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'Voice' and 'Smash' Score as NBC Gamble Pays Off in First Week

NBC's The Voice earned big numbers in its Monday night debut, providing a powerful lead-in for new musical drama Smash, which scored strong but less-impressive premiere ratings. The Voice was the top-rated and most-watched show of the night, bumping the typical top dog, CBS's Two and a Half Men, and guiding NBC to an overall ratings win.

Paul McCartney's Kisses a Valentine's Day Treat

Paul McCartney Marries Nancy Shevell: Their Best Moments
There's a new Diana Krall album out, though it has Paul McCartney on vocals and his name on the cover. This is all a good thing. All right, so that's a severely reductive way to describe McCartney's fine new album of old standards, Kisses on the Bottom.

IMDB Jane Doe case gets a court date

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Junie Hoang, the actress suing the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) for revealing her age, will see her day -- and perhaps two days -- in court next year.
Tim Tebow will most likely be traded after the Broncos have agreed to sign Peyton Manning.

Tim Tebow passes on Dancing With the Stars

The Denver Broncos say there will be no Tebow-ing anytime soon on Dancing With the Stars, despite current champ J.R. Martinez's report that quarterback Tim Tebow might want to compete.
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Prop 8 Decision: Hollywood Responds on Twitter

Olivia Wilde, Judd Apatow and Jesse Tyler Ferguson were just a few of the big stars taking to Twitter on Tuesday to praise a court decision finding California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
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American Road Trip: The Old South

Leave your stress at home and ease your way into to the lazy splendor of Southern living on this ride from Charleston to Savannah through the balmy Lowcountry.
Robert Downey Jr.'s wife Susan Levin

Exton Elias and 14 Other Funny Celebrity Baby Names

Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan welcomed their son Exton Elias into the world at 7:24 a.m. on Tuesday, reps have told Us Weekly. Neither Downey nor his wife Susan has explained why they have decided to name their child Exton Elias. Here are 14 other funny celebrity baby names.
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, look at two first editions of a Charles Dickens book, as they stand with actress Gillian Anderson during a tour of the Dickens Museum in London

Prince Charles leads Dickens 200th celebrations

Prince Charles led global celebrations on Tuesday marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, a titan of English literature whose vivid stories confronted the injustices of Victorian life.
Singer Chris Brown performs a medley of songs at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles

Chris Brown returns to Grammys; Rihanna also to perform

Chris Brown will perform at this Sunday's Grammy Awards for the first time since beating his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the music industry's biggest night, which threatened to derail his music career.
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Madonna world tour to start on May 29

Madonna will go on tour from May for the first time in three years, starting in Israel before moving on to Europe, with legs in South America and Australia, where she has not performed for 20 years, tour promotion company Live Nation said on Tuesday.
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Kate Middleton Reveals Plans for Valentine's Day

With Prince William deployed at the Falkland Islands, Kate Middleton has revealed that she will spend Valentine's Day with children at a medical facility run by Action and Addiction, one of her chosen charities.
The Dickens Tour

Charles Dickens’ London: A Photo Tour

In honor of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday on Feb. 7, take a photo tour through Dickens' London with all its criminals, urchins, lawyers, bankers, clerks, and dreamers.

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