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GE, Vivendi deal paves way for NBC sale to Comcast
General Electric Co.'s agreement to buy out the rest of NBC Universal paves the way for it to sell control of the TV and movie company to Comcast Corp. in a deal that promises to reshape the entertainment industry. (AP Business Writer, 1:03 a.m.)
CAPITAL CULTURE: Is Obama another Mr. Spock?
He shows a fascination with science, an all-too deliberate decision-making demeanor, an adherence to logic and some pretty, ahem, prominent ears. (AP Science Writer, 12:12 a.m.)
CAPITAL CULTURE: Is Obama another Mr. Spock?
He shows a fascination with science, an all-too deliberate decision-making demeanor, an adherence to logic and some pretty, ahem, prominent ears. (AP Science Writer, 12:12 a.m.)
FTC explores future of journalism in Internet age
The federal government is wading into deliberations over the future of journalism. With the media business in distress, the Federal Trade Commission is holding a two-day workshop Tuesday and Wednesday to examine the challenges facing the industry and to explore ways the government might help it survive. (AP, 12:12 a.m.)
GE deal with Vivendi clears the way for sale of NBC-Universal to Comcast
NEW YORK - General Electric has reached a tentative agreement that clears the way for the sale of NBC-Universal, including the flagship NBC network, to Comcast , according to people briefed on negotiations. (New York Times, 11/30/09)
GlobalPost partners with PBS show
GlobalPost.com, an international news website launched last January by two veteran Boston journalists, has a new partner: PBS’s “NewsHour’’ weekday evening show. (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
She obviously was very nice this year
Because it’s never too early for a holiday party, the beautiful people stopped by Cartier last night for a soiree celebrating the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The party was cohosted by Cartier’s Cedric Tonello and Emiley Lockhart , wife of Pops conductor Keith Lockhart . Santa helped Emiley Lockhart try on a 71.3 carat necklace (worth $2.5 million). (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Plenty of star power
The carols around the National Christmas Tree are going to have some serious star power this year. Entertainers Sheryl Crow and Common are scheduled to perform at the tree lighting ceremony Thursday near the National Mall. Singers Jordin Sparks , Ray LaMontagne , and Celtic Woman, and jazz musicians Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman also will join the stage. (AP) (Boston Globe, 11/30/09)
Party Lines
More than 300 guests attended the annual gala of the Citi Performing Arts Center last Tuesday night. This year’s event, held at the Wang Theatre, was themed ‘‘Welcome to Paradise’’ and raised $250,000. (Globe Correspondent, 11/30/09)
Poker with Steve Rosenbloom
The seemingly endless amount of poker content available today, from books to magazines to video training, provides players with a variety of strategies that can educate like never before. But for all the advances in poker thinking, there is one old-time concept that remains unchanged: (Boston Globe, 11/30/09)
On Demand movie picks
THE FAMILY STONE ( Comcast Movies and Events) The romantic holiday comedy to end all romantic holiday comedies. Dermot Mulroney brings home uptight Sarah Jessica Parker to his bohemian New England family, and they treat her meanly - until, of course, they don’t. Sometimes funny and always sincere, it’s at once overwritten and underdeveloped. With Rachel McAdams and Diane Keaton. ... (Boston Globe, 11/30/09)
‘Scrubs’ returns, toying with reinvention
The “Scrubs’’ reboot, complete with an altered cast and concept, was supposed to be awful. The ABC sitcom, returning tonight at 9 on Channel 5, seemed destined to arrive looking like a shadow of a replica of its former self. In sharp decline already for three or four seasons, “Scrubs’’ 2.0 would have to be a depleted thing, a sponge ... (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Daily television guide
ON BOSTON.COM Chat at noon with the Job Doc. ON CHRONICLE Preempted for Commitment 2009: The US Senate Debate 7 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) The four Democrats running for US Senate in Massachusetts debate live for an hour. (Boston Globe, 11/30/09)
TV critic’s corner
Where the Water Meets the Sky 10 p.m., Sundance In this hourlong documentary, a group of poor, uneducated women in rural Zambia are given a film workshop. And the movie they decide to make is about young women orphaned by AIDS. They defy their culture’s code of silence. Morgan Freeman narrates. (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
John Fogerty’s revival in full throttle
John Fogerty knows exactly how to puff up a sold-out house. He could do it a number of ways, from the opening guitar riffs of “Bad Moon Rising’’ to the simple utterance of “Left a good job in the city.’’ (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Bebel Gilberto’s Brazilian rhythms warm up the Paradise
There was no better, or warmer, place to be during Friday night’s raw drizzle than the suddenly perfectly named Paradise, where the Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto happened to be holding court and conjuring balmy flights of fancy. (Globe Correspondent, 11/30/09)
In ‘Shipwrecked!,’ an emotional journey, whether real or imaginary
At the beginning of “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself),’’ the Victorian gentleman of that cumbersome title makes a promise to those of us in the audience. (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Reviewing ‘In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic’
Today, according to Peter Berger, the eminent Boston University sociologist, and Anton Zijderveld, his Dutch colleague, “There’s a truly ecumenical community of fanatics of every persuasion, religious and secular.’’ (Globe Correspondent, 11/30/09)
‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ expanded and expansive
Every Christmas tradition has its loyalists: balletomanes cleave to “The Nutcracker’’ while drama buffs tend to favor Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,’’ with its chastening, heartening killer of a plot. (Globe Correspondent, 11/30/09)
Rob Zombie plays House of Blues Wednesday night
Rob Zombie promises that the show he’s planning for the House of Blues tomorrow night is “pretty intense.’’ Fans of the hard rocker-Hollywood horror auteur, with films like “House of 1,000 Corpses’’ and the “Halloween’’ reboots on his resume, would expect nothing less. Zombie (né Cummings), a Haverhill native, planned to tour in support of his first album in three ... (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Men and their challenges
The men are from all walks of life - including a former Sing Sing inmate, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and an NFL Hall of Famer - but they have at least one thing in common. Each wrote an essay about defining challenges in their lives for the anthology “The Good Men Project: Real Stories From the Front Lines of Modern ... (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Livingston Taylor comes to Scullers
Livingston Taylor leaves the classroom tomorrow and heads to Scullers Jazz Club for a solo show. The Berklee College of Music professor’s 30-year singing and songwriting career includes the hits “I Will Be in Love With You’’ and “I’ll Come Running.’’ And if a career change is in the cards, Taylor can add to his children’s book catalog, which is ... (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Real magic from a potter
Museums and collectors all over the world own clay gems from the 60-year career of Warren MacKenzie, a master of 20th-century ceramic art. About 200 pieces are on loan to the Fuller Craft Museum for “Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter .’’ The retrospective covers pieces made between 1948 and 2006 in a variety of styles, forms, and approaches. ... (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Hanukkah Fever in Worcester
This fever isn’t from Peggy Lee or John Travolta - it’s Hanukkah Fever , a celebration of the Festival of Lights with Mama Doni & the Mama Doni Band. Doni Zasloff Thomas and her musicians will light your fire when they perform tracks from their family CDs, including the new release, “Chanukah Fever.’’ Who can resist “Latke Man,’’ “La Vida ... (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
Harry Callahan photo show at the MFA
For the exhibit “Harry Callahan: American Photographer ,’’ folks at the MFA organized about 40 shots by the late artist into five themes: Eleanor (the photographer’s wife), Pedestrians, Architecture, Landscapes, and Darkroom Abstractions. The Detroit-born, mostly self-taught photographer got the camera bug in the late ’30s when he worked as a shipping clerk for Chrysler Corporation and had it for ... (Globe Staff, 11/30/09)
AP source: GE, Vivendi in tentative deal for NBC
General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to buy the 20 percent stake in NBC Universal held by French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Business Writer, 11/30/09)
Bess Hawes, prominent musician-folklorist, dies
Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday. (Associated Press Writer, 11/30/09)
Record breaking Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle's album has become the fastest-selling debut ever. The Scottish singer - who shot to fame after appearing on talent show 'Britain's Got Talent' earlier this year - has broken records with her first album, 'I Dreamed a Dream', which shot to the top of the British album charts yesterday (29.11.09). (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
Proud parent Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez can't stop showing off her twins. The singer-and-actress and her husband Marc Anthony are obsessed with their 21-month-old children, son Max and daughter Emme, and show photos of them to everyone they meet. (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
Jason Schwartzman happy to clean
Jason Schwartzman finds joy in cleaning. The 'Darjeeling Limited' actor - who is married to fashion designer Brady Cunningham - always tries to look for positive aspects to everything he does, even mundane daily chores, but admits it is sometimes a struggle. (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
Final Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies were down at the close of trading: Disney fell $.13 or .4 percent, to $30.22. (AP, 11/30/09)
`New Moon' keeps shining with $42.9M weekend
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" finished at the top of the Thanksgiving weekend box office with $42.9 million, while "The Blind Side" ran a close second at $40.1 million. (AP, 11/30/09)
Broadway shows returning to New Orleans
Broadway shows are finally back in New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina four years ago, and at least one -- "The Color Purple" -- is giving something back to the recovering city. (Associated Press Writer, 11/30/09)
Networks plan live coverage of Obama's speech
A number of TV networks are announcing plans for live coverage of President Barack Obama's speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (AP, 11/30/09)
Several Broadway musicals break box-office records
The Monday after a big holiday week on Broadway usually brings news of broken box-office records. (AP, 11/30/09)
Models compete for Victoria's Secret runway spot
It's a choice most of us don't have to make: lingerie or loyalty? But for 10 young women vying for a spot on the Victoria's Secret runway, balancing tiny outfits and high heels wasn't the biggest juggling act in the online contest that will land just one of them in the CBS broadcast Tuesday night. Instead, they say, the challenge ... (AP Fashion Writer, 11/30/09)
Sheryl Crow to perform at National Christmas Tree
The carols around the National Christmas Tree are going to have some serious star power this year. (AP, 11/30/09)
House panel sets hearing on White House breach
The Secret Service director and the couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner have been called to testify before Congress on Thursday about the incident. (Associated Press Writer, 11/30/09)
Jackson's `This Is It' out on DVD in January
"Michael Jackson's This Is It," a film about the King of Pop's final rehearsals before his death, will be released on DVD on Jan. 26, 2010. (AP, 11/30/09)
Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia
Vladimir Nabokov's final, fragmentary novel went on sale Monday in two versions in Russia, more than 30 years after he asked that it be burned upon his death. (Associated Press Writer, 11/30/09)
'Twilight' publisher announces green goals
Future sales of Stephenie Meyer's novels should be green in more ways than one. The Hachette Book Group, whose authors include Meyer and Malcolm Gladwell, is the latest publisher to announce a broad range of environmental goals. The new policy features promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by the end of the next decade and, by 2012, ... (AP National Writer, 11/30/09)
Midday Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are down at noon: Disney fell $.30 or 1.0 percent, to $30.05. (AP, 11/30/09)
Indians: Racy Sizemore photos stolen from e-mail
Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore has contacted investigators from Major League Baseball to stop publication of steamy photographs that he says were stolen from his girlfriend's e-mail account and then posted online. (AP Sports Writer, 11/30/09)
NBC: WH dinner couple to appear on 'Today'
NBC says the couple that crashed a White House state dinner will appear on the "Today" show. (AP, 11/30/09)
Clinton daughter Chelsea engaged to be married
Chelsea Clinton, the 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. (Associated Press Writer, 11/30/09)
Early Glance: Media companies
Shares of some top media companies are down at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.18 or .6 percent, to $30.17. (AP, 11/30/09)
Publicist says dinner couple not 'shopping' story
A publicist for the couple that crashed a White House state dinner denies they are "shopping" any interviews or demanding money from television networks to tell their story. (AP, 11/30/09)
Court sides with Gov't in detainee photo case
The Supreme Court has thrown out an appeals court ruling ordering the disclosure of photographs of detainees being abused by their U.S. captors. (AP, 11/30/09)
Mexican Pacheco wins Cervantes literary award
The Mexican writer Jose Emilio Pacheco has won the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor, Spain's Culture Ministry said Monday. (Associated Press Writer, 11/30/09)
David Hasselhoff back at home
David Hasselhoff has been released from hospital. The former 'Baywatch' star - who has a history of alcoholism - was admitted to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Friday (27.11.09) after allegedly suffering a seizure at his California home. (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
Katie Holmes wants judge husband
Katie Holmes wants Tom Cruise to become a TV talent show judge. Choreographer Mary Murphy recently revealed she would love to see the 'Valkyrie' star join her on the panel of dance contest 'So You Think You Can Dance' and the actor's wife - who dazzled viewers with a Judy Garland-inspired routine on a special edition of the programme earlier ... (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
Will Smith's karate king son
Will Smith's son impressed Jackie Chan with his dedication during the filming of 'The Karate Kid'. (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
Kylie Minogue making Taio tracks
Kylie Minogue is working on new tracks with British producer Taio Cruz. 'Break Your Heart' hitmaker Taio has even revised his signature sound so he can take the Australian singer in an entirely new direction. (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
eBay shopper Megan Fox
Megan Fox bought her boyfriend a car from eBay. The 'Jennifer's Body' actress was searching the auction website with lover Brian Austin Green when she came across the classic red 1966 Mustang Fastback at a bargain price, although the vehicle needed a lot of repairs. (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
B'way ticket availability through Sunday, Dec. 6
Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of Nov. 30. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end. (AP, 11/30/09)
German composer York Hoeller wins Grawemeyer Award
York Hoeller, a German composer who spent five years composing his orchestral work "Sphaeren," received the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for music composition. (AP, 11/30/09)
Tom Petty releases `Live Anthology' disc set
Tom Petty has grown up, but not too much. The 59-year-old spent a year going through thousands of hours of live concert recordings covering Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' tours across three decades. (Associated Press Writer, 11/30/09)
Don't bet newspapers will get rich shunning Google
There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google. (AP Technology Writer, 11/30/09)
Workers plow for Polanski; Monday release unclear
Workers were plowing snow to clear the way to Roman Polanski's chalet in the Alpine resort of Gstaad ahead of his transfer from a Swiss jail. (AP, 11/30/09)
Czech: Iraq planned attack on Radio Free Europe
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime planned to use an anti-tank rocket to attack the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague, the Czech Republic's counterintelligence service said Monday. (Associated Press Writer, 11/30/09)
Taylor Swift wants London home
Taylor Swift wants to go furniture shopping in London. The 19-year-old star, who is currently living with her parents, has just bought her first house and is planning on kitting it out with homeware from the UK capital's trendiest shops. (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
50 Cent's Powerful scent
50 Cent says his new fragrance makes people confident. The rapper is launching his own signature scent for men, 'Power by 50 Cent', and says guys will receive an instant ego boost from the cologne. (BANG Showbiz, 11/30/09)
Hasselhoff ex Bach arrested in LA on DUI charge
David Hasselhoff's ex-wife has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Los Angeles. The California Highway Patrol said Sunday that Pamela Bach was pulled over Saturday night just south of U.S. 101 on Laurel Canyon Boulevard. (AP, 11/30/09)
Boston Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ brings its enchantment
Hundreds of dance companies big and small across the country offer adaptations of “The Nutcracker,’’ E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale of a young girl named Clara and a nutcracker who turns into a prince and leads her on a magical journey to the Kingdom of Sweets. Boston Ballet has carved its own niche with an extravagant production featuring lavish sets and costumes, ... (Globe Correspondent, 11/29/09)
This day in history
► Today is Monday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2009. There are 31 days left in the year. (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Chess notes
The chess news from Moscow simply inundated the world this month; first as former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia demonstrated that he is still a strong contender for that title. He won the Tal Memorial, held in Moscow in early November in a star-studded field of 10 of the world’s highest rated grandmasters. Since Kramnik lost his unified world ... (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
On demand picks
WESLEY MORRIS (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Daily guide
ON NECN CEO Corner 8:30 p.m. Phase Forward CEO Bob Weiler talks about clinical trials and drug safety. (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Critic’s corner
Hoarders 10 p.m., A&E The show that revels in other people’s obsessive pack-ratting returns tonight. This episode is about a woman named Augustine (above), whose home is loaded with thousands of pounds of junk and who is facing a court-ordered clean-up initiated by her neighbors. Oh, and 14 years ago, her son was removed from her home by Child Protective ... (Globe Staff, 11/29/09)
It’s only ‘chiptune’ music, but we like it
If you missed its debut at Felt, you get a second chance at Chiptune Night 2 . And if you’re like we were - unfamiliar with what this is - read on. Chiptune music is a form of electro/rock/dance music created with hardware from old video games. That’s right - sound chips from outdated computers and video games including Nintendo ... (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Boston’s West End recalled at MassArt
Before the wrecking ball, high-rise apartment buildings, and that “If you lived here you’d be home now’’ sign, the West End was a thriving immigrant neighborhood. Boston artist Evelyn Berde, a former West Ender, pays tribute to her old neighborhood in “Leaving the River . ’’ The multimedia art installation includes paintings, sculpture, photos, period furniture, clothing, and reminiscences by ... (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Air Force band to add some holiday spirit
We tried to get the setlist that will be played tomorrow night by the Air Force Band of Liberty , but it must be top secret. All we could find out is that the musicians will perform a holiday concert of Christmas and Hanukkah songs, plus selections from “The Nutcracker.’’ The band has been serving military and civilian audiences throughout ... (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
‘Gossip Girl’ star reads from one-acts
Here’s some gossip for you. American Repertory Theater alum Zuzanna Szadkowski (above) plays Ma Kirby in “The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden’’ and Genevieve in “The Long Christmas Dinner.’’ The actress known for her role as Dorota in “Gossip Girl’’ (see story on today’s Names page) will read the parts from Thornton Wilder’s darkly comic one-act plays, part of ... (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Celebration of South Africa in South Boston
South Africa’s rich history, international legacy, and role as the host of next year’s FIFA Soccer World Cup are celebrated at “An Evening of Art & Culture With World Cup Boston 2010 . ’’ Guests will sample South African wine and hors d’oeuvres, watch a dance performance by OrigiNation, and enjoy a painting exhibit with participants from the South African/Boston ... (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Handel holds court in a richly staged ‘Acis and Galatea’
For its second annual chamber opera production, the Boston Early Music Festival mounted a crowd-pleaser, at least by 18th-century standards. George Frideric Handel composed his 1718 pastoral “Acis and Galatea’’ for semi-staged performance at Cannons, the lavish country estate of his patron, the Earl of Carnarvon; transferred to London, it became one of the composer’s most popular efforts. (Globe Correspondent, 11/29/09)
Box office returns; Susan Boyle’s dream comes true
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon,’’ Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight’’ sequel, remained No. 1 over what proved a record box-office Thanksgiving weekend for Hollywood. “New Moon’’ raised its domestic total to $230.7 million after just 10 days. “The Blind Side’’ had a great second weekend with $40.1 million, coming in at No. 2. Disney’s family comedy “Old Dogs’’ came in at No. ... (Associated Press, 11/29/09)
What say’st thou, ‘Gossip Girl’?
A note to theater snobs: actress Zuzanna Szadkowski , who trained with the American Repertory Theatre, says the popular television show “Gossip Girl’’ is not so different from Shakespeare. On “Gossip Girl,’’ Szadkowski plays Dorota, the housemaid and sidekick to Leighton Meester ’s social queen Blair Waldorf. Szadkowski claims that playing the maid on the steamy teen drama is similar ... (Globe Staff, 11/29/09)
Dark love story multiplied by two
Lovers of Audrey Niffenegger’s “The Time Traveler’s Wife’’ may be surprised by her new novel, “Her Fearful Symmetry.’’ Set near and within London’s Highgate cemetery, this book is a dark love story with ghosts and identical twins. Unless you count the ghost, the closest this new novel comes to time jumping is the phrase, “The End,’’ which is the title ... (Globe Correspondent, 11/29/09)
Allison Iraheta, 'Just Like You'
SARAH RODMAN (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Zevious, 'After the Air Raid'
STEVE GREENLEE (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
The Bravery, 'Stir the Blood'
STEVE MORSE (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Rickie Lee Jones, 'Balm in Gilead'
JOAN ANDERMAN (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
R. Kelly’s best in years: ‘Untitled’
R&B R. Kelly Untitled Jive ESSENTIAL “Echo’’ R&B’s maestro of carnality hits the sweet spot with his best record in years - a focused, expertly executed suite of songs. His subject? This is R. Kelly, folks. Sex, sex, and sex. (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)
Poll: Limbaugh is most influential conservative
By a wide margin, Americans consider Rush Limbaugh the nation's most influential conservative voice. Those are the results of a poll conducted by "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair magazine and issued Sunday. The radio host was picked by 26 percent of those who responded, followed by Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck at 11 percent. Actual politicians -- former Vice President ... (AP, 11/29/09)
Guatemalan funeral homes compete for corpses
They're called "calaqueros" -- skullmongers -- and they make a living off Guatemala City's infamously high murder rate. (AP, 11/29/09)
Susan Boyle's debut album tops Britain's charts
In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one. Susan Boyle's debut record, "I Dreamed A Dream," entered the British album chart in the top spot Sunday. The 48-year-old Scottish songstress famously finished second on "Britain's Got Talent," but the variety show launched a career that has seen her win success on both sides of the ... (Associated Press Writer, 11/29/09)
Jay Leno losing his audience to DVR machines
Much of the prime-time audience lost to NBC when Jay Leno moved into prime-time has gone not to its rivals but the digital video recorder. (AP Television Writer, 11/29/09)
E-mail and a view: Polanski heads for house arrest
Roman Polanski is expected to trade the confines of a Swiss jail this week for house arrest in a luxury chalet with a view of the Alps, where he will await a Swiss decision whether to extradite him to the United States. (Associated Press Writer, 11/29/09)
'New Moon' keeps top box office spot with $42.5M
Vampires and werewolves continued to howl at the box office with a $42.5 million weekend for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." (AP Movie Writer, 11/29/09)
Senators: Take action against White House crashers
Two senators said Sunday that authorities should pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House. (AP, 11/29/09)
Rihanna ready for love
Rihanna is ready to find love again. The ‘Russian Roulette' singer said she is presently single, but ready for romance, after getting over the vicious assault on her by then boyfriend Chris Brown in February. (BANG Showbiz, 11/29/09)
Silence over Stephen Gately broken
The man who spent the last hours of Stephen Gately's life with him and his husband has broken his silence. (BANG Showbiz, 11/29/09)
Alicia Keys ready for motherhood
Alicia Keys wants to start a family. The 'No One' singer - who is believed to be dating hip-hop star Swizz Beats - admits she has started feeling broody and hopes to have a baby in the future. (BANG Showbiz, 11/29/09)
Pixie Lott needs her sleep
Pixie Lott wants to spend more time in bed. The 'Mama Do' singer says that she's still not used to fame and claims she can't unwind properly because fans turn up wherever she goes. (BANG Showbiz, 11/29/09)
Peaches Geldof's food dreams
Peaches Geldof dreams about bread. The British presenter - who is the daughter of Boomtown Rats singer and political activist Bob Geldof - often finds herself dreaming about running around in search of a loaf when she goes to sleep. (BANG Showbiz, 11/29/09)
Frankie Sandford's jealous boyfriend
Frankie Sandford wasn't allowed to go to the 'Twilight Saga: New Moon' premiere because her boyfriend was too jealous. (BANG Showbiz, 11/29/09)
Young grandma Jade Jagger
Jade Jagger is ready to be a grandmother. The 38-year-old fashion designer - who is in a relationship with DJ Dan Williams - admits it is strange that while many of her friends are settling down to have children, she feels she has passed that stage after having daughters Assisi, now 17, and Amba, 13, so young. (BANG Showbiz, 11/29/09)
Two new reasons to be thankful
Florence Parry Heide’s “Princess Hyacinth’’ might have been a pale imitation of George MacDonald’s 19th-century classic tale, “The Light Princess.’’ In both, the young royal heroine floats - she literally cannot be bound to earthly things. (Globe Correspondent, 11/29/09)
Photographer Robert Frank’s landmark ‘The Americans’ revisited
NEW YORK - So what’s the big deal: It’s just a book, right? Well, yes and no. Robert Frank’s “The Americans’’ certainly is a book, one that consists of 83 photographs taken during 1955 and 1956. But to say it’s “just’’ a book is like saying the same thing about “Moby-Dick.’’ Both works are central, defining documents of American culture. ... (Globe Staff, 11/28/09)
Late TV Listings
State of the Union With John King. Topics: Afghanistan; state of the economy; holiday season retail outlook; peace talks. Guests: Senators Richard Lugar of Indiana and Jack Reed of Rhode Island; Patrick Byrne, chief executive of Overstock.com ; Tony Blair, former UK leader. 9 a.m. (CNN) (Boston Globe, 11/29/09)