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Steve Jobs' Agony and Ecstasy to Hit NY Stage

A new play about Steve Jobs, the public's love affair with the devices he created, and the human cost of creating them, will go ahead next week despite his death, theater representatives said on Thursday.
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Oscar Nominee Diane Cilento Dies: Report

Australian actress Diane Cilento, nominated for an Oscar in the 1960s for her role in Tom Jones and ex-wife of James Bond star Sean Connery, has died after a long illness, local media reported on Friday. She was 78.
Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp to Star As Dr. Seuss? Fans React on Twitter

Illumination Entertainment and Infinitum Nihil announced that Johnny Depp is in the prospects of becoming Dr. Seuss for their upcoming film about children's book author and illustrator--Theodor Geisel (aka Dr.Seuss) . Depp is already lined up to be producer for the film that is still in its early stages.
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CBS television to air Amanda Knox special

CBS television will broadcast a special report about the Amanda Knox case that includes a letter written by the American student while behind bars for murder in Italy, as well as video diaries made by her best friend.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter, director SJ Clarkson and author Nigel Slater (L-R) pose during a photocall to promote the movie 'Toast' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin

Review: Toast all appetizer, no entree

While the United Kingdom has finally joined the rest of Europe in first-class dining -- just look at all the mouth-watering dishes Steve Coogan puts away in The Trip -- the old joke was that airplane food was the national cuisine of England. And it's that world of tinned vegetables and pork pies that made a foodie out of chef and author Nigel Slater, whose memoir is the basis for Toast.
British actress Juno Temple poses for a portrait while promoting the film "Dirty Girl" in Beverly Hills

'Dirty Girl' Juno Temple Charms Hollywood

British starlet Juno Temple looks set to become Hollywood's hot new export, with four upcoming films set to hit theaters in the next year, including blockbusters The Three Musketeers and The Dark Knight Rises.
Nobel literature laureate 2011 Tomas Transtromer smiles during a news conference in his home in central Stockholm

Sweden's Transtromer Wins Nobel Literature Prize

Sweden's greatest living poet, Tomas Transtromer, won the Nobel prize for literature on Thursday, more than 20 years after a stroke severely limited his speech and movement, but not the power of his writing.
Hank Williams

ESPN and Hank Williams Jr. Part Ways on MNF

ESPN and country music artist Hank Williams Jr. have parted ways, both parties announced on Thursday, following controversial comments in which Williams compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler on Monday.
Trauma room at UCLA Medical Center is shown in photo projection during Dr. Conrad Murray's trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles

Defense Challenges Jackson Crime Scene Investigation

An attorney for Michael Jackson's in-house doctor challenged a crime scene investigator on Thursday and suggested she conducted a shoddy examination of the bedroom where the Thriller singer stopped breathing in 2009.
George Clooney

Clooney, Gosling shine in Ides of March

Moneyball pushes the theory that baseball games aren't won by the best players but rather by those who can just consistently get on base. And now comes The Ides of March to remind us that nothing in politics -- not ideas, not image, not intelligence -- matters as much as winning elections.

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