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AP - Stars-on-ice Will Ferrell and Jon Heder took the box office gold for the weekend. Paramount and DreamWorks' "Blades of Glory," with Ferrell and Heder playing figure-skating rivals who become the sport's first men's pair, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $33 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

AP - Literary awards are old news for Philip Roth, but his latest honor is truly special: The first ever PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction, a $40,000 prize named for the late Nobel laureate and one of Roth's closest friends and literary heroes.

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AP - Dakota Fanning won favorite female movie star, the Black Eyed Peas won favorite musical group and host Justin Timberlake was sprayed with green slime Saturday at the 20th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

AP - Dakota Fanning won favorite female movie star, the Black Eyed Peas won favorite musical group and host Justin Timberlake was sprayed with green slime Saturday at the 20th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

AP - Back rooms and saloons where William Kennedy's characters prowled are stops on a trolley tour. The local orchestra is tuning up for a concerto based on his latest work. And residents around this city so intimately tied to the Pulitzer Prize winner's imagination are being asked to read "Legs," "Ironweed" or "Roscoe."

AP - Mstislav "Slava" Rostropovich, the ailing giant of the cello who turned 80 this past week, has had a deep impact on music. His charismatic personality and impassioned playing have inspired audiences, composers and fellow musicians for decades.

AP - R.E.M. plans to give fans a taste of tracks from their upcoming album during a series of gigs in Dublin this summer.

AP - TOKYO (AP) — Japanese musicians overcame fatigue and a major earthquake to set the record for the world's longest concert on Saturday, playing 184 hours non-stop in a program that ranged from The Beatles' classics to Japanese traditional harp music.

Reuters - The long-awaited Apple TV home entertainment adapter has finally shipped, and for the first time reviewers and consumers can see for themselves whether Apple's iPod magic can extend into the living room.

Reuters - The Flaming Lips are known for their outlandish stage shows, which can involve fake blood, mock UFOs, giant bubbles and scores of people jumping around in animal costumes. Now, the group is hoping to bring that sensibility to Broadway with a musical based on its 2002 album "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots." More Info...  

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AP - Marie Osmond and husband Brian Blosil are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, the pair announced Friday. "Though our marriage is ending, we continue to have a very amicable relationship. Our marriage has always been a faithful one and neither of us is assigning fault for the divorce," they said in a statement released by Osmond's publicist.

AP - Marie Osmond and husband Brian Blosil are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, the pair announced Friday. "Though our marriage is ending, we continue to have a very amicable relationship. Our marriage has always been a faithful one and neither of us is assigning fault for the divorce," they said in a statement released by Osmond's publicist.

Reuters - For the second time in three years, Miss America is all dressed up and looking to attract a new television network, pageant organizers said on Friday.

AP - Snoop Dogg says he was shocked at being denied a British visa this week, although he remains hopeful authorities will allow him to "share my message of love and harmony."

AP - Former child star Brian Bonsall, who played Andy Keaton in "Family Ties," was arrested on charges of assaulting his girlfriend, police said. More Info...  

AP - Usher is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, stylist Tameka Foster, the R&B singer's spokeswoman said Friday. Publicist Simone Smalls didn't provide further details.

Reuters - Popular R&B singer Usher, whose hit songs include 2004's "Yeah," is engaged to marry his longtime girlfriend, wardrobe stylist Tameka Foster, the singer's representative said on Friday.

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Reuters - So he's faster than a speeding bullet and can leap tall buildings and all that, but there is one thing Superman cannot top -- a "Winkie."

AP - Sean Lennon is accustomed to people recognizing him because of his famous parents, but one incident really caught him off-guard. "When I was 15, a cabdriver asked me if I was Paul McCartney's daughter," the 31-year-old singer told AP Radio in a recent interview. "That really blew my mind."