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Sony makes mobile gaming push with handheld Vita

Sony is intensifying its push in handheld gaming with a gadget aimed at hardcore players looking for something with a bit more punch than "Angry Birds," ''Words With Friends" and other smartphone pastimes.

'The House I Loved' is ode to a Paris lost

"The House I Loved" (St. Martin's Press), by Tatiana De Rosnay

The French novelist Tatiana De Rosnay rocketed to worldwide prominence after the well-deserved success of her best-selling "Sarah's Key." Her 2007 book tells a captivating tale about the roundup of Jewish immigrants in France and the daring locals who hid them during World War II.

YouTube enlists big-name help to redefine channels

YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.

Slain soldier's father protests NJ flag-lowering

John Burri lost a son in Iraq and believes lowering flags to half-staff should be done to commemorate those who gave their lives in service to the United States, not celebrities like Whitney Houston.

Balki's back! Bronson Pinchot has Pa.-based show

For more than a decade, Bronson Pinchot has spent much of his downtime in the picture-book Pennsylvania hamlet where he found a dream home far from the stressful clamor of New York or L.A.

Chris Brown, Rihanna collaborate on 2 song remixes

Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together, musically speaking.

Sorvino to debut film funded by Pa. taxpayers

Paul Sorvino might finally be over his trouble with "The Trouble with Cali." Armed with $500,000 in taxpayer funding, the first-time director and "Goodfellas" star shot the independent film in northeastern Pennsylvania six years ago.

Judge orders porn site to pay $4M in piracy case

A judge has ordered the operators of a popular pornographic website to pay $4 million for copyright infringement to an Iowa-based adult film company — a ruling that should serve as a deterrent to others who pirate content online, a lawyer said Monday.

In return to air, Colbert honors ailing mother

With a nod of tribute to his ailing mother, Stephen Colbert returned to the air Monday.

Polish folk art society defends its 'Oskar' award

Few would confuse the glitz of the Academy Awards with a ceremony held by a folk arts society in Poland, but Hollywood doesn't want anyone else handing out Oscars.

CEOs' clash roils company behind comic hero Archie

The past three years have been upbeat ones for Archie, the everyteen hero of one of America's most enduring comics. But behind the scenes, a bitter and sometimes bizarre feud has brewed at the company that produces the more than 70-year-old comic.

Lindsay Lohan to guest host 'SNL' next month

Lindsay Lohan's comeback trail is leading her to "Saturday Night Live."

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Digital film switch daunts historic movie houses

Missouri theater hopes to win prize to fund conversion

The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf's Buick is 35MM MAN, a nod to his work in the booth at the 1925 Palace Theatre, with its velvet-draped stage and chandeliered mezzanine.

'Colbert Report' to return Monday after absence

A representative for Stephen Colbert says "The Colbert Report" will return Monday after a sudden break due to the ailing health of the star's mother.

Anderson Cooper struggling to survive in daytime

To celebrate the 100th episode of Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show in an hour that airs Monday, a giant cup of frozen hot chocolate topped with whipped cream was wheeled onto the set after its star interviewed a svelte Janet Jackson.

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