Flaming Lips bringing "Yoshimi" to life as musical (Reuters)
Reuters - The Flaming Lips are known for their
outlandish stage shows, which can involve fake blood, mock
UFOs, giant bubbles and scores of people jumping around in
animal costumes. Now, the group is hoping to bring that
sensibility to Broadway with a musical based on its 2002 album
"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots."
Iraq unites behind singing idol Hassoon (AFP)
AFP - Charismatic Iraqi singer Shada Hassoon shot to stardom in her war-torn homeland on Saturday as a symbol of unity after winning an Arab version of "American Idol" in a glitzy Beirut final.
‘American Detective’ is a real treat (AP)
AP - Loren D. Estleman: Fictional private detectives are a glut on the market.
Usher engaged to longtime girlfriend (AP)
AP - Usher is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, stylist Tameka Foster, the R&B singer’s spokeswoman said Friday. Publicist Simone Smalls didn’t provide further details.
Washington enlists for Iraq War drama (Reuters)
Reuters - Denzel Washington will
produce and may star in a movie inspired by the writings of a
soldier killed in Baghdad.
TV highlights for the week of April 1-7 (AP)
AP - Elizabeth Edwards, facing invasive cancer, has said that she doesn’t intend to let the disease “be the boss of me.”
Apple invades the living room (Reuters)
Reuters - The long-awaited Apple TV home
entertainment adapter has finally shipped, and for the first
time reviewers and consumers can see for themselves whether
Apple's iPod magic can extend into the living room.
Singer Marie Osmond getting divorced (AP)
AP - Marie Osmond and husband Brian Blosil are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, the pair announced Friday. Osmond, 47, and Blosil, a record producer, have eight children, some of whom are adopted. The two married in a Mormon ceremony in October 1986, and briefly separated in 2000.
Snoop shocked about being denied visa (AP)
AP - Snoop Dogg says he was shocked at being denied a British visa this week, although he remains hopeful authorities will allow him to share a “message of love and harmony.”
Ex-’Family Ties’ star Bonsall arrested (AP)
AP - Former child star Brian Bonsall, who played Andy Keaton in “Family Ties,” was arrested on charges of assaulting his girlfriend, police said.
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