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No cause of death yet for L.A. artist Mike Kelley: coroner
(Reuters)
Reuters - Los Angeles County Coroner's examiners have completed an autopsy on the body of artist Mike Kelley but have not yet determined a cause of death pending further tests, a spokesman said on Friday.
Undersea documentarian Mike deGruy dies in crash
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omg! - Mike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, has been killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60.
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The curious case of Grammy nominee Linda Chorney
(AP)
 AP - Linda Chorney is the feel-good, do-it-yourself success story of this year's Grammy Awards. Or she's an unworthy impostor who broke the unwritten rules regarding self-promotion for music's top showcase.
Bruce Springsteen joins Grammy Awards performers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2012 Grammy Awards, joining Adele, Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj on the music show lineup.
Factbox: Etta James
(Reuters)
Reuters - Three-time Grammy winner Singer Etta James, a pioneer of 1950s rhythm-and-blues and rock music known for her show-stopping hit "At Last," died on Friday at the age of 73.
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US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash
(AP)
AP - Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.
"Woman in Black" delivers scares in abundance
(Reuters)
Reuters - From a London choking in smoke and fumes to a chilly marshland blanketed in fog, early 20th century England seems tailor-made for an atmospheric horror film, and "The Woman in Black" takes full advantage of all that built-in creepiness.
Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70
(AP)
 AP - Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 1/2 Weeks," has died. He was 70.
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Competition is name of the game on 'The Voice'
(AP)
 AP - The competition is fierce on season two of NBC's "The Voice," and we haven't even met the contestants.
Mother of slain actress settles suit with Spector
(AP)
AP - A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer.
Lung cancer forces "Wild Thing" singer to retire
(Reuters)
Reuters - Reg Presley, lead singer of British band The Troggs, famed for their 1966 anthem "Wild Thing," said on Thursday that he was retiring after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
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'Tebowing' Alec Baldwin hosts NFL Honors
(AP)
 AP - Trying to do his best "Tebowing," Alec Baldwin got a bit of help on stage.
FX renews "Sons of Anarchy" for two more seasons
(Reuters)
Reuters - Good news, Samcro fanatics; "Sons of Anarchy" has been renewed for two seasons, guaranteeing a fifth and sixth season for FX's hit motorcycle-gang drama.
Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz.
Ellen DeGeneres/Portia de Rossi pilot picked up by ABC
(Reuters)
Reuters - ABC has picked up the Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's pilot "The Smart One."
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One Million Moms to JC Penney: fire Ellen, she's gay
(Reuters)
Reuters - One Million Moms -- a project of the American Family Association -- is very angry at JC Penney.
UK film, London theatre takings rise in 2011
(Reuters)
Reuters - Theatre-goers in London and film fans across Britain shrugged off economic worries in 2011 and spent more on movies and plays than in 2010, official figures published on Tuesday showed.
Trinity Mirror to axe a fifth of editorial staff
(Reuters)
Reuters - British newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror said it will cut almost a fifth of its editorial staff as part of a plan to overhaul the newsroom behind its popular tabloids Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and The People.
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5 NFL stars who became movie stars
(AP)
 AP - Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, a special, heartwarming time to gather with friends, eat too much queso and make ridiculous side bets on how long the national anthem will last and who will be forced to punt first.
Rising star Angela Meade in Met Opera's `Ernani'
(AP)
 AP - In an era of overthinking directors, intricate stage movements and concept productions that transport operas through time and locale, there is an argument for Verdi the way it used to be.
Review: 'Innkeepers' offers lean, retro scares
(AP)
 AP - The trappings may look familiar, but "The Innkeepers" is a new twist on the good, old-fashioned ghost story: It's the bored-slacker horror movie.
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A Minute With: Street artist Mark Jenkins
(Reuters)
Reuters - American street artist Mark Jenkins's human sculptures staged in provocative poses in the middle of cities have proved so uncannily life-like they have sparked calls from passersby to the ambulance service or the police.
Exclusive: Bones and landscapes inspire Danish queen's art
(Reuters)
Reuters - Denmark's Queen Margrethe II said that painting landscapes helps to recharge her batteries in an exclusive interview with Reuters ahead of this week's opening of a major exhibition for her art.
Capitalism, Unclothed: Art Provocateur Zefrey Throwell on Overthrowing Wall Street With His "Naked Army"
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ARTINFO - New Yorkers pride themselves on their blasé - nothing will phase a well-trained city pedestrian. But artist Zefrey Throwell's urban intervention turned even the most stoic of heads: those of Wall Street traders. Throwell's "Ocularpation: Wall Street" saw 50 performers strip down and mime different Wall Street-related professions (traders, yes, but also janitors, secretaries, and everything in between) in a critique of the financial industry, a piece inspired by the plight of the artist's mother, a 60 year old woman who lost her retirement savings in the economic crash, and was forced to come out of retirement to look for a job.
Saudi artists test limits of expression in rare show
(Reuters)
Reuters - Standing on a large floor map in a Jeddah art gallery, Hamza Serafi places a yellow sign inscribed "Caution: revolution (take 2)" over Egypt and then turns to Saudi Arabia.
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Men's underwear getting a little extra attention
(AP)
 AP - Some things are fashion, and some are necessity. Where do men's undergarments fall? Increasingly, right in the middle.
Dandy financiers cut through gloom at Milan week
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fashion designers brushed up capes, trench coats and pinstripe suits to enliven the wardrobes of businessmen who want to cut their way through the gloom.
Daisy Lowe, human blob cap Rio fashion week
(AP)
 AP - An It Girl and an orange spandex blob of writhing humanity capped Rio de Janeiro's five-day-long fashion week Saturday, lending a gimmicky end to the city's otherwise strong winter 2012 collections.
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