Despite taking a recent romantic vacation together in Turks and Caicos, Penelope Cruz and Josh Hartnett don’t exactly seem to be a committed couple. The New York Post reports that back in NYC, Josh has been seen out and about with supermodel Helena Christensen, while Penelope is following rocker Lenny Kravitz on tour. Penelope’s rep refused to comment.K-Fed talks ‘trash’ about Britney’s man
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The Tony Award-winning hit musical "Jersey Boys" — playing an extended run at the Curran Theatre through Sept. 30 due to popular demand — has a new cast. The original San Francisco cast has moved on to a scheduled national tour. The new cast features Drew Gehling as Bob Gaudio, Steve Gouveia as Nick Massi, Jeremy Kushnier as Tommy DeVito and Jarrod Spector as FrankieValli. Fans of San Francisco’s ongoing engagement of the show will know Spector, who has alternately appeared as Valli in the San Francisco company of "Jersey Boys."
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Borrowing from virtually every musical tradition under the sun — ska, rock, jump blues, hip-hop and salsa, to name a few — the Australian band The Cat Empire wields a richly diverse sound that swirls into a frenetic world beat.To call it eclectic would be a serious understatement. All of the tunes on the band’s records are wildly different in style and delivery. It’s a curiously diverse sound for six young white men from Australia. They blame their Aussie roots.
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Most recently, Gilby Clarke gained fame from his stint as a guitarist with Rockstar Supernova; in the early 1990s, he played with Guns N’ Roses. Through the years, he’s produced, played with former Guns bandmates and others and worked on his solo career. He’s released a bunch of solo albums; his latest, simply called "Gilby Clarke," is a "best of" compilation released this year.
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Be careful what youwish for, goes the old adage. The wisdom isn’t lost on scholarly tunesmith Matt Hales, who stumbled upon the Pandora’s box of stardom with his hit 2005 debut disc as Aqualung, the ethereal "Strange and Beautiful."With the album’s mega-hit "Brighter Than Sunshine," Hales (who plays the Fillmore on Thursday) had become a fixture on Triple-A radio, film soundtracks ("Wicker Park," "A Lot Like Love"), and TV ("The O.C.," "Scrubs," "One Tree Hill" and "Grey’s Anatomy").
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Paris Hilton is actually turning to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for help squirming out of her 45-day jail sentence. The heirhead, who is appealing the case, linked from her MySpace page to a petition that says she "provides hope for young people all over … the world" and implores the Governator to pardon her. Puh-leeze!Madonna may be on brink of divorce
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"Seinfeld" fans fondly remember "Festivus," the holiday invented by George Costanza’s father to avoid the Christmas/Hanukkah dichotomy. In the world of music festivals, too, there is a difference between the real thing and festivals in name only. Of course, you can enjoy the music either way.
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Neaplensah "Princess" Yarnway never imagined she’d be a star, but tonight she’ll become one as part of the Community Housing Partnership’s "A Night With the Stars" talent show and fundraising event at the Brava Theater Center.The annual benefit, now in its seventh year, celebrates the talents and spirit of formerly homeless San Franciscans who have transformed their lives with the help of CHP, a nonprofitorganization that offers permanently affordable housing to the homeless. CHP operates 10 buildings with 648 housing units and is working on five additional housing sites.
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Is Tom Cruise trying to keep up with the Beckhams? The "MI:3" actor has reportedly snapped up a $35 million, 1.3-acre Beverly Hills estate — which wasn’t even for sale — just minutes away from his pals’ just-purchased manse. The home Tom shares with wife KatieHolmes and their family is a rental. Tabloid says Lohan caught doing cokeAfter completing a stint in rehab, hard-partying actress Lindsay Lohan was caught on camera snorting cocaine in a nightclub, according to a British tabloid.
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Works by Taravat Talepasand are on view in the gallery show "Seeya and Sefeed" at Heather Marx Gallery through June 2. The U.S.-born artist was trained in Persian miniature painting, which she has adapted to explore her Iranian heritage. Talepasand, a recent master’s degree recipient from the San Francisco Art Institute, makes exquisite egg tempera and gold leaf paintings and graphite drawings.
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