Michael Jackson |R.E.M. Jacko’s Teen Pop Stars May Start Singing Just because we’re having a presidential election today doesn’t mean that we’ve forgotten about Michael Jackson. As usual, there’s a lot going on at Planet Michael. I am told that as Jackson’s January trial draws closer, we are going to …
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Lisa Marie Presley |Diana Ross |Best Books of 2002|Other Good Books|The Bad Books Elvis’ Daughter to Make Recording Debut Lisa Marie Presley‘s long-awaited debut album is coming to us on April 8. That’s the word yesterday from sources at Capitol Records, where Presley evidently has a contract. So what would …
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The New York Times reported this week that “apples, peppers, celery and cherries top a list compiled by an environmental research organization of the 12 fruits and vegetables it considers the most contaminated by pesticides.” The brief 201-word article is an excellent example of hit-and-run reporting designed to scare rather …
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It’s company holiday party time again, so best throw on your sexiest outfit, show off that great bod and break loose. Right? Well … When combing through your wardrobe this year for yet another corporate party outfit, keep it simple and tasteful, say style and etiquette gurus. “Nobody wants to …
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And now some fresh pickings from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Protocol ProblemsNewsweek magazine, after examining documents found in Baghdad and Basrah, compares the Iraqi Intelligence Service to the Gestapo in Nazi Germany, except it says the Nazis represented “the banality …
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NEW YORK – Antonio Banderas has some big shoes to fill in his Broadway debut. The Spanish heartthrob’s latest starring role is inNine, a musical based on legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2, which is intimidating enough. Add to that the fact that the original 1982 production byTommy Tune (search)won …
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Arnold Schwarzenegger |MTV Awards |Mel Gibson Arnold’s ‘Smoking Gun’: Sex, Drugs and Booze This may be a first for a gubernatorial candidate. The Web site thesmokinggun.com has dug up a 1977 interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger that should have tongues across California wagging all day. The interview, conducted by Peter Manso …
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Silence. No radio blaring. No TV running on and on. The phone doesn’t ring as much. The calendar clears. The car stays put. I’ve heard it from parents of college (search)age students again and again. This year, I heard it for myself. My daughter’s off to school and now it’s …
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TheFood and Drug Administration (search)announced last week a new program allowing food manufacturers to make health claims on food labels. The FDA says it wants to encourage “science-based labeling” and “competition for healthier dietary choices.” Fittingly, nut sellers are the first to be allowed to make health claims under the …
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To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. TheFlorida Supreme Court (search), the one that made the presidential election famous, has struck down a law requiring doctors to notify a parent or guardian before performing an abortion on a minor. The 5 to 1 ruling asserts …
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