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• Neil Patrick Harris' new 'Rent' role: director
• The 'Inception' generational chasm: Is it about age or is it about taste? Readers react
• Television review: 'Wonders of the Solar System'
• Robert F. Boyle dies at 100; longtime Hollywood production designer
• Bristol Palin moves back in with Sarah Palin, calls off Levi Johnston engagement
• Seacrest: Could be weeks before new 'American Idol' judges set; misses 'roommate' Cowell
• Top 2010 MTV VMA nominees
• A guide to Tinseltown's colorful characters
• Wyclef's brother says family stands behind expected Haiti presidential candidate
• Lawyers set to give opening statements at Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial

Neil Patrick Harris' new 'Rent' role: director Posted: 04 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT The actor stages the musical this weekend at Hollywood Bowl with a cast that includes Vanessa Hudgens and Nicole Scherzinger. The actor stages the musical this weekend at Hollywood Bowl with a cast that includes Vanessa Hudgens and Nicole Scherzinger.

The 'Inception' generational chasm: Is it about age or is it about taste? Readers react Posted: 03 Aug 2010 08:26 PM PDT No matter on which side of the divide people stood, they all had strong opinions. No matter on which side of the divide people stood, they all had strong opinions.

Television review: 'Wonders of the Solar System' Posted: 04 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT Hunky nerd physicist Brian Cox makes science cool — and mostly understandable. Hunky nerd physicist Brian Cox makes science cool — and mostly understandable.

Robert F. Boyle dies at 100; longtime Hollywood production designer Posted: 04 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT He shared Oscar nominations for best art direction on the films 'Fiddler on the Roof,' 'Gaily, Gaily,' 'North by Northwest' and 'The Shootist.' He was awarded an honorary Academy Award in 2008. Robert F. Boyle, a four-time Oscar-nominated production designer best known for his work on Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" and "The Birds" and Norman Jewison's "Fiddler on the Roof," has died. He was 100.

Bristol Palin moves back in with Sarah Palin, calls off Levi Johnston engagement Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:26 PM PDT "It's over. I broke up with him," Bristol told People magazine.

Seacrest: Could be weeks before new 'American Idol' judges set; misses 'roommate' Cowell Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:27 PM PDT "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest said Tuesday that it could be weeks before the show's new judges are announced.

Top 2010 MTV VMA nominees Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:50 PM PDT Lady Gaga leads the pack with 13.

A guide to Tinseltown's colorful characters Posted: 04 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT In 'Hollywood Stories — Short, Entertaining Anecdotes about the Stars and Legends of the Movies,' tour guide Stephen Schochet compiles the tidbits he's been sharing with tourists for decades. Myth-maker? Or myth-breaker?

Wyclef's brother says family stands behind expected Haiti presidential candidate Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:26 AM PDT Wyclef Jean's planned run for Haiti's presidency is bound to make entertainment headlines, but the hip-hop artist's brother knows trying to take charge of this earthquake-devastated and politically unstable country is a deadly serious affair.

Lawyers set to give opening statements at Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:18 AM PDT With a jury ready to hear evidence, lawyers in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy case were scheduled to launch their cases Wednesday with opening statements.

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