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Avedon photos go to auction in Paris

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:43:00 +0000

PARIS – A model in a silk Dior gown, posing with elephants. The psychedelically colored faces of the Beatles. A soot-covered coal miner. Christie's in Paris will auction some of Richard Avedon's...

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Soft-spoken 18-year-old American wins Miss World

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:38:00 +0000

BEIJING – The newest Miss World is from the United States. Alexandria Mills, a soft-spoken 18-year-old, was named the winner in Saturday night's contest in southern China. The tall blonde was a...

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Zlio.com

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:41:00 +0000

“Zlio” - have you heard of this useful little e-Hobby that’s currently working wonders on the internet? It’s a weird name for a cool service which I’ve started to use, which allows you to create your...

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Turkey warns Sweden of damage to ties over 'genocode' vote

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:32:00 +0000

ANKARA — Turkey warned Sweden Friday of "serious" damage to ties after the Swedish parliament recognized the massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide, only days after a similar vote by a...

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Australia, N.Zealand order review of 'bible' gunsights

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:01:00 +0000

SYDNEY — Australia Friday ordered its military to look at removing biblical references from weapons used by troops in Afghanistan, after New Zealand banned the "completely inappropriate"...

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'Daybreakers' stakes its place in vampire lore with bloody take on the genre

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:09:00 +0000

TORONTO — You've come a long way, Nosferatu. No longer is the bloodsucking vampire simply a hunchbacked, clawed monster - its cinematic incarnations of late have revealed immortals can be...

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Britain's Prince William sleeps rough for charity

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:44:00 +0000

LONDON — Britain's Prince William spent a night sleeping rough on the freezing streets of London to draw attention to the plight of homeless people, a charity said Tuesday. William, who is next in...

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Disney biographer remembers Roy E. Disney

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:31:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES — The scene was Van Nuys Airport in the San Fernando Valley. Patty and Roy E. Disney were preparing for a flight to New York to help promote a book about Roy's father who found the money...

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Table-Be-Set, Gold-Donkey, and Cudgel-out-of-the-Sack

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:27:00 +0000

Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm There was once upon a time a tailor who had three sons, and only one goat. But as the goat supported all of them with her milk, she was obliged to have good food,...

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All men watch porn, and it is not bad for them: study

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:38:00 +0000

MONTREAL — All men watch pornographic videos but it does not impact on their sexual habits or their relationships with women, a Canadian researcher has maintained after a two-year study. Montreal...

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The fifth sacred thing By Starhawk

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:52:00 +0000

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Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:24:00 +0000

NEW YORK – Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. ...

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The bachelor list By Jane Feather

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:49:00 +0000

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Plans in works for Charlie's Angels TV revival

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:36:00 +0000

A TV revival of the 1970s hit Charlie's Angels could be heading to screens, with U.S. network ABC reportedly close to ordering a pilot for the new series. According to Hollywood industry newspaper...

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UN food agency boss urges fast, petition against hunger

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:44:00 +0000

ROME — The head of the UN food agency Wednesday launched an on-line petition to enable people to show solidarity with the world's one billion hungry ahead of a world food security summit next...

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Witness: Fla. office shooter stayed about a minute

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:53:00 +0000

ORLANDO, Fla. — A man who was in an Orlando office when a former employee came in and started shooting said Monday that the ordeal that left one dead and five injured lasted about a minute. Mark...

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HMV Canada launches digital store, featuring millions of songs for download

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:49:00 +0000

TORONTO — HMV is expanding beyond its brick-and-mortar stores to compete online with iTunes for Canadians' digital dollars. The music retailer has launched HMVdigital.ca and says the website offers...

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Ousted Honduran leader asks Clinton stand on coup

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:46:00 +0000

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya is asking the Obama Administration why, after pressing for his reinstatement, it now says it will recognize upcoming Honduran elections even if...

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Crypt above Marilyn Monroe's fails to sell

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:26:00 +0000

An auction held to sell the burial vault above the remains of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe did not fetch any bids. AuctionCause.com said it marked the second try since August to sell off the...

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Singer killed by coyotes lived 'with passion': mother

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:53:00 +0000

The mother of Taylor Mitchell, the 19-year-old folk singer who was killed by coyotes in Nova Scotia, says her daughter would have been against killing the animals responsible for her death. "When...

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Fans due at Jackson film premiere

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:52:00 +0000

Fans of Michael Jackson are being expected to flock to the London premiere of a film showing the late entertainer rehearsing for live shows which would never happen. Jackson, 50, died suddenly in...

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Beyonce, Maxwell, Keri Hilson lead Soul Train noms

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:22:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) – With four nominations each, Beyonce, Keri Hilson and Maxwell head the list of nominees for the Soul Train Awards. The awards ceremony, hosted by actors...

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Tudors, Flashpoint lead Gemini winners

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:38:00 +0000

CBC's The Tudors is heading into next month's televised Gemini Awards gala with four trophies, while CTV's slick cop series Flashpoint boasts three. Two of Canada's biggest co-productions took the...

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Actress Mia Farrow speaks out for Gaza's children

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:47:00 +0000

JERUSALEM — Actress Mia Farrow headed back to the United States on Sunday haunted by the image of a young girl who spoke in a tiny voice of the destruction of her home and the death of her loved ones...

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Crypt above Marilyn Monroe going back up for auction online

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:56:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES - The crypt above Marilyn Monroe is going back on the auction block. Bidding for the marble mausoleum crypt will start at $500,000 beginning Oct. 19, according to organizer Eric Gazin...

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NY deal reached over Monroe's last nude photos - Yahoo! News
NY deal reached over Monroe's last nude photos

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