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Published Friday, May 09, 2008
NEW YORK -- After all this time, you don't associate Jeff Probst with traffic gridlock, yowling sirens or office towers crowding the sky.
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Published Friday, May 09, 2008
NEW YORK -- Mariah Carey really did marry Nick Cannon in the Bahamas last week -- and they have the tattoos to prove it.
The 38-year-old singer and the 27- ...
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Published Friday, May 09, 2008
AUSTIN -- A no-holds-barred biography of the late Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock has drawn some warm reviews, but Bullock's widow and longtime aides say the book co ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
Aggieland narrowly missed out joining Jason Castro on the American Idol stage when he was booted from the show Wednesday as the contestants were narrowed ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
The Bryan-College Station area isn't exactly known for its booming standup comedy scene, and being in high school doesn't make getting a gig any easier.
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
I always figured someday I'd end up challenging a robot to a duel. I just thought when the day came there'd be more fanfare.
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
For 34 years and 13 albums, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the blues-infused band other musicians have looked up to. The Austinites started as the house ba ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
MUMBAI, India -- M. Night Shyamalan says his new film, The Happening, will terrify moviegoers.
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Funny Business
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
Aggieland narrowly missed out joining Jason Castro on the American Idol stage when he was booted from the show Wednesday as the contestants were narrowed to three.
Texas A&M's marketing department worked around the clock over the past ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
The Bryan-College Station area isn't exactly known for its booming standup comedy scene, and being in high school doesn't make getting a gig any easier.
Those are two reasons that 18-year-old Morrell Munyon's shows tend to stick out. The ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
I always figured someday I'd end up challenging a robot to a duel. I just thought when the day came there'd be more fanfare.
You know, strobe lights and smoke machines. Perhaps a stadium (or thunderdome), encircled by a raucous crowd defiantly ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
For 34 years and 13 albums, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the blues-infused band other musicians have looked up to. The Austinites started as the house band at Antone's and eventually signed with Epic Records, opening for fellow blues-rock cros ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
MUMBAI, India -- M. Night Shyamalan says his new film, The Happening, will terrify moviegoers.
"It is an extremely scary movie. This is meant to scare you," the Indian-born director told reporters Monday. Shyamalan, 37, was in India to rec ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
I saw Iron Man a few days ago and reluctantly developed a schoolgirl crush on Robert Downey Jr.
I tried to fight it. I would think: You can't like him. This guy drove around on Sunset Boulevard naked and drugged-up. He was found in a neighbor's ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
For 10 years, listeners to WECS out of Connecticut State University tuned into Dark Etiquette, a radio program hosted by Miss Gothic Manners -- the on-air name for Herb Nowell. The program sought to unite the old-school goth community and to educate ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
Now that the year's biggest video game has arrived, it may be time to add a new feature to this column: Who's Mad at Grand Theft Auto IV This Week? For starters, we've heard protests from feminists, immigrant groups, New York City police and Ne ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan is not exactly toasting her latest public appearance.
A mugshot of the 21-year-old actress, who has been in and out of rehab after two arrests last year on drunken driving and cocaine charges, was prominently f ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
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Alfred T. Hornbacks -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover.
The Beer Joint -- Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover; Firehouse Karaoke, 8 p.m. Fridays, no cover.
Christopher's World Grille -- Pianist D.A. M ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
Every year, Texas has its equivalent of the Rose Parade, albeit without the roses. Instead, old junkers are transformed into bohemian beauties for the Houston Art Car Parade.
More than 250 creations -- ranging from a vehicle modeled after a wed ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
On the fliers promoting blues vocalist Sterling Williams' show at the Bryan VFW hall Saturday, potential guests are warned, "This is for the grown-up and sexy folks."
While I'm still not sure exactly what that is supposed to mean, I can take a p ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
P.S. I Love You -- Just what every widow needs: A hubby thoughtful enough to leave behind a series of letters with life-affirming tasks so she can get on with things (or maybe he's just too selfish and perverse to go to his grave quietly ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Coldplay and ESPN are teaming up on a soccer marketing campaign.
The rock band's music will be featured in promotions for ESPN's coverage next month of the European Championship soccer tournament, the sports network announced W ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
LONDON -- Amy Winehouse was arrested Wednesday in connection with a January video that allegedly shows her doing drugs at a party at her north London home.
London's Metropolitan Police said a 24-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of drug p ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
NEW YORK -- Grand Theft Auto IV raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game's publisher said Wednesday.
The highly anticipated title from Take-Two Interactive Sof ...
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Published Thursday, May 08, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- At age 82, Mrs. Garrett apparently is still teaching youngsters about the facts of life.
Charlotte Rae, who played boarding-school supervisor Edna Garrett on the early-'80s sitcom The Facts of Life, says she has a cameo appearance ...
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Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008
It was a night of rock stars -- mostly.
Aggie Jason Castro and the other three contestants remaining on American Idol performed songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on Tuesday night's show.
The Texas A&M junior kno ...
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Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Local singer-songwriter Russell Huie will head to Kerrville this month to help kick off the town's renowned folk festival.
The Aggie graduate student earned the spot last weekend following a gig at Revolution with fellow performers Claire ...
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Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008
I'm going to preface this week's column with a preemptive apology. What I have to say may shock and anger many of Spotlight's more sensitive readers, but I feel it's important that the truth be heard.
Your childhood Saturday morning cartoons su ...
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Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008
1. Iron Man, $100.7 million.
2. Made of Honor, $15.5 million.
3. Baby Mama, $10.3 million.
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall,
$6.1 million.
5. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, $6 million.
6. The Forbidd ...
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Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008
PARIS -- France honored Kylie Minogue on Monday, making her Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution to French culture.
The 39-year-old Australian singer received the prestigious title the day before kicking off a world tour ...
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Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008
NEW YORK -- Clay Aiken is realistic about his niche in the musical landscape.
"I'm not cool, you know what I mean? I'm not gonna lie," the good-humored singer told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I'm not trying to be Justin Timberla ...
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Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008
CHICAGO -- The Illinois Supreme Court has denied news organizations' emergency motion seeking sealed court records and transcripts related to R. Kelly's pornography case.
The court denied the motion without comment Monday. The 41-year-old R& ...
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Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Scarlett Johansson and her boyfriend, Ryan Reynolds, are engaged.
The 23-year-old actress and the 31-year-old actor have not set a wedding date, Johansson's publicist, Marcel Pariseau, said Monday.
Johansson's recent credits ...
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