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'Akeelah' Star Keke Palmer's New Role: Style Maven

LOS ANGELES (AP) - She was a girl quarterback in "The Longshots," a reluctant school spelling champ in "Akeelah and the Bee" and a rope-skipping double Dutch competitor in "Jump In!" Now teen actress Keke Palmer can add fashionista to her repertoire.

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First Ever 'Hello Kitty' Album Released

SANRIO, Inc. is thrilled to announce the release of Hello World, the first-ever Hello Kitty album available on Lakeshore Records. The album will offer 11 tracks of original pop tunes, performed by a number of up & coming young artists.

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Celebrity Birthdays, August 26

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" has solved the mystery of who will replace departing CBS series star William Petersen: It's Laurence Fishburne.

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From Aly & AJ To Zac Efron: Top Tween Musical Acts

Forget about MTV. Disney and Nickelodeon are the main go-to channels to find some of today's hottest tween music acts. Disney alums like Hilary Duff paved the way for these top tweens.

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Celebrity Birthdays, August 26

Happy Birthday to "Akeelah and the Bee" actress Keke Palmer (1993), "Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin (1980), Mexican singer/actress Thalia (1971), "Gilmore Girls" actress Melissa McCarthy (1969), Garbage singer Shirley Manson (1966), saxophonist Branford Marsalis (1960), actor Brett Cullen (1956), "Waterworld" actor Michael Jeter (1952; d. 2003), and Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker (1944).

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Starbucks To Promote Climate-Change Film 'Arctic Tale' In Stores

SEATTLE (AP) - Starbucks Corp. is planning a summer publicity blitz for ''Arctic Tale,'' a movie about a walrus and a polar bear narrated by Queen Latifah, using posters and cup-holders that the company hopes will educate coffee drinkers about climate crisis.

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Forest Whitaker And Jennifer Hudson Triumph At Image Awards

Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson picked up acting prizes at the NAACP Image Awards on Friday, just six days after their Oscar wins. Whitaker was named Best Actor for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King Of Scotland, while Hudson garnered Best Supporting Actress for her role as Effie White in Dreamgirls, at the star-studded ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

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'Dreamgirls' Sweeps Black Reel Awards

Movie musical Dreamgirls walked away with six prizes at the Foundation For The Advancement Of African-Americans In Film's (FAAAF) Black Reel Awards today, including Best Film. "Dreamgirls" also won Best Supporting Actress and Best Breakthrough Performance for Jennifer Hudson, Best Original Score, Best Original Soundtrack and Best Song for "And I'm Telling You."

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Catholic Group Names 'Painted Veil,' 'Happyness' Among Top Films of 2006

The Painted Veil and The Pursuit of Happyness are among the top 10 movies of 2006 according to the U.S. Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting. Happy Feet and The Nativity Story are among the top family films of the year.

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