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Web user's world turned upside down by Conan's decision to follow her on Twitter
CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. This week, she has 20,000 - as well as a new iMac computer and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her weddin...
Country superstar Carrie Underwood is flying high as "Play On Tour" starts
NASHVILLE - After selling more than a million tickets to her last concert tour, Carrie Underwood is aiming higher this time. Really high. She plans to fly over the audience, for starters. "We're ki...
Cable, satellite TV operators ask for government intervention in fee dispute with broadcasters
The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards. About 15 minutes into the show, a scrolling ...
Actress Reese Witherspoon says first lady toppled Elle Woods as top fashionista
WASHINGTON - Actress Reese Witherspoon says her "Legally Blonde" character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation's capital by first lady Michelle Obama. Speakin...
Author Margaret Atwood shoots cameo for the film 'Score: A Hockey Musical'
TORONTO - Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood says she's joined the star-packed cast of the film, "Score: A Hockey Musical." The writer blogs about a recent day on set that saw her hanging out w...
Charlie Sheen due back at work on CBS' 'Two and a Half Men' after rehab
LOS ANGELES - A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom. Publicist St...
'Green Zone'a failure of intelligence, pales compared with 'Hurt Locker'
All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm...
'Lost Boys'star Haim remembered as bright 'firecracker' who struggled with drugs
TORONTO - In the 1980s, Corey Haim became a teen pin-up favourite, a baby-faced idol with an infectious grin and a "firecracker" personality. But as he shot to stardom with a string of hit films in...
A 12-hour adaptation of Dostoyevsky novel set for Lincoln Center
NEW YORK - A 12-hour adaptation of a Dostoyevsky novel will be among the highlights of Lincoln Center Festival 2010, running for 45 performances this summer. Festival director Nigel Redden said Wed...
Teen's world changed by O'Brien's decision to follow only her on Twitter
CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers. This week, she has 20,000 - as well as a new iMac computer and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her weddin...
