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Vatican paper squelches fashion rumors, says Pope Benedict XVI does not wear Prada
June 26, 2008 - 8:52 AM EST
The devil may wear Prada _ but the pope does not.According to the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, the bright red loafers that Pope Benedict XVI wears are not designed by the Milanese fashion house, as has long been rumored."Obviously the attribution was false," the Vatican newspaper said in its Thursday's editions."Such rumors are inconsistent with the simple and somber man who, on the day of his election to the papacy,... 
     

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Drew Carey, a big fan of Cleveland pizzeria, orders 45 pies shipped cross-country to LA
June 26, 2008 - 5:05 AM EST
Drew Carey really, really loves the pizza from Antonio's _ so he's having UPS deliver dozens of the pies from Ohio all the way to Los Angeles.The Cleveland native often stops at the Parma pizzeria for a pepperoni slice when he visits town. But this time he placed a tall order _ 45 pizza pies _ to celebrate Saturday's season finale of his CBS game show, "The Price is Right."The pizzeria's owners say the order will cost Carey... 

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Movie Review: Visually marvelous robot romance `WALL-E' has a heart of gold
June 26, 2008 - 2:40 AM EST
Within the rumbling, stumbling hunk of junk that is WALL-E beats the sweetest, warmest heart _ a robotic representation of humanity's highest potential.And within the sci-fi adventure "WALL-E" lies an artistic truth: that Pixar's track record remains impeccable.Following high-concept movies about a superhero family, talking cars and a gourmet rat, this is the Disney computer animation arm's boldest experiment yet. "WALL-E"... 

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Suit of casual clothes, regular price ... add Tony Soprano's blood for $43,000
June 26, 2008 - 11:46 PM EST
One used, black and beige short-sleeve polo shirt, a tank top and black pants: $43,750. Inflation run amok? Nope _ just the premium you pay for the blood of Tony-Soprano.Twenty-five outfits worn by James Gandolfini's alter ego raised $187,750 at auction Wednesday for a charity that aids wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gandolfini attended part of the Christie's auction with a soldier from the nonprofit Wounded Warrior... 

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Trouble finds Tim McGraw at Auburn, Wash. show, where he helps boot unruly fan
June 26, 2008 - 10:46 PM EST
If Tim McGraw isn't looking for trouble, it must've been looking for him. Fan video shot Tuesday in Auburn, Wash., shows the country singer help eject an unruly fan.McGraw shouts "Get rid of this guy," summons security and helps arriving crew members haul him onstage. When the heavyset fan moves toward McGraw, the singer threatens him with a cocked fist as he's hauled away.The band's performance of "Indian Outlaw" never stopped.... 

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Trouble finds Tim McGraw at Washington show, where he helps boot unruly fan
June 25, 2008 - 7:47 PM EST
If Tim McGraw isn't looking for trouble, it must've been looking for him.Fan video shot Tuesday in Auburn, Wash., shows the country singer help eject an unruly fan.McGraw shouts "Get rid of this guy," summons security and helps arriving crew members haul him onstage. When the heavyset fan moves toward McGraw, the singer threatens him with a cocked fist as he's hauled away.The band's performance of "Indian Outlaw" never stopped.... 

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Brangelina loves kids: Jolie-Pitt Foundation donates $1 million to help Iraqi children
June 25, 2008 - 7:26 PM EST
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's love for children is by no means limited to their own: The couple has donated $1 million to help kids affected by the war in Iraq, the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict announced Wednesday.The organization will distribute the donation, made through the couple's Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to four organizations working on behalf of children who have lost parents, homes and schools in Iraq.... 

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Suit of casual clothes, regular price. Add Tony Soprano's blood for $43K
June 25, 2008 - 6:58 PM EST
One used, black and beige short-sleeve polo shirt, a tank top and black pants: $43,750.Inflation run amok? Nope _ just the premium you pay for the blood of Tony-Soprano.Twenty-five outfits worn by James Gandolfini's alter ego raised $187,750 at auction Wednesday for a charity that aids wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gandolfini attended part of the Christie's auction with a soldier from the nonprofit Wounded Warrior... 

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival features food, cultures of NASA, Bhutan and Texas
June 25, 2008 - 6:41 PM EST
Hundreds of artists, scientists and visitors from three wildly different cultures _ Texas, NASA and the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan _ converged Wednesday at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.Bhutanese monks in traditional robes stood in line with tourists and NASA engineers for a taste of Texan cuisine that included steak fajitas and noodles from Houston's Vietnamese community."Bhutan... 

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Kate Mulgrew joins Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths in Broadway's `Equus'
June 25, 2008 - 6:35 PM EST
From "Star Trek: Voyager" to "Equus." Kate Mulgrew is joining "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths in the revival of Peter Shaffer's "Equus," which opens Sept. 25 on Broadway.Mulgrew will play a sympathetic magistrate who champions the case of a young man (Radcliffe) who blinds six horses.Griffiths, who appeared with Radcliffe in a recent London production of the play, will portray a psychiatrist investigating...