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Sunday Finale: Yul Kwon wins 'Survivor'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_en_tv/tv_survivor_finale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061218/capt.ny11012180342.tv_survivor_finale_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=YfSX35bxMmiqGfGvgGBTOQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated file photo originally released by CBS, the 20 castaways who competed on CBS's 'Survivor: Cook Islands' pose for a photo on the beach in Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands. His former competitors awarded Yul Kwon, the 'godfather' of the CBS game 'Survivor: Cook Islands,' with the $1 million top prize Sunday in a classic finale that pitted brains vs. brawn. Back row from left are: Cecilia Mansilla, Oscar Lusth, Cristina Coria, J.P. Calderon, Billy Garcia, Rebecca Borman, Nathan Gonzalez, Sundra Oakley, Sekou Bunch and Stephannie Favor. Front row from left are: Adam Gentry, Jessica Smith, Parvati Shallow, Candice Woodcock, Jonathan Penner, Brad Virata, Becky Lee, Anh-Tuan Bui, Jenny Guzon-Bae and Yul Kwon. (AP Photo/CBS, Monty Brinton)" border="0" /></a>AP - His former competitors awarded Yul Kwon, the "godfather" of the CBS game "Survivor: Cook Islands," with the $1 million top prize Sunday in a classic finale that pitted brains vs. brawn.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV offers competing Yule logs on Dec. 25
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061217/ap_en_tv/tv_yule_duel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.nyet32812151911.tv_yule_duel_nyet328.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=O.kJsHhV35JjT9wjlV5GqQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="In this 1970 promotional photo, released by WPIX-TV, the yule log burns as it has for 40 years in this scene from the annual broadcast on New York's WPIX. During the holidays, WPIX will also air 'The WPIX Yule Log: A Logs Life,' a 60-minute special detailing the history of the Yule Log, the film loop with musical soundtrack of a burning log in a hearth that has fascinated viewers since it first premiered in 1966. (AP Photo/WPIX-TV)" border="0" /></a>AP - There's a Yule duel brewing this Christmas day. Not one, but two separate versions of "The Yule Log," one of television's oddest yet most heartwarming holiday habits, will beckon families as they open their gifts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Seinfeld working on animated 'Bee Movie'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_en_mo/people_seinfeld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061217/capt.ny10912172354.people_seinfeld__ny109.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=kIBZHVM.sWZM.HFrNgFVtQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Jerry Seinfeld arrives at the special holiday screening of 'The Family Stone', in this file photo from Dec. 14, 2005 in New York. Seinfeld is trying out his animated side in a DreamWorks production called 'Bee Movie,' due out in November 2007. In it, he is the voice of a bee who leaves the hive and discovers that humans have been stealing the insects' honey. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - First, there was Fusilli Jerry. Now, there's cartoon Jerry.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Headless opera' puts police on alert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061217/ap_en_ot/germany_headless_opera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061217/capt.1bd5fe869b0b4e47a6bb2158a0d16e0e.germany_headless_opera_idomeneo_fra125.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=9ledYy.3itTqTt5df_hUZA--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Ramon Vargas in the role of Idomeneo, Magdalena Kozena as Idamante and Ekaterina Siurina as Ilia, from left, perform during a dress rehearsal for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Idomeneo' in Salzburg, Austria, in this Aug. 21, 2006 file photo. Visitors of the Deutsche Oper production on Monday, Dec 18, 2006 will be kindly asked to empty the pockets of all metal objects, when the opera will perform Mozart's Idomeneo, which the opera dropped from its November schedule over security concerns. (AP Photo/Andreas Schaad)" border="0" /></a>AP - Audience members at Monday's Deutsche Oper production of Mozart's "Idomeneo" will be kindly asked to empty their pockets of all metal objects. And they should be prepared to leave — quickly — in case of a bomb alert.</p><br clear="all"/>
Veteran French rocker escapes taxes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061217/ap_en_mu/france_johnny_s_leaving"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.6b7deb53a318477d90b7fb5abe488774.france_johnny_s_leaving_par106.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=0MD9FVYSylaEBb5VV8_mAw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="French singer Johnny Halliday arrives at the Cannes festival palace to take part in the NRJ awards ceremony in Cannes, southern France, in this Jan. 21, 2006 file photo. Hallyday is the closest thing France has to Elvis, so the veteran rocker's announcement Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, that he is moving across the border to Switzerland to escape high taxes has come as something of a bombshell. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Johnny Hallyday is the closest thing France has to Elvis, so the veteran rocker's announcement that he is moving across the border to Switzerland to escape high taxes has come as a bombshell.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Eragon" bounces Bond at foreign box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/film_nm/boxoffice_overseas_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061218/2006_12_17t225850_450x308_us_boxoffice_overseas.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=RwDZXLJOaPD82DQCgIKNbw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="U.S. actor John Malkovich arrives for the world premiere of 'Eragon' at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square in London December 11, 2006. The dragon fantasy 'Eragon' sold an estimated $30.3 million worth of tickets during its first weekend of foreign release, propelling the youth-slanted adventure to the No. 1 slot overseas. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The dragon fantasy
"Eragon" sold an estimated $30.3 million worth of tickets
during its first weekend of foreign release, propelling the
youth-slanted adventure to the No. 1 slot overseas.</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney oops her way to top viral videos
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/music_nm/britney_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061218/2006_12_17t210158_450x370_us_britney.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=0m35INH_dmeYKcr8esUHkg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="U.S. singer Britney Spears smiles for photographers during a photo session in Tokyo in this file photo from December 12, 2003. The public's appetite for those 'Oops! ... I Did It Again!' moments involving pop princess Britney Spears shows no sign of waning as she scooped the number one celebrity viral video this year. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The public's appetite for those "Oops!
... I Did It Again!" moments involving pop princess Britney
Spears shows no sign of waning as she scooped the number one
celebrity viral video this year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sunday Finale: Yul Kwon wins 'Survivor'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_en_tv/tv_survivor_finale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061218/capt.ny11012180342.tv_survivor_finale_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=YfSX35bxMmiqGfGvgGBTOQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated file photo originally released by CBS, the 20 castaways who competed on CBS's 'Survivor: Cook Islands' pose for a photo on the beach in Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands. His former competitors awarded Yul Kwon, the 'godfather' of the CBS game 'Survivor: Cook Islands,' with the $1 million top prize Sunday in a classic finale that pitted brains vs. brawn. Back row from left are: Cecilia Mansilla, Oscar Lusth, Cristina Coria, J.P. Calderon, Billy Garcia, Rebecca Borman, Nathan Gonzalez, Sundra Oakley, Sekou Bunch and Stephannie Favor. Front row from left are: Adam Gentry, Jessica Smith, Parvati Shallow, Candice Woodcock, Jonathan Penner, Brad Virata, Becky Lee, Anh-Tuan Bui, Jenny Guzon-Bae and Yul Kwon. (AP Photo/CBS, Monty Brinton)" border="0" /></a>AP - His former competitors awarded Yul Kwon, the "godfather" of the CBS game "Survivor: Cook Islands," with the $1 million top prize Sunday in a classic finale that pitted brains vs. brawn.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Happyness' pays off at box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_en_bu/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.nyrd10412151628.people_smith_nyrd104.jpg?x=79&y=130&sig=EVJCK.9IWtxv5unFWLEDOw--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Actor and singer Will Smith and his son Jaden pose for photos during their appearance on the NBC 'Today' television show, in New York's Rockefeller Center, Friday Dec. 15, 2006. They star in the new movie 'The Pursuit of Happyness,' for which Will got a Golden Globe nomination Thursday.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not even a dragon or the world's most-beloved spider could deny Will Smith another first-place finish at the box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
South Africa theater icon shot dead in robbery
(Reuters)
Reuters - South African theater impresario
Taliep Pietersen, producer of some of the country's most
successful musicals, was shot dead during a robbery at his home
outside Cape Town, police said on Sunday.
"Eragon" bounces Bond at foreign box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/film_nm/boxoffice_overseas_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061218/2006_12_17t225850_450x308_us_boxoffice_overseas.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=RwDZXLJOaPD82DQCgIKNbw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="U.S. actor John Malkovich arrives for the world premiere of 'Eragon' at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square in London December 11, 2006. The dragon fantasy 'Eragon' sold an estimated $30.3 million worth of tickets during its first weekend of foreign release, propelling the youth-slanted adventure to the No. 1 slot overseas. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The dragon fantasy
"Eragon" sold an estimated $30.3 million worth of tickets
during its first weekend of foreign release, propelling the
youth-slanted adventure to the No. 1 slot overseas.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Happyness' pays off at box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.nyrd10412151628.people_smith_nyrd104.jpg?x=79&y=130&sig=EVJCK.9IWtxv5unFWLEDOw--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Actor and singer Will Smith and his son Jaden pose for photos during their appearance on the NBC 'Today' television show, in New York's Rockefeller Center, Friday Dec. 15, 2006. They star in the new movie 'The Pursuit of Happyness,' for which Will got a Golden Globe nomination Thursday.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not even a dragon or the world's most-beloved spider could deny Will Smith another first-place finish at the box office.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oscar shortlists seven for visual effects honors
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/film_nm/oscars_fx_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061218/2006_12_17t212715_450x335_us_oscars_fx.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=VW24AhmpnlCDqSvBd39FlA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Actor Daniel Craig attends a photo call to promote his latest film 'Casino Royale' at a Madrid hotel in this file photo from November 20, 2006. Seven films with sequences ranging from the spy-on-spy battles in 'Casino Royale' to the superhero standoff in 'X-Men: The Last Stand' are on the shortlist for Oscar nominations for best visual effects. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Seven films with
sequences ranging from the spy-on-spy battles in "Casino
Royale" to the superhero standoff in "X-Men: The Last Stand"
are on the shortlist for Oscar nominations for best visual
effects.</p><br clear="all"/>
Seinfeld working on animated 'Bee Movie'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_en_mo/people_seinfeld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061217/capt.ny10912172354.people_seinfeld__ny109.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=kIBZHVM.sWZM.HFrNgFVtQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Jerry Seinfeld arrives at the special holiday screening of 'The Family Stone', in this file photo from Dec. 14, 2005 in New York. Seinfeld is trying out his animated side in a DreamWorks production called 'Bee Movie,' due out in November 2007. In it, he is the voice of a bee who leaves the hive and discovers that humans have been stealing the insects' honey. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - First, there was Fusilli Jerry. Now, there's cartoon Jerry.</p><br clear="all"/>
Smith finds "Happyness" atop box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061217/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061217/2006_12_15t035751_450x291_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=qPQ853nkIyrqUgnsZNoskA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Will Smith arrives at the world premiere of 'The Pursuit of Happyness' at the Mann Village theater in Westwood, December 7, 2006. The movie is based on the true story of a struggling salesman who takes custody of his son as he begins a life-changing professional endeavor. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Will Smith's new film is No. 1 with
weekend moviegoers, if not with English teachers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Will Spreads "Happyness" at Multiplex
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061217/en_movies_eo/a36b8da7-c3d2-4947-a312-c54ec7e6caef"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061217/capt.e8e980117f6dcd4ca55a4b79ce1e3ac0.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=EP7YaS25VUzj9HQ4yWzQ0A--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Will Spreads "Happyness" at Multiplex(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Will Smith and his cute kid, Jaden, proved more bankable than a fire-breathing blue dragon or a certain web-spinning spider.</p><br clear="all"/>
Joey Lauren Adams shows film in Ark.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061217/ap_en_mo/people_joey_lauren_adams"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.lrm10212150101.come_early_premiere_lrm102.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=xQN9EkK0nQn3SfRg9qI_.w--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Joey Lauren Adams, writer and director the film 'Come Early Morning,' right, speaks with her brother, Michael Adams, left, before a screening of the film, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006 at Market Street Cinema in Little Rock, Ark. The film, which features Ashley Judd and Diane Ladd, was shot entirely in central Arkansas, most of it in Adams' hometown of North Little Rock. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)" border="0" /></a>AP - Joey Lauren Adams says she got tired of waiting for the phone to ring with acting job offers, so she decided to go behind the camera for her directorial debut "Come Early Morning."</p><br clear="all"/>
Gong: Hollywood films more challenging
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061216/ap_en_mo/people_gong_li"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.tok10512130714.hong_kong_gong_li__zhang_yimou_tok105.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=9_r26mBwl8_t1236KHoVbA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this Nov. 27, 2006 file photo released by Sony Pictures Classics, director Zhang Yimou, left, and actress Gong Li arrive for the premiere of 'Curse of the Golden Flower' in New York. Gong said it was easy to work with director Zhang again after the two artists, who were once lovers, spent a decade on different film projects. (AP Photo/Marion Curtis, Sony Pictures Classics, HO, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gong Li says the biggest challenge she faces in Hollywood isn't the language barrier, but rather tackling non-Chinese characters.</p><br clear="all"/>
Charges against actress to be dropped
(AP)
AP - "American Pie" star Natasha Lyonne, arrested after threatening to sexually abuse a neighbor's dog, left court a free woman Friday after a judge promised to dismiss the charges against her.
Jolie: Kissing Damon just part of job
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_en_mo/people_jolie_damon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061214/capt.nyet17112141741.people_angelina_jolie_nyet171.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=DOCtOUW88QU7Ti.WHmV0eA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="This photo supplied ABC shows Angelina Jolie being interviewed by Diane Sawyer about her new film, 'The Good Shepherd,' in an interview that aired on ABC's 'Good Morning America' on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006. Another portion of the interview, which took place in New York on Dec. 13, 2006, will air on the show Friday, Dec. 15 and as part of a special two-hour edition of '20/20' airing Friday night.(AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)" border="0" /></a>AP - What's the biggest difference between kissing Matt Damon and kissing Brad Pitt? "One's a friend and one's my love," says Angelina Jolie, who co-stars with Damon in the upcoming drama "The Good Shepherd."</p><br clear="all"/>
Britney oops her way to top viral videos
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061218/music_nm/britney_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061218/2006_12_17t210158_450x370_us_britney.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=0m35INH_dmeYKcr8esUHkg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="U.S. singer Britney Spears smiles for photographers during a photo session in Tokyo in this file photo from December 12, 2003. The public's appetite for those 'Oops! ... I Did It Again!' moments involving pop princess Britney Spears shows no sign of waning as she scooped the number one celebrity viral video this year. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The public's appetite for those "Oops!
... I Did It Again!" moments involving pop princess Britney
Spears shows no sign of waning as she scooped the number one
celebrity viral video this year.</p><br clear="all"/>
First Judy Garland recordings fail to sell
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061217/music_nm/garland_auction_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061215/i/r1287851950.jpg?x=130&y=129&sig=Knoi4_6vqACSGNnK7Ov1VQ--" align="left" height="129" width="130" alt="One of two Judy Garland disks of her first-ever studio recordings of never-released songs from 1935 is shown in this undated publicity photograph. The disks are expected to bring between $30,000-$40,000 at the Hollywood memorabilia auction at Bonhams & Butterfields auction December 17, 2006 in Hollywood. NO SALES NO ARCHIVES REUTERS/Courtesy of Bonhams & Butterfields/Handout (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Recordings of four songs by a
12-year-old girl who later became Judy Garland did not sell at
auction on Sunday when bidders failed to reach the required
minimum bid.</p><br clear="all"/>
Take That cling to top of UK charts for third week
(Reuters)
Reuters - Take That held on to the number one spot
in the British singles and albums chart for a third week, the
Official UK Charts Company said on Sunday.
Veteran French rocker escapes taxes
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061217/ap_en_mu/france_johnny_s_leaving"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.6b7deb53a318477d90b7fb5abe488774.france_johnny_s_leaving_par106.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=0MD9FVYSylaEBb5VV8_mAw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="French singer Johnny Halliday arrives at the Cannes festival palace to take part in the NRJ awards ceremony in Cannes, southern France, in this Jan. 21, 2006 file photo. Hallyday is the closest thing France has to Elvis, so the veteran rocker's announcement Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, that he is moving across the border to Switzerland to escape high taxes has come as something of a bombshell. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Johnny Hallyday is the closest thing France has to Elvis, so the veteran rocker's announcement that he is moving across the border to Switzerland to escape high taxes has come as a bombshell.</p><br clear="all"/>
Barry Gibb plans country record in Tenn.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061216/ap_en_mu/people_barry_gibb"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061216/capt.ny11312162300.people_barry_gibb_ny113.jpg?x=79&y=130&sig=yJjJGt31TdJ7mEF0ot6Ipw--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees holds his Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) decoration after receiving it from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, London, in this May 27, 2004 file photo. The former Bee Gee Barry Gibb was looking for some inspiration for the country album he plans to record here, he couldn't have picked a more hallowed piece of ground to put down stakes. Gibb bought and is restoring the lakefront house belonging to the late Johnny and June Carter Cash. (AP Photo/ Mike Moore, Pool-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - If former Bee Gee Barry Gibb was looking for some inspiration for the country album he plans to record here, he couldn't have picked a more hallowed piece of ground to put down stakes.</p><br clear="all"/>
Michael Jackson postpones Tokyo Christmas event
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061216/music_nm/jackson_japan_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061216/2006_12_16t124605_450x280_us_jackson_japan.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=ZezqyCwB6RefZKXxwhlAQw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="U.S. pop star Michael Jackson performs 'We are the World' during the World Music Awards at Earl's Court in London November 15, 2006.Jackson has postponed a pricey Tokyo Christmas event to next year so he could add another date to his schedule to meet fans, organizers said. (Kieran Doherty/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - American superstar Michael
Jackson has postponed a pricey Tokyo Christmas event to next
year so he could add another date to his schedule to meet fans,
organizers said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ex-Monkee follows his muse to stage and writing
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061216/music_nm/monkees_dolenz_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061216/2006_12_16t084526_300x450_uk_monkees_dolenz.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=spfq3RNgL1H_3X1DXfkmTg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Handout picture shows former Monkee Micky Dolenz. Dolenz just finished playing Charlemagne in the play 'Pippin' in Toronto. He's also had two books published this year -- a children's book titled 'Gakky Two-Feet' (Putnam, 2006) and a trivia game book titled 'Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n Rollin' Trivia' (Square One Publishers, 2006). (Timothy Fielding/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Former Monkee Micky Dolenz, who
now also writes books, has a dislike of long-term plans so he
relies on his muse to tell him what to do.</p><br clear="all"/>
Anastasio charged with drugged driving
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061216/ap_en_mu/people_anastasio_arrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.wxs40112152155.anastasio_arrest_wxs401.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=PMMlWf2nuSwdutVcN7RpTA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="This photo made available by the Whitehall Police dept., shows former Phish frontman guitarist Ernest J. Anastasio, who was arrested early Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated-drugs, police in Whitehall, N.Y. said. (AP Photo/Whitehall Police)" border="0" /></a>AP - Guitarist Trey Anastasio was accused of driving under the influence of drugs in an upstate New York town near the Vermont border early Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Q&A: Rascal Flatts' DeMarcus on the band's big year
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061216/music_nm/rascalflatts_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061216/2006_12_15t224932_450x318_us_rascalflatts.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=mMN9N6vC.SRuVl_I8EQoiw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Members of the Rascal Flatts pose with the award for favorite country band, duo or group, and the T-Mobile Text-in award at the 2006 American Music Awards on November 21, 2006 in Los Angeles. Since it debuted with its self-titled release in 2000, Rascal Flatts -- Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney -- has sold 13 million records and become one of country's elite concert headliners. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Since it debuted with its
self-titled release in 2000, Rascal Flatts -- Jay DeMarcus,
Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney -- has sold 13 million records
and become one of country's elite concert headliners.</p><br clear="all"/>
Q&A with Jose Feliciano
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061216/ap_en_mu/music_q_a_jose_feliciano"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061215/capt.nyet48512152026.music_q_a_jose_feliciano_nyet485.jpg?x=130&y=69&sig=vacVaN4.UQhN0RvQc9xgnA--" align="left" height="69" width="130" alt="Jose Feliciano performs during a concert at the Lehman Performing Arts Center, in this April 22, 2006, file photo, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin/FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - I want to wish you a Merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart.</p><br clear="all"/>
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