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Broadway to honour Newman
Broadway theatres will dim their lights on Friday to honour the late Paul Newman, who died of cancer last week. -Reuters
Video: South Korean actress found hanged
Choi Jin-sil, 39, was found dead in her Seoul home. -Reuters
  Sounding as good as they look
You've seen their fashion centre spreads in The New Paper. Now, the New Face finalists can be heard on radio as well. -AsiaOne
Vicki's months of cold misery
During the filming of Painted Skin in winter, the director and crew ignored the Chinese actress to help her get into character. -ST
Shy Superstar
Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan is a global phenomenon but he says he is a private man. -ST
Plush week in review: Booze, birds and fast cars
So the F1 has come and gone, and your Plush mistress is left with a sense that it was all a dream. Come inside to find out what went down during the week. -PlushAsia
 
  Korean actress found dead
The 40-year-old was dogged by Internet rumours over the suicide of an actor. -AFP
Ang Lee to film comedy
Lee to make film on Woodstock, the hippie-dominated music festival. -Reuters
  The allure of K-flicks
With Korean films snagging awards, what plots make the cut for the audience? -myp
Sharon Stone tried to Botox son's feet
Injections to resolve a problem he had with foot odour. -ST
  Edison won't testify
The 27-year-old will not testify at trial of man accused of distributing photos of Chen's sex acts with female starlets. -AFP
Bollywood hit by indefinite strike
100,000 protest against irregular pay and the hiring of non-union members. -Reuters
Video: Seeing tree houses in New York
Twelve tree houses are part of an exhibition designed by Japanese-born artist Tadashi Kawamata. -Reuters
Video: Bling my thing
For those who want to makes their world a sparklier, glitzier place, what about a hairbrush, mobile phone or pen encrusted with Swarovski crystals? -Reuters
$30K for Princess Di letters
A letter written by a young Princess Diana in which she admitted trying to marry off her elder sister to her future husband Prince Charles was sold at auction in England for $30,666. -AFP
Stars rock for Obama
Singers Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel plan to stage their first joint concert in New York next month to raise funds for Democrat Barack Obama's presidential bid. -AFP
Philip Glass to write Disney opera
US composer Philip Glass is to write a show for the New York City Opera based on a fictional story about the final months of the life of late American film producer Walt Disney. -AFP
New Oasis album on MySpace
Fans can hear the band's seventh studio album in its entirety on music.myspace.com or myspace.com/oasis. -AFP
  Celebrity brawl woes over for actress
The nightmare that erupted after a barfight between popular M'sian actress Nur Fazura Sharifuddin and socialite leading to a four-year trial is finally over. -TNP
Ledger's insurance firm sued over nonpayment
Heath Ledger's insurance company sued for not paying out US$10 million (S$14.3 million) in benefits to his daughter, claiming the actor may have committed suicide. -Reuters
 
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