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Sotheby's raises record sum at Amsterdam auction

An auction at Sotheby's of more than 160 works of post-war and contemporary art from the Peter Stuyvesant Collection exceeded all expectations on Monday, raising a record 13.6 million euros ($18.6 million).

The works on offer in Amsterdam were the property of British American Tobacco The Netherlands and formed the largest collection of such art ever to come to auction in the country.

"We witnessed a truly remarkable depth of bidding from Europe, North and South America and Asia,

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Cablevision homes in New York lose ABC ahead of Oscars

Customers of Cablevision Systems Corp in New York lost broadcast signals of local station WABC on Sunday morning as the cable operator and TV network were unable to reach agreement on a new contract.

The loss of the signal means Cablevision customers will likely miss the broadcast of this year's Oscars awards extravaganza which is aired by Walt Disney Co's ABC network.

Cablevision said in a statement that Disney had been responsible for pulling the signal and called for Disney c

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Man charged with stalking TV personality Dr. Drew

A Los Angeles man accused of stalking Dr. Drew Pinsky and threatening the reality television and radio personality and his family has pleaded not guilty to six felony counts.

Prosecutors say 33-year-old Charles William Pearson entered his not guilty pleas Friday in Pasadena Superior Court.

Pearson is accused of stalking the star of the TV show "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" and radio program "Loveline" beginning last November.

He has also been charged with making crimina

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Gifts, parties and celebs: L.A. readies for Oscars

Hollywood is in full-on Oscar mode.

The red carpet has been laid out in front of the Kodak Theatre, topped with a plastic sheet in case of rain. Traffic is snarled. Tourists are flocking to Hollywood & Highland to see a bit of the Academy Awards preparations and snap photos of themselves with giant Oscar statues.

The theater itself buzzes with activity, as rehearsals continue from morning until night, with the occasional celebrity quietly stepping in to practice presenting t

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Pakistan : The Problem and the Prospect

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Bonham Carter maintains wicked streak in `Alice'

Once a corset queen in prim, proper costume dramas, Helena Bonham Carter has spent her time lately playing all manner of foul women.

Fanatic Bellatrix Lestrange, a disciple of evil Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" movies. Vile Mrs. Lovett, who grinds murder victims up as meat for pies in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." A crazy old witch with an eyepatch and hair as brittle as straw in "Big Fish."

Now Bonham Carter's playing the bratty Red Queen in "Alice in

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Jay Leno adds Lambert, Harper to 'Tonight' return

Jay Leno is pumping more music into his "Tonight Show" return.

Leno is back as host of NBC's late-night show at 11:35 p.m. EST Monday, March 1. NBC said Wednesday he'll be joined the first two weeks by Adam Lambert, Robin Thicke, Ben Harper, Ryan Bingham and Lifehouse.

Leno's previously announced guests include Jamie Foxx, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Olympic champions Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White and Apolo Anton Ohno. NBC says Brett Favre has been added as a guest for the Ma

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Award-winning Philly producers: Fire won't stop us

Grammy-winning songwriter Kenneth Gamble says he and partner Leon Huff will rebound from the fire that ruined their music company offices in Philadelphia.

Gamble said Wednesday that the building housing Philadelphia International Records holds many memories, including recording sessions with Michael Jackson and Teddy Pendergrass.

Fire officials say the blaze Sunday was set intentionally, but no one has yet been charged.

Gamble and Huff are credited with producing the lush

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EMI says wants to hold on to Abbey Road studios

Music company EMI wants to retain ownership of the Abbey Road recording studios, immortalized by the Beatles album of the same name, though it is talking to other parties about revitalizing the site, EMI said on Sunday.

A source familiar with the situation told Reuters last week that loss-making EMI had put the studios up for sale and was talking to a few interested firms, although no deal was imminent.

"EMI confirms that it is holding preliminary discussions for the revitalizat

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DC Names JIM LEE & DAN DIDIO Co-Publishers, GEOFF JOHNS CCO

After months of speculation, DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson announced who would succeed outgoing publisher Paul Levitz as head of the comics giant.

DC's executive editor Dan DiDio and Wildstorm editorial director Jim Lee have been appointed co-publishers of the company, Nelson said. Meanwhile, current "Green Lantern" writer Geoff Johns was named the company's Chief Creative Officer.

"DC Entertainment's new executive team is a creative 'dream team,' with

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Chuck Close joins Obama's arts advisors

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President Obama may be proposing funding cuts for culture in his bleak 2011 budget, but he's once again signaled an enlightened approach to the arts by appointing New York painter

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Added by Walker Nicosia on February 15, 2010 at 1:36am — No Comments

Woman sues Anderson Cooper after fall at NYC home

An interior designer is suing CNN anchor Anderson Cooper after she took an unusual fall at an old New York City firehouse that he is converting into a new home.

Killian O'Brien, of Brooklyn, says in her suit that she plunged 17 feet through the hole that once held the station's fire pole. The pole had been removed, but the hole was uncovered.

The accident happened in September. Her lawyer, Neil Greenberg, says she is lucky to be alive.

Cooper's spokesman declined to comme

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Showbiz people briefs

"Moonlight" star Alex O'Loughlin has closed a deal to star in CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" remake. He will play head of the Hawaii State Police Detective Steve McGarrett, the role originated by Jack Lord in the 1968-80 series.

O'Loughlin, who was an early favorite for the part, joins recently cast "Lost" co-star Daniel Dae Kim, who will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly. The new "Hawaii Five-0" hails from feature writers and "Fringe" co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and "CSI: NY" executiv

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Timberlake to get pudding pot from Harvard

Multifaceted entertainer Justin Timberlake is coming to Harvard University to be honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. The Grammy and Emmy award winner will receive his pudding pot from the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe at a roast scheduled for Friday. Hasty Pudding Theatricals said the singer, songwriter, actor and producer was selected because he's "one of pop culture's most influential entertainers." Timberlake is one of the stars of the upcoming movie "The Social Netw… Continue

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Dr. Kellie Leitch - Richard Ivey School of Business - Part 2

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PublicVoice.tv is pleased to present a number leading health care thinkers from across North America. In November, PublicVoice.tv partnered with the Richard Ivey School of Busniess' new Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership at the University of Western Ontario. They held an inaugral Global Health Innovation summit in Toronto, and PublicVoice.tv was there.

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