LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dubbed “style-free and fashion-deprived,” Britney Spears and Paris Hilton tied for the No. 1 spot on Mr. Blackwell’s 47th annual “Worst Dressed” list released Tuesday.“Two peas in an overexposed pod,” Blackwell said of the skimpy attire worn by the two celebutantes he called the “Screamgirls.”Some of Blackwell’s nastiest words were reserved […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Courtney Thorne-Smith, who stars on ABC’s “According to Jim,” married her boyfriend, agent Roger Fishman, on New Year’s Day, her spokesman said Wednesday.Thorne-Smith, 39, and Fishman wed “at her home in a small, private ceremony,” said publicist Jim Broutman. He declined to give further details.Thorne-Smith was briefly married to Andrew Conrad, […]

Today Jan. 11: BETHEL, Sam Chapman will perform at 7 p.m. at the Funky Red Barn, 19 Summer St. 824-3003Jan. 11: BRYANT POND, Edwin Howe will speak about Mainers fighting fires in the western states at 10 a.m. at Whitman Memorial Library. Free 674-2143Jan. 11: FARMINGTON, the Sandy River Players will perform “Fiddler on the […]

The proliferation of documentaries about competitions of niche, eccentric sports has long been due for parody.Spelling bees, competitive eating contests and Scrabble championships are just a few of the events that have been lifted from the back-end of the local news to become subjects of feature-length documentaries. In March, a doc about the passion of […]

LONDON (AP) – The childhood home of Ringo Starr may be saved from the wrecking ball.Negotiations are under way to dismantle the condemned Liverpool row house and rebuild it as part of a major new museum in the northwestern English city, officials said Wednesday.The Liverpool City Council approved the demolition of the tiny Victorian house […]

‘Real World’ heads down under Attention Sydney-based purveyors of Foster’s: Now might be a good time to stock up, because “The Real World” is coming to town.MTV announced Tuesday that the 19th installment of its signature series will take place in Australia. Filming is set to begin in Sydney in the coming weeks, with the […]

Changes in the present laws regulating child labor in Maine in order to overcome some of the difficulties attending their enforcement were recommended in the annual report, of George M. Morrison of Saco, inspector of factories, mines, workshops and quarries. There is much interest in the subject. Commission Morrison states that in many cases where […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Night at the Museum” pulled in $23.7 million in ticket sales over the weekend, giving the Ben Stiller comedy the top box-office spot for the third straight weekend.The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per […]

LONDON (AP) – She makes headlines for getting a parking ticket, newspapers comment on her fashion choices, and her 25th birthday Tuesday is generating a media storm.Prince William’s girlfriend, Kate Middleton, may one day become queen of England. Before then, she is undergoing the ordeal seemingly demanded of royal wannabes since Lady Diana Spencer began […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Ella Fitzgerald – the First Lady of Song – is being honored on a new postage stamp.The 39-cent stamp will be released Wednesday at ceremonies at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, and will be on sale across the country. It’s the 30th stamp in the agency’s Black Heritage series.“She would […]