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Forbes Estate Revenue List: Jacko on Top

October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · In the News

Share.. This year, Michael Jackson is at the top of Forbes magazine’s annual list of top-earning deceased celebrities; and it is for the second year in a row. Michael Jackson’s estate earned a whopping $170 million over the past 12 months from sales of his music as well as his stake in the Sony/ATV catalog. [...]

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RIP Borders

September 21st, 2011 · No Comments · In the News

Share..Last weekend the last of the remaining Borders bookstores finally shut its doors. A midst jazz and grandiose red-and-yellow signs announcing the “Final Days” of the Borders store in Queens in New York City, customers snatched up deals on coffee machines and used chairs. At a Borders store in Cincinnati, Ohio, readers were zealous to [...]

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Berkshire Hathaway Investing $5 Billion In Bank Of America

August 27th, 2011 · No Comments · In the News

Share.. The Berkshire Hathaway firm of Warren Buffett plans to buy $5 billion worth of Bank of America shares. The bank’s stock has soared 25 percent. Berkshire Hathaway will purchase 50,000 shares at $100,000 a pop. Bank of America shares are currently trading on the market at only $8.31. Last week, Bank of America countered [...]

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Bookshops Closing in England

August 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · In the News

Share..A bookshop that was originally founded and opened by the original Winnie the Pooh’s Christopher Robin will close according to a report by the BBC. In Dartmouth, England, the Harbour Bookshop was opened in 1951 by Christopher Robin Milne, the son of Pooh author A.A. Milne. The bookshop was a destination for Pooh fans, however [...]

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Obama Parties With Fashion Industry Moguls

August 16th, 2011 · No Comments · In the News

Share.. On Thursday night, US President Barack Obama rubbed shoulders with fashion’s coolest Democrats while attending a fundraising dinner thrown in his honor by Harvey Weinstein and Anna Wintour. After touching down in New York on Air Force One and making a stop at the Ritz Carlton for a brief donor meeting, the President headed [...]

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Kutcher in for Sheen

August 10th, 2011 · No Comments · In the News

Share..Ashton Kutcher who will be replacing Charlie Sheen on the hit situation comedy “Two and a Half Men” appears on the cover of Details Magazine in a feature which focuses on his technology expertise. Kutcher told Details Magazine: “I’ve been flirting with going back to TV for a while. When this opportunity came up, I [...]

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Back to School Sales Reported Early

July 24th, 2011 · No Comments · In the News

Share..If you did not read it in the Times, read it here. This year, the back-to-school shopping season is happening early. Birds, the worms are ready for you. Retailers and advertisers are pushing up the start of their sales and marketing campaigns devoted to stationery, children’s clothing, computers and other back-to-school merchandise. The reason for [...]

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Rhys on Ice

July 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News

Share..According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rhys Meyers, has been hospitalized for a relapse drug overdose; however, this time it was not actually a suicide attempt. Not a direct one, anyway. The 33-year-old star of Tudors, sadly has been in and out of rehab for a few years as well as arrested for drunken street and [...]

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Maguire Sued for Poker Playing

June 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News

Share..Tobey Maguire is one of a bunch of alleged Hollywood celebrities being sued for their winnings in an illegal, high stakes regular poker game. It was reported by the game’s ringleader that Maguire was a frequent participant in the secret, high stakes game; one source told the publications he would average $1 million in winnings [...]

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Brands Fading Into Yesterday

June 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Fashion & Style, In the News

Share..24/7 Wall St. recently drew up their annual list of brands that are on the verge of extinction. This year’s list reads: Sears, Sony Pictures, American Apparel, Nokia, Saab, A&W All-American Foods Restaurants, Soap Opera Digest, Sony Ericsson, MySpace, and Kellog’s Corn Pops all appear on the list. Last year’s list predicted the demise of [...]

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Rima Fakih Goes Polar

June 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News

Share..Last week, “Good Morning America” sat down with Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih, to talk about her “bumpy year,” which, of course, started with her pole dancing photos. Fakih told Robin Roberts: “I have to admit, I’ve had a few hiccups during my year and at times I’ve learned my lessons. I think I’ve grown [...]

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Weston Cage Loses It

June 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News

Share..Nicolas Cage’s son Weston went missing last week hours before he lost his sanity and had to be subdued by cops. The guy who had to beat him down was sent by Nic to find him. The one-man search party was 39-year-old Kevin Villegas; who has worked as Cage’s assistant for the past five years. [...]

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Reeses Pieces

June 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News, Reviews

Share..While being acceptee of the Generation Award at the MTV Movie Awards last Sunday night, Hollywood sweetheart, Reese Witherspoon, acted as Hollywood’s elder stateswoman and made a speech to a new rising tide of cinematic talent. Also, more than a few words were made to a generation of reality-level “celebrities.” At first, showing Robert Pattinson [...]

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Peeping in on Pippa

May 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, In the News, Quotes

Share..According to both In Touch Magazine and the National Enquirer, Pippa Middleton has a television deal in the works. The enquirer wrote: “TV queens BARBARA WALTERS and OPRAH WINFREY are secretly DUKE-ing it out over DUCHESS KATE’s baby sister in a battle royal to snag her for U.S. TV! Sources close to Baba and O [...]

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The Red Sole Suit

May 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, Fashion & Style, In the News

Share..Last April, one of the fashion world’s most famous shoemakers, Christian Louboutin, filed a lawsuit against fashion house, Yves Saint Laurent, for manufacturing shoes with Louboutin-style red soles. Louboutin had trademarked his red varnished heels back in 2008 and is now seeking $1 million in damages. According to The Daily Mail, Louboutin claims it is [...]

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