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Singer's heart scare leaves Kiss a trio
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_mu/people_kiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.4d2ea266939246638fe3fc569d8abaac.paul_stanley_ny107.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=sK49toTZizjD0VprnfURVQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Paul Stanley, Guitarist for band 'Kiss', arrives for a gold record presentation of Kiss' lastest album 'Kiss Sympony Alive IV 2-28-03' in New York on Wednesday, July 23, 2003. Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of pre-show heart problems, according to his Web site. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of heart problems before the show, according to his Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Ugly Betty' wins at 22nd Imagen Awards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_tv/imagen_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.ca594a67f1f84089b818b696359096f8.imagen_awards_cafs101.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=Dj7GdpP8UvEIQd7VGcDMhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Actress America Ferrera arrives at the 22nd Annual Imagen Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 28, 2007.The awards acknowledge excellence in Latino entertainment.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)" border="0" /></a>AP - The TV comedy "Ugly Betty" and the film "Pan's Labyrinth" won top honors Saturday at the 22nd annual Imagen Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Writers: Don't expect 'Simpsons' to slow
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_tv/comic_con_the_simpsons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.8a516df24a974878a3d3be10be2ff77a.comic_con_cacl108.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=1fD0ImhmRBG6nYH3iJEHdw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Creator and executive producer of the television show 'The Simpsons' Matt Groening, left, speaks to a crowd while head writer Al Jean, right, listens in during the third day of the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, Saturday, July 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Park)" border="0" /></a>AP - TV's favorite animated family, "The Simpsons," already has a hit movie, a video game on the way, a new theme-park ride and the title of America's longest-running sitcom. So what's next? Plenty, according to creator Matt Groening and his team of writers, who spoke to a crowd of more than 6,500 fans at the Comic-Con entertainment expo on Saturday — just one day after "The Simpsons Movie" opened.</p><br clear="all"/>
Grisham to give H.S. magazine a boost
(AP)
AP - John Grisham's essay about his life in high school is expected to bring in record sales for his alma mater's literary magazine this year.
Usher-Tameka Foster wedding is canceled
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_en_ot/people_usher"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070728/capt.c0928c474c3144bf886539e5185968b0.people_usher_wedding_canceled_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=kYcR_vOERBr3MgPDjD8GxA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Singer and actor Usher laughs with his fiancee Tameka Foster during the NBA Finals in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, June 14, 2007. The wedding between Usher and his pregnant fiance has been canceled, his publicist told The Associated Press on Saturday, July 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)" border="0" /></a>AP - The wedding between Usher and his pregnant fiance has been canceled, his publicist told The Associated Press on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
India actor stars in true-life Pakistan border drama
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070729/film_nm/india_pakistan_film_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070729/2007_07_29t021832_351x450_us_india_pakistan_film.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=DDkKcQIQxCc07Ycc93ggdA--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Indian actress Nandita Das poses during red carpet arrivals for Austrian director Michael Haneke's in competition film 'Cache' at the 58th Cannes Film Festival May 14, 2005. Das who is starring in a Pakistani film about a boy who accidentally strays into India is hoping that the touching story will move people in both countries and bring them closer. (Vincent Kessler SN/dh/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A popular Indian actress who is
starring in a Pakistani film about a boy who accidentally
strays into India is hoping that the touching story will move
people in both countries and bring them closer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer's heart scare leaves Kiss a trio
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_mu/people_kiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.4d2ea266939246638fe3fc569d8abaac.paul_stanley_ny107.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=sK49toTZizjD0VprnfURVQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Paul Stanley, Guitarist for band 'Kiss', arrives for a gold record presentation of Kiss' lastest album 'Kiss Sympony Alive IV 2-28-03' in New York on Wednesday, July 23, 2003. Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of pre-show heart problems, according to his Web site. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of heart problems before the show, according to his Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Ugly Betty' wins at 22nd Imagen Awards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_tv/imagen_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.ca594a67f1f84089b818b696359096f8.imagen_awards_cafs101.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=Dj7GdpP8UvEIQd7VGcDMhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Actress America Ferrera arrives at the 22nd Annual Imagen Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 28, 2007.The awards acknowledge excellence in Latino entertainment.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)" border="0" /></a>AP - The TV comedy "Ugly Betty" and the film "Pan's Labyrinth" won top honors Saturday at the 22nd annual Imagen Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Writers: Don't expect 'Simpsons' to slow
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_bu/comic_con_the_simpsons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.8a516df24a974878a3d3be10be2ff77a.comic_con_cacl108.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=1fD0ImhmRBG6nYH3iJEHdw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Creator and executive producer of the television show 'The Simpsons' Matt Groening, left, speaks to a crowd while head writer Al Jean, right, listens in during the third day of the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, Saturday, July 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Park)" border="0" /></a>AP - TV's favorite animated family, "The Simpsons," already has a hit movie, an video game on the way, a new theme-park ride and the title of America's longest-running sitcom. So what's next?</p><br clear="all"/>
Broadway's 'Drowsy' Will Welcome a New "Show Off"
(Playbill)
Playbill - Mara Davi, the clarion-voiced, yearning "Maggie" of the 2006 Broadway <i>A Chorus Line</i> revival, will put on the wedding veil of bride Janet Van De Graaff in Broadway's <i>The Drowsy Chaperone</i> starting July 31.
India actor stars in true-life Pakistan border drama
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070729/film_nm/india_pakistan_film_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070729/2007_07_29t021832_351x450_us_india_pakistan_film.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=DDkKcQIQxCc07Ycc93ggdA--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Indian actress Nandita Das poses during red carpet arrivals for Austrian director Michael Haneke's in competition film 'Cache' at the 58th Cannes Film Festival May 14, 2005. Das who is starring in a Pakistani film about a boy who accidentally strays into India is hoping that the touching story will move people in both countries and bring them closer. (Vincent Kessler SN/dh/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A popular Indian actress who is
starring in a Pakistani film about a boy who accidentally
strays into India is hoping that the touching story will move
people in both countries and bring them closer.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Ugly Betty' wins at 22nd Imagen Awards
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_mo/imagen_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.ca594a67f1f84089b818b696359096f8.imagen_awards_cafs101.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=Dj7GdpP8UvEIQd7VGcDMhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Actress America Ferrera arrives at the 22nd Annual Imagen Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 28, 2007.The awards acknowledge excellence in Latino entertainment.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)" border="0" /></a>AP - The TV comedy "Ugly Betty" and the film "Pan's Labyrinth" won top honors Saturday at the 22nd annual Imagen Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Writers: Don't expect 'Simpsons' to slow
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_mo/comic_con_the_simpsons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.8a516df24a974878a3d3be10be2ff77a.comic_con_cacl108.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=1fD0ImhmRBG6nYH3iJEHdw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Creator and executive producer of the television show 'The Simpsons' Matt Groening, left, speaks to a crowd while head writer Al Jean, right, listens in during the third day of the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, Saturday, July 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Park)" border="0" /></a>AP - TV's favorite animated family, "The Simpsons," already has a hit movie, an video game on the way, a new theme-park ride and the title of America's longest-running sitcom. So what's next?</p><br clear="all"/>
Lohan's new movie one of the worst of the year
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070728/film_nm/film_killed_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070729/2007_07_28t190939_299x450_us_film_killed.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=O14N4l6QyoBTnKsVsGVnTg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actress Lindsay Lohan arrives for the premiere of the film 'Georgia Rule' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York in this May 8, 2007 file photo. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - There's a fresh
candidate in the running for worst movie of 2007 honors. "I
Know Who Killed Me," a ridiculous thriller (minus the thrills)
starring the embattled Lindsay Lohan in a dual role, has all
the hallmarks necessary for qualification:</p><br clear="all"/>
"Simpsons" movie enjoys huge box office opening
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070728/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070728/2007_07_27t132250_450x280_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=Krv_4VRflUckFjfVw_4a6g--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="A scene from 'The Simpsons Movie' in an image courtesy of 20th Century Fox. The film smashed industry expectations to earn an estimated $29.1 million on its first day of release on Friday in the United States and Canada, tracking firm Box Office Mojo (http://www.boxofficemojo.com) said. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After paying their dues on the
small screen for 18 years, "The Simpsons" have become movie
superstars in just one day.</p><br clear="all"/>
Steve Carell 'psyched' for 'Get Smart'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_en_mo/people_steve_carell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070727/capt.858141d59a2248459737042e275cdd75.comic_con_cadp102.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=UDApnxzS.XXThb_2dja8OA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Actor Steve Carell waves to the audience at a panel discussion for his new Warner Bros. film 'Get Smart' on the second day of the Comic-Con International convention held in San Diego Friday, July 27, 2007. The annual comic and popular culture convention attracts over 100,000 people annually. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Steve Carell knows how to use a shoe phone. Not only did he grow up watching "Get Smart," but he's made calls with the device as secret agent Maxwell Smart in the movie remake of the 1960s TV show.</p><br clear="all"/>
Passengers on Lohan ride hire attorney
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_en_mo/lindsay_lohan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070725/capt.9aee7049daa9453bb2dc0b7808d77bab.lindsay_lohan_profile_la505.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=0Xre5xPRfzgechfYMvgwqg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Lindsay Lohan, seen here in booking mug released by the Santa Monica, Calif., police, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and possession of cocaine early Tuesday, authorities said. Hard to believe now, after all the arrests, car crashes and late-night club-hopping that it was just 10 years ago that Lindsay Lohan was Hollywood's freshest-faced bundle of joy. (AP Photo/Santa Monica Police)" border="0" /></a>AP - The men who say they were unwilling passengers on Lindsay Lohan's wild ride through Santa Monica have retained a lawyer who said he hopes to resolve the case without hauling the actress into court.</p><br clear="all"/>
Zombie takes on 'Halloween' franchise
(AP)
AP - Michael Myers is back and ready to tell his side of the story — or at least Rob Zombie is. The writer, director and rock star is taking on "Halloween" and he shines the spotlight on Myers, the main villain of nearly 30-year-old film franchise.
2 charged in Tom Cruise photo plot
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_en_mo/cruise_photos"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070726/capt.6c01feb8c7b74e52b2559b983474019d.tom_cruise_photos_ny122.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=ENvUEy3d2cYaPjO2YCFngQ--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Actor Tom Cruise poses for a portrait at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., in this July 29, 2004 file photo. An Arizona man who allegedly demanded more than $1 million not to publish Tom Cruise's stolen wedding photographs has been arrested, the actor's lawyer said Thursday July, 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two men were charged with plotting to extort more than $1 million from Tom Cruise for the actor's stolen wedding photographs, federal authorities announced Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Who's Your Caddy?" hits one in the rough
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jeffrey Jones must have
some really bad karma from a past life. The talented character
has long made a specialty out of being abused on film, as
typified by his iconic performance as the aggrieved principal
in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
Singer's heart scare leaves Kiss a trio
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070729/ap_en_mu/people_kiss"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070729/capt.4d2ea266939246638fe3fc569d8abaac.paul_stanley_ny107.jpg?x=94&y=130&sig=sK49toTZizjD0VprnfURVQ--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="Paul Stanley, Guitarist for band 'Kiss', arrives for a gold record presentation of Kiss' lastest album 'Kiss Sympony Alive IV 2-28-03' in New York on Wednesday, July 23, 2003. Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of pre-show heart problems, according to his Web site. (AP Photo/Jennifer Graylock)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kiss lead singer and guitarist Paul Stanley had to bow out of a Southern California concert because of heart problems before the show, according to his Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Kiss singer Paul Stanley suffers heart ailment
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070729/music_nm/kiss_singer_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070729/2007_07_28t203015_450x341_us_kiss_singer.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=XnHkydah6Ge1U.CNnbotlQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="In this file photo Paul Stanley (L) and Gene Simmons of the rock group 'KISS' pose backstage for photographers at the 29th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles January 9, 2002. Stanley, a singer and guitarist with rock band Kiss, was forced to pull out of a show in California on Friday after his heart started beating at more than twice the normal level, he said on his Web site. RETUERS/Adrees Latif (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paul Stanley, a singer and
guitarist with rock band Kiss, was forced to pull out of a show
in California on Friday after his heart started beating at more
than twice the normal level, he said on his Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jerry Garcia's kitchen sink for sale
(AP)
AP - The man who bought Jerry Garcia's house 10 years ago is selling everything, including the kitchen sink.
Usher-Tameka Foster wedding is canceled
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_en_mu/people_usher"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070728/capt.c0928c474c3144bf886539e5185968b0.people_usher_wedding_canceled_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=kYcR_vOERBr3MgPDjD8GxA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Singer and actor Usher laughs with his fiancee Tameka Foster during the NBA Finals in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, June 14, 2007. The wedding between Usher and his pregnant fiance has been canceled, his publicist told The Associated Press on Saturday, July 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)" border="0" /></a>AP - The wedding between Usher and his pregnant fiance has been canceled, his publicist told The Associated Press on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Usher Calls Off Wedding
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070728/en_music_eo/6c9dccc0615b_4fc9_97e4_a5d2e6ed133c"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070728/capt.be0058f8dd081c31bcf5c15a2026d6f7.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=h_vRLM1t6icZt35_ATwoww--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Usher Calls Off Wedding(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Usher's latest confession: The wedding's off.</p><br clear="all"/>
Case dropped in holdup of Kinks founder
(AP)
AP - Prosecutors have again dropped charges against a man accused of shooting Ray Davies during a holdup in the French Quarter, and for the same reason: Davies wasn't in court.
Britney aide ticketed in Vegas scuffle
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_en_mu/people_britney_spears"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070727/capt.f8651f9eaca046b2bd8dc7512d2d6433.people_britney_spears__ny122.jpg?x=99&y=130&sig=gC35k1L6I182PlgYSzPI2w--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Singer Britney Spears watches the Houston Rockets play the Los Angeles Lakers during their NBA basketball game in this March 30, 2007 file photo in Los Angeles. A bodyguard for Britney Spears must face a battery charge after he scuffled with two men trying to photograph the singer and her young sons at a Las Vegas Strip resort, police said Friday, July 27, 2007. The bodyguard, Cesar Julio Camera, 37, was accused of grabbing and punching one photographer and pushing another into a wall about 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the spa at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - A bodyguard for Britney Spears must face a battery charge after he scuffled with two men trying to photograph the singer and her young sons at a Las Vegas Strip resort, police said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Passengers on Lohan ride hire attorney
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070728/ap_en_mu/lindsay_lohan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070725/capt.9aee7049daa9453bb2dc0b7808d77bab.lindsay_lohan_profile_la505.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=0Xre5xPRfzgechfYMvgwqg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Lindsay Lohan, seen here in booking mug released by the Santa Monica, Calif., police, Tuesday, July 24, 2007, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and possession of cocaine early Tuesday, authorities said. Hard to believe now, after all the arrests, car crashes and late-night club-hopping that it was just 10 years ago that Lindsay Lohan was Hollywood's freshest-faced bundle of joy. (AP Photo/Santa Monica Police)" border="0" /></a>AP - The men who say they were unwilling passengers on Lindsay Lohan's wild ride through Santa Monica have retained a lawyer who said he hopes to resolve the case without hauling the actress into court.</p><br clear="all"/>
Comedy pays for country crooner McComb
(Reuters)
Reuters - The son of a working musician who
played Southern rock, country and rock 'n' roll in a Northwest
regional band, Jeremy McComb was born for today's country
scene. The fact that he slept behind his dad's amp while his
older brother played drums is just icing on the cake.
Classical labels set stage for operatic autumn
(Reuters)
Reuters - The classical labels are readying
their most important fall releases, with operatic superstars
and up-and-comers playing a key role at the majors.
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