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Dispute on Anna Nicole mansion heats up
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_en_ce/anna_nicole_smith_bahamas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070208/capt.ny20102082129.anna_nicole_smith_ny201.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=6np1jRf3.BDWIUEAnP._fg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Anna Nicole Smith leaves the U.S. Supreme Court, in this Feb. 28, 2006, file photo in Washington. Smith, the former Playboy playmate whose bizarre life careened from marrying an octogenarian billionaire to the untimely death of her son, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, after collapsing at a South Florida hotel, one of her lawyers said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The locks at the Bahamas mansion where Anna Nicole Smith had been living were changed for the second time in 24 hours on Saturday as an ownership dispute heated up between her estate and a U.S. developer who had a brief relationship with her.</p><br clear="all"/>
Anna Nicole fans express emotions online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_en_ce/anna_nicole_smith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070208/capt.ny23102082258.anna_nicole_smith_ny231.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=HbLn1LNRrk91.h3yWC7pyg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="This handout image from Playboy, shows a cover of the June 1993 Playmate of the Year issue of Playboy magazine, featuring Anna Nicole Smith. Smith, the pneumatic blonde whose life played out as an extraordinary tabloid tale - jeans model, Playboy centerfold, widow of an octogenarian billionaire, reality-show subject, tragic mother - died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 after collapsing at a hotel. She was 39. ONE TIME USE ONLY, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE. (AP Photo/Playboy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Fans of Anna Nicole Smith aren't making pilgrimages to the place where she spent her final days. They're not leaving flowers. They're not gathering in crowds to express their grief. Instead, emotions are being expressed in a way as uniquely modern as Smith's fame — on blogs, Web pages and online message boards where true fans battle naysayers to get their voices heard.</p><br clear="all"/>
Accidental drug mix said to kill Levert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_en_mu/people_levert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.30f2ae01d13c4d98a9f44e4f7ac08427.people_levert_nyol778.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=.K7Mq2n7MgXfRgLFbsN1tA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Gerald Levert performs during the 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in this March 1, 2003, file photo. Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - R&B singer Gerald Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sleek, polished clothes to dominate fall
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_ot/new_york_fashion_week_wrap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070209/capt.nyrd10702091817.fashion_lauren_nyrd107.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=8LjpZjv_5sfmmKO_.iGvQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="A model wears one of the designs of Ralph Lauren during the presentation of his fall 2007 collection at Fashion Week in New York, Friday Feb. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sunny-yet-crisp autumn days help with the transition of the seasons. Come this fall, so will a slim pencil skirt worn with a cocooning fur-trimmed sweater.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mia Farrow tours Central African Rep.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_mo/people_farrow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.asvz10202102002.central_african_republic_mia_farrow__asvz102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=kMcVia3TKPBgSxX1U3Z6BQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="American actress Mia Farrow is greeted by a child as other children gather around at a project for street children called Voices From The Heart center in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Farrow is on the first day of a week long tour of Central African Republic as U.N. Children's Fund goodwill ambassador. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shaking hands with droves of cheering street children, Mia Farrow began a weeklong tour of the Central African Republic on Saturday to draw attention — and aid — to one of the world's forgotten crises.</p><br clear="all"/>
Mia Farrow tours Central African Rep.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_mo/people_farrow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.asvz10202102002.central_african_republic_mia_farrow__asvz102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=kMcVia3TKPBgSxX1U3Z6BQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="American actress Mia Farrow is greeted by a child as other children gather around at a project for street children called Voices From The Heart center in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Farrow is on the first day of a week long tour of Central African Republic as U.N. Children's Fund goodwill ambassador. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shaking hands with droves of cheering street children, Mia Farrow began a weeklong tour of the Central African Republic on Saturday to draw attention — and aid — to one of the world's forgotten crises.</p><br clear="all"/>
Accidental drug mix said to kill Levert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_en_mu/people_levert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.30f2ae01d13c4d98a9f44e4f7ac08427.people_levert_nyol778.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=.K7Mq2n7MgXfRgLFbsN1tA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Gerald Levert performs during the 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in this March 1, 2003, file photo. Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - R&B singer Gerald Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dispute on Anna Nicole mansion heats up
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_en_tv/anna_nicole_smith_bahamas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070208/capt.ny20102082129.anna_nicole_smith_ny201.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=6np1jRf3.BDWIUEAnP._fg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Anna Nicole Smith leaves the U.S. Supreme Court, in this Feb. 28, 2006, file photo in Washington. Smith, the former Playboy playmate whose bizarre life careened from marrying an octogenarian billionaire to the untimely death of her son, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, after collapsing at a South Florida hotel, one of her lawyers said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The locks at the Bahamas mansion where Anna Nicole Smith had been living were changed twice Saturday as an ownership dispute heated up between her estate and a U.S. developer who had a brief relationship with her.</p><br clear="all"/>
De Niro hopes "Shepherd" first of 3 Cold War films
(Reuters)
Reuters - Robert De Niro said on Saturday the Cold
War had captivated his imagination since he was a child and
said he hoped to turn his directing effort "The Good Shepherd"
into a trilogy of films on the U.S.-Soviet rivalry.
Tulsa Race Riots Ignite in World Premiere of 'False Creeds' at Alliance Theatre
(Playbill)
Playbill - A 1921 portrait of the African-American community in Tulsa, OK, comes into focus in the world premiere of Darren M. Canady's award-winning drama False Creeds, beginning Feb. 9 in Atlanta.
Mia Farrow tours Central African Rep.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_mo/people_farrow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.asvz10202102002.central_african_republic_mia_farrow__asvz102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=kMcVia3TKPBgSxX1U3Z6BQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="American actress Mia Farrow is greeted by a child as other children gather around at a project for street children called Voices From The Heart center in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Farrow is on the first day of a week long tour of Central African Republic as U.N. Children's Fund goodwill ambassador. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0" /></a>AP - Shaking hands with droves of cheering street children, Mia Farrow began a weeklong tour of the Central African Republic on Saturday to draw attention — and aid — to one of the world's forgotten crises.</p><br clear="all"/>
Designer Lagerfeld promotes documentary
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_mo/people_lagerfeld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.yber10302101649.germany_berlin_film_festival_yber103.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=9R_TTkpX5T.4PdWrWiCpiA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld poses during a photocall for the film 'Lagerfeld Confidential' at the 57th Film Festival 'Berlinale' in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)" border="0" /></a>AP - When it came to presenting the story of his own life, Karl Lagerfeld stayed out of the editing room.</p><br clear="all"/>
Actress Blanchett keen to play a real villain
(Reuters)
Reuters - Playing a Nazi collaborator in Steven
Soderbergh's post-war noir thriller "The Good German" has
whetted Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett's appetite for more
villainous roles.
Cussler testimony heard in 'Sahara' suit
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_mo/hollywood_script_spat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070209/capt.la10102090052.hollywood_script_spat_la101.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=FdTX4ijQkpy1lhR4p4TGqw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Best-selling author Clive Cussler stands to face the jury as they enter Los Angeles Superior Court, Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, for a civil trial. Billionaire Philip Anschutz and Cussler have filed dueling lawsuits accusing one another of crippling the 2005 film 'Sahara.' (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - Best-selling author Clive Cussler said he sued the makers of the film version of his book "Sahara" because they hadn't listened to him and made his agent mad.</p><br clear="all"/>
De Niro brings CIA saga to Berlin
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_mo/people_de_niro"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.msc11302101606.germany_berlin_film_festival_msc113.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=wBnYj0mKe.aokx4.6euDKQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="US actors Robert De Niro, right, and Matt Damon, left, pose with German actress Martina Gedeck, center, after a news conference for their movie 'The Good Shepherd' at the 57th Film Festival 'Berlinale' in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Robert De Niro said his fascination with the Cold War led him to direct the CIA saga "The Good Shepherd," which screened Saturday at the annual Berlin film festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
De Niro hopes "Shepherd" first of 3 Cold War films
(Reuters)
Reuters - Robert De Niro said on Saturday the Cold
War had captivated his imagination since he was a child and
said he hoped to turn his directing effort "The Good Shepherd"
into a trilogy of films on the U.S.-Soviet rivalry.
Film captures Mongolian life for posterity
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese director Wang Quan'an says his
film about Mongolian herders is for posterity, as economic
pressures force them from the windswept steppes to crowded
cities and extinguish their way of life.
Korea pop star Rain learns to yodel for film debut
(Reuters)
Reuters - South Korean pop star Rain not only
learned to act for his film debut.
Brazil film looks at dark past through young eyes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070210/film_nm/berlin_brazil_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070210/2007_02_09t195354_329x450_us_berlin_brazil.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=mWnCjb1jiHYoW8u1VQD4HA--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Cast members pose during a photocall to present the film 'The Year My Parents Went On Vacation' running in competition at the 57th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 9, 2007. Pictured are (2ndL-R): Simone Spoladore, Director Cao Hamburger, Daniela Piepszyk, actor Germano Haiut and actor Michael Joelsas. The festival runs from February 8-18. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Brazilian Cao Hamburger, whose film
looks at his country's dark past, is the latest director to
describe the brutality of South America's military
dictatorships through the eyes of a child.</p><br clear="all"/>
Moore pins 'Wild Hope' on folk-flavored songs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070210/film_nm/mandy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070210/2007_02_09t193721_348x450_us_mandy.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=8sI9Cawq5kkOkXJpbZ8Yfw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="In this file photo cast member Mandy Moore smiles at the world premiere of 'Because I Said So' at the Arclight theater in Los Angeles January 30, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - On the evening of January 20, amid
the riot of networking that is the Sundance Film Festival, a
pretty young folk singer named Mandy Moore took to a makeshift
stage at a private Park City, Utah, home and performed a set of
low-key confessionals for a small audience of attentive
listeners.</p><br clear="all"/>
Accidental drug mix said to kill Levert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_en_mu/people_levert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.30f2ae01d13c4d98a9f44e4f7ac08427.people_levert_nyol778.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=.K7Mq2n7MgXfRgLFbsN1tA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Gerald Levert performs during the 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in this March 1, 2003, file photo. Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - R&B singer Gerald Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Musicians pay tribute to Don Henley
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_mu/grammys_henley"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070210/capt.camt11302100954.musicares_person_of_the_year_camt113.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=3wcCXNR_El01qwc5PUEU1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Don Henley performs 'Life in the Fast Lane' during the 2007 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Don Henley, Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - John Mayer and the Dixie Chicks helped guide Don Henley on a trip through his musical memories that left the singer-songwriter feeling "very strange." They joined Henley's Eagles bandmate Timothy B. Schmit, Sam Moore, Keb Mo, Trisha Yearwood, Michael McDonald, Shawn Colvin and Seal in launching Grammy weekend by honoring the 59-year-old Henley as MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Relient K draws fans in Christian, mainstream markets
(Reuters)
Reuters - After toiling away for seven years
and building a rabid fan base in the Christian market, Relient
K broke through to mainstream success with the 2004 release
"Mmhmm." The band's career illustrates that sometimes the least
calculated of efforts reap the most rewards.
Brown's partner collects items from home
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_en_mu/ld_writethru"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070209/capt.scmc10802091925c.correction_james_brown_hearing_scmc108.jpg?x=130&y=115&sig=Y1_4i8ge5kFQOFIH2hWFpQ--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Tomi Rae Hynie, partner to the late James Brown, leaves the court during a break in the hearing of James Brown's estate Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, in Aiken, S.C. Hynie was allowed by the judge to visit the home to retrieve her personal things from the home on Beech Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)" border="0" /></a>AP - The woman who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife returned to the home she shared with the singer, after a judge ruled Friday that she could retrieve her belongings.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music cruises riding a wave of success
(Reuters)
Reuters - Be it on land or sea, if there's one
thing Sammy Hagar loves more than shooting tequila and playing
rock 'n' roll, it's throwing an unforgettable party for his
most dedicated fans.
Starbuck dips into Latin music with CeU
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070210/music_nm/ceu_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070210/2007_02_09t200555_350x450_us_ceu.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=tsAZVFNT6CtFYQOZHHNGSg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="In this file photo customers visit Starbucks' first store in Brazil, the world's second biggest market for coffee after the United States, in Sao Paulo November 30, 2006. Starbucks' Hear Music Debut CD series will release its first international act this spring. (Caetano Barreira/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Starbucks' Hear Music Debut CD series
will release its first international act this spring.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bluegrass duo revisits gospel roots on new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the past year, projects by Alan
Jackson, the Del McCoury Band and Alabama are the most
high-profile examples of established country and bluegrass
artists doing exceptionally well with gospel albums.
Moore pins 'Wild Hope' on folk-flavored songs
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070210/music_nm/mandy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070210/2007_02_09t193721_348x450_us_mandy.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=8sI9Cawq5kkOkXJpbZ8Yfw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="In this file photo cast member Mandy Moore smiles at the world premiere of 'Because I Said So' at the Arclight theater in Los Angeles January 30, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - On the evening of January 20, amid
the riot of networking that is the Sundance Film Festival, a
pretty young folk singer named Mandy Moore took to a makeshift
stage at a private Park City, Utah, home and performed a set of
low-key confessionals for a small audience of attentive
listeners.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tenor Villazon takes center stage on 3 recordings
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070210/music_nm/villazon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070210/2007_02_09t193351_450x272_us_villazon.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=Y_mNflV_UNUvK6deCd3.9g--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon poses for photographers during a news conference in Frankfurt February 2, 2007. (Alex Grimm/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - 2007 is already proving to be a big
year for superstar tenor Rolando Villazon.</p><br clear="all"/>
Covington graduates from 'Idol' to Nashville
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070210/music_nm/covington_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070210/2007_02_09t193131_294x450_us_covington.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=atzSEW6vjmdSaOhrI1Np_w--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="In this file photo American Idol semi-finalist Bucky Covington arrives at a party to celebrate the 24 American Idol semi-finalists at Cinespace in Hollywood February 18, 2006. (Max Morse/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With the "American Idol" finals
just getting under way, it's too early to tell if there are any
budding country stars in the field, but the last two seasons
have provided a bumper crop. And country-rocker Bucky
Covington, who finished eighth last year, is the latest "Idol"
finalist to get a Nashville record deal.</p><br clear="all"/>
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