Mel Gibson to star in Fury Road revival for Mad Max
Hollywood reports that Mel Gibson will earn about 25 million dollars to return to the Mad Max franchise in a fourth film titled Fury Road. The 104 million project will film next May in Australia at Twentieth Century Fox. The original trilogy began in 1979 with Mad Max and continued with The Road Warrior in 1981 and Beyond Thunderdome in 1985. The trilogy grossed 69 million in the U.S. box office. Natalie Cole and Carole Cole helped rename a post office in Hancock Park to Nat King Cole Post Office, signed into effect Oct. 30 by President Bush. Nat King Cole died in 1965 at 47.
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Oates Wins Tulsa Helmerich Award For Imaginative Writing
Joyce Carol Oates, 64, accepts the 2002 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award from the Tulsa Library Trust. She notes writing liberates her imagination and cites Oprah book club exposure as widening her audience. Christie's reports a Frank Lloyd Wright leaded glass lamp sold for a record $1,989,500 to a phone bidder, surpassing previous Wright lamp records.
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History in Brief: Monarch Abdicates and States Join In
1936 December 11 saw Britain's King Edward VIII abdicate to marry Wallis Simpson. Indiana joined the union in 1816 as the 19th state. In 1872 Pinckney Pinchback became acting governor of Louisiana, the first black governor in U.S. history. In 1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, which answered in kind. UNICEF was formally established in 1946 as a United Nations agency.
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Birthday list notes many notable figures
The notice lists several birthdays including Gary Dourdan of CSI turning 36 and Solzhenitsyn at 84. Also named are Rita Moreno 71, Donna Mills 59, Teri Garr 54, Susan Seiderman 50, Jermaine Jackson 48, and Nikki Sixx 44.
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Saturday's Powerball and Kansas Pick 3 Draws
A summary of the weekend lottery results lists Powerball numbers for Saturday as 3 17 27 32 48 with Powerball 1 and Kansas Pick 3 for Tuesday showing 8 1 0 as the winning digits. The report notes typical draw details and where to claim prizes.
Andy Richter Controls the Universe gains a wry lead
New York reviews highlight Andy Richter turning from Conan sidekick to star of a Fox prime time comedy. The show blends dry wit with fantasy blackouts as Richter imagines controlling his own universe while navigating romance and office life.
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Poet and artist Stan Rice dies at 60 in New Orleans
Poet and painter Stan Rice, husband of Anne Rice, died of brain cancer at age 60 in New Orleans. Born in Dallas, he taught writing at San Francisco State, ran the Stan Rice Gallery, and published seven poetry collections earning multiple honors. Survived by his wife, a son, his mother, a brother and two sisters.
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Sopranos finale draws second-highest audience
The season finale drew 12.5 million viewers, second only to the season premiere. Tony and Carmela Soprano split as Carmela ejects him from their New Jersey home. Production on a fifth season begins next year with uncertain future for the series.
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