Working elephants face last stand in Myanmar teak forests
A Myanmar camp shows 82 elephants and 25 riders supporting teak logging under a 30 year cycle. Elephants work eight hours in cool season and five hours in heat with a retirement at 55. experts warn elephant labor may fade as forests deplete and mechanized logging rises.
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Grisham draws on Arkansas roots for A Painted House
Acclaimed author John B Grisham based his new novel A Painted House on family stories from rural Arkansas. He visited Jackson Mississippi to sign copies. the book follows a cotton farming family near Black Oak. Initial plans as a magazine serial shifted to a Doubleday hardback after positive reception. Grisham, 46, notes ongoing movie negotiations and another film Mickey is in development.
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Russell expects Hudson to win Oscar for Almost Famous
Kurt Russell praises daughter Kate Hudson after her Golden Globe win for Almost Famous and hopes she could win an Oscar. He notes Hawn won for Cactus Flower in 1969 and his film 3000 Miles to Graceland is in theaters nationwide.
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Taylor to Receive Maverick Award at Taos Festival
Elizabeth Taylor will attend the Taos Talking Picture Festival in Taos New Mexico to receive the Maverick Award for her distinguished career. The ceremony is set for April 6 during the April 5 8 event which includes a screening of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Past Maverick honorees include Hopper Coburn Johnson Gossett Huston.
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Some of My Best Friends in CBS Sitcom With Bateman
Danny Nucci celebrates joining a CBS sitcom with Jason Bateman. The show title provokes laughs as Nucci explains it mirrors the film Kiss Me Guido from Sundance 1997. He plays Frankie Zito who misreads ad copy leading to an unlikely pairing with gay writer Warren Fairbanks.
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Janet Jackson Moves On With Life and New Album
Two years after splitting from Rene Elizondo Jr. Jackson pushes forward with life and career. Her album All For You arrives in April while MTV will honor her March 13 with mtvICON. Destiny’s Child Macy Gray Outkast will perform her songs. Mya Usher and iik will join a dance tribute.
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