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Paul McCartney finally gets Walk of Fame star

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:16:29 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paul McCartney finally got his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Thursday, becoming the last of the four Beatles to get the honour.

Naomi Watts takes Princess Diana role in new movie

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:26 +0000

(Reuters) - Actress Naomi Watts will play Britain's Princess Diana in a new feature film about the last two years of her glamorous life that ended in tragedy, Britain's Ecosse Films said on Thursday.

French revolution film in Berlin conjures Arab Spring

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:47 +0000

BERLIN (Reuters) - "Farewell My Queen," a sumptuous costume drama about the beginnings of the French Revolution, opened the Berlin film festival on Thursday and had audiences drawing parallels with the "Arab Spring" uprisings.

Lagerfeld makes nice with Adele, singer proud of her body

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:31:48 +0000

(Reuters) - Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has apologized for calling British singer Adele "a little too fat", saying he is a huge fan.

Kate (and Pippa's bum) push Lady Gaga off fashion's map

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:42:08 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britain's Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa have bumped Lady Gaga off the international fashion map.

Georgian National Ballet a family dance with history

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:25 +0000

TBILISI (Reuters) - It has survived communist oppression, the Cold War, the break-up of the Soviet Union and counted Josef Stalin and Elvis Presley among its admirers, but at its heart the Georgian National Ballet has always been a bit of a family business.

U.S. Muslim man pleads guilty to threatening TV show

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:34:01 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Muslim convert from New York pleaded guilty on Thursday for his role in threatening the writers of the satirical "South Park" television show for their depiction of the Prophet Mohammad and to other criminal charges, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Catholic TV network sues to block U.S. contraception rule

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:41:07 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Roman Catholic television network said on Thursday it has filed suit in federal court to block President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives, while a Catholic Church leader and top Republicans stepped up their criticism of Obama.

Book Talk - A Peek into Loss and Darkness with Dan Chaon

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:01:00 +0000

TOKYO (Reuters) - In the world of Dan Chaon's stories, nothing is quite what it should be -- or perhaps it's the way it always was, and nobody saw it clearly before.

Grammy spotlight shines on Adele

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:28:07 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammys in recent years have targeted young audiences even as older acts won key awards to the surprise of some music fans, but this Sunday's honours will shine its spotlight on Adele, whose popularity crosses all age boundaries.