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November 5th, 2009 more images more imagesSykes, Lopez bring new colors to late-night TVLOS ANGELES — In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men's club to the start of a rainbow coalition. Wanda Sykes' weekly Fox comedy show debuts 11 p.m.

November 4th, 2009 LONDON - It has emerged that the back catalogue of British band Beatles is still being sold on BlueBeat for digital download, despite it being at the centre of a copyright row with EMI. BlueBeat, an American website, continued selling MP3 files of every single Beatles track for 25 cents (15p), even though the group's record label, EMI, has launched an urgent investigation into the unauthorised sale.

October 30th, 2009 Comedienne WANDA SYKES chose to reveal she was gay last year (08) when California's same sex marriage bill was revoked because she was so incensed by lawmakers' decision. The Monster-in-Law star, who was married to record producer David Hall in the 1990s, never confirmed her sexuality until November 2008, when she spoke out against the state legislation Proposition 8, which saw homosexual unions made illegal just six months after they were declared valid.

October 20th, 2009 Oscars tap studio vet Mechanic, director ShankmanLOS ANGELES — "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman and former 20th Century Fox studio boss Bill Mechanic have been named producers of the Academy Awards, saying they hope to inject more fun and restore TV ratings glory to Hollywood's biggest party. Tuesday's announcement marked the second year in a row that organizers have picked a pair of rookie Oscar producers to oversee the show.

October 6th, 2009 In Paris, Chanel's "Simple Life" mega-production PARIS — From Karl Lagerfeld's take on "The Simple Life," with a rustic chic collection at Chanel to Alexander McQueen's history of life and the universe in 30 cocktail dresses, Paris' spring-summer 2010 ready-to-wear collections had something for everyone Tuesday. Lagerfeld showed he's back on the top of his form with a mega-production that had models in new variations on Chanel's classic tweed skirt suits emerge from a giant haystack and also included a roll in the hay by a strapping male model and two of his female counterparts and a mini-concert by British pop sensation Lily Allen, who emerged mid-show from a trapdoor beneath a pile of straw.

September 11th, 2009 Pirates! Miley! Disney dishes on new films at D23ANAHEIM, Calif. — Johnny Depp, Miley Cyrus, John Travolta, Tim Burton, Nicolas Cage and the Muppets are all set to appear in upcoming Disney films, and they came to the Anaheim Convention Center to tell fans in person.

September 11th, 2009 Depp back for new 'Pirates' film coming in 2011ANAHEIM, Calif. — Avast! Disney says a new "Pirates of the Caribbean" film is on yonder horizon.

September 7th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey of public attitudes to deceitful behaviour has shown that men and women's views of what is dishonest vary greatly. Released at the British Science Festival at Surrey University, Guildford, the study conducted by two academic criminologists has shown that women are more likely than men to categorise some behaviour as dishonest, although men are more likely than women to convict someone of a dishonest crime in a court of law.

August 31st, 2009 Highlights of Hollywood's fall, holiday scheduleLOS ANGELES — Highlights of the fall film slate (release dates are subject to change, and some films will play in limited release): September: THE AGE OF STUPID: An archivist (Pete Postlethwaite) in 2055 looks back on the world's global-warming catastrophe in this documentary-style cautionary tale. ALL ABOUT STEVE: Sandra Bullock stalks the man she considers her true love in a romance co-starring Thomas Haden Church and Bradley Cooper.

August 29th, 2009 LONDON - American film director Steven Spielberg has obtained the film rights to late Michael Crichton's final novel, 'Pirate Latitudes'. Spielberg, 62, who has previously directed Crichton's 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World', is set to produce and possibly direct the adventure film, set in 17th Century Jamaica.

August 28th, 2009 STEVEN SPIELBERG's dreams of making an adventure movie on the high seas is set to come true - he's adapting his late pal MICHAEL CRICHTON's book PIRATE LATITUDES. The filmmaker brought Crichton's novel Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World to the big screen, with the help of writer David Koepp.

August 7th, 2009 Sykes: Obama's campaign was talk-show inspirationPASADENA, Calif. — Wanda Sykes says she wasn't interested in hosting a late night talk show until Barack Obama decided to run for president.

May 9th, 2009 Chance for Obama to jab at DC's establishmentWASHINGTON — It's a chance for President Barack Obama to jab at the Washington establishment and perhaps chide his critics. The forum is the White House Correspondents' Association's annual black-tie dinner Saturday night, which attracts a mix of politicians, celebrities and journalists.

May 9th, 2009 "FZZAAT"! Naval Academy graphic novel rolled outANNAPOLIS, Md. — The drawings are crisp and tales of Navy officers scouring the high seas for pirates and other rogues are enticing.

May 4th, 2009 NY, VT events mark Champlain's 1609 explorationsCROWN POINT, N.Y. — The sculpture of Samuel de Champlain gazes up the lake he explored 400 years ago this summer, opening the way for Europeans who made extensive use of the waterway during their 200-year struggle for control of North America.