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    • A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.

      1 week ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. From Getty Images.

      BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.

      1 week ago

      from Getty Images

    • Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.

      4 weeks ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California. From Getty Images.

      CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.

      1 month ago

      from Getty Images

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    • Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution. From AP Photo by David Longstreath.

      Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution.

      28 mins ago

      from AP Photo by David Longstreath

    • A model presents a creation at the Geova Rodriguez designer Spring 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week September 6, 2008. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      A model presents a creation at the Geova Rodriguez designer Spring 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week September 6, 2008.

      13 mins ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actor Gil Bellows arrives at the "Blindness" premiere during the 2008 Toronto Internation Film Festival held at The Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. From Getty Images.

      TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 06: Actor Gil Bellows arrives at the "Blindness" premiere during the 2008 Toronto Internation Film Festival held at The Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre on September 6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada.

      21 mins ago

      from Getty Images

  • Recently starred
    • Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.

      12 months ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

    • Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.

      13 hours ago

      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

    • Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally. From Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images.

      Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.

      15 hours ago

      from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

    • Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest. From Reuters Pictures by REUTERS.

      Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.

      15 hours ago

      from Reuters Pictures by REUTERS

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'Wrestler' takes top honors at Venice

2 hours agoOriginal Signal: Movies
VENICE -- Darren Aronofksy's drama "The Wrestler," starring Mickey Rourke as Randy (the Ram) Robinson, a washed out pro-wrestler in comeback mode -- both on and off the screen, it turns out -- has pinned down the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion,
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Mickey Rourke caps comeback with Venice film win - Reuters

4 hours agoOriginal Signal: Movies
Hollywood outsider Mickey Rourke capped his big screen comeback on Saturday when "The Wrestler," in which he plays a lonely, washed out fighter, won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice festival. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the moving tale
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New charges for '40-Year-Old Virgin' actor

5 hours agoCNN
VISTA, California (AP) -- Prosecutors have brought additional charges against a Hollywood actor accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend 20 times. Shelley Malil portrayed the character Haziz in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Shelley Malil, 43, who played a
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Nic Cage action flick a bloodfest

12 hours agoCanoe
Cutthroat assassin movies aren't usually my thing, and on the rare occasion that I do give in to an ultra-violent actioner, it's probably not going to star Nicolas Cage. Unfortunately, Bangkok Dangerous -- which belongs to the aforementioned genre --
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Movie Review | 'Bangkok Dangerous': An Assassin Arrives to Turn Off the Lights

19 hours agoThe New York Times
Of all the shoddy, insipid qualities of “Bangkok Dangerous,” the most egregious is the most fundamental: The film is simply dreadful to look at. We have at long last reached the nadir of the Malnourished Mood at the cinema, that sickly palate of grimy
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Columbia snares two more "Spider-Man" films - Reuters

19 hours agoOriginal Signal: Movies
Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi, star and director of the "Spider-Man" films, aim to spin more webs for Sony's Columbia Pictures. The actor and director are said to be close to locking in a deal to return for the fourth and fifth installments of the studio'
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Robert Giroux, Publisher, Dies at 94

23 hours agoThe New York Times
Robert Giroux, an editor who introduced and nurtured some of the major authors of the 20th century and who rose to join one of the nation’s most distinguished publishing houses as a partner, making it Farrar, Straus & Giroux, died Friday in Tinton
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Celebrities stand up to cancer

1 day agoCNN
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- 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. Katie Couric is set to host the
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Voters' Views: Philip Craig Leiter

1 day agoBBC News
Page last updated at 08:32 GMT, Friday, 5 September 2008 09:32 UK "John McCain's speech firmly established in people's minds that this is a man we can trust. John McCain has accepted the Republican Party's nomination for
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Venice remembers steel factory deaths in two films

1 day agoReuters
VENICE (Reuters) - "Is my face burnt? I don't want to die!" shouts a steel worker engulfed in a fire last December at a ThyssenKrupp plant in northern Italy, shortly before dying with six of his colleagues.
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Heart to McCain campaign: stop using "Barracuda"

1 day agoThe Seattle Times
Sen. John McCain's use of the Heart song "Barracuda" after his acceptance speech Thursday night is causing heartburn with the Seattle-based rock group. Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson posted a message today on their Web site condemning the use of their 1977
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2 Out Of 3 People Worldwide Tuned In For Olympics

1 day agoCBS 5
NEW YORK (AP) ― More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics. Nielsen Media Research says 4.7 billion viewers globally saw at least some of the 17 days of TV coverage last month. This audience was one-fifth
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Dr. Greene Returns to 'ER,' Not From Dead

1 day agoABC News
Anthony Edwards will reprise his role as Dr. Greene for the final season of "ER." Apparently, the good doc is not back from the dead, but will be seen in a flashback. Dr. Mark Greene is coming back to "ER," but he's not coming back from the
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Republicans Take Heart; Heart Takes It Back

1 day agoE! Online
Ann and Nancy Wilson are hoping the Republicans change their tune, and aren't planning on waiting until November to find out. The sisterly duo known as Heart sent a cease-and-desist notice to the McCain-Palin campaign Thursday afternoon after their hit,
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Moore to Put Out New Film for Free

1 day agoABC News
Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free. Filmmaker Michael Moore poses for photographers at the after-party for premiere of "Semi-Pro" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. The film,
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Seth Rogen excited to do 'Porno'

1 day agoCNN
TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- All Seth Rogen really wanted when he came to Hollywood was to make a movie with Kevin Smith. Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks star in "Zack and Miri Make a Porno." His dream came true, and more: Rogen got to make a dirty movie
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Rourke, Hathaway lead in Venice as US films shine

1 day agoOriginal Signal: Movies
VENICE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A late flurry of independent U.S. pictures at the Venice film festival has blown the competition wide open ahead of the awards ceremony on Saturday. Mickey Rourke has given what critics are calling the performance of his life
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Jacksons earn big award; Michael a no-show

1 day agoCNN
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee. Jackson brothers, from left, Tito, Jackie, Marlon and Randy arrive at the BMI awards. Michael was not there. Janet Jackson
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Television Review: Young and Good-Looking, Spying on Her Yakuza Dad

1 day agoThe New York Times
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Movie Review | 'Everybody Wants to Be Italian': A Fishmonger and a Veterinarian Walk Into a Relationship...

1 day agoThe New York Times
How atrocious is the comedy “Everybody Wants to Be Italian”? Let me count the ways. There’s the punishingly jaunty ethnic soundtrack (“Funiculì, Funiculà,” la la la) and the regressive gender stereotypes. Then there’s the heroine whose lofty dating
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