Weekend gladiators recreate history in Rome program
In modern Rome the Scuola Gladiatori Roma trains businessmen musicians and students in ancient combat. For $100 two months of twice weekly lessons include armor and wooden swords with later access to heavier gear. The Gruppo Storico Romano backs the program and public interest grows as participants embody Roman names and culture in a sport-like historical reenactment.
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Villa Adriana
Hadrian
Giuseppe Pecorelli
Spielberg faces setback as AI film underperforms
Knight Ridder reports director Steven Spielberg, 54, scrapping appearances at Venice and Deauville film festivals after his robo-drama All, Artificial Intelligence flops in the U S. He cites busy postproduction on Minority Report with Tom Cruise, while insiders call it sour grapes and a bruised ego.
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America
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Venice
Italy
Deauville
France
Tom Cruise
Today’s Birthday Shoutouts Highlight Entertainer Lineup
The page lists notable birthdays for Isaac Hayes Connie Chung Robert Plant Peter Horton Al Roker Joan Allen James Marsters Monique Powell of Save Ferris with ages 47 and 39 among other figures.
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Isaac Hayes
Connie Chung
Robert Plant
Led Zeppelin
Peter Horton
Thirtysomething
al Roker
Joan Allen
James Marstars
Monique Powell
Save Ferris
Brockovich Defends Style Amid Public Spotlight
Erin Brockovich spoke at the National Press Club defending her fashion and work methods. She noted her dress is not meant to offend and reflected on her role in sparking the PG&E case. The saga centers on the California town illnesses and a $333 million settlement.
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Erin Brockovich
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
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Washington D.C
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Smiley lands big roles after BET firing shock
Five months after being fired from BET Tavis Smiley stays busy as a CNN NPR and ABC contributor and ABC Primetime correspondent. He appears on Jet's cover and sealed a two book deal with Random House amid disagreement over his BET firing effective March 23.
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James Brown Faces $2 Million Harassment Lawsuit in California
California judge allows a $2 million case against James Brown to proceed after Lisa Agbalaya, a former employee, alleging he fired her for rejecting sexual advances and subjected her to harassment at The New James Brown Enterprises Inc. Brown’s attorney Debra Opri dismisses the claim as a bitter money grab.
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California
James Brown
Lisa Agbalaya
Brown
James Brown Enterprises Inc
Debra Opri
Agbalaya
Heche Sets Sept Wedding Amid Ellen DeGeneres Comeback
Anne Heche plans a September 1 wedding to Coley Laffoon with photogenic nuptials likely for magazines. CBS assigns Ellen DeGeneres a prime time Emmys hosting gig on September 16 as she readies a new sitcom The Ellen Show. Heche’s memoir Call Me Crazy releases days after the wedding and a Barbara Walters interview airs September 5 on 20/20.
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Ellen DeGeneres
Coley Laffoon
DeGeneres
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