Monthly Archives: November 2009

Lambert’s album sells well in wake of controversy

By doris | Published: November 30, 2009

Full Story at  CNN.com (CNN) — Adam Lambert’s suggestive American Music Awards performance hasn’t hurt sales of his first album. With stiff competition from a slew of holiday compilations and Susan Boyle’s first album, Lambert’s debut is still managing to sell well online. “For Your Entertainment,” Lambert’s first album after his run on “American Idol,” [...]

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Singer Dilana rocks new album and movie

By doris | Published: November 29, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com It’s funny that rocker Dilana is not a fan of “American Idol.” The 37-year-old singer [who prefers to go by her first name] who herself participated on a musical competition reality show, admits that she has never liked Idol nor is she a fan of the song choices available to the [...]

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In the end, ‘Jon & Kate’ too sad even for fans

By doris | Published: November 28, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com As “Jon & Kate Plus Eight” comes to what is, for many, a long overdue end on Monday night, this question remains: What did it mean? For its first four seasons, “Jon & Kate” plugged along as a popular but relatively low-profile cable series, the ardent fans of which argued enthusiastically [...]

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Happy 50th birthday, ‘Rocky & Bullwinkle’

By doris | Published: November 27, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Fifty years ago, Jay Ward’s animated moose and squirrel duo, “Rocky & Bullwinkle,” debuted on ABC, forever changing the way the world looked at animated television. His daughter, Tiffany Ward, continues her father’s legacy as executive producer of the feature films “The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, “Dudley Do-Right” [...]

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Donny Osmond is new ‘Dancing’ champ

By doris | Published: November 26, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Donny Osmond’s family dinner table may have a unique centerpiece this Thanksgiving holiday: a sparkly, much-perspired-over mirror ball trophy. Osmond was named champion of this season’s edition of “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, beating out singer Mya, who took second place, and Kelly Osbourne, who finished third. [...]

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Jon and Kate close out ‘Plus Eight’

By doris | Published: November 25, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Jon and Kate Gosselin closed out their “Plus Eight” series Monday night with more of a whimper than a bang and plenty of whining, bitterness and blame. The series finale opened with a shot of a sign posted on the couple’s property declaring, “No film crew or production staff [...]

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Mya is 3 points from perfect at ‘Dancing’ finale

By doris | Published: November 24, 2009

Full Story atYahoo! News LOS ANGELES – Mya is poised to take the “Dancing With the Stars” title after finishing three points away from perfect during the final night of competition Monday. She made it clear that she intends to claim the show’s mirrorball trophy. “I haven’t worked this hard for this long not to [...]

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Big business for a ‘New Moon’ romance

By doris | Published: November 23, 2009

Full Story at  CNN.com CNN) — Are they or aren’t they a couple? That’s the multimillion-dollar question fueling the “Twilight” franchise. According to gossip magazines, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been hooking up, breaking up, making up and shacking up for the past year. And as long as Pattinson and Stewart manage to keep [...]

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‘Office’ plotlines reflect recession anxieties

By doris | Published: November 22, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper company at the center of NBC’s prime-time comedy “The Office,” is facing bankruptcy. Staffers in the Scranton branch are anxious about their fate. “The Office” is among a great many prime-time shows that have integrated recession-era themes into their plotlines this fall in an [...]

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Fans mourn end of ‘Oprah’

By doris | Published: November 21, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — There will be no more car giveaways, no more tearful interviews and Tom Cruise will have to find someone else’s couch to jump on. Friends and fans alike are mourning the impending loss of Oprah Winfrey’s syndicated talk show in 2011, sharing the sentiment that it will be very [...]

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