Entertainment
Critics give thumbs down to Dylan paintings (AFP)
AFP - Art critics dismissed Bob Dylan as an amateur painter and said his work had no place in Denmark's largest museum, after the American music icon's new painting collection opened in Copenhagen.
A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing (omg!)
A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing (Reuters)
Reuters - Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice film festival.
Japanese maestro Ozawa makes brief post-cancer comeback (Reuters)
'Crocodile Dundee' says bad publicity behind release (AFP)
AFP - Paul Hogan, the actor made famous by the "Crocodile Dundee" films, said the bad publicity surrounding his dispute with the Australian tax office had forced it to lift travel restrictions on him.
Christie's expects Poussin to fetch up to $31 million (Reuters)
Reuters - Christie's expects a major work called "Ordination" by French master Nicolas Poussin to fetch 15-20 million pounds ($23-31 million) when it goes under the hammer in London on December 7.
Grey's Anatomy: Will Meredith and Derek Be a Happy Couple This Season? (omg!)
After a miscarriage, a near fatal gunshot wound and other heart-stopping moments in the Season 6 finale of Grey's Anatomy, it stands to reason that Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) may be journeying uphill in their relationship when the medical drama returns.
Grey's Anatomy: Find out who's walking down the aisle
When we catch up with the doctors of Seattle Grace, the series has jumped ahead in time. However, Meredith hasn't clued Derek in on her miscarriage in the aftermath of the shooting rampage at the hospital. ...
George Clooney's American Tops Weekend Box Office (omg!)
The American starring George Clooney topped the Labor Day weekend box office with an estimated $13 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
The haul brought the spy film to a total of...
At Dragon*Con, a new view of 'Akira'
"The American" leads Labor Day weekend box office
Brazilian superstar Ivete Sangalo plays NY arena (AP)
AP - The most Earth-shattering event in Brazil this weekend took place in New York, where singer Ivete Sangalo played a sold out show at Madison Square Garden. Too bad, few Americans even noticed.
Jessica Simpson: 'Lucky' In Love (omg!)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jessica Simpson has faced her share of difficult break-ups, but it seems as though the bubbly blonde has found happiness.
The singer shared her romantic joy on Sunday, linking to a picture of herself with her ex-NFL-star beau -- Eric Johnson -- on her Twitter account, after Tweeting, "I met a wonderful man. Damn I'm lucky!"
Avatar director vows to return for Amazon tribe fight (AFP)
AFP - Film director James Cameron said Sunday he will return to Brazil this year to make a 3D film on indigenous people of the Amazon who oppose construction of a huge dam for fear it could flood tribal lands.
Noted bicyclist to ride in Maine Dempsey Challenge (AP)
George Clooney shoots first at box office (Reuters)
Reuters - George Clooney outgunned his rivals at the Labor Day holiday weekend box office in North America with a low-caliber opening for his assassin drama "The American," as the lucrative summer moviegoing season wound down on a traditionally weak note.
U.S. comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident (omg!)
Master chefs offer different contest at US Open (AP)
AP - There's been intense competition going on at the U.S. Open, and it has nothing to do with aces or foot faults.
Brothers and Sisters' Dave Annable Plans a "Big Party" for Wedding (omg!)
'Post Mortem' exposes autopsy of Salvador Allende (AP)
AP - "Post Mortem," a film by Chilean director Pablo Larrain, recreates the autopsy of Chilean President Salvador Allende during the 1973 coup.
