Finding stardom from a blog may be rare, but you can find success: Here’s 5 ways

October 10th, 2009 Harvard to digitize 51,000 rare Chinese booksBOSTON — One of the most extensive collections of rare Chinese books outside China will be freely available as Harvard University has agreed to digitize the titles. Representatives from the Harvard College Library and the National Library of China signed a deal Friday to digitize more than 51,000 volumes in the Harvard collection.

October 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - "Real Housewives of Orange County" star Gretchen Rossi has revealed why she has so far avoided getting breast implants. Rossi is still struggling to remain natural, but keeping in mind that she is opting not to undergo surgery in honour of her responsibility as a role model, helps.

October 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new review from New Zealand suggests that cellular phones can help smokers kick the butt. Led by Robyn Whittaker, a public health physician at the University of Auckland, the review was based on an analysis of four studies: two of text-message only programs and two that used the Internet along with mobile phones to keep up a stream of stop-smoking support.

October 7th, 2009 Alicia Keys gets down to businessNEW YORK — Alicia Keys has influenced many lives with her soulful, heartaching piano-driven songs for almost a decade. Now that the 12-time Grammy winner has established herself as one of music's brightest stars, Keys is ready to inspire others — without singing a tune.

October 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Kim Kardashian has ruled out the possibility of being seen in a steamy sex tape again. The 28-year-old reality TV star told the Cosmopolitan that she was shocked and distraught when her raunchy video with ex-flame Ray J hit the internet in 2007.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - British singer Leona Lewis has confessed that she has moments when she wants to shut the doors on red carpets and promotional tours and "just sing". The 24-year-old, who rose to stardom in 2006 as the winner of the third series of the British television series 'The X Factor', said she would find her efforts rewarded if she was able to make difference.

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - Popstar Lady Gaga has revealed that her hectic schedule might give her little chance of finding a new man. However, 'Poker Face' hitmaker admits she is finding other ways to relieve the tension of being a single girl.

September 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An exhibition for paying tribute to the late 'Beatles' star George Harrison in his hometown has been cancelled after a rare signed photograph of the star was stolen. The 'For George' tribute opened in early August in his native Liverpool, England.

August 4th, 2009 Julie Powell found fame with her blog, can you?NEW YORK — Julie Powell says she wasn't thinking book or movie deal when she began blogging her recipe-by-recipe adventure through Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She was just looking for an escape from a series of dead end jobs that had put a damper on her dreams of becoming a writer. But Powell found more than an outlet with her "Julie & Julia Project." Her blog became a memoir, "Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen," which was later, "Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously," which then became a movie — "Julie & Julia" opening Aug.

June 18th, 2009 MacDowell: 40s awkward for a leading ladySHANGHAI — "Four Weddings and a Funeral" star Andie MacDowell says her 40s were an awkward time partly because Hollywood filmmakers didn't know how to cast the veteran American actress. The 51-year-old actress hasn't had a big hit since a string of commercial successes in the early and mid-1990s, including "Groundhog Day," ''Michael," and "Four Weddings and a Funeral." She said Thursday that while she didn't have trouble finding work in her 40s, American filmmakers may have had trouble finding good roles for her.

June 18th, 2009 MacDowell: 40s are awkward for a leading ladySHANGHAI — "Four Weddings and a Funeral" star Andie MacDowell says her 40s were an awkward time partly because Hollywood filmmakers didn't know how to cast the veteran American actress. The 51-year-old actress hasn't had a big hit since a string of commercial successes in the early and mid-1990s, including "Groundhog Day," ''Michael," and "Four Weddings and a Funeral." She said Thursday that while she didn't have trouble finding work in her 40s, American filmmakers may have had trouble finding good roles for her.

June 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mariah Carey says she's not surprised that Susan Boyle freaked out after her sudden rise to stardom. The Scottish singing sensation became a star overnight when she showed off her singing skills on U.K.

June 7th, 2009 LONDON - Catwalk queen Kate Moss and the 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh have joined forces to find a new supermodel. Moss became friends with Walsh when she visited the set of the ITV talent show last year.

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - Katie Green is certainly a girl of her words. The stunner, who is notorious for her flesh-flashing ways, lived up to her earlier promised skin show as she went topless on a beach in Turkey.

May 27th, 2009 LONDON - It seems that Gary Lineker's love for football is taking a toll on his sex life. Fiancée Danielle Bux says that she's finding it hard to score in bed with footie legend following his commitment to BBC's Match of the Day show.