News For Sunday Oct 5, 2008 News For Sunday Oct 5, 2008

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Designers play it safe as economy sours - Added 6 weeks ago

Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, capping a season which saw designers play it safe to coax customers into stores despite the global financial crisis. "I don't think it's been as exciting as other seasons," Alexandra...

Phelps honored by Baltimore with parade and salute - Added 6 weeks ago

Michael Phelps was formally welcomed home Saturday with a two-pronged celebration that began with a parade and ended with a fireworks show at historic Fort McHenry. Phelps was the focal point of the "Parade of Gold",...

Audiences adopt 'Chihuahua' with $29M weekend - Added 6 weeks ago

"Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was barking up the right tree with movie-goers, who put the Disney comedy at No. 1 for the weekend with a $29 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. Featuring a talking Chihuahua...

Delta museum is a tribute to bluesman B.B. King - Added 6 weeks ago

Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the...

Madonna gives fans a treat with "Sticky & Sweet" - Added 6 weeks ago

In a show defined by throbbing dance music, tight choreography, spectacular stage sets and stunning visuals, perhaps the most stirring moment during the kickoff concert to Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour came when...

Female fan's kiss ends music concert in Kuwait - Added 6 weeks ago

A Kuwaiti official says authorities abruptly ended a music concert by an Egyptian singer in this conservative Muslim country when a young female fan jumped on stage, hugged the male singer and gave him a kiss. Qanas...

`SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah - Added 6 weeks ago

It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president. Fey again returned to "Saturday Night Live" to play Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as the sketch comedy show continued to pull out...

Janet Jackson delays 3 more shows due to illness - Added 6 weeks ago

Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness. Her publicist said in an e-mail late Saturday that Jackson was postponing a Saturday show in Greensboro, N.C., one on Sunday in Atlanta...

Teen athlete's killing lamented in Ice Cube video - Added 6 weeks ago

The unlikely stars of Ice Cube's new video are the grieving relatives of a 17-year-old high school football star who was shot to death outside his home. The song "Why Me?" speaks out against senseless violence and gun...

Placido Domingo sings at Mexico pyramid - Added 6 weeks ago

Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a classical program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero appeared to smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the...

Tyler Perry unveils new studio in Atlanta - Added 6 weeks ago

Tyler Perry unveiled a new multimillion-dollar TV and film studio Saturday on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta. His renewed commitment to the city came after he once flirted with departing. Perry said he had considered...

Placido Domingo sings at Mexico pyramid - Added 6 weeks ago

Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero may smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan pyramids of...

Paris designers pull out the stops - Added 6 weeks ago

Paris designers sought a balance between showmanship and substance in their ready-to-wear displays on Saturday, as the fashion industry seeks new revenue sources to make up for the millions in Wall Street bonuses that...

Fashion house Valentino names 2 new designers - Added 6 weeks ago

Italian fashion house Valentino said on Saturday it had named its in-house accessories designers as joint creative directors of the brand. Outgoing designer Alessandra Facchinetti said she learned about her dismissal...

Russell Simmons introduces menswear fashion line - Added 6 weeks ago

Hip-Hop pioneer and designer Russell Simmons is bringing a little sophistication to the urban over 25 crowd. Simmons introduced his menswear collection at the Argyle Culture Fashion Show on Friday at the swanky Setai...

Shock jock Howard Stern, Ostrosky tie knot in NYC - Added 6 weeks ago

Shock jock Howard Stern has embraced tradition. The radio talk show host known for hosting porn stars married his longtime girlfriend, Beth Ostrosky, on Friday. "I can't wait to marry Howard," she told Newsday before...

Diana Damrau triumphs at Met Opera in first Lucia - Added 6 weeks ago

"Lucia" lovers are in luck at the Metropolitan Opera these days. A year after French soprano Natalie Dessay opened the season to acclaim in a new production of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," a very different kind...

British pop stars form group to demand more power - Added 6 weeks ago

Some of Britain's biggest music stars announced Saturday they are banding together to demand greater control over their music in the digital age. Radiohead, Robbie Williams and Kaiser Chiefs are among more than 60...

Juan Luis Guerra eyes return to Berklee as teacher - Added 6 weeks ago

Grammy-winning merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra is planning to teach at his Boston alma mater. Guerra says he called the Berklee College of Music and asked to start teaching classes next summer. He also hopes to...

Ga. town keeps Laurel and Hardy's legacy alive - Added 6 weeks ago

A blink-and-you'll-miss-it town in rural east Georgia is the last place you'd expect to find the country's only museum dedicated to the classic comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. But anyone driving along...

Campaign Comedy: Friday's late-night TV wrap-up - Added 7 weeks ago

After weeks of anticipation, the vice presidential debate was a letdown _ at least for late-night comedians. "There was nothing embarrassing from either candidate," Jay Leno lamented on NBC's "Tonight" show. "Damn." ...

`30 Rock' star Tina Fey to write humor book - Added 7 weeks ago

Tina Fey, already the busiest of stars thanks to her Emmy-winning role in "30 Rock" and definitive impersonation of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is working on a book. According to two publishing...

Judge bars footage of Anna Nicole's breast surgery - Added 7 weeks ago

A judge ordered a Texas doctor and his wife on Friday not to distribute videotaped footage of Anna Nicole Smith's breast augmentation surgery in 1994. The order settles a lawsuit filed last year by Howard K. Stern, the...

Natalie Cole released from hospital, at home in LA - Added 7 weeks ago

Natalie Cole, who suffers from hepatitis C, is resting at her Los Angeles home after being released from the hospital earlier this week, Cole's representative said Friday. Publicist Maureen O'Connor said the...

Joe Biden, Sarah Palin draw huge ratings in debate - Added 7 weeks ago

Who's running for president, anyway? More than 70 million people watched Thursday's vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin on television, far more than the audience for the first contest featuring...

Elvis is Alive Museum is apparently set to die - Added 7 weeks ago

The Elvis is Alive Museum will not live, at least not for now. Andy Key tried to sell the Missouri museum twice on eBay. He received no bids by the time the auction ended Friday. He did get one bid at his first asking...

Driver Castroneves pleads innocent in US tax case - Added 7 weeks ago

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and TV "Dancing With The Stars" champion Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he used offshore accounts to evade U.S. taxes on more than $5 million in income. The...

Yo-Yo Ma's new album takes spiritual journey - Added 7 weeks ago

After musical trips to Appalachia, Brazil, Argentina, the Silk Road and baroque and modern Italy, Yo-Yo Ma has embarked on a spiritual journey. His next CD, "Songs of Joy & Peace," is being released this month,...

Reno museum hosts art and environment conference - Added 7 weeks ago

An eclectic group of artists, architects, scientists and writers have gathered at the Nevada Museum of Art to explore how nature and culture intersect in their chosen fields at a conference on art and environment. ...

Dailey & Vincent big winners at bluegrass awards - Added 7 weeks ago

New duo Dailey & Vincent dominated the International Bluegrass Music Association awards Thursday, winning entertainer of the year, album of the year, vocal group, emerging artist and gospel recorded performance. ...

Kingston Trio's Nick Reynolds, 75, dies in SD - Added 7 weeks ago

Nick Reynolds, a founding member of the Kingston Trio who jump-started the revival folk scene of the late 1950s and paved the way for artists such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, has died. He was 75. Reynolds had been...

James Earl Jones to get SAG life achievement award - Added 7 weeks ago

James Earl Jones, who has voiced some of entertainment's most memorable characters, will receive the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. SAG President Alan Rosenberg called Jones "a vocal presence without...

Reno museum hosts art and environment conference - Added 7 weeks ago

An eclectic group of artists, architects, scientists and writers have gathered at the Nevada Museum of Art to explore how nature and culture intersect in their chosen fields at a conference on art and environment. ...

Bernhard says report on Palin comments misleading - Added 7 weeks ago

Sandra Bernhard says the decision by a women's shelter to cut her act from its annual benefit was based on a misleading account of what she said about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The 53-year-old...

NY university unveils new media and arts center - Added 7 weeks ago

!!-- pobj:NYMG105-1002082256 -->!!-- pobj:NYMG106-1002081051 -->!!-- pobj:NYMG107-1002080959 -->Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is unveiling a new media and arts facility that features cutting-edge technology, a...

Sneak peek at the upcoming 'Watchmen' film - Added 7 weeks ago

Who watched some of "Watchmen"? Select members of the press. That's who. Director Zack Snyder previewed and discussed three scenes from his upcoming graphic novel adaptation Wednesday. The film is based on Alan Moore...

'An American Carol' lampoons the left - Added 7 weeks ago

It's a movie genre you don't hear much about in Hollywood: the right-wing comedy. For that matter, it's not much of a genre at all. But it's exactly what conservative producer-director-screenwriter David Zucker created...

Publisher speeds up release of book about Muhammad - Added 7 weeks ago

With British publication in doubt for Sherry Jones' "The Jewel of Medina," the U.S. publisher of her controversial novel about the Prophet Muhammad has moved up the release date from Oct. 15 to Monday. "By speeding up...

Safer creates artwork for `60 Minutes' - Added 7 weeks ago

Morley Safer has created a work of art celebrating the 40th anniversary of "60 Minutes." It will be unveiled at a party Monday. It's the face of a clock (like the famous CBS newsmagazine's stopwatch) etched in marble...

Tina Turner opens 36-date North American tour - Added 7 weeks ago

After an eight-year hiatus, Tina Turner brought her famous voice and energy back to the stage Wednesday, opening her 36-date North American tour with a hit-filled concert at the Sprint Center. The 68-year-old singer...

Dolly Parton named Smokies ambassador - Added 7 weeks ago

Dolly Parton, who often refers to her Smoky Mountains upbringing, will serve as the ambassador for the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There will be events throughout 2009 celebrating...

DreamWorks announces 'Kung Fu Panda' sequel - Added 7 weeks ago

DreamWorks Animation SKG has announced plans for a sequel to "Kung Fu Panda" to be released in 2011. The movie, like all DreamWorks Animation films starting in 2009, will be produced with 3-D technology, the company...

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS - Added 7 weeks ago

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski (Ecco) 2. "Heat Lightning" by John Sandford (Putnam Adult) 3. "The Given Day" by Dennis Lehane (William Morrow) 4. "Hot Mahogany" by Stuart...

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS - Added 7 weeks ago

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback 1. "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers)(F-H) 2. "The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel" by David Wroblewski (HarperCollins) (F-H) 3....

B'way theaters set to dim lights for Paul Newman - Added 7 weeks ago

Broadway theaters will dim their lights Friday at curtain time for Paul Newman, who died last week at age 83. Newman appeared in five Broadway productions, starting in 1953 in William Inge's "Picnic." He then appeared...

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS - Added 7 weeks ago

FICTION 1. "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers) 2. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski (Ecco) 3. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown) 4. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie...

Salma Hayek helping fight tetanus in moms, babies - Added 7 weeks ago

Hollywood mom Salma Hayek is lending her star power to a UNICEF campaign to eradicate tetanus in mothers and babies around the world within four years. Hayek, a paid spokeswoman for Pampers' tetanus vaccine program,...

Dailey & Vincent lead nominees in bluegrass awards - Added 7 weeks ago

As members of Doyle Lawson's Quicksilver and Ricky Skaggs' Kentucky Thunder, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent were fixtures at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards. Now that the two men have struck out...

DiCaprio, Berry among celebs getting out the vote - Added 7 weeks ago

How do you get kids to vote? Just say no. Leonardo DiCaprio, Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, Tobey Maguire, Eva Longoria Parker and other stars are using reverse psychology to get young people into voting booths on...

Actors union moves closer to strike vote - Added 7 weeks ago

The Screen Actors Guild's negotiating committee voted Wednesday to support a strike authorization vote, a tactic meant to break stalled contract talks with Hollywood studios. The recommendation, approved 11-2, now goes...