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Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: All About Jazz

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Instant 3D Generation of Existing Cities with the CityEngine

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: PRWeb

Procedural Inc. today released a significant upgrade to their 3D software CityEngine®. It enables instant modeling of existing cities via OpenStreetMap.org import and introduces RenderMan® and Google Earth® export. The software supports production pipelines in entertainment, architecture and urban planning. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008) Read the full story at ...

George Clooney - Out Of Sight Tops Sexy Movie Poll

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: ContactMusic

GEORGE CLOONEY and JENNIFER LOPEZ's steamy thriller OUT OF SIGHT has topped a new list of the Sexiest Movies Ever. The 1998 film beat out Cary Grant classic His Girl ...

John Travolta unleashed his inner dog to voice Bolt'

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: St. Louis Post-Dispa

BC-MOVIE-BOLT-TRAVOLTA:FR -- entertainment, people, itop (700 words) John Travolta unleashed his inner dog to voice Bolt' (PHOTOS) By Rick Bentley McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) BURBANK, Calif.

Dog lover O'Hurley sets new Thanksgiving tradition

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: St. Louis Post-Dispa

BC-Sports Showcase,0843 Dog lover O'Hurley sets new Thanksgiving tradition Eds: Moving on general news, sports and entertainment services. AP Photos sptd/rrosenblatt By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Tom Turkey, meet Uno the beagle.

Television - Entertainment

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Scoop.co.nz

Millie Elder, stepdaughter of broadcaster Paul Holmes, has had a charge of possessing methamphetamine with intent to supply dropped.

Female monkeys more chatty than males

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: China Daily

Female macaque monkeys love a good gossip as much as their chatty human counterparts, research has shown. Scientists spent three months listening to a mixed group of macaques living on Cayo Santiago island off Puerto Rico.

New arts legislation in Sask. gets positive response

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Regina Leader-Post

There’s a new act in town for professional artists.

Giselle Sanchez is eight weeks pregnant!

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: PEP

Giselle Sanchez is eight weeks pregnant! And she was ecstatic when PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) congratulated her. "Eight years and tamang-tama, the best gift is having a baby inside my womb," said the comedienne.

Chesca Garcia wants to end issue between brother Patrick and Jennylyn Mercado

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: PEP

Chesca Garcia is back to work after her wedding to basketball player Doug Kramer last October 9. PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) was able to talk to Chesca during a photo shoot for the holiday collection of Petit Monde yesterday, November 19, in Quezon city.

Arts & Entertainment Briefs

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Arroyo Grande Times

Three bands will each play in concert from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Basin Street Regulars’ next monthly Hot Jazz Session at the Pismo Beach Veterans Memorial Building, 780 Bello St.

Mila Kunis booked for 'Eli' role

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: The Hollywood Report

Mila Kunis has joined the cast of "The Book of Eli," the Denzel Washington action thriller from Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment. Albert and Allen Hughes are directing.

Exploring the Urban Art Project

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: KFBB Great Falls

You may have driven by and never even noticed it. There’s an art display on the outside of one parking garage in downtown Great Falls. Artists from around the state proudly showcase their work in this not so common location better known as the urban art project.

Starving artists, listen up: Organization offering grants

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: The Bakersfield Cali

The Arts Council of Kern is offering project grants for artists in Kern County. The council has ,000 to give away and will offer grants from 0 to , :,500. The application deadline is Dec. 19. Grant recipients will be notified six weeks later. Past recipients include Rosewood Senior Living Community for an oral history project on its residents, the Mountain Shakespeare Festival and Spotlight ...

First Public College Blocks Racy Gossip Web Site

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: FOX 29 Lake Charles

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee State University has blocked a racy gossip Web site from access on its campus computer network, becoming the first public university in the nation to do so.

Art: Guilty pleasures of Waterborne

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Minneapolis-St. Paul

At the University of Minnesota's Nash Gallery, watercolors by 27 Midwest artists celebrate the best of a popular medium.

Jan Krugier dies at 80; art dealer survived Auschwitz, collected works by renowned artists

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Los Angeles Times

Art dealer Jan Krugier, an Auschwitz survivor who collected the works of Picasso and other renowned artists to help himself move past the horrors of the Nazi era, has died in Switzerland. He was 80.

Celebrities recruited for live YouTube event

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Contra Costa Times

Music performances to originate from San Francisco, Tokyo on Saturday. Rapper Akon, Katy Perry and Will.i.am to be part of it.

Carter teacher named Tennessee Elementary Art Educator of the Year

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Knoxville News Senti

Pablo Picasso once said, "All children are artists, the problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." Jackie Spaulding-Wright is one of the unique individuals who has figured out how to do just that. Jackie, art teacher at Carter Elementary school, recently won the 2009 Tennessee Elementary Art Educator of the Year award.

His and Hers: Fire and Water

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: The Hub

Fire and water; clay and photography; hard form and pure illusion — as a pair, these connote art's continuum. Both of these art forms and several others will be on view at the Brookdale Community College CVA Gallery as the works of husband/ wife artists Erik Johanson and Sandy Johanson come together in their first joint retrospective.

In the Arts

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: The Hub

Broadway veteran Rick Skye will bring his internationally acclaimed show "A Slice O' Minnelli" to Tim McCloone's Supper Club 8 p.m. Nov. 20. More than an impersonation, this outrageous show traces Liza's legendary career. The club is located at 1200 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. Entertainment charge is , reservations requested.

Police: Thieves Are Pretending To Be Accident Victims

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: News Channel 5 Nashv

Clarksville police warn motorists to beware of scam artists pretending to be accident victims. Police have not determined if there is one person or multiple. The department has received two reports of the scam within a week.

Observations: Not quite Iraq and roll, but...

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Independent

The golden days of luxury and excess for record labels and their artists may be over, but 50C heat in a war zone are officially the most dangerous conditions for recording an album ever. Indeed, a tent on the Iraqi frontline is where the pipers and drummers of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards succeeded in making the world's most dangerous CD.

Dealer denies artists' claims on 'fakes'

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: The Age

A Melbourne art dealer at the centre of a scandal involving the sale of allegedly fake works by two prominent Australian artists is denying any wrongdoing.

The Big Gigs: Critic's picks for the next week in entertainment

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Source: Minneapolis-St. Paul

Susan Tedeschi won't have hubby Derek Trucks with her as she did this summer at the Minnesota Zoo. And she won't have Doyle Bramhall II, Sonya Kitchell or Tony Joe White who, like Trucks, joined her on "Back to the River," a rewarding new CD that mixes tough and tender blues-rock.

Smokeout artists fight the habit

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Connecticut Post

BRIDGEPORT -- Art is something Albertine Davis, a Central High School sophomore, hopes to burnish as a "secret talent." Too bad the secret is out. A poster that Davis drew -- depicting teens who

Scratch 'N' Sniff The Sexiest Men Alive [Boys Smell]

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Gawker

This year's edition of People magazine's hugely popular "Sexiest Man Alive" issue (Hugh Jackman takes top honors) will feature... um... scratch 'n sniff photos of famous dudes, like Gossip Girl...

First public school blocks online gossip Web site

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: The Jackson Sun

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State University has blocked a racy gossip Web site from access on its campus server.

Swedoughs closed again

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: The Galesburg Regist

A landmark Galesburg doughnut shop has closed for the second time in just more than a year. Swedoughs Doughnuts and Coffee Shop, 1195 N. Broad St., first closed in late October of 2007. Customers used to gathering for a doughnut, cup of coffee and a serving of hot gossip were left confused on Oct. 24, 2007, when they arrived only to find the doors locked. Debbie Esposito owned the ...

LG's snobbish Prada II phone and watch combo caught on glorious celluloid

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Engadget

We spied LG's Prada II strutting its stuff in some fancy photos yesterday, and here we are just over twenty-four hours later with a gossip-worthy video spectacular of the luxury house's second foray into handset branding. The lucky gent in the film beautifully demonstrates how the Bluetooth-enabled watch can perform such wonders as silence your ringer and retrieve text messages, all ...

November 20, 2008

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Extra TV

Stars came out to support the UNICEF and Gucci partnership last night in NYC. See celebs like Madonna, Rihanna and Blake Lively. Check out the video to see who else turned out for this glam red carpet!

SFist Eats: Meatball Mondays at Flytrap

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: SFist

by Tiffany Maleshefski It’s Monday night. You somehow managed to get yourself through the workday after spending the entire weekend testing the true capacity of your liver. There's a new Gossip Girl airing that night, and Sunday evening, you had the good sense to stop in at Trader Joe’s and fill your freezer with teriyaki rice bowls and crab quiches. Good luck getting your butt ...

Get Outta My Face!

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: NBC4 Los Angeles

We've all seen the footage of flashing bulbs crowding around Angelina Jolie and her brood as they try to get through airport security. Some celebs may crave the constant attention (yes, Paris and Lindsay,...

Local Round Up: Foot Patrol, Summer Wardrobe, Hollywood Gossip & More

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Austinist

Foot Patrol by Cory Ryan When winter hits and national acts slow their roll, Austin locals tend to become more vibrant than ever. With Free Week just around the corner and so many great local releases prepping for their street dates, we thought we'd take a moment and catch you up. On Friday night, the uncompromisingly talented Foot Patrol celebrate the release of their CD at the ...

College gossip site too 'juicy' for KSC campus

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: The Equinox

Senior class representative Angelo Liberatore led a discussion at the Student Assembly meeting Tuesday night about the controversial Web site Juicy Campus. "I wanted to talk about this to see if we can do anything about this site that is hurting a lot of people," Liberatore said.

Jennifer Lopez - Lopez Jealous Of Exs Flirting With Veteran Brit Almost Twice His Age

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: ContactMusic

JENNIFER LOPEZ was so jealous during her marriage to CRIS JUDD, she once exploded with rage when she caught him talking to veteran British pop-star-turned-TV presenter ...

M Dubai party to attract A-list celebs

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: New York Daily News

Despite the economic slump, hotel magnate Sol Kerzner is throwing a lavish, star-studded million party to celebrate the opening of his Atlantis resort in Dubai.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Queer!

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: RainbowNetwork.com

I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF QUEER! You know winter has arrived when you turn on your telly and see thick undergrowth, thick animals and even thicker celebs.

Sarah Silverman: It's "Zesty" Being Back With Jimmy Kimmel

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: US Weekly

Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel are continuing to play coy about their relationship. The pair got cozy at the GQ Men of the Year bash in L.A. on Tuesday. So how does it feel to be back on? "Zesty!" Silverman told Usmagazine.com. Added Kimmel, "Who said we were? I don't even know that woman! She was hitchhiking!" See more photos of celebs who can't seem to get enough of their exes. ...

Celebs at DEATH RACE Premiere - Picture Gallery

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Glamsham.com

Celebs attend DEATH RACE Premiere held in Mumbai.

Akon to Release New Album FREEDOM Available on slotMusic Cards on December 2nd

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Business Wire via Ya

LOS ANGELES----Upfront/Konvict/SRC/Universal Motown multi-platinum selling artist, producer and entrepreneur, Akon, announced today that his third album – Freedom – will be available on “slotMusic™”, a new form of DRM-free MP3 music on a microSD card beginning Tuesday, December 2nd - the same date his album will be released digitally and on CD.

Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Tony Christie and more in Mirror.co.uk's Thursday gossip round-up

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Daily Mirror

Thursday morning and we here at Mirror.co.uk’s Showbiz Towers are in mourning following the news that airhead heiress Paris Hilton has split up from her gormless rocker boyfriend Benji Madden.

Sticky Situation

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: My Kinda Place

Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford proved that honesty is the best policy when coming clean about his past enabled him to receive a lifetime supply of chewing gum.

'TRL' finale marks decline in essential media institutions

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: University of New Me

On Sunday, MTV's "Total Request Live" issued its swan song, and I wasn't listening. Dubbed "TRL" by its hordes of devotees - among whose ranks I used to count myself - the show marked a generation of awkward and not-so-awkward teenagers who tuned in for a decade to watch, fanatically, their favorite "celebs" battle it out for the top spot on the show's daily music video countdown.

WYES dredges up fond memories of 'Growing Up In New Orleans' in latest documentary

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: New Orleans Times-Pi

Local celebs dish on their "Big Easy" upbringings

RAPPER'S HUSH

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: New York Post

AKON doesn't like being upstaged. Princess Sheikha Hessa of Dubai flew the rapper and a slew of other performers, including urban rock violin group Nuttin' But Stringz, to her birthday bash last week. But when the princess heard Stringz, the band...

Seasoned celebs to perform in 'Grease'

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: The Acorn

Calabasas residents John Melendez and Ming Na will headline in a starstudded production of the musical "Grease" at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., Dec. 5 and 6 at the Class Act Theater, 5345 Wilhelmina Ave., Woodland Hills. Melendez, of "The Tonight Show," stars as head of the Tbirds Danny Zucko.

Entertainment

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: The West Australian

Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of nine months, Benji Madden, have broken up. Hilton publicist Alanna McCarthy said on Wednesday that the two “remain very good friends.” She wouldn’t say more.

Publicist: Paris Hilton And Benji Madden Split

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: WGAL 8 Susquehanna V

Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of nine months, Benji Madden, have broken up.

Top 20 Concert Tours

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008, Source: Palladium-Item

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.