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Leonardo DiCaprio's Fourth Team-Up with Scorsese: 'Shutter Island'

'Shutter Island' star Leonardo DiCaprio today discussed his fourth and latest venture with heralded director Martin Scorsese.


Daily Beast Writer Resigns Amid Charges of Plagiarism

In what may be a cautionary tale for journalists working in the frenetic new environment of online media, Gerald Posner, the lead investigative reporter for the Daily Beast, a year-old online news organization, resigned his post today amid allegations of plagiarism.


Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper Pucker Up for AIDS Awareness

Cyndi Lauper had some great airplay lately, with all the teases for March's Celebrity Apprentice being aired on NBC. But this morning, Lauper announced her involvement in another project that's sure to have even more people talking . . . due to the apparent involvement of performance artist pop sensation Lady Gaga.


'Deadliest Catch' Captain, Phil Harris, Dies

Discovery Channel's 'The Deadliest Catch' has lost one of its mainstays. Captain Phil Harris, who commanded a fishing boat in Alaska to the delight of viewers, succumbed to a "massive stroke, according to reports, on January 29.


Gmail Buzz, Google's Shot Across the Bow at Facebook, Twitter

Google's new social media product has been unveiled. With a new gmail product known as Buzz, the search giant is taking direct aim at Twitter and Facebook, even in its branding, with a missive inviting users to "Go beyond status messages."


Doppelganger Week on Facebook Illegal?

Doppelganger: a ghostly counterpart of a living person, says Merriam-Webster. Doppelganger week on Facebook: an Internet meme where people post pics of their celebrity counterpart (i.e. doppelganger) to their profiles. While it all seems in good fun, CNET pointed out an interesting wrinkle: that putting a celeb's picture in place as your doppelganger may not be allowed under Facebook's terms of service.


Doppelganger Week Descends on Facebook

No, you aren't suddenly Facebook friends with Adam Lambert, Brad Pitt, the Soup Nazi, and that guy from the Brady Bunch. It's just all your friends on Facebook are participating in yet the latest meme: Doppelganger Week on Facebook.


Pro-Life Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad Draws Ire of Women's Groups

CBS is taking heat from women's groups for its reported plan to run a pro-life-themed Super Bowl ad featuring the story of Florida Gators star quarterback Tim Tebow, whose mother was advised by doctors to abort him.


Air America's Signal Fades; Declaring Chapter 7

Air America, the radio broadcaster that famously employed noted liberal commentators like Randi Rhodes and now-Senator Al Franken, as well as formerly under-the-radar talents like Rachel Maddow, is calling it quits.


Glenn Beck on Scott Brown: 'I Don't Trust This Man'

Beck today used his syndicated radio show to blast Brown for his victory speech, in which he stood flanked by his daughters and proclaimed -- on national television -- that they are "available."


Rush Limbaugh Paints Haiti Relief Efforts by Obama Administration as Opportunistic

Warning that the crisis in Haiti will "play right into Obama's hands," conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh politicized the nationwide humanitarian efforts being made by Americans of all stripes on the heels of a near-unimaginable disaster.


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