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Motown caps 50th anniversary with gala
 Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:01:39 GMT
10 ways to fix ‘Saturday Night Live’
 For starters, NBC's weekend staple can raise its game by not using hot young hosts who are there mainly to plug failed movies, booking hipper musical guests and easing back on Kristin Wiig overload.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:47 GMT
Pope meets 250 artists to renew friendship
 Pope Benedict met artists from around the world in the Sistine Chapel and urged them to inject spirituality into their work, saying contemporary beauty was often "illusory and deceitful."
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:02:46 GMT
Record bite for ‘New Moon’: $72.7 million
 "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single-day domestic box office record set by "The Dark Knight."
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:56:46 GMT
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