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Hasty crowns Johansson as woman of year
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_en_ce/people_johansson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070215/capt.mass10202152225.hasty_pudding_scarlett_johansson_mass102.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=i6LCXgQfvgQednXLBojNsQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Actress Scarlett Johansson, Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2007 woman of the year, holds up the 'Pudding Pot' at the conclusion of the presentation ceremony in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not quite the Oscar, but Scarlett Johansson still was all smiles Thursday about being crowned the Harvard Hasty Pudding woman of the year. And happy to participate in the rambunctious roasting that goes along with the honor.</p><br clear="all"/>
N.D. House rejects bill to honor Bono
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_en_ce/people_bono"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070216/capt.ny12102160429.people_bono_ny121.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=xNZj91P2tRDSgHYA9PdyJg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Irish singer Bono of pop group U2 arrives at the World Association of Children's Friends gala, in a Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 photo, in Monaco. Rock singer Bono, who has gained a worldwide reputation for his advocacy of debt relief for Third World countries, wasn't much of a hit in the North Dakota House. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bono has plenty of fans. But don't count North Dakota lawmakers among them.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Cornell to leave Audioslave
(AP)
AP - Chris Cornell is leaving rock group Audioslave, citing "irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences."
Calif. examines doctor linked to Smith
(AP)
AP - The state medical board said Thursday that it is investigating a California doctor who may have prescribed methadone to Anna Nicole Smith through a prescription that contained an alias.
Kenny Chesney denies gay rumors
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_en_ce/people_kenny_chesney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070216/capt.b757fdac536b26e75cee2d63f914b760.jpeg?x=77&y=130&sig=WRHxEghr38vDAX_zrw0KQg--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Kenny Chesney performs 'Young,' during the 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards on Jan. 9, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kenny Chesney explains why the word "fraud" was used on the document filed by Renee Zellweger to annul their marriage and denies the gay rumors it sparked, in an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes."</p><br clear="all"/>
Nicolas Cage set to win holiday box office race
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070216/2007_02_15t221006_450x311_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=cndw8sXqYZZi5tA9IRP.6Q--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Actors Nicholas Cage (L) and Peter Fonda (R) arrive with Alice Kim to attend the premiere of the film 'Ghost Rider' in New York February 15, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Between Valentine's Day
and the Presidents Day holiday weekend, Hollywood is throwing a
lot of product at moviegoers, hoping that some will stick.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Cornell to leave Audioslave
(AP)
AP - Chris Cornell is leaving rock group Audioslave, citing "irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences."
Four more years for Keith Olbermann
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_en_tv/tv_nbc_olbermann"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070215/capt.ny11702152332.tv_nbc_olbermann_ny117.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=Yg5eClm.ZbW5oT_BUmBmbw--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Keith Olbermann, host of the MSNBC show, 'Countdown With Keith Olbermann,' talks about his show at the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour, in this July 22, 2006 file photo, in Pasadena, Calif. Olbermann will continue to be a thorn in Bill O'Reilly's side for at least four more years. NBC News announced Thursday it had agreed to a 'second term' with the MSNBC 'Countdown' host, whose contract was due to expire next month. The extension will take him into 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Much to Bill O'Reilly's annoyance, Keith Olbermann will be a two-term news host on MSNBC. At least. NBC News announced Thursday that Olbermann had agreed to four more years at the MSNBC prime-time show "Countdown." He began the show in 2003, and his contract was due to expire in March.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nicolas Cage set to win holiday box office race
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/media_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070216/2007_02_15t221006_450x311_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=cndw8sXqYZZi5tA9IRP.6Q--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Actors Nicholas Cage (L) and Peter Fonda (R) arrive with Alice Kim to attend the premiere of the film 'Ghost Rider' in New York February 15, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Between Valentine's Day
and the Presidents Day holiday weekend, Hollywood is throwing a
lot of product at moviegoers, hoping that some will stick.</p><br clear="all"/>
British Director Steven Pimlott Dies at 52
(Playbill)
Playbill - The British stage director Steven Pimlott, whose busy career included stays at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre and Opera North, and who had just begun rehearsals on a new production of The Rose Tattoo at the Royal National Theatre, died Feb. 14 at his home near Colchester, according to British news reports. He was 52 and had been battling lung cancer.
Nicolas Cage set to win holiday box office race
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070216/2007_02_15t221006_450x311_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=cndw8sXqYZZi5tA9IRP.6Q--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Actors Nicholas Cage (L) and Peter Fonda (R) arrive with Alice Kim to attend the premiere of the film 'Ghost Rider' in New York February 15, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Between Valentine's Day
and the Presidents Day holiday weekend, Hollywood is throwing a
lot of product at moviegoers, hoping that some will stick.</p><br clear="all"/>
Johansson enjoys her Harvard Pudding
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070216/ap_en_mo/people_johansson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070215/capt.mass10502152251.hasty_pudding_scarlett_johansson_mass105.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=DT56FUaPWl_7OK_szeIjXQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Actress Scarlett Johansson, Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2007 woman of the year, is also the recipient of kisses from Hasty Pudding president Josh Brener, right, and vice-president of casting Justin Rodriguez, both Harvard University seniors, during a parade into Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)" border="0" /></a>AP - Not quite the Oscar, but Scarlett Johansson still was all smiles Thursday about being crowned the Harvard Hasty Pudding woman of the year. And happy to participate in the rambunctious roasting that goes along with the honor.</p><br clear="all"/>
How an indie studio goosed Gosling's Oscar drive
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/film_nm/halfnelson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070216/2007_02_15t205213_338x450_us_halfnelson.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=iKM_Md9h3.JlPrvvizasYQ--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Actor Ryan Gosling accepts the award for Breakthrough Actors Performance during the 2006 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards gala in New York January 9, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It takes guts to chase
after an Oscar. It also takes serious money, luck, and insider
experience. Fail to land a nomination, and that cash doesn't
magically come back.</p><br clear="all"/>
Berlin loves its leading ladies more than films
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/film_nm/berlin_women_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070216/2007_02_15t194631_450x354_us_berlin_women.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=YwAsCmIysy_bSfXYs0w16A--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Actress Marion Cotillard arrives for the screening of the film 'La Vie en Rose' running in competition at the 57th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 8, 2007. A string of standout performances by female leads, playing roles ranging from Lady Chatterley to Edith Piaf, have rescued several movies at this year's Berlin film festival, critics say. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A string of standout performances by
female leads, playing roles ranging from Lady Chatterley to
Edith Piaf, have rescued several movies at this year's Berlin
film festival, critics say.</p><br clear="all"/>
Israeli film on Lebanon pullout shatters war myths
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070216/film_nm/berlin_israel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070216/2007_02_15t195408_450x300_us_berlin_israel.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=UuQ3rJqI9TYbcRhqWu9P.A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Undated handout photo shows a scene from the film 'Beaufort' running in competition at the 57th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin. The festival runs from February 8-18. NO ARCHIVE - NO SALES - EDITORIAL USE ONLY IN RELATION TO BERLINALE AND MUST NOT BE USED AFTER MARCH 15, 2007. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The terrified Israeli soldiers in
director Joseph Cedar's new film "Beaufort" cannot see their
enemy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Buscemi, Miller in remake of slain director's film
(Reuters)
Reuters - Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller star in
a new film exploring the relationship between the media and
celebrities in a re-make of a Dutch version by slain director
Theo van Gogh.
Tyler Perry's grass-roots path to fame
(AP)
AP - There's something old-fashioned about Tyler Perry.
`Bordertown' shown at Berlin film fest
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070215/ap_en_mo/people_jennifer_lopez"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070215/capt.msc12102151912.germany_berlin_film_festival_msc121.jpg?x=77&y=130&sig=bBoT5YDcghrf9mC2aIpHGQ--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="U.S. actress Jennifer Lopez arrives for the screening of her movie 'Bordertown' at the 57th International Film Festival Berlin 'Berlinale' in Berlin Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jennifer Lopez brought "Bordertown," in which she plays a reporter trying to solve multiple killings of women in a Mexican border city, to the Berlin film festival Thursday and said the role had been a life-changing experience.</p><br clear="all"/>
Panel, Geffen settle Malibu beach access
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070215/ap_en_mo/people_geffen_walkway"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20070215/capt.58d00d0cf473019a9e987ad5ee2eddcd.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Rh03hLM1DAczetZopE6G4w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Beachgoers walk past Hollywood mogul David Geffen's home on the beach in Malibu, Calif., July 27, 2002. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - The commission that regulates California's coast settled a decades-long dispute with David Geffen over public access to the beach in front of his Malibu estate.</p><br clear="all"/>
Foxx in the Hole with Stylist?
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070215/en_movies_eo/12720a2a_b182441c_9c89_9c5d8f6abf65"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070216/capt.e68b53c9c030ea0642b77bea478e896a.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=pIo8mteoLFNIC94SkrsrDg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Foxx in the Hole with Stylist?(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - With great power comes great responsibility.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Cornell to leave Audioslave
(AP)
AP - Chris Cornell is leaving rock group Audioslave, citing "irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences."
Astbury leaves gig with Doors members
(AP)
AP - Ian Astbury has moved on from playing in a band with members of the Doors to relaunch his `80s hard rock group The Cult, the singer said Thursday.
For Etheridge, Oscar nod is a dream
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070215/ap_en_mu/people_melissa_etheridge"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070205/i/r3984908455.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=RkqmRphaiJBLrnwhRUmPJg--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Singer Melissa Etheridge, nominated for best original song for 'I Need to Wake Up' from 'An Inconvenient Truth', attends the 79th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills California February 5, 2007. The Academy Awards will be given out in Hollywood on February 25. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - Melissa Etheridge knows all about labels. First there was the "rock goddess" with the classic hit, "Come to My Window." Then there was "lesbian singer." Then came "cancer survivor." Now there's "Oscar nominee."</p><br clear="all"/>
Nelly Furtado scores 2nd No. 1 on singles chart
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070215/music_nm/singles_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070216/2007_02_15t205855_450x386_us_singles.jpg?x=130&y=111&sig=kAKRN8ZffilkKJ2O.aSOiQ--" align="left" height="111" width="130" alt="Nelly Furtado wins the Best International Female at the Brit Awards at the Earls Court Arena in London February 14, 2007. (Kieran Doherty/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado
ended Beyonce's 10-week reign on the U.S. singles chart
Thursday with "Say It Right," the second No. 1 of her career.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Grammy Moment' winner is `Idol' reject
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070215/ap_en_mu/tv_my_grammy_moment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070215/capt.ny12802150222.tv_my_grammy_moment_ny128.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=TSb70qNdq_IWh9s_8aWBrA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Robyn Troup, winner of the 'My Grammy Moment' competition, performs at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in this Feb. 11, 2007 file photo, in Los Angeles. Troup went from Grammy Awards star to 'American Idol' reject in three TV days. On Sunday, Troup, 19, of Houston sang with Justin Timberlake and rapper T.I. after winning the 'My Grammy Moment' reality TV-style contest. But on Tuesday's 'American Idol,' Troup was seen being rejected by the Fox talent contest's judges in an episode that was taped before the Grammys. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Robyn Troup went from Grammy Awards star to "American Idol" reject in three TV days.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Cornell quits Audioslave amid conflicts
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070215/music_nm/audioslave_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070216/2007_02_15t170748_450x305_us_audioslave.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=1m2DLJTdER3PdgHe.ViObQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Lead singer Chris Cornell performs with music group Audioslave at the 'VH1 Big in '05' awards show at Sony Pictures studios in Culver City, California December 3, 2005. Cornell has quit the short-lived 'supergroup,' citing 'irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences,' he said on Thursday. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Audioslave singer Chris Cornell has
quit the short-lived "supergroup," citing "irresolvable
personality conflicts as well as musical differences," he said
on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gore announces climate-change concerts
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070215/ap_en_mu/gore_concerts"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070215/capt.la10202152020.gore_concerts__la102.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ssOXYiJJrYMKwe0PF0wjSw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Former Vice President Al Gore speaks as actress Cameron Diaz, left, listens during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, in Los Angeles, where Gore announced his climate change concerts. The concert series, which features a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi, hopes to trigger a broad movement to address what the former vice president calls a global climate crisis. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi.</p><br clear="all"/>
All-star global concerts come to aid of climate
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070215/music_nm/environment_concerts_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070215/2007_02_15t154401_338x450_us_environment_concerts.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=wHMQyTh8fjAv_DK2MMkpig--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Producer and singer Pharrell Williams (C) speaks as actress Cameron Diaz (L) and former Vice President Al Gore attend a news conference for the 'Live Earth' concerts in Los Angeles, February 15, 2007. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Environmental activists led by
former U.S. Vice President Al Gore announced plans on Thursday
for a worldwide string of pop concerts in July featuring Sheryl
Crow, Red Hot Chili Peppers and scores of others to mobilize
action to stop global warming.</p><br clear="all"/>
Foxx in the Hole with Stylist?
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070215/en_music_eo/12720a2a_b182441c_9c89_9c5d8f6abf65"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070216/capt.e68b53c9c030ea0642b77bea478e896a.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=pIo8mteoLFNIC94SkrsrDg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Foxx in the Hole with Stylist?(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - With great power comes great responsibility.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jarvi infuses classical music with `fun'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070215/ap_en_mu/music_kristjan_jarvi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070215/capt.nyet50202152118.austria_music_kristjan_jarvi_nyet502.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=DmaezddeWnbMt_d20p9yZg--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Chief conductor and musical director of Austria's Tonkuenstler Orchestra Kristjan Jarvi smiles during an interview with The Associated Press, Feb.1, 2007, in Vienna. The 34-year-old Jarvi was born in Estonia and grew up in the United States where he started his career at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (AP PhotoHans Punz)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Fun" in the classical sense may not be the best word to describe a classical music concert.</p><br clear="all"/>
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