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Author looks to solve big mysteries 

Sunday | People
2011-12-23

SPANISH writer Javier Sierra has at least one thing in common with famed inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci in that he has a sense of unquenchable curiosity and the will to challenge widely accepted ideas. "I...

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Lady Gaga 'master of the art of fame' and AP Entertainer of 2011 

Sunday | People
2011-12-23

YOU might say that Lady Gaga's year really began in an egg. That's how she arrived at the Grammys in February, encased in a large, translucent pod carried by scantily clad dancers. When she "hatched" onstage,...

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Oldman battles ghost of Guinness in adaptation of John le Carre novel 

Sunday | People
2011-12-16

GARY Oldman agonized over whether he should tinker with British spymaster George Smiley, a character who is an institution to John le Carre's readers and already had been played to perfection by Alec Guinness. The...

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Rapace leaves Sweden for shot in Hollywood 

Sunday | People
2011-12-16

MAYBE it was inevitable that whoever landed the lead in the original "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" would become Sweden's next big export. Yet with or without a blockbuster role, Noomi Rapace always felt she would...

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Tattle Tales 

Sunday | People
2011-12-16

CANDIDATES snub Trump Reality TV star and property mogul Donald Trump said he will not moderate a planned debate among Republican presidential hopefuls after all but two candidates declined to attend. Some Republicans...

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What makes Mario run? Ethanol 

Sunday | People
2011-12-9

MARIO Garnero, known as the father of Brazil's ethanol car, is still driven to bring clean-energy vehicles to drivers around the world. Garnero, revved up at 74, was recently in China, the Kingdom of Cars, which...

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Crash course in acting 

Sunday | People
2011-12-9

MATT Laurent has played the role of Quasimodo so much in the past 12 years that it may seem like a blur, but he will always remember the first time. Now 44, the rock singer was an emergency replacement in 1999...

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Creator of smoky eyes and nude look 

Sunday | People
2011-12-9

LINDA Cantello has never been one to shy away from bold statements, pushing boundaries with her creativity. She is the originator of the famous "smoky eyes," "glowy face" and the "nude look." Since the influential...

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Tattle Tales 

Sunday | People
2011-12-2

COMEDIAN O'Neal dead at 41 Stand-up comedian Patrice O'Neal died on Tuesday at the age of 41 following a stroke last month, his agent said. "It is with terrible sadness we must report that Patrice O'Neal has...

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Turlington Burns runs for a good cause Samantha Crichell 

Sunday | People
2011-12-2

CHRISTY Turlington Burns is putting all the time she spends in motion juggling her different hats to good use: She ran in the New York City Marathon on November 13 to raise awareness for her maternal health charity. ...

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Model moms sexier than ever 

Sunday | People
2011-12-2

IT is not just the push-up bras or feathered wings that give some top Victoria's Secret models their sexy swagger: It is their off-the-catwalk lives as mothers that give them their confidence and signature curves,...

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Practice makes perfect 

Sunday | People
2011-12-2

MAGICIAN Dale Salwak says his acts always start with music. Known as "The Gentleman of Magic," the American says simply: "Music suggests magic to me, most of my pieces start with a song. I hear songs or beautiful...

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Williams feeling confident 

Sunday | People
2011-11-25

THE connection between Michelle Williams' acting and her personal life is so strong that even she gets the two confused sometimes. Making last year's "Blue Valentine," which painfully and intimately depicted...

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Filming young people adrift 

Sunday | People
2011-11-25

CHINA'S foremost video, installation and photography artist Yang Fudong generally depicts his own 1970s generation whose lives coincide with China's rapid modernization. He focuses on the struggle to find meaning...

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From pianist to conductor 

Sunday | People
2011-11-25

THOUGH widely known for his interpretation of French impressionism music, 43-year-old pianist Xu Zhong is now more frequently mentioned as the conductor of his Shanghai Oriental Symphony Orchestra. Cooperating...