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Actor Gary Coleman pleads guilty in Utah court

Published Tuesday, February 09, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY -- Former child television star Gary Coleman pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge related to a domestic violence incident last April.In a deal with the prosecutor, Coleman entered the plea in Santaquin Justic ... full story

Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever

Published Tuesday, February 09, 2010
NEW YORK -- The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said M ... full story

Leno to Letterman: Thanks for Super Bowl ad invite

Published Tuesday, February 09, 2010
NEW YORK -- Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks.Leno said that "whatever happened in the last 18 years disappeared" when the two comics got together to film their surprise Super Bowl ad last week."He was very gracious," Leno said Monda ... full story

Kate Gosselin to release personal new book

Published Tuesday, February 09, 2010
NEW YORK -- Kate Gosselin has a new book, "I Just Want You to Know," scheduled for release in April.Christian book publisher Zondervan said Tuesday the book features excerpts, prayers and memories from Gosselin's journal, offering readers a look at h ... full story

Pitt, Jolie suing for false split claims

Published Tuesday, February 09, 2010
LONDON -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on their behalf confirmed Monday.Keith Schillings, of London-based Schillings lawyers, sai ... full story

'Avatar' streak comes to an end

Published Monday, February 08, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- A sci-fi love story has given way to an earthbound romance at the box office, livening up typically slow times at theaters over Super Bowl weekend.Released by Sony's Screen Gems banner, Dear John debuted as the No. 1 movie with $32.4 m ... full story

Super Bowl ads: goofy and frugal

Published Saturday, February 06, 2010
NEW YORK -- Game on! Super Bowl ads are returning to their goofy roots.Men march across a hillside without pants, toys joyride in Vegas and the miserly Mr. Burns from The Simpsons loses his fortune but finds happiness. It's a sign that people are fee ... full story

Sheen vehicle apparently stolen, crashed in ravine

Published Friday, February 05, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Charlie Sheen's stolen Mercedes was found overturned hundreds of feet down a cliff near his Sherman Oaks home early Friday, but there's no evidence anyone was in the car when it went into the ravine, police said.Police got an eme ... full story

Pete Townshend defends himself against criticism

Published Friday, February 05, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Who gave an energetic, acoustic preview of Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show Thursday-- but things turned serious when Pete Townshend defended himself against some children's advocates who say he should not be performing. ... full story

Timberlake to get pudding pot from Harvard

Published Friday, February 05, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Multifaceted entertainer Justin Timberlake is coming to Harvard University to be honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.The Grammy and Emmy award winner will receive his pudding pot from the nation's oldest undergraduate dra ... full story

'Days of Our Lives' star Frances Reid dies at 95

Published Friday, February 05, 2010
NEW YORK -- NBC says Frances Reid, who played matriarch Alice Horton on "Days of Our Lives" for four decades, has died in Los Angeles. She was 95.The network says Reid died Wednesday.She was among the original cast of the daytime soap opera, which pr ... full story

Fans copy guido-style

Published Friday, February 05, 2010
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Hair gel and hair extensions, tanning and True Religion jeans, Ed Hardy T-shirts and eyebrow threading. It's fashion, Jersey Shore-style.MTV's hit reality show put the spotlight on the style of a group of 20-something Italian-Ameri ... full story

Annual crawfish boil planned Friday

Published Thursday, February 04, 2010
The Bryan-College Station 12th annual Crawfish Boil is Friday. Tickets are $100 per couple. It runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Brazos County Expo. Sponsored by Godfrey Residential Group and College Station Utilities, ticket proceeds will be use ... full story

Do not mess with a man's television

Published Thursday, February 04, 2010
When I lived in a trailer, we had a problem with possums. Possums aren't like chipmunks or hummingbirds or any other kind of fauna that would be a blessing to have scurrying around your home. Nope. If you have possums, you have a problem. ... full story

Spotlight calendar

Published Thursday, February 04, 2010
ONGOING The Beer Joint -- Firehouse Karaoke with Haz-Nat, 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, no cover. Christopher's World Grille -- pianist D.A. McDowell, 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, no cover. The Corner -- piano bar, 9 p.m. Sundays ... full story

Director's return has fans buzzing about 'Paris'

Published Thursday, February 04, 2010
This weekend, John Travolta does his best impression of Mr. Clean in From Paris With Love, the new action film co-staring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. While Pierre Morel may have directed the film -- which is about an employee for the U.S. Ambassador ... full story

Aggies celebrating sci-fi and fantasy

Published Thursday, February 04, 2010
Eagle Staff ReportAggiecon 41 is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Hilton Hotel and Convention Center in College Station. The event is billed as the longest-running, student-organized science fiction and fantasy convention in the country. Ti ... full story

'Avatar,' 'Locker' lead nominations

Published Wednesday, February 03, 2010
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Avatar is a dreamy space fantasy that has made more money than any movie in history. The Hurt Locker is a ground-level dose of war-on-terror reality and one of the lowest-grossing best-picture contenders ever.With a leading n ... full story

Even actors out of the loop on 'Lost' mysteries

Published Tuesday, February 02, 2010
HONOLULU -- What is that black smoke monster? Will Jack's plan to rewrite history work? Will Sun be reunited with Jin? Will the real Locke please stand up? What happens to the island? What does it all mean? How will it end?Thousands of fans traveled ... full story

Stars gather to cover 'We Are the World' for Haiti

Published Tuesday, February 02, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- The charity anthem "We Are the World" has been rerecorded by 80 artists who came together in the same Hollywood studio where the original was cut 25 years ago.Pink, Natalie Cole, Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Brian Wilson a ... full story

 
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