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Not since Jacqueline Kennedy first donned her signature pillbox hats have fashionistas paid such close attention to what the women of politics are wearing.- 7:22 AM
After seeing what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for environmental awareness, Hollywood producer Laura Ziskin wanted to make a documentary about cancer, a disease she has fought since 2004.- 7:09 AM
Usher, Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield are kicking off the NFL season with a free concert that's expected to draw thousands to Manhattan's Columbus Circle.- 3:39 AM
Devoted moviegoers know distributors often don't screen bad films in advance for critics, a fact that alone serves as warning. "Babylon A.D." is an unusual case because its director, Mathieu Kassovitz, condemned the movie well before its release, blaming 20th Century Fox for meddling with the production and paring the footage down to a 90-minute mess.- 2:34 AM
Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.- 2:34 AM
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,557 to a collector from the United States.- 10:45 PM
A look at what's new in movies, books, music, television, video games and DVDs for the weekend.
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Somewhere, an artistic youngster is dreaming of growing up to be a "content producer."- 10:00 PM
Jimmy Wayne was down and out a few years ago. His record label had been bought out, and it looked like his shot at being a country star was over.- 9:54 PM
Kathy Griffin, who shook up an Emmy ceremony last year with her rowdy acceptance speech, is bringing her act to this year's prime-time awards show. Griffin and Don Rickles, a comedian who's legendary for his combative style, will team up as presenters at the Sept. 21 ceremony airing on ABC, the TV academy says.- 9:54 PM
It may seem incongruous to make a musical by combining exhilarating Afrobeat music and lively, often sensual dancing with grim stories of a military government's oppression of its citizens. But when the result is the exciting new off-Broadway show "Fela!," the messages and the music meld into near-nonstop exuberance.- 8:10 PM
An air conditioning repairman pleaded not guilty Thursday to the stabbing deaths of two women, including a former girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher.- 8:05 PM
Barack Obama apparently isn't the only "rock star" in presidential politics this year.- 7:55 PM
When Jon Dalton was discovered by a "Survivor" casting agent at an L.A. gas station several years ago, the chance to win a million dollars wasn't the prize he most desired.- 5:35 PM
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug 25-31. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:- 5:10 PM
For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line. Instead, his biggest concern at the recent festival was whether he could keep up on piano with his Newport All-Stars band during their set on the main stage that preceded performances by Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins.- 4:53 PM
For most of our lives cartoonist Lynn Johnston has had us hanging on every plot twist and complication she could pack into 29 years of "For Better or For Worse."- 4:23 PM
It's Britney, baby, one more time. Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Spears will kick off the show once again. But it won't be a performance. Instead, MTV Networks Music Group President Van Toffler said Wednesday, it'll be something "fun and unexpected" on Sunday night's show.- 4:08 PM
Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.- 4:03 PM
