On Thursday, Carl's Jr. launched a special "mini" site touting the Paris Hilton Spicy BBQ Six Dollar Burger ad that had created a buzz weeks ago.

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The "Quest for Antonia" begins May 17th when Stuff Magazine and Sony Online Entertainment launch a nationwide search for the woman who most resembles the electrifying video game heroine, Antonia Bayle, from EverQuest II.

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If you're planning on calling in sick for the Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith movie premiere, you might want to use the tools offered by Geek Squad. You'll find an absentee note - both for work and school - and will be happy to know that Geek Squad has set up "a fully operational workstation. This "docking bay," available during the final week of the line, will ensure that fans keep up with their jobs and lives leading up to the premiere. Geek Squad Agents also will be on hand at the line to provide mobile technological support and counsel." PS: "Geek Squad does not advocate employee truancy. However, we do recognize that wireless Internet access has expanded the boundaries of the traditional office... say, to that line outside of a favorite multiplex."

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MAXIM Magazine unveiled its 6th annual Hot 100 list. Desperate Housewives Eva Longoria heads up the list with the #1 spot.

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"A friend who relocated to California from NY said she missed hearing all the odd variety of music that was played around the office here. "I miss hearing what you all are listening to," she wrote. This "radio" is my response. It will stream for a few hours and then it will recycle. Maybe it will run longer in the future."

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Après le 20è de Tetris, voici que Pac-Man fête fièrement ses 25 printemps et les célèbres Twinkies leur 75è anniversaire. After Tetris' 20th birthday, Pac-Man celebrates its 25th and Twinkies, their 75th birthday.

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Star Wars TV Games products are plug and play gaming units that contain five original Star Wars games inspired by the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith movie...

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Rodolfo Leon Valencia, un dessinateur colombien, va sortir une bande dessinée dans laquelle le Pape Jean-Paul II est un super-héros du nom d'"Homo Pater".... Rodolfo Leon Valencia, a Colombian artist, is about to release the first episode of a comic book - the "Incredible Popeman" - in which John Paul II fights evil...

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On some of its flights, Delta Air Lines will feature Song in-flight entertainment system which includes pay-per-view movies, MP3 programming and video games.

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Nintendo unveiled new screenshots for the upcoming The Legend of Zelda on GameCube. Here are some of them...

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Larry Flynt announced that, following the success of Hustler Mobile in Europe, mobile content will be offered to customers in North America and Asia.

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Microsoft unveiled details about its next-gen console at the Game Developers Conference (GDC).

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Hip-hop superstar 50 Cent signed a deal with Vivendi Universal Games to collaborate in the creation of a new video game that will hit retail shelves in late 2005.

Photo: © Vivendi Universal

The Eurovision finalist has signed the latest Apple iPod mini and it's being sold on eBay UK.

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Baywatch Heatwave features the show's most famous stars. To play the game simply log on to www.getminted.com site and register you can play this game for free or for real money.

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For some people, Ivanabitch vodka - dubbed Vodka with attitude - is a bit too much on the wild side.

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Starting Feb. 20, actor Matthew McConaughey will tour the US to promote his upcoming move, Sahara, which opens on April 8.

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Try to catch the hearts.

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Fold away!

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More than 20 of AirTran Airways' Boeing 717s are featuring an image of Elton John smiling and wearing a pair ofglasses. Elton John's 717-sized portrait is comparable in dimensions to the head of the Statue of Liberty.

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If you missed the Super Bowl and the ads, you can view all of them on Ad-Awards. You'll even be able to watch the banned Go Daddy ad! Si vous avez raté le Super Bowl et les pubs, vous pourvez toutes les voir sur Ad-Awards. Vous pourrez même regarder celle de Go Daddy, qui a été censurée. [Thanks/Merci Romain Gruner]

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Kong is King is a blog, maintained and updated by fans of the upcoming King Kong movie.

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This year, Super Bowl ads are setting a record at $2.4 million for a 30-second spot, a 6 percent increase from 2004 and more than double the cost from a decade ago. As for the half-time show, Ameriquest Mortgage is paying a record $15 million to sponsor an intermission featuring Paul McCartney. The price is 50 percent higher than what America Online paid in 2004. Here's a look at some of the ads that will run Sunday, Feb 6.

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Reggae icon Bob Marley would have been 60 this Sunday.

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Mark Wright, Boom Bags president, introduced a stereo luggage.

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Dan Myrick, director of The Blair Witch Project is launching The Strand, an independently produced series, specifically created for the web.

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Wemakedotcoms is having fun with the iPod and iPod mini, and introduces the iCock and the iPlug...

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Sega Toys is launching, on April 2, this cute little dog-looking robot. Sega Toys va lancer, le 2 avril prochain, ce mignon petit chien robot.

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Here's a - almost - brand new blog that gives out free stuff. Joel Comm, CEO of InfoMedia, Inc has decided that his DVDs, CDs, computer software, video games, tupperware, toys, tshirts and other knick-knacks simply must go. So, everyday, he gives one item on his blog Win my stuff. All you have to do is enter the correct answer to a question in the "comments" section of the post. Not bad! And for all you patriotic Americans out there, go get your free flag or your free "support our troops" car magnets.

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The Elektra Ninja Assassin Game is an online, free strategy game featuring chat capability. The game, offered in nine languages, allows three players to battle each other in a tactical fight simulator.

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I'd found that link a while back but had forgotten all about it until now. Here's the thing: "I guess people actually play this game to make their little sims happy. I'll admit that i did that for awhile, but to be honest, it just got boring. So of course I reverted to my typical gaming pattern of torturing innocents to death. I start out by creating a random couple. I build them a little room, seen below, with a door. One they've both walked in to check their "home" out, I get rid of the door. As you can see, the room contains the following: A ghetto chair, a fireplace, a clown painting... " The rest of the experiment is hilarious!

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Good news! According to the Times Online, Kate Bush is scheduled to release a new album in 2005, after more than 10 years of silence.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the seven films being considered for Achievement in Visual Effects: The Aviator, The Day After Tomorrow, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, I, Robot, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and Spider-Man 2. The finalists will be announced along with nominations in 23 other categories on Tuesday, January 25 and the Oscar ceremony will take place on February 27th.

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The 2004 Video game awards 2004 were broadcast December 14th on Spike TV and were hosted by Snoop Dogg. Here are the winners:

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Have fun with this animation...

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The "Presidential (Mis)Speak: The Very Curious Language of George W. Bush" calender has over 315 new quotes and (mis) communications of the President. Here are a few...

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Capitalizing on the huge success of shows like The Real World and Amazing Race, a company called StudyAbroad.com has just created the first online interactive reality show.

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- Doom 3 (Activision) - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games) - Gunslinger Girls, Vol. 2 (Media Works) - Half-Life 2 (Sierra) - Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios) - Hitman: Blood Money (Eidos) - Manhunt (Rockstar Games) - Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway) - Postal 2 (Whiptail Interactive) - Shadow Hearts (Midway) This list was put together by a coalition of parent, church and women's groups. [via Agenda Inc.]

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"Traffic Games said the objective [of JFK Reloaded] was for a player to fire three shots at Kennedy's motorcade from assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's digitally recreated sixth-floor perch in the Texas School Book Depository. Points are awarded or subtracted based on how accurately the shots match the official version of events as documented in by the Warren Commission, which investigated Kennedy's assassination. Shooting the image of Kennedy in the right spots in the right sequence adds to the score, while "errors" like shooting first lady Jacqueline Kennedy lead to deductions. Each shot can be replayed in slow motion, and the bullets can be tracked as they travel and pass through Kennedy's digitally recreated body. Players can choose to see blood by pressing a "blood effects" option." [via Reuters]

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As reported by the BBC: "Half Life 2 launched globally on 16 November but online computers used to authenticate copies struggled to cope with the deluge of users. Some players reported lengthy delays that stopped them unlocking the game and getting playing."

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Here's a fun online skateboarding video game from FOX. Enjoy...

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The first sales numbers for Halo 2 are in, and they're astonishing.

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Herobuilders.com will start selling, for $29.95, its limited edition of superhero presidential action figures.

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Until tomorrow, you can download Michael Moore's Farenheit 9/11 in different formats for free on Marc Perkel Rantz. [Via Le fromage de Tartiflette]

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Daffy's presidential bid parallels the release of Warner Bros. Animation's "Daffy Duck for President," a four-minute animated, educational short film based on Chuck Jones' last book of the same title published in 1997 (the clip can be viewed here). As stated by Warner Bros: "The film teaches about the lawmaking process and three branches of government, as illustrated by Daffy's quacky quest: become President of the United States, then declare year-round Rabbit Season." You can vote for Daffy on Chuck Jones's website.

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After the U2 one, here's the Ashlee Simpson iPod... karaoke edition. [via Waxy]

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Kiss and Madonna condoms are sold by Condomania. The KISS condoms are "the officially licensed condoms of the legendary rock band, KISS. Each KISS Kondom features high quality latex condoms in different colors and textures. The "Tongue Lubricated" Kondoms featuring Gene Simmons are now here! Each box includes 3 red latex condoms with special "tongue" lubrication. They are also available as singles in quantities 1 or 5 Dozen.". As for the Madonna ones, they "feature a photograph from her famous 1979 photo shoot on the boxes and condom wrappers and are sure to be collector's items. Madonna Condoms, like the singer, are strong, silky and sensuous, and sure to make you feel like it's the very first time. Available in 3, 6, and 12 packs."

© Condomania

AKQA has launched a teaser campaign for Halo2. Online ads will run on sites such as IGN, Gamespy, UGO and Gamespot with the message "Earth will never be the same."

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Cary Sharp, 37, of Baton Rouge, La., cast the winning bid of $37,400 to become an "honorary resident" of Disneyland park's "Haunted Mansion."

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A Sims player has Bush and Kerry living in the same house and inviting their neighbours over, which are John Edwards, Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Check out all the screenshots... Hilarious! [Via Waxy.org]

Bush and Kerry in The Sims

Forty-nine countries have submitted films to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Academy Award consideration in the Foreign Language Film Award category, Academy President Frank Pierson announced. Canada submitted Canada, "Far Side of the Moon," (La face cachée de la lune) Robert Lapage, director and France submitted France, "The Chorus," (Le choriste)Christophe Barratier, director. [Via AMPAS]

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According to Microsoft: "pre-orders for Halo2 have eclipsed the 1.5 million mark in the United States. [The game will] generate more revenue in 24 hours than day-one sales of any full feature movie in entertainment history, including Spider-man 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Matrix: Reloaded."

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"Rock band U2 has cut a deal with Apple Computer to sell custom iPods promoting the band's forthcoming album. Sources close to the group say the U2 edition of the popular digital music player will come preloaded with the band's new album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, along with portions of the Irish supergroup's 25-year catalogue. The iPods will be black and will be made available the same week as the band's 11th studio album, which is slated to be released in the U.S. by Universal Music Group's Interscope Records on November 23." [Via Forbes]

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The latest trend in games? Giving electric shocks to your "ennemy"...

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A personalized "tombstone" in the Haunted Mansion attraction in Disneyland is up for grabs on eBay.

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"You drive a car around a screen that looks like a two-lane highway, your sole objective being to hit as many pedestrians as you can. When the time limit expires, the game ends and you get to see if you made the high score list." Think of it as a new spin on Frogger. Or better yet, think of it as the flip side of Freeway [...] You see, kids? Violence doesn't have to be bad. It can also be retro!" [Via The SaltwaterPizza Blog]

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Christopher Reeve - known to millions for the Superman films in which he starred - has died in New York at the age of 52. His publicist says he suffered cardiac arrest and fell into a coma. Reeve was left almost completely paralysed by a horse-riding accident in 1995, which turned him into a passionate advocate of spinal cord research. [BBC] I had posted this picture, taken in Redmond (Wa) a few months ago. I'm posting it again this morning, as a tribute to a man of extraordinary courage. Farewell M. Reeve...

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"Barbie parent Mattel, which once sued MCA records, a unit of Universal Music, for selling and promoting a song called Barbie Girl by the Danish group Aqua, is putting out a new compilation album with MCA that bears the almost identical title Barbie Girls." Read the rest of the news on IOL... Nooooooooo! Please, spare us!

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Marilyn Wines of Napa Valley introduced the Velvet Collection, featuring a photo of Marilyn Monroe from the famous 1949 Tom Kelley photo shoot.

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Eastern State Penitentiary, located in Philadelphia has started offering this year's Halloween Tours until October 31.

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Six live performances recorded at this year's Monterey Jazz Festival will be available to purchase as downloads beginning in October on MSN Music.

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Lawrence Auriana, president of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, a non-profit organization that celebrates Italian-American culture, the latest Steven Spielberg movie is full of stereotypes...

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Hop-on.com announced that its original CDMA disposable cell phone is featured in the current Mel Gibson blockbuster film Paparazzi distributed by 20th Century Fox. Hop-on is the developer and marketer of the world's first disposable, recyclable and contract free cell phone. Its initial IS-95 CDMA phones provided a much-needed alternative to full service cellular contracts and prepaid calling cards and also provided the end user the capability to add on additional minutes.

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TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) has its blog, called Filmmaker's Blog - Director's Dish. Debut feature filmmaker Rob Stefaniuk will regularly post an interactive journal – including text, photographs, and video clips – documenting his Festival experience.

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As I had mentionned three days ago, two new Roger Waters songs are available exclusively as downloads. You can purchase To Kill The Child and Leaving Beirut, since this morning, on BuyMusic, iTunes, MusicMatch, MusicNet, MusicNow, Napster, Real / Rhapsody, SonyConnect and Walmart.com. The list, including the URI is on Waters' website. If you want to check out the songs first (they are truly beautiful!), you can do so here, as they are both available in Quicktime (To Kill The Child and Leaving Beirut), Real (To Kill The Child and Leaving Beirut) and Windows Media (To Kill The Child: hi and low and Leaving Beirut: Hi and low). Also, check out the lyrics, as they are quite moving.

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So, you think you know everything about celebrities? You think you can tell who has fake boobs, and whose are real? Well... to relax on Labor Day, here's a game where you have to guess to whom these 8 pairs of boobs belong. I'll post the answers tomorrow. There's nothing to win but the satisfaction of knowing you were right :-) Alors comme ça vous pensez tout savoir des vedettes? Vous croyez être capable de deviner qui a des seins en silicone? Et bien, pour vous amuser en cette journée de Fête du travail, voici un petit jeu où vous devez deviner à qui appartiennent ces 8 paires de seins. Je mettrai les réponses en ligne demain. Il n'y a rien à gagner si vous avez les bonnes réponses, juste la satisfaction de savoir que vous aviez raison :-)

Via AP (on Yahoo!): Queen Hello Kitty doll in a diamond-studded crown and robe holding a scepter decorated with a 0.753-carat pink diamond is displayed by salesclerk Chiharu Ono at Tokyo's Mitsukoshi Department Store Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004. The 10 million yen (US$91,600) platinum made Hello Kitty with a total of 4.1-carat diamond was made to mark the 30th birthday of the world's renowned kitten, celebrated in November.

© AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi

"To Kill The Child" and "Leaving Beirut" will be made available on a variety of digital music stores - including SonyConnect, iTunes, BuyMusic, MusicMatch, MusicNet, MusicNow, Napster, Real/Rhapsody, and Walmart.com - beginning Tuesday, September 7.

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Ars Electronica, an art and technology festival, is under way until September 7 in Linz, Austria. Here are some interesting things going on there, as well as a list of bloggers attending and/or talking about it.

Source: Laura Beloff (N), Erich Berger (A), Martin Pichlmair (A) © Ars Electronica

Bushgame is an anti-Bush videogame. Bushgame combines humor, opinion, and fact to bring an entertaining and informative video game adventure to people everywhere. The use of this medium will hopefully reach many people who have not had the time or interest to read up on some of the appalling things that have taken place in our government and society over the past four years. For those of you who are paying attention, hopefully this game has helped to clarify some of the important things at stake in the upcoming elections. I realize that this game does not cover every issue, problem, and appalling action of the Bush administration. There are too many stories to report. Some issues ended up taking a back seat to others. Just know that this is just a silly game and please inform yourself for real and read books...and most importantly...please vote.

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The goal of this game of chance is to move through the board without trusting anyone, accumulating as much money as possible. You can protect your friends and stick it to your enemies without regret. Players adopt roles such as a religious conservative who goes to church several times a week, a feminist activist, an NRA member, a businessman who will do anything for a profit, a college professor who is always on NPR and a liberal tree-hugger. The 39-year-old Fields, an ex-high school teacher, and 35-year-old Keim, owner of two construction firms, are selling the game though the internet and at book stores and novelty/toy shops.

© Life as a Liberal - Life as a Conservative

A very interesting article by Associated Press journalist Anthony Breznican explains the story behind the introduction, in 1984, of the PG-13 rating.

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The DVD will features more than 10 hours of bonus materials and commentaries.

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Aaron Basha, a renowned jeweler whose customers include Britney Spears, P. Diddy, Catherine Zeta Jones, Demi Moore, has designed elephant and donkey charms and cufflinks. Handmade in Italy, these 18 Karat gold, diamond, and french enamel elephant/donkey are worth $1900 for the charms and $4400 for the cufflinks.

© Aaron Basha

Weboggle is a nice little word game that can be played for free, without registering. The objective is to find the most words in a 4x4 or 5x5 grid. Quite addictive! (via A Small Victory)

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RealNetworks is offering free access to its Rhapsody Internet jukebox service and music playlists from more than 250 U.S. athletes.

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Here is the list of games that are expected to be released for the upcoming Nintendo DS:

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It's a PC-CD strategy game based on data collected from surveys, exit polls, and the 2000 U.S. Census.

© Ubisoft

Electronic Arts and Atomic Toys are going to create and distribute the first Sims toyline available this fall.

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Apple announced its iTunes Music Store now has over one million songs available for download in the US. As stated by Apple: "The iTunes Music Store features music from all five major record labels and over 600 leading independent labels from around the world. With more than 100 million songs downloaded and more than 70 percent market share of legal downloads for singles and albums, the iTunes Music Store is the world's number one online music service."

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Vivendi Universal Games will publish a third person action shooter based on the movie Scarface. Developed by Radical Games, the game is expected to ship Fall 2005.

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Donald Duck, who celebrates his 70th birthday this year, was honored with the 2,257th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Eric Charbonneau © Berliner Studio/BEImages

Even movie characters such as Garfield, Lara Croft, The Hulk and Austin Powers got their milk mustaches!

© Got Milk?

This could fall under a category of "useless news" but I found it sort of funny that the Miss World organization would call for US women to send their applications in. According to Miss World: Judging at the US Miss World 2004 event will focus on "Beauty with a Purpose". All young women between the ages of 17 and 24, who meet the eligibility requirements and are strongly committed to utilizing their beauty and integrity purposefully to make the world a better place, are invited to register for the competition. The application form can be found here, and the deadline for submittals is September 17, 2004.

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AAttractions is featuring this month an exclusive Ray Charles recording from Concord Records. Entitled "Genius Loves Company," the new recording features Charles singing duets with such artists as B.B. King, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson and Van Morrison, to name a few. American's passengers will be the first to hear the entire recording before its Aug. 31 release date.

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Last May, Arnold Schwarzenegger had filed two lawsuits in connection with the sale of Schwarzenegger bobblehead dolls and the use of certain copyrighted photographs of Schwarzenegger on the packaging of the dolls.

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Singer and actress JLo has launched her lingerie line... The first items are now available at Bare Necessities. Bra sizes will range from 32A to 42DD and panties and loungewear to 2X.

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Nintendo gave some details on its next video game system, the Nintendo DS: Nintendo DS, originally chosen as the code name, has been selected as the official product name. The hardware also has been redesigned to sport a slimmer, sharper look. The retooled Nintendo DS features a thinner, black base and an angular platinum flip-top cover. The face buttons and shoulder buttons are larger, and some have been reconfigured for optimum use. The unit includes a new storage slot for the touch screen's stylus, and the speakers now broadcast in stereo sound, with or without headphones. Software companies worldwide have more than 120 Nintendo DS games in development. Nintendo alone is developing more than 20 titles, and in excess of 100 companies have signed on to create games for the new system. Nintendo will announce the launch date, price and game lineup for Nintendo DS at a later date.

© Nintendo

The Playboy: The Mansion game will feature Carmen Electra and Tom Arnold on its interactive game play roster, and the official game site is now online.

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DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with Hasbro, Inc. , will develop a live-action, motion picture based on the globally popular Transformers franchise. Steven Spielberg will executive produce. The film is slated for release in the summer of 2006. Lorenzo di Bonaventura ("Constantine"), Don Murphy ("The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen") and Tom DeSanto ("X-Men" and "X2: X-Men United") are attached to produce.

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The company announced that 100,000 customers subscribed to its premium digital music in Q2 2004, bringing the total to half a milion.

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Jack Daniel's and Peavey Electronics Corporation unveiled Jack Daniel's guitar at the Summer NAMM (International Music Products Association) Expo, held July 23-25 in Nashville, Tenn.

© Peavey and Jack Daniel's

Larry Wachowski's conversations with his friend Ken Wilber went live on Integral Naked on Monday, July 19.

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Wa saw the movie Contact last night for the second or third time. For those of you who haven't seen it (and you should), "Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, is the story of a free thinking radio astronomer (Jodie Foster) who discovers an intelligent signal broadcast from deep space. She and her fellow scientists are able to decipher the Message and discover detailed instructions for building a mysterious Machine." Jodie Foster's performance is incredible, as usual. One of my favorite quotes from the movie: "If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space."

Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI

Until August 15th, Hasbro is looking for kids aged 8 to 13, who have cooked up recipes with their Easy-Bake Ovens or their Easy-Bake Real Meal Ovens.

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The entire Dave Matthews Band catalog is now available via the Napster music service.

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Found this morning on Wicked Cool Stuff, a few very useless but very cool items for all pop-culture lovers...

Ubisoft is developing a videogame based on the blockbuster Star Wars Trilogy for the Game Boy Advance in cooperation with LucasArts. Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force is set to release September 21, 2004 to coincide with the launch of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD. Star Wars Trilogy on Amazon.com.

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Last night's grand finale of the Montreal Jazz Festival, dubbed Soleil de minuit, celebrated a meeting between the sun and the moon - symbolizing the joining of the Cirque du Soleil, marking its 20th anniversary, and the jazz fest, fêting its 25th. (The Gazette) These pictures were taken during the amazing performance given by Cirque du Soleil. Enjoy...

© The amazing Benoit Bisson :-)))

It's the first makeup line created by a major studio. MGM Premiere Cosmetics is selling a long-lasting foundation online. The foundation comes in four shades; Ivory, Beige, Walnut and Espresso, and is available for $27.50 (not including shipping and handling). Cheri Minns, an award-winning make-up artist helped develop the line for MGM and is serving as the line's spokesperson. The foundation formula is designed to provide a flawless finish that doesn't rub off easily on clothing. Other MGM Premiere products are in development including an eye kit (with brow liner and eye shadow) and a face kit (with cheek color).

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The calendar will include a special behind-the-scenes "making of" DVD as an added bonus.

© Playboy

Paramount Pictures released "Flying Legion Air Combat Challenge." This free, downloadable game, based on the upcoming movie "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" staring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, puts players in the cockpit as a member of aviator Joseph Sullivan's (aka Sky Captain) Flying Legion.

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Warner Music Group has just announced a partnership with wireless entertainment and marketing company Mobileway to incorporate wireless branding into its CD packaging.

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CNN reports Bowie, who underwent heart surgery last month is planning on going back to work in August. Now 57, the rock legend had cancelled his tour after complaining of a pinched nerve while performing in Prague.

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Activision's North American Publishing unit has shipped more than two million units of its Spider-Man 2 video game.

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Bret Carr, the Internet Filmmaker, is offering limited free tickets to Haliburton employees, relatives of the Saudi Royal Family, and members of the Bush Administration.

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The legendary actor died today at 80. CNN reports: Brando died in Los Angeles. The cause of death is unknown. The actor was perhaps the most influential of his generation, noted the AP's Bob Thomas. *** French version *** L'acteur est mort aujourd'hui à l'âge de 80 ans. Selon Le Monde, L'avocat de l'acteur américain a annoncé que celui-ci était décédé, à l'âge de 80 ans. Selon CBS, Brando, qui avait reçu deux Oscars du meilleur acteur pour ses performances dans les films "Sur les quais" et "Le Parrain", s'est éteint jeudi à Los Angeles.

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Bret Carr, director and star of "Passion of the Heist," has released his latest spoof "Fahrenheit 6911".

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As reported by Yahoo! Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's assault on President Bush. took in $8.2 million to $8.4 million in its first day, positioning it as the weekend's No. 1 film, its distributors said Saturday.

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