Titanic leads Oscar nods with fourteen nominations
Beverly Hills AP. A year after Titanic faced a near disaster, the three hour epic earned 14 Oscar nominations the most for any picture in decades. Kate Winslet, James Cameron and Gloria Stuart head a list including Best Picture Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. Titanic tied All About Eve for most nominations. The ceremony is March 23 in Los Angeles.
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Pete Seeger still voices antiwar message at Kennedy Center
Four decades on, Pete Seeger shows still strong in song and activism. He notes bombs kill innocent people and hopes to see nuclear weapons end. Seeger, now celebrated since a Kennedy Center performance and Rock Hall induction, recalls leaving college for journalism and choosing action through music.
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Remains in orbit aboard Taurus rocket from California
At Vandenberg AFB the Taurus rocket carried 30 cremated remains in lapstick capsules along with three satellites. Celestis Inc prepared the tiny allotments, a follow up to earlier memorial flights for Gene Roddenberry and Timothy Leary. The latest cargo included a 15-year-old Dutch boy and a couple whose ashes were mixed.
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Singing Shaq Signs Long Term Deal With A&M Records
Shaquille O Neal signs a long term marketing and distribution deal with A M Records. Recordings by O Neal 1 Record and Peter Gunz will debut on A M Twism label where O Neal is a partner.
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A-List Stars Gather for Christopher Reeve Benefit
A wide array of entertainment figures will attend a benefit for the Christopher Reeve Foundation honoring the actor and his work on spinal cord injury paralysis. The two hour tribute airs at 9 p.m. ET Sunday March 1 on ABC.
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