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Amy Winehouse late for first post-rehab concert 30 May 08, 23:01 ET AP - Amy Winehouse showed up late for her first concert since leaving rehab, giving an underwhelming performance in front of 90,000 people Friday at a Lisbon music festival. more Christian rock band Third Day keeps the faith 30 May 08, 20:46 ET Reuters - It's a breezy Tennessee afternoon. Third Day's Mac Powell, David Carr, Tai Anderson and Mark Lee are enjoying a tasty Southern lunch at Stoveworks in the Factory, a historic Franklin, Tennessee, complex that was once a thriving industrial workplace and is now a trendy locale housing restaurants, shops and performance venues. more Brad Pitt manager denies Angelina Jolie birth report 30 May 08, 20:38 ET Reuters - Brad Pitt's manager denied a television report on Friday that Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, who has publicly acknowledged she was expecting twins with the actor, had given birth to them in France this week. more Dinosaurs tour a massive undertaking 30 May 08, 20:23 ET Reuters - Look out, Barney. There's a new dinosaur on the family touring scene. more Satellite companies DISH, EchoStar sue TiVo 30 May 08, 19:59 ET Reuters - DISH Network Corp and EchoStar Corp said on Friday they had filed a lawsuit against TiVo Inc and asked a Delaware court to find that their new DVR software does not infringe a TiVo patent. more Alternative band Seether accepts "Chopper Challenge" 30 May 08, 19:59 ET Reuters - Consider it the latest case of a band becoming a brand. When the producers of "Chopper Challenge" needed a brand to feature in an upcoming episode of the motorcycle-building reality show on CMT, they opted for a different approach from the cable and insurance companies they had already used. more Sippy Cups serves up rock 'n' roll for kids, parents 30 May 08, 19:58 ET Reuters - The concept is pretty simple: Just because a show is for kids doesn't mean the parents have to suffer. more AUTOGRAPH HOUND IS CURIOUS BREED TO PUZZLED BYSTANDER 30 May 08, 19:58 ET Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Please answer a question that has me perplexed. Why do people collect autographs? more Boy whose parents made Lorenzo's oil dies at 30 30 May 08, 19:55 ET AP - The man whose parents' battle to save him from a nerve disease was told in the movie "Lorenzo's Oil" has died at his home in Virginia. more Wireless carriers draw fire for service charges 30 May 08, 19:11 ET Reuters - Legal pressure is mounting against U.S. wireless operators over their role in facilitating either false or misleading charges for mobile content -- primarily ringtones. more Marc Anthony plots fourth Juntos en Concierto tour 30 May 08, 19:10 ET Reuters - Juntos en Concierto (Together in Concert), the multi-act Latin concert series led by salsa/pop star Marc Anthony, returns for its fourth consecutive year with a streamlined touring schedule and featured performers that will vary by market. more Elie Tahari's Pop Art Prints 30 May 08, 18:59 ET Fashion Wire Daily - Forget what your mother told you about not mixing prints. The Elie Tahari Resort 2009, shown in a preview in New York on Thursday, May 29, breaks that rule, with an array of prints that will satisfy anyone suffering from late winter doldrums. more PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: A Quiet Week 30 May 08, 18:37 ET Playbill - It was a quiet week along the Rialto as most of the awards shows had made their stand and the theatre community had little to do but wait impatiently for Tony night to arrive (still two weeks away). There wasn't even a major Off-Broadway opening to get all hot and bothered about. more Broadway's 'Rent' Welcomes Eden Espinosa 30 May 08, 18:37 ET Playbill - Eden Espinosa jumps into the role of performance artist Maureen in Broadway's Rent starting May 30 at the Nederlander Theatre. more 'Dream a Little Dream', Mamas and the Papas Musical, Resurfaces in FL; Casting Announced 30 May 08, 18:37 ET Playbill - Dream a Little Dream, The Nearly True Story of The Mamas and The Papas, the new musical about one of the most influential singing groups of the '60s, will make its East Coast premiere starting June 26 in a production by Florida Stage in Manalapan in Florida. more Two-CD 'Annie' Package Includes New Recording of Complete Score, Plus Obscurities 30 May 08, 18:37 ET Playbill - A new two-disc recording of the smash musical Annie will be in stores June 3, offering fans a freshly recorded cast album of the beloved Martin Charnin-Charles Strouse score, plus an all-star cast singing songs from the little-known sequel, Annie II: Miss Hannigan's Revenge, and other Annie specialties. more "Idol" winner Cook scores digital hit with "Life" 30 May 08, 18:34 ET Reuters - It's the first time songs performed on "American Idol" have been made available for immediate download on iTunes -- and the audience's ability to make an instant-gratification purchase has paid off handsomely for winner David Cook. more "Sex and the City" tickets sell at brisk pace 30 May 08, 18:31 ET Reuters - With Friday's opening of "Sex and the City" shaping up as a big girls-night-out event at U.S. movie theaters, industry analysts say the film seems poised to set a new box office standard for "chick flicks." more Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee strikes a pop "Pose" 30 May 08, 18:22 ET Reuters - After scoring the top-selling Latin album of 2007 with "El Cartel: The Big Boss," reggaeton star Daddy Yankee is beginning to pave the way for his next project with the track "Pose." more Were the world wars blunders by England? 30 May 08, 17:43 ET AP - "Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War" (Crown Publishers, 544 pages, $29.95), by Patrick J. Buchanan: Pat Buchanan apparently is not big on irony. He spends a great deal of time stating his claim that British hubris turned what would have been two regional wars into world wars but he doesn't feel the same hubris was misplaced in the building of the empire. more Chita Rivera heads the fine cast of 'The Visit' 30 May 08, 17:38 ET AP - Revenge is sweet, but how amenable is it to song and dance? more Winslow's surfer story unfolds at breakneck speed 30 May 08, 17:28 ET AP - "Dawn Patrol" (Knopf, 307 pages, $23.95), by Don Winslow: Growing up is hard. It's easier to hang out at the beach and surf. more David Sedaris offers `realish' 30 May 08, 17:23 ET AP - "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" (Little, Brown and Co., 323 pages, $25.99), by David Sedaris: For years, David Sedaris has written so many wry and sometimes wacky stories about his life that any longtime fan might certainly ask: C'mon, how much of this really happened? more Billboard CD reviews 30 May 08, 16:47 ET Reuters - Jewel has been a pop chart fixture since 1995, but organically rooted, making her move to country a convincing transition. more No felony charges against Farina in gun incident 30 May 08, 16:40 ET AP - Los Angeles County prosecutors won't file felony charges against actor Dennis Farina for having a gun in his luggage at an airport earlier this month. more Salman Rushdie meditates on power and reality 30 May 08, 16:08 ET AP - "The Enchantress of Florence" (Random House. 368 pages. $26), by Salman Rushdie: In Salman Rushdie's new book, "The Enchantress of Florence," the modern novel meets the "Arabian Nights" with winks at "The Three Musketeers" and nods to "Pirates of the Caribbean" along the way. more Italian composer sees music in Al Gore's film 30 May 08, 15:15 ET AP - Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli says he believes operatic treatment of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" will help people see the world's environmental predicament from a fresh point of view. more Conflicting reports emerge on Angelina Jolie birth 30 May 08, 14:47 ET AP - Has the Brangelina brood increased by two? There were conflicting reports Friday about the impending birth of Angelina Jolie's twins. more The Rock's Divorce Solidifies 30 May 08, 14:42 ET E! Online - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has left no stone unturned. more Documentary tells how Bush changed Texas town 30 May 08, 14:23 ET AP - For years, folks took for granted the pleasures of small-town life: unlocked doors, little traffic and a tranquility interrupted only by high school football games or passing train horns. more Winehouse to perform at Mandela birthday concert 30 May 08, 13:12 ET AP - Amy Winehouse says she will perform next month at a concert honoring Nelson Mandela. more Cobain-Inspired Converses Court Controversy 30 May 08, 12:16 ET E! Online - Kurt Cobain boots bad; Converse-inspired ones rad. more Home at center of 50 Cent lawsuit destroyed by fire 30 May 08, 12:15 ET AP - A multimillion-dollar Long Island home at the center of a dispute between Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent and his former girlfriend was destroyed by a suspicious fire early Friday. more A dark event inspires Erdrich's new novel 30 May 08, 12:09 ET AP - In her new novel, "The Plague of Doves," Louise Erdrich explores a dark secret of North Dakota's history - the lynching of three American Indians, one of them a 13-year-old boy, in 1897. more Qualcomm bets on mobile new-age version of old-time TV 30 May 08, 12:01 ET AFP - US wireless technology titan Qualcomm is rolling a new-age version of old-time broadcast television onto what analysts say is an unpredictable but inevitable mobile TV landscape. more 1 of Hanson brothers becomes a father 30 May 08, 10:23 ET AP - The drummer for the rock group Hanson is now a first-time father. more Germs biopic hitting U.S. theaters in August 30 May 08, 08:57 ET Reuters - A biopic about Los Angeles punk rock band the Germs will hit U.S. theaters in August. more Radiohead Creeped Out by Prince 30 May 08, 08:57 ET E! Online - Hail to the Thief suddenly has all kinds of new meaning. more Marketers treading carefully amid China quake 30 May 08, 08:56 ET Reuters - It has only gone from bad to worse in China this spring. more Darko Sequel Gets Its Showgirl 30 May 08, 07:35 ET E! Online - It takes a bunny to know a bunny. more Radiohead to Prince: Unblock 'Creep' cover videos 30 May 08, 07:30 ET AP - After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied - even Radiohead. more `Star Trek' director Joseph Pevney dies at 96 30 May 08, 06:17 ET AP - Joseph Pevney, who directed some of the best-loved episodes of the original "Star Trek" television series, has died. He was 96. more Berkley joins "Darko" sequel 30 May 08, 06:11 ET Reuters - Elizabeth Berkley, of "Showgirls" and "Saved by the Bell" fame, has joined the sequel to the 2001 cult movie "Donnie Darko." more "The Strangers" a frightening first film 30 May 08, 06:10 ET Reuters - Every now and then a horror film comes along that bucks the going copycat trends and manages to scare up some unique shivers. more Country rookie Julianne Hough dancing up charts 30 May 08, 04:31 ET Reuters - Country singer Julianne Hough, whose debut album opened at No. 3 on the U.S. pop chart this week, took the scenic route to Nashville. more Keyboardist leaves Dave Matthews Band 30 May 08, 03:23 ET Reuters - Just as its summer tour is set to begin, the Dave Matthews Band has announced that keyboardist Butch Taylor has left the group for unknown reasons. more Robert Randolph recording with T-Bone Burnett 30 May 08, 03:22 ET Reuters - Currently on a summer jaunt opening for Eric Clapton, pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph says there are plenty of new albums and tours in his mix. more Emily the Strange rides to big screen 30 May 08, 02:57 ET Reuters - Counterculture icon Emily the Strange, a symbol of female empowerment and anti-conformity, is headed to the big screen with her four mysterious cats. more One Size Does Not Fit All 30 May 08, 02:00 ET Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: My 30th birthday is next week, and I'm already getting the inevitable "biological clock" questions from family and friends. more McClellan's book on Bush a surprise hit for many 30 May 08, 01:18 ET AP - The allegations of deceit in Scott McClellan's book have been a surprise not only for Bush officials enraged with the former White House spokesman but also for publishers who turned down what is now the industry's hottest release. more Book sales are expected to stay flat 30 May 08, 00:01 ET AP - As publishers pray for a new children's series to equal Harry Potter and await the next novel by "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown, a report released Friday predicts a tight market for at least the next few years. more

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