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Lindsay Lohan pleases judge on "home stretch" of probation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan got high marks from a Los Angeles judge at her penultimate progress hearing on Wednesday, as she entered the "home stretch" of her probation after being convicted for theft last year.
Oscars 2012: A year of comfort
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When the curtain rises on the Oscars this Sunday, nervous anticipation will, as usual, fill the theater at the world's top film awards, but this year movie fans can relax.
Adele breaks Whitney Houston's chart record
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The late Whitney Houston was unable to oust Adele from the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, and the British singer's "21" replaced "The Bodyguard" as the longest running No. 1 album by a woman.

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Uganda investigates death of U.S. TV producer
Authorities in Uganda were investigating the death of a U.S. reality television producer whose work includes "The Amazing Race" and "Whale Wars,'" officials said Wednesday.
Oscar watch: Five must-see film sites
"My friends think just because we live in Hawaii, we live in paradise. We're all just out here sipping mai tais, shaking our hips and catching waves. Are they insane?" While an Oscar-nominated picture requires the kind of conflict that George Clooney's character implies with this line from "The Descendants," your vacation getaway doesn't.
Adele's solo-finger gesture at Brit Awards
Singing sensation Adele continued rolling in the prizes at the Brit Awards in London, but she made headlines Wednesday for something else: she gave the middle finger when she was cut off during the live broadcast.

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Patricia O’Brien (as Kate Alcott) Sells ‘The Dressmaker’
Patricia O'Brien, author of the novel "The Dressmaker," at her home in Washington, D.C.
Books of The Times: ‘The Technologists,’ by Matthew Pearl, Is Set in 1868
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Children's Books: ‘To the Mountaintop,’ by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Alfred Holmes, left, escorts his son Hamilton Holmes, right, and Charlayne Hunter, center, to the registrar's office at the University of Georgia, on Jan. 9, 1961.

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Ostrow: "Top Chef" Denver contestants vie for a spot in Bravo's kitchen
Brother Luck, which he swears is his birth name, was first in line at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday for the "Top Chef" open casting call at Denver's Linger restaurant in the Highlands. Luck, 28, flew in from San Antonio, Texas, where he is executive chef at Hotel Contessa, having finished the 24-page application well in advance.
Ostrow: "Top Chef" Denver contestants vie for a spot in Bravo's kitchen
Brother Luck, which he swears is his birth name, was first in line at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday for the "Top Chef" open casting call at Denver's Linger restaurant in the Highlands. Luck, 28, flew in from San Antonio, Texas, where he is executive chef at Hotel Contessa, having finished the 24-page application well in advance.
Viewers give CBS most-watched show last week
NEW YORK—Viewers gave CBS the week's most-watched show along with 21 others in the top 30 ranking.

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