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Alec Baldwin considers his film career a failure LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. actor Alec Baldwin says he has lost interest in acting and considers his film career a failure.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:23 | Reuters
Polanski in Swiss jail until at least Dec. 4 BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Roman Polanski will be held in jail at least three more days because he needs more time to pay his $4.5 million bail, Swiss authorities said Dec. 4.
Dec 1, 2009 at 13:31
Clinton daughter Chelsea engaged to be married NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out those discredited rumors of a possible Chelsea Clinton wedding last summer were mostly just premature: The 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, 31-year old investment banker Marc Mezvinsky.
Dec 1, 2009 at 10:28
Debut novelist wins UK's John Llewellyn Rhys Prize LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - London bookseller and first-time novelist Evie Wyld beat top literary award winners Aravind Adiga and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie among others to land the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize on Monday.
Nov 30, 2009 at 23:03 | Reuters
Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Vladimir Nabokov's final, fragmentary novel has gone on sale in two versions in Russia, more than 30 years after he asked that it be burned upon his death.
Nov 30, 2009 at 20:39
Disney's ABC in no hurry make Oprah decision NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters Life!) - Walt Disney Co can wait 12 to 15 months before it decides how to fill the gap left by reigning daytime TV queen Oprah Winfrey, who plans to end her talk show in 2011, the company said.
Nov 30, 2009 at 19:47 | Reuters
Top 10 movies of the decade LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Let the arguments begin. The best films of the decade are, in my opinion, as follows.
Nov 30, 2009 at 12:41 | Reuters
'New Moon' shines on record holiday box office LOS ANGELES, Nov 29 (Reuters) - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" rose to the top of movie box office charts for the second straight week on Sunday with a three-day haul of $42.5 million on a record-breaking holiday weekend in North America, according to studio estimates.
Nov 29, 2009 at 23:18 | Reuters
Susan Boyle makes UK chart history with debut album LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The debut album of Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame after her audition for TV show "Britain's Got Talent", has become the fastest selling album in Britain this year.
Nov 29, 2009 at 22:16 | Reuters
Swiss ready Polanski's chalet for house arrest GSTAAD, Switzerland – Security experts on Saturday started preparing Roman Polanski's Alpine chalet for the movie director's house arrest while Swiss authorities consider whether to extradite him to the United States.
Nov 29, 2009 at 18:22
Associated Press: Personal finance books for kids, teens and adults The approach of a new decade means a chance for a fresh start with your financial habits. Maybe your loved ones could use a nudge in that direction, too. Either way, it's time to cast out any idea that books about money have to be boring. There's an abundance of well-written, even entertaining books on the market that could make savvy holiday gifts for either the personal finance nerd in your life or that special someone who could benefit from good information. Full story.
Nov 29, 2009 at 17:27
Luc Besson says the French are his harshest critics STOCKHOLM, Nov 27 (Reuters Life!) - French film director Luc Besson, known worldwide for blockbusters like "The Big Blue" and "The Fifth Element", says his movies face the toughest criticism at home where they are seen as not quite "French enough".
Nov 27, 2009 at 19:48 | Reuters
Swiss will not release Polanski before Nov. 30 ZURICH, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Swiss authorities will not release Roman Polanski into house arrest at his luxury Alpine chalet untilNov.30at the earliest as bail conditions still have to be met.
Nov 27, 2009 at 12:59 | Reuters
Robbie Williams proposes to girfriend on Aussie radio SYDNEY, Nov 27 (Reuters Life!) - British singer Robbie Williams proposed to his actress girlfriend, Ayda Field, live on Australian radio on Nov. 27, stunning listeners.
Nov 27, 2009 at 11:33 | Reuters
Couple slips though security to crash state dinner WASHINGTON (AP) — Michaele and Tareq Salahi like a good party, an attorney who knows them said Nov. 26, and maybe that's why the couple from Virginia's horse country didn't look out of place at the White House statedinner for the Indian prime minister.
Nov 26, 2009 at 20:50