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Big Picture: Jennifer Aniston: Exactly why is she a movie star?
'Lost' auction exclusive video: Look, there's Sawyer's reading glasses!
A tale of two downtowns
Man commits suicide at Swell Season concert
'Road to Perdition,' the best comic-book movie without capes, hits Blu-ray
Critical Mass: 'The Switch'
Stephenie Meyer only the second-highest-earning author in the world
Wyclef Jean reportedly ineligible to run for president of Haiti
Madonna sued over Material Girl clothing line for Macy's
Could Mariah Carey be 'American Idol's' new Paula Abdul? [poll]

Big Picture: Jennifer Aniston: Exactly why is she a movie star?

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 01:51 PM PDT

When it comes to enduring mysteries, it's hard to come up with something more mystifying than how Jennifer Aniston became a movie star.

'Lost' auction exclusive video: Look, there's Sawyer's reading glasses!

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Take a sneak peek behind the scenes at this weekend's exhibition.

A tale of two downtowns

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT

As Eli Broad pushes a lofty Grand Avenue revival, an edgier downtown renaissance is taking place just blocks away. Tapping into that culture could enliven plans for his forthcoming museum.

As Eli Broad pushes a lofty Grand Avenue revival, an edgier downtown renaissance is taking place just blocks away. Tapping into that culture could enliven plans for his forthcoming museum.

Man commits suicide at Swell Season concert

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 02:01 PM PDT

A man jumped from a roof onto the stage during a Swell Season concert in Saratoga, Calif.

'Road to Perdition,' the best comic-book movie without capes, hits Blu-ray

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 07:01 PM PDT

The best of the no-cape comics adaptations? Here's a vote for "Road to Perdition," the 2002 crime masterpiece that has just arrived on Blu-ray.

Critical Mass: 'The Switch'

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 07:07 PM PDT

The reviews have not been kind for Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman's latest comedy.

Stephenie Meyer only the second-highest-earning author in the world

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 01:49 PM PDT

Are 'Twilight' fans slacking? She's behind the prolific James Patterson on Forbes' 2010 list of the highest-paid authors.

Wyclef Jean reportedly ineligible to run for president of Haiti

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 01:58 PM PDT

Apparently, Wyclef Jean won't be gone till November after all.

Madonna sued over Material Girl clothing line for Macy's

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 03:39 PM PDT

According to a lawsuit filed Thursday by apparel manufacturer L.A. Triumph Inc., it's been selling millions of bucks worth of Material Girl clothing since, oh, 1997.