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Five Ways Denzel Can Achieve His EGOT Dream
Paging Tracy Jordan! To win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony is a stunning accomplishment in Hollywood. Last night at the Tonys, Denzel Washington got halfway there.
Quotes: Joe Jackson on Michael Jackson’s Death
“I said this would have never happened if you had went and been with him.”
— JOE JACKSON, father of Michael Jackson, blaming his wife Katherine for the singer’s death. (via TMZ)
Kinect: Motion Control for the Xbox 360 Gets a Name
The much-anticipated motion control system for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming system got renamed as “Kinect” just prior to the start of the E3 conference in Los Angeles.
The A-Team in Iraq: Hollywood’s Blackwater Takedown
It was marketed as just a campy throwback to the 1980s television series, but buried within The A-Team was a scathing critique of the Iraq War – and its most infamous military contractors.
Jimmy Dean, Singer and Sausage Man, Dead at 81
How’s this for eclectic: Dean’s career was spent a third crooning, a third acting and a third producing the breakfast sausage.
What Is That Weird Hum During World Cup Games?
Is there something wrong with your television set, or has a swarm of angry bees invaded the World Cup pitch?
Candid Camera: Celebrities Flood the NBA Finals
As the Lakers and Celtics square off for the 12th time in the NBA Finals, several celebrities are showing their fan spirit for the rivalry. TIME takes a look at some of the stars who sat courtside over the first three games.
No, Silly Internet: Russell Crowe is Not Dead
Morning rumors quickly became midday hot searches, as web users speculated about Russell Crowe’s supposed death in Austria. Then Us Weekly made a phone call, and cleared the whole thing up. Which is probably what the first …
Why are Snooki and John McCain Tweeting At Each Other?
Over taxes, of course.
Watch a Comedian Win America’s Hearts in Real Time
‘America’ in this instance is technically only ‘the studio audience for the New York auditions of America’s Got Talent,’ but NewsFeed would venture that YOU, watching at home or in an office, will have the same reaction.
The Karate Kid’s Biggest Foe: The U.S. Auto Industry?
The new Karate Kid hits theaters Friday, and at the center of this new action film is the tragedy of an American mother and son uprooted by economic chaos, kicked out of their home, their city, and even their country.