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UK hacker hits Justin Bieber’s girlfriend account

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:55pm Under entertainment

Britain’s judiciary says that a 21-year-old sentenced last week for hacking into a U.S.-based Facebook account accessed the page belonging to teen actress Selena Gomez, who is the girlfriend of pop idol Justin Bieber.

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Loach breaks out the kilts at Cannes

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:41pm Under entertainment

From left, actors William Ruane, Gary Maitland and Paul Brannigan pose for photographs at the reception for the film Angels' Share at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)British director Ken Loach’s new movie “The Angels’ Share” is set in Scotland — the perfect excuse to bring out the kilts in Cannes.

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Pearl Jam, Skrillex to perform at Philly festival

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:28pm Under entertainment

Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D’Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the Made In America music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September.

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Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:17pm Under entertainment

Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.

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New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:11pm Under entertainment

The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away commercials at the touch of a button is suggesting that broadcast TV networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.

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‘House’ closes after 8 seasons of healing and pain

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:56am Under entertainment

Whither Dr. Gregory House? Would the cantankerous hero of the Fox medical drama mend his ways or self-destruct for all time?

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Cartoon studio faces state clout, global stars

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:56am Under entertainment

In this Oct. 12, 2011 photo, a staff artist who works under Chinese cartoonist Carol Liu Hong shows the draft of a cartoon at Shanghai Cartoon Communication Group in Shanghai, China. Liu built her studio from scratch, doing post-production work for TV commercials and then, once she broke even, realizing her dream of creating cartoons for Chinese kids. (AP Photo/Elaine Kurtenbach)Chinese cartoonist Carol Liu Hong built her studio from scratch, doing post-production work for TV commercials and then, once she broke even, realizing her dream of creating cartoons for Chinese kids.

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Jenkins earns perfect scores on ‘Dancing’ finals

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:56am Under entertainment

Katherine Jenkins couldn’t have performed any better during the “Dancing With the Stars” finals: She earned a perfect score of 60 for her two dances on the penultimate episode of the ABC show.

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Lady Gaga behaves, gets OK for 2nd gig in Manila

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:56am Under entertainment

Lady Gaga has the go-ahead to put on a second concert in the Philippines after Manila authorities decided her first show did not violate the law.

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Rivera work poised to set new auction record in NY

May 22nd, 2012 at 10:25am Under entertainment

Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s 1939 oil painting “Girl in Blue and White” is headlining Sotheby’s Latin American art auction in New York.

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