Pop Quiz: Week of July 19
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Katy Perry’s ‘Dream’ includes album of booty-shaking music
Pop star Katy Perry knows her competition and she’s out to get them with Teenage Dream, out Aug. 24. The singer and her team tell Billboard in …
‘Mad Men’ gets right to the point: Who is Don Draper?
Jon Hamm’s brilliance in the lead role helps our search for the answer as the third season gets underway.
Angelina Jolie: Fearless in ‘Salt,’ so sweet in person
In new film opening Friday, she’s fierce to a fault. In person, a twinkle in her eye reflects the sweetness of her being.
Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dead at age 93
Veteran journalist Daniel Schorr, who broke stories from the Cold War era to Watergate for CBS News before a second career as as news analyst …
Levi Johnston to film R&B music video
Levi Johnston will make his music video debut as a lover whose romance is thwarted by his girlfriend’s disapproving mother, according to a Universal …
Michael Lohan faces harassment charge
Actress Lindsay Lohan’s father faces a harassment charge in New York after his fiancee says he kicked and threatened to kill her.
NY workers: Mario Batali cheated us out of tips
Two former employees have accused celebrity chef Mario Batali and his famous New York City restaurant of cheating them out of tips.
Singer Al Jarreau hospitalized in France
Grammy-award winning singer Al Jarreau was in intensive care in a French hospital Friday after suffering breathing problems in the Alps, forcing …
Critic’s Corner Weekend: ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Being Human’
Doctor Who (Saturday, BBC America, 9 ET/PT) is hardly the first show or story to propose that what can be remembered still exists. But the idea …
Video: Exploding Moss Spores Form Mushroom Clouds
Scientists captured high-resolution video of moss tops exploding to study how the spores disperse.
Help BP Learn How to Use Photoshop
Help us teach BP how to use Photoshop by doing a better job altering their press photos than they did.
Comic-Con Exclusive Toys Will Thrill Your Inner Fanboy
From devilishly plush pork to serious-looking alien weaponry, toy makers roll out the geeky goods at San Diego’s massive pop-culture convention.
Meteor Crater Discovered With Google Earth
Researchers poring over Google Earth images discover one of Earth’s freshest impact craters — a 45-meter-wide pock in southwestern Egypt that probably was excavated by a fast-moving iron meteorite no more than a few thousand years ago.
Why India’s $35 Tablet May Be Just a Dream
A $35 tablet from India is on its way, says the Indian government. But the country doesn’t have a history of delivering on its much-hyped promises about electronic devices.
Fossil Jaw Could Be From Worlds Oldest Known Dog
A jaw fragment found in a Swiss cave comes from the earliest known dog, according to scientists who analyzed and radiocarbon-dated the fossil.
Handgun-Wielding Darth Vader Robs Bank
A man dressed as Dark Vader robs a New York bank, wielding a handgun, not a lightsaber.
‘Tron: Legacy’ Takes Comic-Con Back to Belly of the Technobeast
It looks like perfect timing for version 2.0 of the sci-fi movie, Tron: Legacy. In the nearly three decades since the original Tron blew our minds with its black-light look, computer-generated imagery has radically altered filmmaking, and the internet has transformed us into a plugged-in, always-on society.
Free iPhone 4 Case? There’s an App For That
Apple has started to refund buyers of the $30 rubber-band it calls the Bumper Case. The refund was promised to buyers after Apple offered free bumper cases to iPhone 4 owners to fix the signal-dropping death-grip.
Strictly professionals quit show
Ballroom professionals Matthew Cutler and Lilia Kopylova are to quit Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC has announced.
Richard Desmond buys channel Five
Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star, buys Five Group from entertainment network RTL for 125m euros (£104m).
Seven vie for £25,000 art prize
The shortlist for the £25,000 Threadneedle Prize is revealed, with the winner to be announced in September.
Saw ‘most successful horror film’
Serial killer franchise Saw is named the most successful horror movie series by the Guinness World Records.
Sherlock actor’s ‘joy and worry’
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch admits he felt an initial rush of anxiety over taking on the role of a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.
Ballet film heads Venice festival
Psychological thriller Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman, will open this year’s Venice film festival, organisers have said.
Pumpkins star collapses on stage
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan collapses onstage during a gig in Florida on Thursday night.
Sex claims against N-Dubz drummer
A student tells a court that she was sexually assaulted by the drummer of award-winning band N-Dubz.
BBC News iPhone app is launched
A mobile app for BBC News will be made available on 23 July after the BBC Trust ruled that it could go ahead in Britain.
Mary Anne Hobbs leaves Radio 1
DJ Mary Anne Hobbs has announced she’s leaving BBC Radio 1 after 14 years at the station.
Oil workers hurry as storm nears
Workers on ships at the site of the Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill make final preparations to leave as stormy weather nears.
US climate legislation on hold
The US Senate will not pass a full climate bill in its current session, says majority leader Harry Reid.
Conrad Black told to stay in US
Canadian-born media baron Conrad Black must stay in the US at least until his next court hearing on 16 August.
Port of Montreal lockout ‘to end’
The Port of Montreal is expected to reopen on Saturday after dock workers and shippers reach a tentative deal on pay and conditions.
Arizona judge hears migrant case
A judge in Arizona has not yet issued a ruling over the US government’s objections to a state law targeting illegal immigrants.
Obama ‘regret’ over fired official
President Barack Obama has called agriculture official Shirley Sherrod to express “his regret” at her sacking.
Windows 7 boosts Microsoft profit
Microsoft reports a sharp rise in quarterly profits to $4.52bn as sales of the Windows 7 operating system top 175 million.
Two killed in Quebec prison riot
Two inmates are killed and six injured in a riot in a Quebec prison, apparently set off by a “violent altercation”.
Lockerbie hearing invite declined
Scottish ministers and officials will not attend a US Senate hearing about the circumstances surrounding the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
‘God particle’ lab eyes reprieve
A US “atom smasher” may get three more years of life in order to continue its hunt for the so-called God particle.
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