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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz to join `Melrose Place' cast (AP) March 10, 2009 at 11:35 am AP - Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is moving to Melrose Place. Madeleine Peyroux focuses on songwriting on new CD (AP) March 10, 2009 at 11:17 am AP - Madeleine Peyroux walks about with a guitar case strapped to her back, ready to make music, as she's done since her teenage years when she busked on the streets of Paris singing old-style jazz and blues songs. "Watchmen" falls short of expected box office take (Reuters) March 10, 2009 at 9:30 am Reuters - "Watchmen," an unorthodox superhero movie that took two decades to reach the big screen, took the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, but fell a bit short of expectations. Boston's real-life 'Cheers' bartender is laid off (AP) March 10, 2009 at 9:20 am AP - Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody's name. Jay Leno to give free show for Michigan's unemployed (AP) March 10, 2009 at 9:18 am AP - Michigan's high unemployment is no laughing matter, but Jay Leno will offer a little comic relief with a free show next month at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Judge: Cussler to pay $13.9 million in legal fees (AP) March 10, 2009 at 8:25 am AP - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered Clive Cussler to pay $13.9 million in legal fees to the production company that turned his novel "Sahara" into a box-office flop. Jane Fonda marks return to Broadway after four decades (Reuters) March 10, 2009 at 7:51 am Reuters - Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda opened on Broadway for the first time in 46 years on Monday, starring as a terminally ill academic researching the late work of Beethoven in the play "33 Variations." Holly Madison, Melissa Rycroft join `Dancing' (AP) March 9, 2009 at 11:05 pm AP - Hugh Hefner's ex-girlfriend Holly Madison and "The Bachelor" reject Melissa Rycroft each have a new potential love in their lives: "Dancing With the Stars." Newspaper publisher McClatchy cutting 1,600 jobs (AP) March 9, 2009 at 9:55 pm AP - McClatchy Co. is shearing another 1,600 jobs in a cost-cutting spree that has clipped nearly one-third of the newspaper publisher's work force in less than a year. Chinese art market on tenterhooks amid bronzes row (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 8:08 pm Reuters - The heated row over Christie's sale of looted Chinese bronze animal heads in Paris is being closely watched by key art market players for possible signs of a broader fallout. Winfrey to air domestic violence show (AP) March 9, 2009 at 7:44 pm AP - Oprah Winfrey says pop star Rihanna's alleged beating by singer boyfriend Chris Brown has the talk show queen so sad that she'll do a show dedicated to dating violence this week. Review: `Edge of Love' is visually over the top (AP) March 9, 2009 at 7:40 pm AP - Somewhere, buried deep down, there are probably some real emotions and honest moments to be had in "The Edge of Love." They're hard to find, though, smothered beneath self-aware, hyperstylized visuals and corny, old-fashioned melodrama. Winehouse unable to make U.S. gig after assault case (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 7:17 pm Reuters - British singer Amy Winehouse will not get a work visa to travel to the United States in time to perform at a leading music festival because she was charged with assault last week, her spokesman said on Monday. Bernstein heirs give studio items to Indiana U (AP) March 9, 2009 at 4:04 pm AP - The family of Leonard Bernstein has donated items from the late composer's Connecticut studio — including a conducting stool believed to have been used by Johannes Brahms — to Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. $5M Castroneves never got key to tax evasion trial (AP) March 9, 2009 at 3:59 pm AP - To this day, race car driver and "Dancing With the Stars" winner Helio Castroneves hasn't seen a single dime of $5 million in licensing money he was promised under a 1999 contract with Penske Racing. It's either been parked at Penske or is still idling in a Dutch investment account. Review: Dark humor shines in`Sunshine Cleaning' (AP) March 9, 2009 at 3:42 pm AP - It has become a genre all its own: the dysfunctional-family indie comedy, a staple of film festivals and art-house theaters alike. Plan mentally for retirement not just financially (AP) March 9, 2009 at 3:05 pm AP - Many people entering retirement envision a life of fun and relaxation, but the opposite can be true. Without the social contacts that come from reporting to an office everyday, some retirees feel isolated. Others feel depression from an emptiness that comes with sudden idle time. Jeff Probst uses real-life survivor skills to help woman (E! Online) March 9, 2009 at 3:04 pm E! Online - Looks like Jeff Probst has learned a thing or two about survival during his nine years snuffing out tiki torches. First edition Harry Potter sells for $19,120 (AP) March 9, 2009 at 2:26 pm AP - A softcover copy of the first Harry Potter book has sold for just over $19,000, according to a Dallas auction house. Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Moves In to Melrose (E! Online) March 9, 2009 at 2:10 pm E! Online - Pete Wentz had better get used to spending quality time with baby Bronx. His wife is going to be busy for a while. Courtney Thorne-Smith: No Plans for Melrose Place Visit (E! Online) March 9, 2009 at 2:07 pm E! Online - Will the new Melrose Place (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz included, natch) feature some old-timers? Unique portrait of playwright Shakespeare unveiled (Reuters) March 9, 2009 at 1:47 pm Reuters - A heritage group said on Monday it had uncovered a 300-year-old portrait of English playwright William Shakespeare, saying it believed it was the only authentic image of him made during his life. Dakota Fanning Takes a Shine to New Moon (E! Online) March 9, 2009 at 10:23 am E! Online - It's official: Dakota Fanning is sinking her teeth into New Moon.