Approaching Hurricane Ike batters darkened Texas coast

Dark clouds are seen above a refinery as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf of Mexico near Houston, Texas September 12, 2008. Massive Hurricane Ike bore down on the Texas coast on Friday, driving a wall of water into seaside communities and threatening catastrophic damage
Strong waves crash around coastal houses in Galveston, Texas September 12, 2008. Massive Hurricane Ike bore down on the Texas coast on Friday, driving a wall of water into seaside communities and threatening catastrophic damage
A wave breaks over a street sign as Hurricane Ike approaches Galveston, Texas September 12, 2008
A resident takes pictures next to the ocean as Hurricane Ike approaches at the coast of Galveston, Texas, September 12, 2008
Dark clouds stretch across the skyline as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf of Mexico near Houston, Texas September 12, 
Dark clouds stretch across the skyline as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf of Mexico near Houston, Texas September 12, 2008

Dark clouds stretch across the Houston skyline as Hurricane Ike approaches Houston, Texas September 12, 2008

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Giant loster discovered at Eddystone Reef

A three feet lobster (R) is seen beside a lobster of a normal size. The giant lobster, with a claw about 18 inches long, was caught off the coast of Cornwall at Eddystone Reef in England, according to media report on Friday. The fisherman John Brannan named it Eddy and decided to donate Eddy to the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay.

The three feet lobster, named Eddy, has a giant claw about 18 inches long

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Living in "crocodile"

Thierry Atta sweeps the courtyard of his house built in the shape of a crocodile in Ivory Coast's capital Abidjan, September 11, 2008. Atta was an apprentice of the artist Moussa Kalo who designed and built the house but died two months ago.
Thierry Atta reads a book inside his house built in the shape of a crocodile in Ivory Coast's capital Abidjan, September 11, 2008. 
Massandje Kalo jumps a wall in the courtyard of their house built in the shape of a crocodile in Ivory Coast's capital Abidjan, September 11, 2008. Kalo's father was artist Moussa Kalo, who designed and built the house but died two months ago

A girl poses for a photo beside a house built in the shape of a crocodile in Ivory Coast's capital Abidjan, September 11, 2008

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Abbey Clancy

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Asian Beauty

Zhang Ziyi vs Li Bingbing
Weng Hong vs Jiang Qinqin
Song Jia vs Qin Hailu
Maggie Cheung vs Li Huizhen
Li Xiaoran vs Tang Fei
Xiong Dai Lin vs Li Jiaxin
Lin Chi Ling vs Chen Farong
Zhou Xun vs Li Xiaolu
Gao Yuanyuan vs Li Jiaxin

Lin Chi Ling vs Zhang Ziyi

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New Silk Road Model Contest: not just sexy

Models showcase evening dresses on the stage during the Seventh South New Silk Road Model Contest Final held in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 12, 2008
Models perform on the stage during the Seventh South New Silk Road Model Contest Final held in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 12, 2008. 

Jing Ling (C), Jiang Sisi (L) and Gao Yuan who have won the top three places salute to audiences on the stage during the Seventh South New Silk Road Model Contest Final held in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 12, 2008.

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Chris Brown is Bone Deep With Rihanna

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Rihanna visits her aspiring actor boyfriend Chris Brown on the set of his new movie Bone Deep in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.

The Barbadian beauty sported a blue tint on her bangs as she was led into a tent to wait for Chris.

Bone Deep, directed by John Lussenhop, revolves around a group of criminals who plan a major heist at a money depot, with two detectives hot on their trail. Chris, who plays one of the members of the heist crew, was seen jumping out of some bushes and then onto the street, where he hopped over a few moving cars. Paul Walker stars as the leader of the bank robbers. Hayden Christensen, who plays one of the detectives, was seen gun training for this movie the day before.

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Tiny Fey as Sarah Palin — SNL Video Clip

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LIVE FROM NEW YORK…

SNL alum Tina Fey made her return to Saturday Night Live last night to spoof Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Fey’s former Weekend Update co-host Amy Poehler imitated Sen. Hillary Clinton.

With the accent, signature glasses and hair bun, Tina was pretty spot on.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Tina Fey’s impersonation of Sarah Palin — YAY or NAY?

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Michael Phelps on SNL — Turn On Your TV Now!

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Don’t miss Olympics swimming champion Michael Phelps test out his comedic chops as host on tonight’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live!

“I was a little nervous coming into this whole thing, but I’ve actually started to get really, really excited,” Phelps said Thursday on a conference call from NYC. “I’m definitely looking forward to Saturday. This is a completely new experience for me, but something that is going to be pretty fun.”

Phelps follows in the athletic footsteps of such as LeBron James, Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan, who also hosted NBC’s late-night sketch show.

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Brad & Angelina Open HIV/AIDS Clinic in Ethiopia

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are continuing to help kids around the world, helping those who have been affected by tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS

The Jolie-Pitt Foundation just donated $2 million to the Global Health Committee to plant a help center in Ethiopia, which will be named after their daughter Zahara (she was adopted from Ethiopia).

The center will be modeled after Maddox Chivan Children’s Center in Cambodia (named after their oldest son), where children receive medical, education and social services.

“Our goal is to transfer the success we have had in Cambodia to Ethiopia where people are needlessly dying of tuberculosis, a curable disease, and HIV/AIDS, a treatable disease,” Jolie said in a statement to People.

Added Pitt, “It is our hope when Zahara is older she will take responsibility of the clinic and continue its mission. The fact that poor people continue to die in our world today of TB, a curable disease, because of lack of access to drugs and care is unacceptable.”

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Ashley Tisdale - Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2008

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Ashley Tisdale arrives at the 2008 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Live Theater on Saturday in Los Angeles. The CAEA honors behind-the-scenes personnel such as art directors, costume designers, cinematographers, casting directors, and sound editors.

The Tizz, 23, wore a dress from Australian designer Collette Dinnigan. Ashley finished off her look with glamorous look with strappy Stuart Weitzman shoes, H. Stern jewels and a Mary Norton clutch.

Earlier in the day, the High School Musical starlet and her boybander boyfriend Jared Murillo were seen making their their way to their waiting limousine.

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A Brief Encounter With Nicole Kidman

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A solo Nicole Kidman catches the Noel Coward play Brief Encounter at the Haymarket Cinema in London on Friday.

In the show, the lives and loves of three couples are played out in the famous station tearoom using the words and songs of Coward to create a breataking, delightfully funny and tear-inducing show.

For more information, visit SeeBriefEnounter.com.

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Rachel McAdams Kissing Who???

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There’s a lot of celebrities playing tonsil hockey this weekend!

Click inside to find out who Rachel McAdams has been smooching…

Hint: It’s not her on-again-off-again-on-again boyfriend Ryan Gosling!

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Miley Cyrus is Sidekick Swift

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Miley Cyrus and a gal pal squeeze into a leather armchair while at Starbucks in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon. While sitting down, the 15-year-old Hannah Montana star showed her momager, Tish Cyrus, a picture on her T-Mobile Sidekick.

Making the Band’s Donnie Klang recently talked about having the perfect song for her: “Miley Cyrus is about to take her career in a whole new direction. I’ve been writing with that in mind. I would love to do a song with her. I wrote a song called ‘Rebelling’ that I feel like would fit her. Especially for a singer that’s in the limelight at such a young age, she’s eventually going to hit a point, like Britney or Lindsay, where she needs to go out and rebel.”

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Ben Affleck Has a Big Bad Beard

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An unkempt Ben Affleck sports a heavy beard and a long set of locks during a break on the set of his new movie, Extract, in Reseda, Los Angeles on Friday.

Extract, which also stars Mila Kunis, is a comedy that follows the personal and professional problems endured by the owner of a flower-extract plant. Arrested Development’s Jason Bateman plays the owner of a flower-extract plant and Affleck plays the best friend of Bateman’s character.

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Ashley Tisdale Gives A Helping Hand

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One more celebrity that I ran into backstage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards was High School Musical starlet Ashley Tisdale!

The Tizz, 23, was super sweet and, again, mentioned she’s a “BIG FAN” of Just Jared. Woohoo!

Below are some pictures of Ash and boybander boyfriend Jared Murillo at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Friday night. Ashley was seen spotted giving away a couple bucks as a donation to a kid holding a bucket that read: “We need a helping hand! Help a kid avoid drugs and crime. God helps those that help themselves and others in need.”

And check out the new behind-the-scenes clip below of High School Musical 3, out October 24.

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Chace Crawford Kissing Who???

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Which lucky lady got to lock lips with Gossip Girl hunk Chace Crawford last night in New York City???

Click inside to find out the answer!

You’ve been warned…

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Gwen Stefani To Design ‘W Hotel’ Uniforms

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L.A.M.B. founder Gwen Stefani will launch an exclusive line of uniforms for W Hotels bar staff, reports People.

“Gwen Stefani was in our lounge last season, and through that relationship she’s doing uniforms for the [Rande] Gerber bars located in W Hotels,” said Jenni Benzaquen, director of public relations for W Hotels.

The No Doubt frontwoman said, “I wanted to design a super cute dress that I would be excited to have in my own closet and approached it in the same way I think about my clothing for a tour. We’ve designed a sexy and comfortable outfit for these women to wear out on their own stage every night.”

Michael Kors current outfits W hotel employees with mix and match separates.

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Hayden Christensen is a Shooting Range Rookie

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A scruffy Hayden Christensen gets in some firearms practice at a shooting range in Santa Clarita Valley in Newhall, Southern California on Friday.

The 27-year-old actor took aim at Oak Tree Gun Club in preparation for his upcoming film Bone Deep.

The crime action film, out in 2009, also stars Paul Walker, Zoe Saldana, Johnathon Schaech, Chris Brown, Jay Hernandez and T.I. Bone Deep tells the story of a group of bank robbers finding their $20 million plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.

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Blake Lively’s 21st Birthday Bash Pictures

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ROARING TWENTIES

Gossip Girl star Blake Lively celebrated her 21st birthday with a flapper-themed party at the New York Palace Hotel in NYC on Sept. 6.

“I love to plan parties,” Blake tells Life & Style. “That would be my career if I weren’t an actress.”

Blake’s high school friends and family were among the crowd, along with Gossip Girl co-stars Chace Crawford, Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr, Ed Westwick, Connor Paolo and Michelle Trachtenberg. And of course, her boyfriend (and co-star) Penn Badgley was there too. James Franco was also on hand, and crooner Michael Bublé even sang “Happy Birthday” to Blake!

“They were very cozy,” a partygoer reveals. “They seem as if they’ve known each other forever.”


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Leighton Meester: Darn That Mother Chucker!

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Leighton Meester and Ed Westwick , who play on-and-off-again couple Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass, film new scenes for their hit CW show Gossip Girl in Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Friday.

New episodes of Gossip Girl airs on Mondays @ 8PM ET/PT on The CW. You can bet your bottom dollar that Ugly Betty star America Ferrera will not be tuning in!

This Monday is episode “The Dark Night”: Serena and Dan are forced to deal with their unspoken problems while trapped in an elevator during a citywide blackout. In a humorous twist, Blair questions the lack of passion in her relationship with Marcus (guest star Patrick Heusinger), while at the same time Chuck appears to have lost his “passion” for any woman other than Blair. Meanwhile, Nate struggles between his feelings for Vanessa and his more-complicated-by-the-day relationship with Catherine (guest star Madchen Amick). Jenny risks losing her internship when Eleanor catches Jenny critiquing one of the Eleanor Waldorf designs

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