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Book Review: ‘Do I Look Like an ATM?’

Terri Schlichenmeyer

Mar 22 2013

Author: Sabrina Lamb

Your child has caught some bug that’s going around.

He has a terminal case of The Gimmes, and he’s not getting any better. It’s “Gimme that” and “Buy me this” all day long. It’s Gimme Gimme Gimme, usually accompanied by whining, pleading, and a maddening inability to understand the word “no.”

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Lil Wayne says he's more than good

CNN News Wire

Mar 22 2013

Thanks fans for support

A week after being hospitalized following a seizure, Lil Wayne’s getting back to business.

The rapper created a video on Wednesday, the day following his release from Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, thanking his fans for their support.

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Fox developing possible O.J. Simpson trial miniseries

City News Service

Mar 21 2013

'The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson'

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A potential miniseries on the O.J. Simpson trial is under development at Fox Broadcasting, the network announced today.

The project has the working title, “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” is based on the 1997 book of the same name by Jeffrey Toobin.

The script is being written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, whose credits include the scripts for the films ”The People vs. Larry Flint,” “Man on the Moon” and “Ed Wood.”

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‘Olympus Has Fallen’

Gail Choice

Mar 21 2013

Hollywood by Choice

Morgan Freeman and Angela Bassett star in a roller-coaster ride of a movie—“Olympus Has Fallen”—in theaters Friday. Olympus is a code name for the White House, and it looks as if terrorists have managed to kidnap the president and take over the White House. Just saying it is such an understatement. When you see the movie, you’ll understand why I’m writing this, because the takeover is mind-blowing. Of course, it would have to be, we’re talking the White House.

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