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British princes honor Diana with concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/britain_diana_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070701/capt.f5383bde2c9a4787ade3bbeee02a275f.britain_concert_for_diana_lon847.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=fuYlOxjbqbTXW8quPby4HA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Princes William and Harry enjoy the show with the rest of the crowd during a star-studded pop concert in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday July 1, 2007. More than 63,000 people are at the multi-million pound London stadium on what would have been the Princess's 46th birthday. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Waving their arms in the air and dancing with 70,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium, princes William and Harry celebrated the life of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 46th birthday Sunday at a concert they organized.</p><br clear="all"/>
7-Elevens become Simpsons 'Kwik-E-Marts'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_tv/7_eleven_kwik_e_mart"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070701/capt.1976650e5bce4b23a5405ff9e05ce8c4.7_eleven_kwik_e_mart_txrh101.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=W0gFPGMfo1ktxQlLOg1Vdw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="David Motter shops at a 7-Eleven 'Simpsons' Kwik-E-Mart' in Dallas, Sunday, July 1, 2007. The store is selling items that until now existed only on television: Buzz Cola, KrustyO's cereal and Squishees, the slushy drink knockoff of Slurpees. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of "The Simpsons" fame, in the latest example of marketers making life imitate art.</p><br clear="all"/>
Strong casting at SF Opera performances
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/san_francisco_opera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070701/capt.ea998bc4c1aa456d9293efaf0d3b28ef.music_san_fransisco_opera__fx202.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=u1gEaZeWfWx0om.xxW0dLQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated photo provided by the San Francisco Opera, Mariusz Kwiecien performs in Mozart's 'Don Giovanni.' (AP Photo/San Francisco Opera, Terrence McCarthy)" border="0" /></a>AP - The ads posted around town promised "Summer Passion," and there was no shortage of emotion at the San Francisco Opera's just-completed June season — either onstage or off.</p><br clear="all"/>
100 most-used programming ideas: lists
(AP)
AP - You'll know television's mania for lists has gotten completely out of hand when C-SPAN counts down the 100 greatest Senate filibusters.
Taiwanese director Yang dies at 59
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mo/obit_edward_yang"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070701/capt.tok10107010607.obit_edward_yang_tok101.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=U7fieC7ukcJMguEUTuaZmw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Taiwanese director and member of the jury Edward Yang arrives at the festival palace to attend the screening of 'Moulin rouge' in Cannes, France, in this May 9, 2001 file photo. Yang, the Cannes-winning Taiwanese engineer-turned-director known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died from complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday, July 1, 2007. He was 59. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59.</p><br clear="all"/>
Amazon.com to sell indie films on demand
(AP)
AP - Amazon.com Inc. will begin selling high-definition independent films in the HD DVD format through its on-demand DVD printing service, the company said late Sunday.
Q&A-Fernandez brings pop twist to ranchera tradition
(Reuters)
Reuters - At 36, Alejandro Fernandez is poised
to become the most popular ranchera singer in the world -- a
title currently held by his 67-year-old father, the legendary
Vicente Fernandez.
Batting practice a new ballgame on Fox Sports
(Reuters)
Reuters - Like to get to the ballpark
early and take in some batting practice? Folks like to watch at
home, too; the ritual before the game represents the latest
frontier of baseball coverage on TV and online.
Batting practice a new ballgame on Fox Sports
(Reuters)
Reuters - Like to get to the ballpark
early and take in some batting practice? Folks like to watch at
home, too; the ritual before the game represents the latest
frontier of baseball coverage on TV and online.
"Old Acquaintance" a tepid revival
(Reuters)
Reuters - John Van Druten's comedy "Old
Acquaintance" has inspired not one but two film adaptations --
one in 1943 starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins and a 1981
remake titled "Rich and Famous" with Jacqueline Bisset and
Candice Bergen -- but it surprisingly has not been seen on
Broadway since its 1940 premiere.
Amazon.com to sell indie films on demand
(AP)
AP - Amazon.com Inc. will begin selling high-definition independent films in the HD DVD format through its on-demand DVD printing service, the company said late Sunday.
Filmmaker digs up Singapore's forgotten past
(Reuters)
Reuters - Faded footage of people in
motor-powered sampans flickers and crackles on the screen.
Mangrove swamps fill the landscape. It is Singapore in the
1950s.
Jamie Lee Curtis collars comedy gig in "Border"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jamie Lee Curtis has
joined Walt Disney Pictures' lost-dog comedy "South of the
Border."
"Shrek" leads foreign box office for 3rd weekend
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Shrek the Third" led
the foreign box office for a third consecutive weekend, earning
more than its two closest competitors combined.
"Ratatouille" cooks up lukewarm box office win
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070701/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070701/2007_07_01t122748_450x276_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=UM4rKj9SKGC0z6WBnyl_RQ--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="A scene from the Pixar-produced film 'Ratatouille' in an image courtesy of Disney. The rodent cartoon raced to the top at the North American box office on Sunday but its weekend haul of $47.2 million was the lowest opening for a Pixar-produced release in nine years, according to estimates issued by distributor Disney. (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A rat chased millions of moviegoers
into theaters, but the furry star of "Ratatouille" also whipped
up one of the worst openings in the history of Walt Disney Co's
cartoon powerhouse Pixar Animation.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Ratatouille' swarms weekend box office
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070629/capt.74d10c1fd8a44ddd8c2441df89e527eb.film_perfect_pixar_la305.jpg?x=130&y=55&sig=mymp2VUeDNAMkvJ9i1b5pQ--" align="left" height="55" width="130" alt="This image released by Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios, shows a scene from the new animated film 'Ratatouille.' (AP Photo/Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios)" border="0" /></a>AP - Disney has put a rodent on top of the box office, though not the studio's venerable mascot, Mickey Mouse.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rats Rule, Relatively
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070701/en_movies_eo/d37d5223235c_4d97_b902_169c7a3aa168"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070702/capt.416119c00293b859a529f80a80ac1e36.jpg?x=102&y=102&sig=oqGfjWdInvPbuqkfBgzPog--" align="left" height="102" width="102" alt="Rats Rule, Relatively(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Well, the blurb writers will be happy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Taiwanese director Yang dies at 59
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mo/obit_edward_yang"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070701/capt.tok10107010607.obit_edward_yang_tok101.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=U7fieC7ukcJMguEUTuaZmw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Taiwanese director and member of the jury Edward Yang arrives at the festival palace to attend the screening of 'Moulin rouge' in Cannes, France, in this May 9, 2001 file photo. Yang, the Cannes-winning Taiwanese engineer-turned-director known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died from complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday, July 1, 2007. He was 59. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Transformers" film yields big bang on fewer bucks
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070701/film_nm/transformers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070702/2007_07_01t162052_450x300_us_transformers.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=2LP4B6pxSCxBjc0SWbXdrA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A scene from the film 'Transformers' in an image courtesy of DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures. Good early reviews and positive advance buzz could mean strong ticket sales for 'Transformers' and show the rest of Hollywood that crowd-pleasing action movies can be made at a lower cost which, in turn, might spur more of them. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - They call a $150 million movie
low-budget?</p><br clear="all"/>
Sally Field picks up the golf clubs
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mo/people_field"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.3e55101d21ca47fe9639e4ee59d4e046.people_field_ny112.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=YRJ8aM1AGqNC9OMnJUw6nw--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Actress Sally Field arrives to the second annual Sundance Institute at BAM in this file photo from May 31, 2007, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Field likes golf. She really, really likes golf. Instead of merely watching the U.S. Women's Open from the gallery, the Academy Award-winning actress tried playing, taking her first lesson on a practice hole at Pine Needles with renowned teacher and former LPGA star Peggy Kirk Bell. (AP Photo/Adam Rountree-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sally Field likes golf. She really, really likes golf.</p><br clear="all"/>
Q&A-Fernandez brings pop twist to ranchera tradition
(Reuters)
Reuters - At 36, Alejandro Fernandez is poised
to become the most popular ranchera singer in the world -- a
title currently held by his 67-year-old father, the legendary
Vicente Fernandez.
Getty Images aims to streamline music licensing
(Reuters)
Reuters - Getty Images thinks it's time to
reinvent the commercial music licensing business.
Crowded House open for business again
(Reuters)
Reuters - "It's true I'm missing you," Neil Finn
sings on "Time on Earth," rock band Crowded House's fifth
studio album and first in 14 years.
Bluegrass band Cherryholmes tours highbrow venues
(Reuters)
Reuters - Festivals have long been the bread
and butter of any bluegrass act's career, but the band
Cherryholmes is taking a novel approach by hitting the
performing-arts-center circuit.
Singer Millman brings Eastern European accent to jazz
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070702/music_nm/canada_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070702/2007_06_29t052430_353x450_us_canada.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=k6SME6DUILNdMsaxrAS3Sg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="The hosts of 'Canadian Idol' pose for photographers on the red carpet at the 2007 Juno Awards in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 1, 2007. The executive producer of 'Canadian Idol' has a problem: regional voting routinely knocks competitors from Toronto, Canada's largest city, out of the TV singing showdown. (David Stobbe/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jazz vocalist Sophie Millman reckons
that her sophomore album reflects "all of the turbulence,
transformations and drama" in her life.</p><br clear="all"/>
Facebook helps iLike stand out in Internet crowd
(Reuters)
Reuters - A month ago, iLike was just another
online music community struggling for relevancy in an
increasingly crowded market.
British princes honor Diana with concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/britain_diana_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070701/capt.f5383bde2c9a4787ade3bbeee02a275f.britain_concert_for_diana_lon847.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=fuYlOxjbqbTXW8quPby4HA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Princes William and Harry enjoy the show with the rest of the crowd during a star-studded pop concert in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday July 1, 2007. More than 63,000 people are at the multi-million pound London stadium on what would have been the Princess's 46th birthday. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Waving their arms in the air and dancing with 70,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium, princes William and Harry celebrated the life of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 46th birthday Sunday at a concert they organized.</p><br clear="all"/>
Strong casting at SF Opera performances
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/san_francisco_opera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070701/capt.ea998bc4c1aa456d9293efaf0d3b28ef.music_san_fransisco_opera__fx202.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=u1gEaZeWfWx0om.xxW0dLQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this undated photo provided by the San Francisco Opera, Mariusz Kwiecien performs in Mozart's 'Don Giovanni.' (AP Photo/San Francisco Opera, Terrence McCarthy)" border="0" /></a>AP - The ads posted around town promised "Summer Passion," and there was no shortage of emotion at the San Francisco Opera's just-completed June season — either onstage or off.</p><br clear="all"/>
No halfway for hard-touring Matthews
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070701/music_nm/matthews_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070701/2007_07_01t010547_450x297_us_matthews.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=W1MqSe9jlHLR1cPt_TNTfA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A file photo of musician Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band performing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 29, 2006. (Lee Celano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - From the humble beginnings of
drummer Carter Beauford's mother's basement and a crucial
Tuesday-night residency at Trax in Charlottesville, Virginia,
the Dave Matthews Band has become the biggest touring success
story to emerge from the 1990s.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wilson celebrates 70th with concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_en_mu/people_nancy_wilson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.8cd35dc2065e46b2881bd0c0e7985b67.nancy_wilson_70th_birthday_nyrm110.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=OY02_iDLIst2DDlDlJksDQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="Singer Nancy Wilson, performs at her Swingin' 70th Birthday Party at Carnegie Hall in New York on Friday June 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nancy Wilson is hardly the retiring type, even though she is trying to spend more time with her grandchildren these days.</p><br clear="all"/>
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