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Willis performs at Kennedy Space Center
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_en_mu/people_bruce_willis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070803/capt.3dead6322e7e409ab40226b726e12d0a.people_bruce_willis_casg103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=71qinLa05lfEILU2kYjwsg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Netflix, actor Bruce Willis performs with his blues band during Netflix Live! On Location, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 at the John F. Kennedy Space Center Vistors Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Netflix, Susan Goldman, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - An estimated 7,000 people showed up to watch Bruce Willis and his blues band perform at the Kennedy Space Center's rocket garden Thursday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Telemundo reporter suspended for 2 mos.
(AP)
AP - A Spanish-language newscaster who had an affair with the mayor of Los Angeles has been suspended from her job for two months for violating conflict-of-interest policies, her network said Thursday.
Van Gogh painting revealed as fake
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_en_ot/fake_van_gogh"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070803/capt.mel80108030610.australia_fake_van_gogh_mel801.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=5VfcTt34NtWrvyNXbs7SXw--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="In this photo released by the National Gallery of Victoria shows a painting wrongly attributed to Vincent Van Gogh for more than 70 years. The painting was revealed as a fake Friday, Aug. 3, 2007 after art experts found it was probably painted by one his peers. The director of Australia's National Gallery of Victoria, Gerard Vaughan, said a specialist team at the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands found the painting had strong stylistic differences from the Dutch artist's other works, and was mostly likely painted by one of his contemporaries. (AP Photo/National Gallery of Victoria)" border="0" /></a>AP - A painting attributed to Vincent Van Gogh for more than 70 years was said to be a fake Friday, after art experts found it was probably painted by one his peers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Garrison to have evaluation in DUI death
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_en_tv/people_lane_garrison"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070802/capt.51b62332caa84f4fbf7fe6ebb95296bb.people_lane_garrison_la104.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=HAYfm7dlOQsNHJVTnvZllQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Lane Garrison, center, the 27-year-old former 'Prison Break' television series actor, arrives at the Beverly Hills, Calif., courthouse Thursday Aug. 2, 2007, for an expected sentencing for an alcohol-related crash that killed a teenage passenger. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lane Garrison, who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving in a crash that killed a teenage passenger, was ordered Thursday to undergo a 90-day evaluation to help a judge decide his sentence.</p><br clear="all"/>
'LonelyGirl15' wraps up 1st season
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_en_ot/lonelygirl15_finale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070802/capt.5765895f7b644706a8cc4684c1d0d516.lonelygirl15_finale_la108.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=8lAGr4VbyPdX2jLt6kaK2A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actress Alexandra Dreyfus is seen during taping of her Web drama in Los Angeles Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. She plays the role of Sarah, a recently introduced character in the popular 'LonelyGirl15' series on the Web. Bree, the sweet fictional 16-year-old who set the Web buzzing last year with her playful and mysterious video blogs, will meet her fate Friday when the successful and influential show ends its first season.(AP Photo/Damiain Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - "LonelyGirl15," the sweet 16-year-old who set the Web buzzing last year with her playful and mysterious video blogs, will meet her fate Friday when the successful and influential show ends its first season.</p><br clear="all"/>
New practice for Heigl - film producer
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Grey's Anatomy" star
Katherine Heigl is ready to embark on a new role as producer.
Willis performs at Kennedy Space Center
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_en_mu/people_bruce_willis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070803/capt.3dead6322e7e409ab40226b726e12d0a.people_bruce_willis_casg103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=71qinLa05lfEILU2kYjwsg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Netflix, actor Bruce Willis performs with his blues band during Netflix Live! On Location, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 at the John F. Kennedy Space Center Vistors Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Netflix, Susan Goldman, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - An estimated 7,000 people showed up to watch Bruce Willis and his blues band perform at the Kennedy Space Center's rocket garden Thursday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Telemundo reporter suspended for 2 mos.
(AP)
AP - A Spanish-language newscaster who had an affair with the mayor of Los Angeles has been suspended from her job for two months for violating conflict-of-interest policies, her network said Thursday.
It's super V-chip to the rescue of kids
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Senate Commerce
Committee approved legislation Thursday asking the Federal
Communications Commission to oversee the development of a super
V-chip that could screen content on everything from cell phones
to the Internet.
Free Outdoor 'Tempest' Blows Into Riverbank State Park in Harlem
(Playbill)
Playbill - A brave new world will emerge in Riverbank State Park, overlooking the Hudson River in Harlem, starting Aug. 2, when Pulse Ensemble Theatre presents its free staging of Shakespeare's <i>The Tempest</i>.
New practice for Heigl - film producer
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Grey's Anatomy" star
Katherine Heigl is ready to embark on a new role as producer.
Immigrant saga cuts Iranian "honor killing"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070803/film_nm/iran_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070802/2007_08_02t140048_450x299_us_india_usa_nuclear.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=76tWgYG8LKdsnrN5tXOO.w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Indian workers construct a prototype of a Fast Breeder Reactor at the Department of Atomic Energy in Kalpakkam 60 km (38 miles) from the southern Indian city of Madras August 27, 2004. India will not be pressurized into supporting the United States on issues like Iran in return for a nuclear pact with Washington, New Delhi's envoy said in an interview with a local magazine. (Babu/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The National Iranian
American Council has claimed a "mutual victory" after
convincing a filmmaker to remove a family "honor killing" from
the immigrant drama "Crossing Over."</p><br clear="all"/>
Allen, Taymor pics to walk Toronto carpet
(Reuters)
Reuters - The latest films from Woody
Allen and Julie Taymor are set for the red-carpet treatment at
the Toronto International Film Festival (September 6-15),
organizers said Thursday.
Movie producer has film voice down to a "Science"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Effie T. Brown has a
knack for nurturing singular voices. As a producer, she has
been involved in such films as the 2001 mother-daughter prison
drama "Stranger Inside," the 2002 Latina coming-of-age story
"Real Women Have Curves" and the 2004 Brooklyn-set ensemble
drama "Everyday People."
Hathaway felt pressure of "Becoming Jane"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070803/film_nm/hathaway_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070803/2007_08_03t003435_450x300_us_hathaway.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=HVBCivTLNu.7Dy6yjAkeNw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Anne Hathaway in a scene from 'Becoming Jane' in an image courtesy of Miramax Films. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - She has acted opposite stars like
Meryl Streep and in hit movies including "Brokeback Mountain,"
but for Anne Hathaway, the pressure of playing British writer
Jane Austen in film drama "Becoming Jane" was so great, she
almost quit.</p><br clear="all"/>
New "Bourne" set to lead weekend box office
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070803/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070803/2007_08_02t204335_450x343_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=O2EtnEwEiSkATGh1cgc0aA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Matt Damon attends the premiere of 'The Bourne Ultimatum' at the Arclight in Hollywood, California, July 25, 2007. Jason Bourne, the amnesiac political assassin, should find himself in familiar territory atop the North American box office this weekend with the third film in the spy saga. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jason Bourne, the
amnesiac political assassin, should find himself in familiar
territory atop the North American box office this weekend with
"The Bourne Ultimatum," the third film in the spy saga.</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney reports higher income
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_en_mo/earns_disney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.7a99a9f8e8504036ba32512b60a9242d.earns_disney_la101.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=k2t0J0YRA.PcTD09hJ1F4g--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="This publicity photo released by Disney Enterprises, Inc., shows a scene from 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End.' The Walt Disney Co. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Disney Enterprises, Inc., Peter Mountain)" border="0" /></a>AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Continued strong attendance at its domestic theme parks and brisk sales of video games and licensed merchandise helped boost profits for The Walt Disney Co. in the third quarter.</p><br clear="all"/>
Viacom's results slip following tax gain
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_en_mo/earns_viacom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070802/capt.dc15197b69cf4010898e137e1e3b298f.earns_viacom_nybz163.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=1X4PqArk337Q6HWRQFgJiQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone talks to the media at the annual Allen and Co.'s media conference in this July 13, 2007 file photo, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Viacom Inc., owner of MTV and Paramount Pictures, posted second-quarter results Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 that were slightly lower than a year ago but still beat analysts' estimates. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Viacom Inc., a media conglomerate that owns MTV and Paramount Pictures, reported slightly lower second-quarter results Thursday following a tax gain in the year-ago period. Results from its movie business rose.</p><br clear="all"/>
McG plans scary buddy comedy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070802/film_nm/nightcrawlers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070803/2007_08_02t142032_304x450_us_nightcrawlers.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=mi7WvkVtRggWMDnjrIegvQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="McG and Drew Barrymore pose at a film premiere in Hollywood on December 14, 2006. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Charlie's Angels"
director McG is teaming with the Oscar-winning writer of
"Little Miss Sunshine" for his next movie.</p><br clear="all"/>
Antonioni buried in home town
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070802/film_nm/italy_antonioni_funeral_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070802/2007_08_02t131839_315x450_us_italy_antonioni_funeral.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=I.eDY3qZpYz0AZVWQIV_cA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="The niece of late director, Michelangelo Antonioni, looks on near a portrait of her uncle at Rome's City Hall on August 1, 2007. Antonioni, who died on July 31, was buried in Ferrara, Italy. (Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Italian film maker Michelangelo Antonioni
was buried at a quiet ceremony in his beloved home town of
Ferrara on Thursday, with fellow director Wim Wenders among
those who turned out to pay tribute.</p><br clear="all"/>
Willis performs at Kennedy Space Center
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_en_mu/people_bruce_willis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070803/capt.3dead6322e7e409ab40226b726e12d0a.people_bruce_willis_casg103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=71qinLa05lfEILU2kYjwsg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Netflix, actor Bruce Willis performs with his blues band during Netflix Live! On Location, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 at the John F. Kennedy Space Center Vistors Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Netflix, Susan Goldman, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - An estimated 7,000 people showed up to watch Bruce Willis and his blues band perform at the Kennedy Space Center's rocket garden Thursday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woman refutes testimony at Spector trial
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070802/capt.28775071029649f0991d12e38f1a41f2.phil_spector_wxs306.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=T.fOTzE9I3qXEo18LYxXOg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Music producer Phil Spector, left, watches a video of Lana Clarkson during his murder trial at the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007. Spector, 67, is accused of fatally shooting actress Lana Clarkson on Feb. 3, 2003. (AP Photo/Joshua Gates Weisberg, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - A woman who said Lana Clarkson was her best friend for 20 years testified Thursday at Phil Spector's murder trial, refuting testimony by another witness that Clarkson was depressed around the time of her death in the music producer's home.</p><br clear="all"/>
Followers of Afrobeat pioneer keep his music alive
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070803/music_nm/kuti_ent_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070803/2007_08_02t200609_450x310_us_kuti_ent.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=FkJBUur8rQwVmu8138bOag--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Nigerian musician Femi Kuti, the son of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, performs during celebrations for Africa Day in Johannesburg, May 25, 2007. Fela, as he is popularly known, died of AIDS-related complications on August 2 in 1997 aged 58, but Afrobeat has taken on a new life as a protest music in the underground scene of many U.S. cities. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In a small, trendy New York bar, a
10-piece band is jamming furiously, entertaining an audience
with the rhythms of 1970's inner-city Lagos, Nigeria, created
by the father of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.</p><br clear="all"/>
Irish singer Tommy Makem dies
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070802/music_nm/makem_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070802/capt.fe7bc4f38c0b4989a64e8547f9653333.obit_makem_nyet137.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=hFlmvB4t6IX6Nduyq6Y4iQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="This 1999 file photo, originally supplied by Barlow/Hartman, shows Tommy Makem performing. The Irish singer, songwriter and storyteller, who teamed with the Clancy Brothers to become stars during the folk music boom, died of cancer, in Dover, N.H., Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. He was 74.(AP Photo/Barlow/Hartman)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Irish folk singer Tommy Makem, dubbed
by some critics as the godfather of Irish music, has died from
lung cancer in the United States. He was 74.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stevie Wonder to tour for first time 20 years
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070802/music_nm/wonder_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070803/2007_08_03t013611_450x307_us_wonder.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=rIHocQDghgL18Bqx1tmjPg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Grammy-winning singer Stevie Wonder performs in San Diego, August 2, 2007. (Max Morse/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Grammy-winning pop star Stevie
Wonder will launch his first U.S. tour in more than 20 years on
August 23 in San Diego, the Motown icon said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Obama to Vibe: Rap creates own reality
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_en_mu/people_obama_rap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.d2a4abd13bbe4454a314f098dffb6f4e.aptopix_obama_terrorism_dccd111.jpg?x=130&y=65&sig=Y5m2Whk4cGpQbt03qVp5fQ--" align="left" height="65" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., delivers a speech about terrorism, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. Obama said Wednesday that he would send troops into Pakistan to hunt down terrorists even without local permission if warranted — an attempt to show strength when his chief rival has described his foreign policy skills as naive. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barack Obama is now officially hot — he's on the cover of Vibe magazine.</p><br clear="all"/>
Irish singer Tommy Makem dies at 74
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_en_mu/obit_makem"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070802/capt.fe7bc4f38c0b4989a64e8547f9653333.obit_makem_nyet137.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=hFlmvB4t6IX6Nduyq6Y4iQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="This 1999 file photo, originally supplied by Barlow/Hartman, shows Tommy Makem performing. The Irish singer, songwriter and storyteller, who teamed with the Clancy Brothers to become stars during the folk music boom, died of cancer, in Dover, N.H., Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007. He was 74.(AP Photo/Barlow/Hartman)" border="0" /></a>AP - Irish singer, songwriter and storyteller Tommy Makem, who teamed with the Clancy Brothers to become stars during the folk music boom, has died of cancer. He was 74.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rappers cleaning up lyrics post-Imus
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_en_mu/music_cleaning_up_rap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070802/capt.2a4c94abafab4b58841849939a41c5df.music_cleaning_up_rap_nyet440.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=sjxPHfpUsrrAZ.CbwGUheQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Rapper Chamillionaire is photographed in New York, July 27, 2007. The platinum-selling rapper recently announced that his upcoming album, 'Ultimate Victory,' would be cuss- and N-word free. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rap's critics have been complaining for years, only to watch the music become even more profane — and more popular. But now it seems as if Don Imus may be accomplishing what a generation of detractors could not.</p><br clear="all"/>
Tribute to Ted Nugent's mom is unveiled
(AP)
AP - Ted Nugent's fans gathered outside a pub in this suburb of Chicago to recognize someone who left a lasting mark on the local rock scene — his mother.
Scary Spice files paternity petition
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_en_mu/people_brown_murphy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.db7a3233b6e04cbab3845369767540a7.people_brown_murphy_la107.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=8je7arTC2WWMwIrzATakyA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Melanie 'Scary Spice' Brown, right, and attorney Gloria Allred take questions during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Los Angeles. Brown filed a Superior Court petition Wednesday that seeks to legally establish Eddie Murphy as the father of her 4-month-old daughter. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scary Spice went to court Wednesday to try to scare up some child support from Eddie Murphy.</p><br clear="all"/>
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