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51 min ago | How Stuff Works

How Our Brains Miss the Obvious

One of Leonardo Da Vinci's strangest paintings, "The Adoration of the Magi" was commissioned for the altar of the monastery of San Donato a Scopeto, near Florence, in 1481.

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Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Italy, World News, Celebrities, Dan Brown, Authors, Books, UC San Diego

51 min ago | The Peninsula

Doha set for French comedy: The Lady from Maxim's

After directing plays written by Alan Bennett, Victor Ham, Samuel Beckett, Jaoui-Bacri, Reza and Molire at the Qatar National Theatre since 2008, French actress and director Alice Safran now brings to Doha The Lady from Maxim's. The comedy, written by Feydeau at the end of the 19th century, has a main cast of 15 Lebanese and French actors, plus six ... (more)

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Related Topix: Alan Bennett, Qatar Travel, Travel, World News, Qatar, Middle East, Middle East Travel

51 min ago | Tbs.com

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation Alec Baldwin , Brian Grazer , Kelly Preston , Dakota Fanning , Spencer Breslin, Bo Welch Conrad and Sally Walden are home alone with their pet fish.

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Related Topix: Dr. Seuss, Celebrities, Alec Baldwin, Brian Grazer, Kelly Preston, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin, Movies, Entertainment

2 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

Hamill's Jedi pants auctioned

The pants worn by actor Mark Hamill in the first Oscar-winning Star Wars film went under the hammer on Tuesday for $36 100, according to an auction house's website.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, LucasArts, Video Games, Celebrities, Mark Hamill

2 hrs ago | StarPulse.com

Luke Skywalker's Pants Go Under The Hammer

A pair of pants worn by Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy has pulled in $36,100 at auction.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, LucasArts, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Video Games, Celebrities, Mark Hamill

3 hrs ago | Celebrity Dirty Laundry

Jonathan Rhys Meyers Reportedly In Talks For 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Role

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is known more for his off-screen shenanigans nowadays than he's known for his acting career.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Entertainment, Television, The Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, LucasArts, Video Games, Thriller, Drama Movies, Match Point

4 hrs ago | The Kansas City Star

Frosty drinks are oh-so cool

Anything pink with an umbrella or sugary rim is dismissed as girly and lightweight.

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Related Topix: Drink, Cocktails, The Rat Pack, Kansas City, MO, Tequila, Liquor, Life, Food, Pudding

5 hrs ago | ABS-CBN News

Dan Brown calls Manila 'gates of hell' in novel

While travel magazines have recently been citing the Philippines as a tropical paradise, American author Dan Brown seems to think otherwise based on his much-anticipated new novel.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Dan Brown, Authors, Books

8 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

BWW TV: Matilda's Bertie Carvel Sings 'The Smell of Rebellion'

Winner of a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical, Matilda The Musical is more than a show, it's a phenomenon.

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12 hrs ago | UTV

JLS to perform at Belfast charity gig

The concert, which will be one of the band's last high profile gigs before they officially split next year, takes place on 2 August at the Titanic slipways in the city.

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13 hrs ago | The Beaumont Enterprise

Author Glenn Announces the Release of 'Sean and 'Himself''.

Author Glenn Announces the Release of - Sean and - Himself''. Taking a cue from the fairy tales of Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen - " two of his major influences - " Glenn delivers traditional Irish tales in his 2011 short story collection "Sean and - Himself'" , which will be featured in the 2013 New Title Showcase book ... (more)

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14 hrs ago | Daily Echo

Austin anniversary

Curator of Hampshire's Jane Austen Museum, Louise West, will be talking about the author, her life and her writing to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice.

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Related Topix: Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice, Europress, Koch Media, Video Games

18 hrs ago | IBerkshires

'The Great Gatsby': A Bit Jazzed-Up

Too bad the 1926, silent version of "The Great Gatsby," filmed only a year after F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the book, is missing.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pop/Rock, Comedy Movies, Biography Movies, Moulin Rouge, Musical Movies, Ernest Hemingway, Arts, Literature

Tue May 21, 2013

JAM! Showbiz

Jones still mum on baby's dad

Actress January Jones is still refusing to go public with the identity of her baby boy's mystery father because she insists it's no one's business but her son's. The X-Men: First Class beauty has remained mum on who fathered her 20-month-old child Xander ever since she fell pregnant in 2011, and she's not about to open up now.

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Film School Rejects

'Byzantium' Trailer Introduces the Idea of Vampires With Coke Nails

If you're anywhere near being a vampire fanatic, then chances are pretty good you know who Neil Jordan is, because he's the guy who directed Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in the adaptation of Anne Rice's famous vampire story Interview with the Vampire .

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Slice of Scifi

Cameos Galore in New Trek Film

Paying homage to an iconic franchise like Star Trek isn't an easy thing to do but JJ Abrams and crew have certainly tried from obvious shout-outs to the Original Series to the more subtle nuances such as bringing certain figures known for their own attachment to the Trek-verse. The best way to do that is by cameo appearances by key personnel who ... (more)

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Science Fiction TV, Entertainment, Television, Celebrities, Leonard Nimoy

BroadwayWorld.com

TCG Books Releases I'LL Eat You Last and Peter and Alice

Theatre Communications Group has announced the availability of two new plays by John Logan : I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers and Peter and Alice, both published by Oberon Books .

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Related Topix: Alice in Wonderland, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Musical Movies, Skyfall, Hello, Dolly!, Celebrities, Barbra Streisand

Philly.com

Solomon Jones says he's no Belieber

I KNEW IT would come to this. I just didn't know it would happen this quickly. I thought I had three, maybe four more years of fatherly bliss.

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Related Topix: Corbin Bleu, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Bye Bye Birdie, Musical Movies, Ann-Margret

BroadwayWorld.com

Photos: In Rehearsal with Lea Salonga; Returns to Cafe Carlyle Tonight

Tony winner Lea Salonga returns to the intimate cabaret space at Cafe Carlyle for the third time starting tonight until Saturday, June 8. The Cafe Carlyle is located at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel .

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Related Topix: New York, Family, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Hello, Dolly!, Celebrities, Barbra Streisand

ScreenCrave

'Star Wars': Disney Announces Animated Series, Jonathan Rhys Meyers Rumored For 'Episode VII'

There are a few things happening on the Star Wars front, both concerning Episode VII and not.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Entertainment, Television, The Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Music!, Elvis, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Celebrities, Harrison Ford