TOP STORY Toilet mannequin bids for prize 13/05/2008 17:07 Cartoon characters and a shop mannequin on a toilet are among the nominees for Britain's contentious Turner Prize for art. Artist donates pickled cow Fog descends on London as 'art' Painter wins Turner prize Entertainment In the Heights gets 13 Tony nods 13/05/2008 15:41 In the Heights, a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, has received 13 nominations for the 2008 Tony Awards. Mahomed becomes festival boss Musicals nab NY stage awards Hairspray scoops 4 UK awards

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Spielberg plans Lincoln biopic 13/05/2008 14:26 Legendary director Steven Spielberg is planning a biopic of former US president Abraham Lincoln to tie in with the 200th anniversary of his birth. Chinese media condemns Spielberg Spielberg rumours 'rubbish' Spielberg not leaving DreamWorks Musicals nab NY stage awards 13/05/2008 11:40 Two musicals Young Frankenstein and Xanadu and a Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County have nabbed the top Outer Critics Circle awards in New York. Life's a Cabaret! Mahomed becomes festival boss Hairspray scoops 4 UK awards Sex stars hit red carpet 13/05/2008 09:40 London has put on its designer frocks for the world premiere of the movie version of Sex And The City, the hit TV show about four New York women. Do it yourself, says Sex star Sex attracts NY tourists Sex film 'embraces age problem' Has Edie left Wisteria Lane? 12/05/2008 21:36 For weeks Desperate Housewives star Nicolette Sheridan has been tight-lipped about her character's fate but the show's creator has revealed some information... Eva obsessed with butt Nadine, Jesse split - again Life's a breeze for Bree Skulls inspire Indiana Jones 12/05/2008 20:18 A Mayan legend about 13 crystal skulls which hold the power of saving the Earth, has inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie. Indiana Jones named 'top hero' Indiana Jones thief nabbed Connery: No more Indiana Jones Sex attracts NY tourists 12/05/2008 15:24 Forget the Empire State Building. Some New York tourists prefer to see the city's Sex and the City hot spots. Do it yourself, says Sex star Cattrall goes on Sex diet Sex film 'embraces age problem' Rushdie tops best Booker list 12/05/2008 11:38 Bookmakers have installed Salman Rushdie as hot favourite to land a one-off "Best of the Booker" award. Booker winner slams censorship Martel tipped for best Booker UK gets chilling Rushdie warning Iron Man pounds rivals 12/05/2008 10:28 Superhero movie Iron Man has pounded the competition at North American box offices for the second straight weekend with $50.5m in ticket sales. Iron Man 'sexually charged' Iron Man gets heavy start Baby Mama tops box office Nobel win a disaster - Lessing 11/05/2008 21:13 British author Doris Lessing has said that winning the Nobel Prize for Literature was a "bloody disaster", adding she has now stopped writing. Lessing receives her Nobel Nobel winner slams Mugabe 'OJ confessed to me' 10/05/2008 22:06 A memorabilia dealer says in a new tell-all book on OJ Simpson that he has "no doubt" that the former football star confessed to him while high on marijuana. OJ case: 'Victim' sues witness OJ Simpson jailed Goldman sues over OJ book Idol dad banned from stage 10/05/2008 17:19 Backstage meddling has caught up with an American Idol finalist's father. The dad has been banned from rehearsals after he changed the lyrics of his son's songs. Presidential hopefuls' Idol talk Coldplay 'full of sex and death' 08/05/2008 21:30 Chris Martin says Coldplay's fourth album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends deals with dark themes, but also has a lighter side. Coldplay 'to stop bullying' Coldplay buy 'ugly' bakery Free Coldplay for web users Madonna announces tour dates 08/05/2008 17:17 Pop superstar Madonna has announced dates for a tour of Europe and North America starting in Britain on August 23, a week after she turns 50. Madonna parties with Justin Madonna retains top spot Madonna's music on MySpace 3 000 to strip at soccer stadium 07/05/2008 21:18 More than 3 000 Austrians have signed up to strip naked at a Vienna football stadium for a photoshoot by US artist Spencer Tunick. Nude 1 000s have Dutch gaping Brits get naked Shopping in the nude SAG's demands 'unreasonable' 07/05/2008 16:12 Hollywood producers have temporarily broken off contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild, calling its demands regarding DVD sales and online content "unreasonable." Actors, studios to extend talks Actors threaten to strike Stars welcome 'breakthrough' MTV goes Superbad 07/05/2008 16:11 Superbad and Juno lead the nominations for 2008's MTV Movie Awards with five and four respectively. Mike to host MTV Movie Awards Slime fest at Kids Choice Atonement wins hat-trick Violinist thanks cab driver 06/05/2008 22:06 A US violinist who left a $4m violin in the back of a taxi has given a free concert at one of New York's main airports to thank the cab driver who returned it. Star reunited with $4m violin Man leaves R3m violin on train Rare Stradivarius violin on auction Franco 'stole' Cliff's crown 06/05/2008 13:44 British singer Cliff Richard was robbed of victory in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest after Spanish dictator Francisco Franco fixed the vote, a documentary claims. Irish pick turkey for Eurovision Serbia wins Eurovision Israeli song gets green light

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