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"American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks' first album is due in November, the Associated Press reports; her first single, "Tattoo," will be released Aug. 27. Variety has news of Djimon Houndsou and Dakota Fanning signing on to star together in a thriller titled Push. ABC has set dates for two relatively high-profile TV movies, the latest Oprah movie and an adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun, Zap2it Read more
Here's the story of this TV season in a nutshell: Networks put on new shows. Networks cancel new shows. Networks promise to bring back the canceled shows so dedicated fans can get some bit of closure. Well, now we can add a new step to the process: Networks cancel the canceled shows again, further frustrating fans who had waited months for the supposed resolution and now are unlikely to get it at Read more
One of the shows I most looked forward to last fall was "The Nine," ABC's serial drama about what happened to nine people who were held hostage during a bank robbery. The show premiered to positive reviews, and I was absolutely sucked in by the tension-filled pilot. But viewers didn't stick around to watch the mystery unravel — even I found myself letting unwatched episodes pile up on my TiVo Read more
ABC's canceled serial thriller "The Nine" will air six more episodes starting in August, says the Futon Critic. The makers of Indiana Jones 4 are insisting on not using any CG effects in order to maintain the style of the older Indiana Jones movies, reports the New Haven Register. The Los Angeles Times says fans of "The Black Donnellys" are sending crackers to HBO, hoping the channel will pick Read more
Now that Babel is up for a Golden Globe, everyone suddenly wants to see it — Variety Giant media networks could be close to creating a YouTube rival — New York Times "Desperate Housewives" is mulling a special male-centric episode narrated by Bree's dead husband — TV Guide Happyness helps Sony Pictures break the annual domestic box-office record — Zap2It Avril Lavigne will release a new Read more
What Happened In There? Tonight we will finally begin to find out as The Nine premieres at 10/9c on ABC. The show is based on the lives of nine complete strangers who are survivors of a bank robbery gone bad. Held hostage for 52 hours, only they know what went on inside the bank, but we will find out a little more each week. All we know is that each person's life has dramatically changed by the Read more
How artists have envisioned beautiful women over the ages — YouBeauty Nine gush-worthy blushes — Real Simple Roast-beef-scented perfume is very much a real thing — Stylelist Glamour pledges to tone down its photo retouching — Styleite Valentine's Day nail art you won't be able to resist — Refinery 29 Create the glossy eye makeup look on your own — Beautylish 10 things you should Read more
With all things Oscars on the brain, there's no better time to find out which best picture nominees you've seen and which you still need to check out. No worries if there are a few on this list you haven't seen yet: there are still a few weeks to hit the theaters before the big night! Click through to tell us which of the nine nominees you've seen that are up for the biggest award of Oscar night. Read more
We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Betsy Shaw about being late for school. If I were to wear a scarlet letter it would be T. T for tardy. T for turd ball. T for totally inept mother. We are late for school with such alarming Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most of us spend about 40 hours per week at work — in other words, the majority of our waking hours. And nearly all of those hours are spent sitting at our desks. It’s a definite problem — and not just because we’re missing happy hour or quality couch time at home. There’s no shortage of discouraging research pointing Read more
