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Contests set, but will Oscar show go on?

Cate Blanchett gets two Oscar nods; telecast is fuzzy Any other year, and fans of the Academy Awards would be buzzing today about the twin nominations for Cate Blanchett, about the first-time nominations for two aging veterans in the twilight of their careers, and about the wide-open race for the best picture Oscar, where it's truly anyone's guess which movie will win.

A tough time getting at the truth

As I watched Everyman Theatre's production of The Turn of the Screw, I couldn't help thinking about the infamous McMartin Preschool case and the way that the most well-intentioned, pure-hearted adults can instill false - and immensely damaging - memories into susceptible children.

Getting back on track

The Challenge: Genie Johns had shed more than 30 pounds, but her progress stalled. We brought back her dietitian to help Johns start losing again. Genie Johns was working 12-hour shifts as a nurse at Carroll Hospital Center and holding down a part-time job in a clinic.

Britney Spears arrives at courthouse for hearing, then leaves the building

Britney Spears bolted from the courthouse Wednesday before setting foot in her child-custody hearing, which went on without her -- and ended with a court commissioner upholding an order suspending her visitation rights.

Heath Ledger is found dead in New York

Autopsy on actor was inconclusive Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment -- including anti-anxiety medications and sleeping pills -- though the cause of his death won't be known for several days after a preliminary autopsy Wednesday was inconclusive, authorities said.

Cornelius' world

With new CD 'Sensuous,' Japanese artist creates sound palate for his listeners It's like music you hear in a dream - abstract, dissonant sounds that float and converge. Then precise layers of instrumentation - electronic bleeps, burbling synths, rubbery bass lines and spliced vocals - build and build before dispersing into glimmering, echoing bits of sound.

Viewership for HBO's 'The Wire' declines

The audience for HBO's Baltimore-based crime drama The Wire continued to shrink last week, dropping to a season low of 846,000 viewers.

Secrets of Shawn Anthony's success

Glen Burnie native's passion for magic is no illusion If it wasn't for his parents' spur-of-the-moment gift purchase, illusionist Shawn Anthony might have ended up working a 9-to-5 job.

Amy Winehouse enters rehab for drug addiction

Amy Winehouse, beset by allegations of substance abuse, entered a rehabilitation facility Thursday to battle drug addiction.

Strike is still on; so are Razzies

In a vast sea of uncertainty, with all of Hollywood worrying that no one will show up for the big-time awards shows, it's nice to know that one thing remains certain: