AP - On a chilly winter afternoon, Andrej Pejic settles into a Manhattan cafe with a cup of Earl Grey tea, sitting gracefully, long legs crossed. The blue-eyed fashion model gazes out a window, unaware that almost every man sitting at surrounding tables is transfixed.
Read more »Gender-bending model pushes limits of the runway (AP)
AP: Pa. symphony seeks soloist via YouTube contest (AP)
AP - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it's not "American Idol" meets Mozart.
Read more »U.S. Muslim man pleads guilty to threatening "South Park" show (omg!)
omg! - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Muslim convert from New York pleaded guilty on Thursday for his role in threatening the writers of the satirical "South Park" television show for their depiction of the Prophet Mohammad and to other criminal charges, the U.S. Justice Department said. It said Jesse Curtis Morton, who is also known as Younus Abdullah Muhammed, admitted his guilt at a federal court hearing in Alexandria, Virginia. He ran a website that encouraged Muslims to engage in violence against enemies of Islam. ...
Read more »Sarah Jessica Parker headlines celeb-filled gala (AP)
AP - A chance to kiss the buff, shirtless Richard Gere of the early `80s? Sold, for $20,000!
Read more »Review: Treacly `Vow' tugs at the heart (AP)
AP - Rachel McAdams wakes up in the hospital after a serious car accident with no memory of the past five years of her life and discovers she's married to Channing Tatum, lives in a spacious, boho-chic loft and has a successful career as a Chicago artist.
Read more »Sirius to add fewer subscribers in 2012 (Reuters)
Reuters - Sirius XM Radio forecast lower subscriber growth than some analysts had expected, saying customer losses from last month's price increase would slightly offset the benefits of increasing U.S. auto sales.
Read more »Chris Brown returns to Grammys; Rihanna also to perform (Reuters)
Reuters - 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.
Read more »"Home Front" debuts at top of Bestsellers List (Reuters)
Reuters - "Home Front" soared straight to the spot of the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday.
Read more »Naomi Watts to star in Princess Diana biopic (AP)
AP - Producers say Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in a film about the last years of the royal's life.
Read more »The Beach Boys to start party early at Grammys (AP)
AP - Get the sunglasses and tanning oil out: The Beach Boys are reuniting at The Grammys Awards for their first live performance in more than two decades.
Read more »Katy Perry, Russell Brand finalize divorce (AP)
AP - A judge has granted Katy Perry and Russell Brand a divorce, although the pair won't be legally split up until July.
Read more »Reality TV producer sent to Mexico in wife's death (AP)
AP - A reality television producer charged with killing his wife while on vacation in Mexico has been extradited from the U.S. to await trial, the next step in a legal saga that has played out on both sides of the border.
Read more »French revolution film launches 2012 Berlin festival (omg!)
omg! - BERLIN (Reuters) - "Farewell My Queen", recalling the early days of the French Revolution through the eyes of servants at Versailles, has its world premiere on Thursday at the start of the 2012 Berlin film festival. The French-language period drama, starring Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette, is one of 18 pictures in the main competition, and hundreds more films will be showcased in cinemas across the city over the next 10 days. ...
Read more »Jim Carrey on His Daughter's 'Idol' Elimination (omg!)
omg! - Jim Carrey's daughter, Jane Carrey, was cut from American Idol during Hollywood Week on tonight's episode. ...
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