Ideas are focus of Paris fashion shows (AP)

A model presents an ensemble by British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood as part of her fall-winter 2007/2008 ready to wear collection in Paris Tuesday Feb. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - The Paris fashion shows on Tuesday ran the gamut from primitive to refined, with a cave girl theme at Vivienne Westwood and a celebration of 1940s elegance at Christian Dior. But don’t expect to find the outfits in a clothing store near you.


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Posthumous novel becomes commercial hit (AP)

Photo of book jacket, supplied by Alfred A. Knopf, shows the cover of 'Suite Francaise' by Irene Nemirovsky.  The book, about Nazi the takeover of a French village, has become a best seller posthumously. Nemirovsky died of typhus at Auschwitz during World War II. (AP Photo/Alfred A. Knopf)AP - Some books sell because Oprah Winfrey wants you to buy them. Others get help from a major prize, a controversy, a movie tie-in, a famous author or an especially clever marketing campaign.


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Girls go mild in Israeli wartime drama (Reuters)

Reuters - In “Close to Home,” a film
now receiving its U.S. theatrical premiere at New York’s IFC
Center, two 18-year-old girls prowl the streets, making small
talk about their lives and loves, taking time out along the way
to talk on their cell phones, smoke, window shop and indulge in
some snacks.

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Liz Taylor celebrates her 75th birthday (AP)

Elizabeth Taylor arrives at her Diamond Jubilee birthday party at the Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Jane Kalinowsky)AP - Elizabeth Taylor, decked out in diamonds and fur, arrived fashionably late to her 75th birthday party.


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`Purple’ role for Destiny’s Williams (AP)

Singer Michelle Williams of the US pop group Destiny's Child during a advertising event in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this file photo from May 19, 2005. Williams of R&B group Destiny's Child is joining the Chicago production of 'The Color Purple,' the producers announced Tuesday Feb. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Christof Stache-File)AP - Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child is joining the Chicago production of “The Color Purple,” producers announced Tuesday.


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Caterer exposes celebrity party to Hepatitis A (Reuters)

Brazilian models (L-R) Fernanda Motta, Ana Beatriz Barros, Raica Oliveira, Aline Nakashima and Fernanda Tavares, who are featured in the 2007 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue, pose at a media event in Los Angeles, California February 14, 2007. The magazine's bash for its annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - A Sports Illustrated bash for its
annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars
in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef
Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A.


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Potter star Radcliffe wins rave reviews in “Equus” (Reuters)

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is seen in this undated handout publicity picture for 'Equus' which opened at The Gielgud Theatre Theatre in London on February 27, 2007. (Uli Weber/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Daniel Radcliffe shook off the mantle of
Harry Potter on Wednesday to win rave reviews for his stage
portrayal of a tortured teenager in the grueling psychological
thriller “Equus.”


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LA police probe: Did Blunt foot-and-run? (AP)

In this photo provided by Hard Rock Cafe, British singer James Blunt performs at Hard Rock Cafe, Monday, May 22, 2006, in New York's Times Square, as part of radio station Z100's concert series.  Police are investigating reports that James Blunt ran over someone's foot as he was leaving a party, then drove off, authorities said Tuesday Feb. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Diane Bondareff-HO)AP - Police are investigating reports that James Blunt ran over someone’s foot as he was leaving a party, then drove off, authorities said Tuesday. The alleged victim told police his foot was injured at a party Saturday around 1:50 a.m., police spokeswoman Martha Garcia said.


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Paris Hilton ticketed in West Hollywood (AP)

Paris Hilton poses for photos with Jeff Beacher her birthday celebration at Body English inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Paris Hilton was cited for driving on a suspended license after police stopped her for speeding and driving without her headlights on late Tuesday, authorities said.


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Marty, Jerry bask in Oscar spotlight (Reuters)

Director Martin Scorsese poses backstage with his Oscar after winning Best Director for the film 'The Departed' at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 25, 2007. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - An Oscarcast first: the
award show host (or in this case hostess) running a vacuum
cleaner in the audience. As amusing as it was, DeGenerously
speaking, it did take the glamour of the Oscars down a notch or
two.


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