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Weekend Box Office: ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ Takes a Bite Out of First Place
In news that will likely surprise exactly no one, ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ glittered and gored its way to a spectacular $139.5 million premiere this weekend, giving the latest film in the popular franchise the fifth-largest domestic opening in history.
Florida Woman Shows How Excited She Is for Best Buy’s Black Friday Sale [VIDEO]
Some stores have made headlines this week for opening their doors to Black Friday shoppers on Thanksgiving night instead of the following day, but for one young Florida woman, even that’s not early enough.
Five Easy Thanksgiving Crafts to Replace the Hand-Traced Turkey [VIDEOS]
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Weekend Box Office: ‘Immortals’ Fights Its Way to First Place
The swords-and-sandals fantasy movie ‘Immortals’ fought off the competition to take the top spot at the box office this weekend, earning $32 million in its debut week.
Eddie Murphy Quits As Host of the Oscars — Why’d He Walk Away?
After a tumultuous week that saw director Brett Ratner step down from his post as producer of the 2012 Oscar telecast on Tuesday following controversial comments he made, Eddie Murphy has now announced he will no longer host the ceremony.
New Movie Releases: ‘Immortals,’ ‘J. Edgar’ and ‘Jack and Jill’
Fantasy aficionados, history buffs and those who enjoy slapstick comedy will find plenty to keep themselves occupied at the movies this weekend.
Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs
In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages.
The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through
Is Beyonce Having a Baby Girl? Kelly Rowland Let It Slip
Kelly Rowland, a close friend of Beyonce’s and a former member of their all-girl group Destiny’s Child, may have inadvertently let slip the gender of the baby the superstar singer is famously carrying.
Pre-Nup Says Kim Kardashian Can Keep Her Engagement Ring… for a Price
It’s messy enough when a mortal couple gets divorced, but when it’s a wealthy celebrity pair like Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, things get even more complicated.
Case in point: after Kardashian pulled the plug on her much-hyped 72-day marriage to her NBA player husband, many wondered who’d get custody of her massive 20-carat diamond engagement ring.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Puss In Boots’ Claws Its Way to Another First Place Finish
In its second week of release, ‘Puss In Boots,’ the Antonio Banderas-voiced swashbuckling feline from the ‘Shrek’ franchise, pulled in $33 million in milk money to again take the top spot at the box office this weekend.
New Movie Releases: ‘Tower Heist,’ ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’
This weekend’s new films include a timely tale of revenge against a greedy rich guy, and the latest in a movie franchise beloved by users of, shall we say, “recreational herbs.”
Bank of America Will Not Charge Monthly Fee for Debit Card Usage
In September, Bank of America announced it would soon begin charging customers a $5 monthly fee for using their debit cards, saying it was recouping losses from new laws that limited how much it could charge merchants when debit cards were swiped during transactions.
But after a firestorm of negative publicity, BofA waved the white flag of surrender and scrapped the controversial plan.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Puss In Boots’ Is Purr-fect
The swashbuckling feline from the ‘Shrek’ franchise, ‘Puss In Boots,’ still has plenty of lives to spare after its weekend haul of $34 million, putting it at the top of the charts in its first week of release.
What Is the World’s Most Stolen Food?
According to a new report from the Center for Retail Research, the most frequently stolen food on the planet is… cheese.
The report says four percent of the protein and calcium-rich (not to mention tasty) food winds up being shoplifted worldwide every year, besting the theft-rates for other items like candy and alcohol and causing cheese to be labeled “high risk” for retailers.
New Movie Releases: ‘In Time,’ ‘The Rum Diary,’ ‘Puss In Boots’
This weekend’s new films star Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp, and the voice of Antonio Banderas. In other words, you may find more than a few women lining up outside theaters come Friday night.
Cell Phones Eliminate the Three-Day Rule in Dating — Survey of the Day
If a new survey from dating site Match.com is to be believed, the rules of dating have changed — largely because of cell phones, email and texting.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Paranormal Activity 3′ Scares Up First Place
‘Paranormal Activity 3,’ the third installment in the horror film franchise, received a warm welcome at the box office this weekend, earning $54 million and a spot at the top of the charts in its first week of release.
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Invited to Stay at the ‘Divorce Hotel’
Television producer Mickey Stern is working on a new reality show called ‘Divorce Hotel,’ and he’s invited Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore to be its first guests.
The actual Divorce Hotel, located in the Netherlands, offers couples “a quickie divorce over the course of a three-day stay, while enjoying five-star accommodations.” Several luxury US hotels will offer the same amenities next spring, so S
‘Bachelorette’ Ali Fedotowsky in No Hurry to Marry Roberto Martinez
On the sixth season of ‘The Bachelorette,’ Roberto Martinez won the heart of Ali Fedotowsky and proposed to her during the finale. But with no wedding in the year since, and given the dismal success record of relationships borne from the ‘Bachelor’ franchise, many have been wondering if the couple has split.
Not so, Fedotowsky says.
Study Says Teenagers Are Bombarded with Alcohol Brand Name-Dropping in Music
In a new study published Thursday, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Dartmouth University found that American teens who listen to music hear about 34 name-brand references to alcohol every day — something that could contribute to teen substance abuse.