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Turns out the Hollywood baby boom isn't over yet-Madonna has jumped back onto the adoption bandwagon.The 50-year-old singer, who has three children already (biological kids Lourdes, 12, and Rocco, 8, and adopted son David, 3) has returned to the African country of Malawi in the hopes of adopting a second child.


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It might be a woman's prerogative to change her mind, but Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl is getting a little out of bounds.Since starring in blockbusters such as Knocked Up and 27 Dresses, Heigl has apparently been trying to break free of the small screen.


Manginah sings with humor, gusto

In true Brandeis fashion, Manginah's spring show stuck to campus time, starting 10 minutes late while the crowd piled into the Golding auditorium.Playing off the infamous mispronunciation "man-JY-nah," Manginah's spring theme was the "Manginah Monologues," which began with an opening monologue by Louis Polisson '12.


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On Thursday, March 19 at about 8 p.m., the marquees of Broadway theaters in New York were dimmed.It was a silent tribute to actress Natasha Richardson, who passed away Wednesday evening after a skiing accident on March 16 that left her in a coma.


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It's that time of the week again, when we play our favorite game: what sort of trouble is Lindsay Lohan in this time?The occasional actress, most recently famous for her constant fights with girlfriend Sam Ronson, made headlines again this week when Hollyscoop learned that there was a warrant out for Lohan's arrest.The warrant, stemming back to her 2007 DUI, is due to failure to meet with her probation officer or failure to complete a mandatory drug test.


A long wait for 'Watchmen' is rewarded at last

If you listened very, very closely at about 12:01 a.m. on Friday, March 6, you would have heard a very distinct noise: the sound of comic fans around the country gasping in anticipation of the premiere of Watchmen, the much-anticipated movie adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' acclaimed graphic novel.Seeing as how Watchmen has been called "peerless" by Rolling Stone and "the greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced" by Damon Lindelof, the co-creator of Lost, there was a lot of pressure on director Zack Snyder-the mastermind behind 300 and Dawn of the Dead-to make a movie that captured the depth and emotion of the graphic novel.


Monologues' a memorable experience

It's the most wonderful time of the year again - the time when students gather together in laughter and tears to view an amazing show about something deep, mysterious and amazing: vaginas.The Vagina Monologues, or "Vag Mons" as they are fondly called by some students, were performed this weekend by an amazing cast of women who shared stories based on a series of interviews by author Eve Ensler.


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Domestic "Disturbia" is still going, kids.Chris Brown and Rihanna made headlines back in February when TMZ reported that Brown had allegedly beaten Rihanna senseless and was being pursued by the police for assault charges.


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