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Billy Joel |Simon & Garfunkel |Gina Lollobrigida |’In America’ Billy Joel Getsa $5,000 Tip Can you imagine the ultimate New York experience? A horse-drawn carriage through Central Park? Skating at Rockefeller Center? How about a tuxedoed, fit and trim Billy Joel sitting behind a glossy black grand piano, playing “New …

WASHINGTON – Bill Clinton (search)could pose a striking — and promising — contrast to President Bush’s efforts if he accepts the mission proposed by two would-be Democratic presidents to pursue Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, say some foreign policy analysts. Those supportersadd that considering the former president for the job helps DemocratsJohn …

And now the most compelling two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! View From CBS, View From NBC, View From NYT And the View From ABCOn CBS last night, embedded correspondent Jim Axelrod described the scene …

Be careful whom you idolize: I guarantee you’ll be disappointed. When I was in school, there was this kid in my class who was amazing. He always got As and aced every conceivable test you could think of. He seemed destined for greatness. Until we found out he had a …

Another Times Correction | Tom Cruise Pushes Scientology The NY Times Backtracks on TVT Story Just as I predicted on Friday, the New York Times had to make a huge correction today regarding the TVT Records-Prudential Securities story from last week. This was the storythat followed our exhaustive reporting about …

The Clash| Roman Polanski|N.Y. Times Arista Piece|Chicago Kudos Clash Won’t Play Rock Hall of Shame Dinner The bloated, self-important, self-invented Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its annual blowout a week from tonight. The group claims $10 million in assets and pays its director a six-figure salary. Butit gives …

WASHINGTON – At a time when the rest of the country is tightening its belt, members of Congress are trying to encourage the federal government to get rid of some of its own ungainly bloat — by offloading vacant, underused and dilapidated properties. “We must take action to stem this …

Michael Jackson|Sen. John Kerry Jacko Almost Hip-Hopped to Def Jam Michael Jackson almost left Sony for Def Jam Records last year. Jennifer Lopez almost didn’t strike up her musical collaboration with her rap savior, Ja Rule. And rap impresario Irv Gotti doesn’t take no for an answer. Those arejust three …

Russell Crowe | Beatles, Phil Spector | ‘The Producers’ | Halloween Boos Russell Crowe: Master of His Domain Russell Crowe is having his cake and eating it, too, these days. Or rather, not eating it any more. Rumors of Crowe’s tremendous weight gain proved false on Saturday night when the …

And now the most compelling two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Disclosing Secrets? Michigan Democratic Sen. Carl Levin made what appeared to be an extraordinary disclosure on FOX News Sunday yesterday: Namely that when he …