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Kourtney and Kim: Time to ‘Fess Up

January 29, 2012
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Now that their time in New York is ending, Kim is torn when Kris announces that he's moving with her back to L.A. Hear what Kourt and Scott tell her.

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Five Leading Men Vie for Best Actor Oscar

January 28, 2012
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The Academy Award nominations have confirmed the buzz about sure bets, but also added some surprises. In the category Best Actor in a Leading Role, some of the five nominees were expected to be in the mix.  Others were upsets. In The Descendants, a bittersweet family drama directed by Alexander Payne, George Clooney...

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Totem Pole Art Preserves Native American Culture

January 21, 2012
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Totem Pole Art Preserves Native American Culture

In the mid to late 18th century, missionary schools were opened on Native American reservations in the U.S. The goal was to convert young people to Christianity and immerse them in Western culture. Native languages and culture were discouraged. Over decades, many grew up knowing little about their culture or languages. One Tsimshian...

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Jay-Z’s New Single Features Baby Blue; MusiCares Honors McCartney

January 16, 2012
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New Single Features Beyonce And Jay-Z's Baby Jay-Z and Beyonce’s newborn daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, has already set a Billboard chart record.  Jay-Z’s new single “Glory,” which is officially billed as “featuring B.I.C.,” includes the cries of Blue.  The track debuts on this week’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list at Number 74.  At less...

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Hollywood Films Focus on Women Abused in Bosnian War

January 10, 2012
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Angelina Jolie makes her directing debut with a powerful drama set amid the "ethnic cleansing" of the Bosnian War. The drama, and another film on the atrocities in Bosnia, are drawn from true stories of brutality toward women in that 1990's conflict. "Who were you …before the war?" asks Serbian commander Danijel of...

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Swedish Best-Seller ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Goes Hollywood

January 6, 2012
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A Swedish mystery novel that became an international best-seller was made into a movie in Scandinavia two years ago and now Hollywood takes its turn. Alan Silverman has this look at American director David Fincher's version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo . "She is one of the best investigators I have."...

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Emma Roberts Puts College on Hold for Spring Breakers Film Work

January 4, 2012
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Emma Roberts Puts College on Hold for Spring Breakers Film Work

For the time being, Emma Roberts is holding off on higher education. But why exactly is the actress, who had been enrolled as a freshman at Sarah Lawrence College, postponing her...

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Blow to Artists as Zimbabwe Center Closes

December 29, 2011
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Blow to Artists as Zimbabwe Center Closes

Zimbabwe’s most enduring arts center is holding a party and cultural festival as it closes its doors in Harare for the last time in the early hours of January 1. Twin venues, The Book Café and Mannenberg Performing Arts Center have hosted tens of thousands of people and shows with many local and...

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Vince Gill Returns to Country Charts With ‘Guitar Slinger’

December 28, 2011
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Vince Gill Returns to Country Charts With ‘Guitar Slinger’

It’s been five years since Country star Vince Gill appeared on the popularity charts.  The Oklahoma native recently made a welcome return with his new album, "Guitar Slinger.” “Guitar Slinger” is Vince Gill’s first new album since 2006.  Gill wrote or co-wrote all of the 12 tracks, which deal with love, loss, hope,...

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High School Dropout Hits It Big on the Internet

December 21, 2011
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In 1931, famed author James Truslow Adams popularized the term "American Dream".  He said "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." Although the actual definition of the term is unclear to this day, one young man's life seems to exemplify it....

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