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Fiddler on the street: The Soloist

25.09.09

Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr as the real-life down-and-out violinist and the LA Times journalist who tries to save him.... more

Video: Susan Boyle's super performance for 25m viewers

17.09.09

Susan Boyle made her live performing US debut in front of 25m viewers when she received a standing ovation on America’s Got Talent... more

The Lost Symbol review: Moronic, derivative and clunky in fact everything his fans were hoping for

15.09.09

Not all writers understand the importance of maintaining product continuity. They think they are too good to repeat themselves. They try something different.... more

Police probe doctors over Michael Jackson's drugs

02.07.09

Federal drug investigators have been called in to find the doctors who prescribed drugs to Michael Jackson before his death... more

How I heard that the King of pop was dead

26.06.09

The woman pushed through the crowd towards Alan Yentob. “Michael Jackson has died,” she said, her irises huge ... more

The world reacts to Michael Jackson's death

26.06.09

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How the news broke and spanned the globe in seconds

26.06.09

The first reports of Michael Jackson's death emerged on a showbiz website sparking a massive surge in online traffic around the globe as millions of people logged on to find out more... more

What will we lose if regional newspapers are killed off?

25.03.09

Media analysis: The news about newspapers gets more depressing by the day. Regional and local papers are suffering unprecedented declines in revenue because advertising has plunged...... more

Dylan's smell is making us ill, say his neighbours

18.03.09

Bob Dylan has sung about winds of change, the "Idiot Wind", and the winds that hit heavy on the borderline... more

US papers are in crisis but this does not mean death of journalism

04.03.09

Facing the greatest crisis they have ever experienced, American newspaper editors have cancelled their annual convention for the first time since the Second World War... more

California fury at cost of raising octuplets

12.02.09

The unemployed mother of octuplets has provoked a barrage of criticism in her home state of California, which is billions of dollars in the red... more

Bale's furious rant becomes instant electro-dance hit

04.02.09

An extraordinary rant on a film set by Batman star Christian Bale has been turned into a dance music download that is on its way to becoming an internet hit... more

It's heady, but it sure ain't rock '*' roll

10.12.08

The private-equity owner of EMI, Terra Firma, which urgently needs to generate revenue is pulling out all the stops ... more

Tribune's collapse rings alarm bells for newspaper industry

10.12.08

Media analysis: Sam Zell is hugely wealthy. Yet it proved beyond his fiscal talents to save US media conglomerate the Tribune Company from financial collapse... more

Why millions won't be voting for Barack today

04.11.08

The Democratic candidate may be on the doorstep of the White House but one Right-wing commentator says many still worry that they don’t know what Obama stands for... more

Mystery as hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre's son is discovered dead in bed at the age of 20

29.09.08

Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre's son has died at the age of 20.... more

Blow for London in fashion war with New York's power stylists

12.09.08

With London Fashion Week starting on Sunday, we reveal how its future is today under threat as America's top designers bulldoze aside our home-grown shows ... more

Russell Brand's 'retarded cowboy' jibe at George Bush shocks MTV audience

08.09.08

Having urged the U.S. public to vote for Barack Obama 'on behalf of the world', Brand drew gasps at the MTV Video Music Awards by calling Bush a 'retarded cowboy'. ... more

So is Paul McKenna a genius or a snake-oil salesman?

04.08.08

Flashy, ambitious and a little prone to psychobabble, it is no wonder celebrities have taken DJ turned hypnotist turned self-help guru Paul McKenna to their hearts. ... more

Lip service: Melanie Griffith's trout pout bigger than ever

11.07.08

The actress' 'trout pout' looked almost fit to burst as she arrived at a the New York launch of her husband Antonio Banderas's new fragrance, Blue Seduction for Women.... more

Kirk Douglas, 91, unleashes his inner child with a ride on a playground slide

22.05.08

Hollywood veteran Kirk Douglas may be in his early nineties - but he's clearly still in touch with his inner child... more

Toys R Angelina as she stocks up for her ever-expanding family

22.05.08

With four children and two more on the way, Angelina Jolie headed out for extra supplies at Toys R Us in Nice yesterday.... more

Cablevision 'to bid for Newsday'

01.05.08

New York television operator Cablevision looks set to enter the race for Long Island-based Newsday... more

Farrah Fawcett is 'fighting for her life and won't surrender' in cancer battle

03.04.08

Farrah Fawcett's lawyer yesterday scotched reports that the actress has given up in her fight against cancer. 'She’s fighting for her life,' said Kim Swartz. 'It’s disturbing to her when there are false reports that she’s given up and wants to die, when the opposite is true. She’s a strong person and a fighter.' ... more

Sienna Miller makes a return to boho style in a flirty ruffled minidress

07.03.08

Sienna Miller has ditched her grungy style to make a return to the boho look which made her famous. The actress who is dating fellow actor Rhys Ifans was seen out in Los Angeles yesterday wearing a thigh-grazing ruffled mini-dress, and boots, hugely reminiscent of the boho-look which propelled her to style icon status ... more