_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060925/2006_09_25t021827_327x450_us_review_music_guns.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=05P6zYZQeMp8miX3Z9ZsnQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Rock musician Axl Rose poses at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards in New York August 31, 2006. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The KROQ Inland Invasion
in the desert east of Los Angeles may have been an all-day
affair Saturday, but by the time the dust settled early Sunday
morning, there was only one band that mattered.</p><br clear="all"/>
Q&A: Black Eyed Peas' Fergie steps into solo spotlight
(Reuters)
Reuters - Now that Fergie has helped transform
the Black Eyed Peas from ground-level hip-hoppers to
globe-trotting pop wonders, the 31-year-old singer is
refocusing on her dream deferred -- solo success.
B.I.G. Reward Back on the Table
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060925/en_music_eo/20084"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060925/capt.c49455bbcc9985f2c677084ffe905d3e.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=7Rdigod_tqgBYWiLGyu00g--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="In light of the Los Angeles Police Department's recent
decision to assign a new task force to investigate the circumstances
surrounding the 1997 slaying of Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls),
the Los Angeles City Council decided Friday to reinstate a $50,000
reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction
of the party responsible for the killing." border="0" /></a>E! Online - In light of the Los Angeles Police Department's recent
decision to assign a new task force to investigate the circumstances
surrounding the 1997 slaying of Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls),
the Los Angeles City Council decided Friday to reinstate a $50,000
reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction
of the party responsible for the killing.</p><br clear="all"/>
Playing the Supernova Name Game
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060925/en_music_eo/20079"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eo/20060925/capt.f626b93ee53db6121369f729d265663c.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=2lr_EXOizZw25.IWAbwT0A--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="For everyone who thought CBS couldn't have chosen a worse name
for their reality-competition all-star band, Supernova, think again." border="0" /></a>E! Online - For everyone who thought CBS couldn't have chosen a worse name
for their reality-competition all-star band, Supernova, think again.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cat Stevens criticizes pope on Islam
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_en_mu/pope_yusuf_islam"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060925/capt.f7eba88d0b60441aa90e8468ded960d0.pope_yusuf_islam_ny113.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=oBEy_2tR8cd9Mkb8rdKxsg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Yusuf Islam, center, formerly known as the rock star Cat Stevens arrives at London's Heathrow airport after being refused entry to America in this file photo from Sept. 23, 2004. The singer joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday Sept. 24, 2006. 'At one point, I used to believe that the pope was infallible,' Islam said, referring to teachings he received while attending a Catholic school as a boy. (AP Photo/Adam Butler-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Billboard album reviews: Bennett, Scissor Sisters
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060924/music_nm/review_music_albums_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060925/2006_09_24t204523_450x325_us_review_music_albums.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=JQ_tRMuei0yEfndA9zmCiA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Singer Tony Bennett performs on NBC's Today show in New York September 22, 2006. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Tony Bennett, one of America's great
voices surrounds himself with other singing superstars, mostly
to good effect, in the new album "Duets: An American Classic,"
an 80th birthday celebration.</p><br clear="all"/>
World-renowned bassist Aladar Pege dies
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060924/ap_en_mu/obit_pege"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060924/capt.7b16b8894f77499db9413371cf95895f.hungary_obit_pege_mti101.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=7BPJ1pcOq5KfXRg6qPJNPQ--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="In this file photo the world-famous Hungarian jazz-bassist and composer Aladar Pege plays in a concert in Gyoeroecske about 300 kms from Budapest July 2, 2006. The musician died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006 after a long-term illness. He was 67. (AP Photo/MTI, Karoly Gyoeri)" border="0" /></a>AP - World-renowned bassist Aladar Pege, who moved with ease from jazz to classics and lifted his bulky instrument to star status, has died, the Hungarian cultural ministry said Sunday. He was 67.</p><br clear="all"/>
Guatemalan pop star filling stateside venues
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060924/music_nm/arjona_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20060924/capt.42c3a4a4617c342f221e1a1d0f1c111d.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=xNd5XqILhaN8o3eO8mtz9w--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Guatemala's singer Ricardo Arjona gestures during the presentation of his last work 'Solo' in Buenos Aires, Argentina Nov.30, 2004.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Introspective and politically
conscious songs written in poetic Spanish do not sound like a
formula for arena sellouts. But Guatemalan pop star Ricardo
Arjona's concert audience is bigger than ever, thanks in part
to emerging markets for Latin tours and album sales in the
United States.</p><br clear="all"/>
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