Issue: June 05, 2012 (Archive)

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Star cooking up US$3 dinner fit for a president
Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker is borrowing a tactic from the George Clooney fund-raising book, planning a campaign dinner for President Barack Obama and offering a chance to win two tickets with US$3 (HK$23.4) online donations.

Dream debut for fairy tale at box office
Snow White and the Huntsman was the fairest of them all at the North American box office over the weekend with an estimated US$56.3 million (HK$439.1 million) debut.

Husband No3 for Angel
Actress Drew Barrymore has tied the knot for the third time, marrying her art dealer fiance Will Kopelman.

Tintin cover art sells for record
A rare 1932 cover illustration of Tintin in America by Herge, the artist who dreamed up the boy reporter, has fetched a record 1.3 million euros (HK$12.5 million) at an auction in Paris.

Picking stops at 89 for blind Grammy-winning guitarist
Grammy-winning US folk legend Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson, who branched out from his Appalachian musical roots blending in bluegrass, country, gospel and blues, has died in North Carolina.

Times change for US music 'giant'
Fan-in-chief Barack Obama invested legendary singer- songwriter Bob Dylan with the highest US civilian honor, praising the gritty folk legend's never ending quest for truth.

'Battered' lensman shops teen idol
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies are investigating a complaint that Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber roughed up a man who was taking pictures of the performer at a suburban shopping center.

Same Sex and the City as actress marries girlfriend
Former Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon married longtime girlfriend Christine Marinoni in New York over the US holiday weekend, her representative said.

Heroes back in black to smite Avengers
The third installment in the successful Men In Black sci-fi adventure franchise blasted competition and took top spot at the North American box office after a holiday weekend.

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