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Issue: November 24, 2008 (Archive)

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Man of Steel shows his mettle by leaping to top of box office
Superman blockbuster Man of Steel soared to the top of the North American box office at the weekend, scoring a US$113 million (HK$881.4 million) opening despite mixed reviews.

Beauty counts on rough justice
A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with an absurd idea of what is justice is the new Miss USA.

Hell-raiser has eyes on world
French actor and new Russian national Gerard Depardieu says he is applying for an Algerian passport and possibly others, describing himself a "world citizen."

Reality dawns as daughter arrives
Reality television performer Kim Kardashian has given birth to a girl, her first child with rapper Kanye West.

Low note puts revival time tour on hold
Chart-topping English indie folk rock band Mumford and Sons postponed three of what had been sellout shows on a tour of the United States because bassist Ted Dwane must undergo surgery for a blood clot.

Big Brother affair makes it year to remember
Sales of George Orwell's novel 1984, featuring a futuristic totalitarian state, jumped on the Amazon.com website following reports of a classified program that lets the US government collect personal data.

Sorry dope drama grips Oz
British singer Seal has apologized for a series of stinging tweets in which he said he "can't wait to go home," switching instead to profess his love for Australia.

Girl who wants fun finds it in Kinky Boots
With lots of big stars on hand showing Hollywood can do Broadway, '80s rocker turned musical-maker Cyndi Lauper won her first Tony award.

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