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AP - In the theater of fashion, every catwalk show is a ten-minute play.

AP - Stephen Colbert, a faux conservative who often honors himself on his Comedy Central show, was lauded by the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival as their "Person of the Year."

AP - Anna Nicole Smith — dressed in a designer gown, her coffin covered in a pink rhinestone-studded blanket — was buried in an extravagant funeral, but the fight over her baby and a potential large inheritance remains.

AP - Vanessa Redgrave is intense — on stage, screen or living room sofa.

AP - Elizabeth Hurley married an Indian businessman in a private civil ceremony at a 15-century castle, and photographers and spectators descended Saturday on this quiet town in western England to catch a glimpse of their lavish wedding party.

AP - France's culture minister will approve the construction of an annex to the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, his office said Saturday, despite criticism in art circles that the government is playing loose with France's artistic treasures.

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AP - When a force of nature like John Belushi is lost, 25 years isn't time enough to ease the grief or erase the laughter. Actor-comedian Richard Belzer still dreams about him from time to time, the unselfish friend and "impish genius" who devoured life. John Landis, who directed Belushi in "Animal House" and "The Blues Brothers," is still angry at him for dying foolishly and young.

AP - When a force of nature like John Belushi is lost, 25 years isn't time enough to ease the grief or erase the laughter. Actor-comedian Richard Belzer still dreams about him from time to time, the unselfish friend and "impish genius" who devoured life. John Landis, who directed Belushi in "Animal House" and "The Blues Brothers," is still angry at him for dying foolishly and young.

AdWeek.com - In a move that could make its business reply cards obsolete, a mobile effort from GM has its Saab brand prospecting for leads via cell phone, a strategy the company might take national. More Info...  

AP - Singer Kelis was charged early Friday with trying to disrupt a police operation by rushing toward the officers while screaming racial profanities at them, according to a police report.

AP - Tomi Rae Hynie, who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife, says she stood in front of his open casket and mourned one more time before DNA samples were taken from the late soul singer's body.

AP - Those Geico "cavemen" shouldn't be so upset after all — they may get their own television series. ABC said Friday it had ordered a pilot for a comedy, tentatively titled "Cavemen," that features the characters used in a series of ads by the insurance company. More Info...  

AP - Recent Oscar winners Jennifer Hudson and Forest Whitaker were looking to keep their streaks going at the 38th annual NAACP Image Awards. More Info...  

Reuters - If you ever wanted to learn more about UPS, the U.S. package delivery company, then 2007 is the year to do it.

AP - Her coffin covered in a pink rhinestone-studded blanket, Anna Nicole Smith was buried Friday as she lived: extravagantly dressed in a designer gown and surrounded by a small cadre of competing admirers.

Fashion Wire Daily - If Jennifer Hudson's recent Oscar win gave a boost to full-figured women everywhere, then Helen Mirren's golden statue victory certainly gives women over 40 a chance to hold their heads up high.

AP - Bobby Brown's release after three nights in the county jail was the result of a radio station paying the $19,150 the R&B singer owed in late child-support payments and court fees, the station said Thursday.

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AP - So you may have heard: Paris Hilton was ticketed the other day for driving with a suspended license.

AP - So you may have heard: Paris Hilton was ticketed the other day for driving with a suspended license.

AP - Robert Redford has a film festival, and so does cousin Goober.