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Picket plans

If you're in New York City in the next few days, you can check out the writers' strike first-hand. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, picketers will be outside NewsCorp on Tuesday, NBC at Rockefeller Plaza Wednesday and...

Writers let Liz Taylor pass

Striking TV and film writers and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are set to resume talks Tuesday. But over the weekend, writers took a break in picketing to let a legend perform unfettered. Elizabeth Taylor returned to...

Broadway luring fans back

Broadway is back and means business, which is good news for fans. For a limited time, and for a reduced price, theatergoers can see two productions that were pushed back by the stagehands' strike. Tickets are only $26.50 for Mark...

A couple of chances to be on TV

Some reality shows are looking for the next winner. Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew, a competition premiering on MTV next year, is holding open casting calls for hip-hop dance teams beginning Tuesday in Atlanta and continuing Thursday in...

He works hard for the money

"I've never viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as - slightly above average in talent. - Where I excel is with (a) ridiculous, sickening work ethic. While the other guy's sleeping, I'm working. While the other guy's eating,...

From Waffle House to arena: Kid Rock returns

Enough with Waffle House scuffles, Kid Rock is hitting the road again. He'll kick off his Rock and Roll Revival Tour in January.

Brit turns 26; Jessica canoodles with Tony, Amy wanders

Don Imus is back. He's on imusonair.com now until 10 a.m. ET. He apologized again for the remarks that got him fired, but also said: "The program is not going to change." ... Oprah gets acupuncture today. ... Eve, Bow...

Sidelined by strike, stars are available

Although buzz was that the writers' strike might be over by Christmas, now it looks like it won't be until March. ... A lot of stars have free schedules right now, thanks to the strike. ... Showrunners are meeting today...

Diaz ponders Marty's brain

Was Cameron Diaz this year's Jessica Simpson at the Kennedy Center Honors? Diaz, who worked with Martin Scorsese in 2002's Gangs of New York, introduced his tribute. "He knows everything," she said. "I told him, 'Marty, you have such a...

Madonna and Guy hit The Big Apple

While JLo was showing off her bump in L.A. and President Bush was watching the Kennedy Center Honors in D.C., Madonna was with hubby Guy Ritchie at the screening of his new movie, Revolver, last night in New York. Fashionista...