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Poet, baseball fan and somewhat accident-prone George Bowering with the 2011 Hyundai Sonata at Spanish Banks in Vancouver.

Driving, by George

Canada' first-ever Parliamentary Poet Laureate takes the new Hyundai Sonata for a spin. Pages G10-11

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Harry Jongerden, director of VanDusen Botanical Garden,checks out the new visitor centre, scheduled to open in summer.

VanDusen's bold leap forward

Harry Jongerden loves to tell the story of the day he came to Vancouver to be interviewed for the job of director of VanDusen Botanical Garden.

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Actors Ed Helms and Anne Heche star in Cedar Rapids, which has earned $303,000 and positive reviews while playing in just 15 theatres.

Just another day away from The Office

In the sweetly offbeat Cedar Rapids, Ed Helms takes on his first headlining role in a feature film.

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Arcade Fire won the best album Grammy for its album, The Suburbs.

Arcade Fire goes for emotion on film

Fresh from their Grammy and Brit Awards success, Canadian band Arcade Fire has presented a 30-minute film they say is "inspired" by their hugely popular album The Suburbs.

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Jamie Bell stars in The Eagle and upcoming film treatments of Tintin and Jane Eyre.

Billy Elliot hasn't taken a toll on Bell

A decade later, Jamie Bell's still trying to shake his dancer image after his breakout performance in Billy Elliot.

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British actor Alex Pettyfer stars as a teen alien in I Am Number Four.

The otherworldly allure of sexy extraterrestrials

Too often in movies, aliens are depicted as overly hostile and kind of hideous. Who can marvel at their mastery of intergalactic travel when their noses come out of their butts?

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Charlie Sheen called in to a U.S. radio show to offer Lindsay Lohan advice.

Sheen to Lohan: 'Try to think things through'

Quick, name the one person most unqualified to give Lindsay Lohan life advice (well, other than Michael Lohan). If you said Charlie Sheen, congratulations!

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Serene Branson

Reporter Serene Branson, who garbled words during Grammy coverage, recalls incident

KCBS-TV Channel 2 reporter Serene Branson smiled uneasily. She was back in the newsroom Thursday for the first time since becoming an instant _ and reluctant _ media sensation after she had infamously garbled her words during a live report at the Grammy Awards.

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Yoweri Museveni

Ugandan president might release rap album after song becomes hit

President Yoweri Museveni says he might release an album after a rap he performed became a smash hit on Uganda's radio stations and in its nightclubs.

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Cruising along the interstate of being

We're trapped on the Interstate. Not that we've broken down or skidded into an alligator-infested swamp though.


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Moolala helps you save your moolah

A new wave of books about personal finance and retirement has been emerging, and for people needing inspiration to start getting a handle on their finances, Moolala, by Bruce Sellery, is worth a look. Sellery, who was a television reporter in New York for the Business News Network, now runs a financial-training company in Calgary. "I'm trying to inspire people to get a handle on their money so they can live the life they want to, which to most people is not getting rich."


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Lessons on stalking the Oscar

The road to the Oscar sounds simple enough. Play a prostitute (12 actresses have won for roles as call girls or mistresses); play an alcoholic (seven Academy Awards) or someone who overcomes a debilitating handicap (seems like all of them).


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Overly contrived comedy has a few chuckles

Rtarring: Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Anne Heche


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Canadian YouTube sensation igns 'monster' recording deal

A 10-year-old Canadian girl whose vocal virtuosity has attracted You-Tube watchers by the hundreds of thousands is being touted as the music world's "next Justin Bieber" after signing a record deal with British entertainment mogul Simon Cowell and Rob Fusari, the U.S. pop producer who launched Lady Gaga's career.


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Liam Neeson anything but Unknown

Lost souls intrigue Liam Neeson. That's why he jumped at the chance to play a mystery man in Unknown.


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From Mad Men to 'Hitchcock beauty'

January Jones just might thaw her icequeen image with her red-hot Emma Frost role in X-Men: First Class.


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Vanished identity story falls short

Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, and Bruno Ganz


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Thriller loses its way in mean streets

Liam Neeson and Harrison Ford should have a showdown for the best portrayal of the smart man wronged. Because while Ford continues to hold the high mark for the empathetic Fugitive, Neeson has such proud leonine features, he can crank up the gravitas by adjusting the angle of inclination on his manly brow.


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