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Monday, January 5th, 2009

Swift's '08 sales top Lil Wayne

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
Country singer Taylor Swift, 19, outsold rapper Lil Wayne to be the top-selling artist of 2008.

Changing times ignite TV critics group

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
The Television Critics Association is changing with the times even as our coverage remains clearly local.

Death certificate: Travolta son killed by seizure

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — According to an undertaker, Jett Travolta was killed by a seizure, not head trauma.

'Dark Knight' up for Producers Guild award

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Dark Knight," "Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "Milk" and "Slumdog Millionaire" are in contention for the Producers Guild best picture award.

Latest incarnation of 'West Side Story' goes bilingual

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
Many Latinos' memory of “West Side Story” is bittersweet. But in a new production, it's finally displaying a PhD in linguistics from the streets. The Puerto Rican characters now speak and sing in Spanish.

Fisk University appeals O’Keeffe artwork ruling

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
A court order has forced Fisk University to reopen the gallery displaying a collection donated by artist Georgia O’Keeffe, but the school isn’t giving up its legal fight for the right to sell the artworks.

’Monsters vs. Aliens’ gets 3D Super Bowl promo

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
Talk about a monster of a promotion. Some 150 million 3D glasses will be given away for Super Bowl viewers to watch a 90-second 3D sneak preview of the big-screen animated feature “Monsters vs. Aliens.”

Cruise says church helped him overcome dyslexia

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
MADRID, Spain (AP) - A Spanish magazine quotes Tom Cruise as crediting Scientology technology for helping him overcome functional illiteracy.

New TVs to stream Netflix videos directly

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - New hi-def TV sets sold by LG Electronics will be able to stream Netflix videos without an additional device.

Top dog: 'Marley & Me' stays No. 1

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
For the second weekend in a row, "Marley & Me" was the top-grossing film at the box office.

Past or present, composer Donald Brown is ahead of the pack

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Donald Brown is like a great painter. Give him his choice of every color you could possibly put on the palette and he knows exactly which ones will mix into the color he wants.

UT showcases painting, book design

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
The University of Tennessee's two galleries are opening new exhibits with the start of the new year. The exhibit "Mirror" opens Wednesday at the University of Tennessee Ewing Gallery.

Soloist brings understanding born of experience to water concerto

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
It isn't often that a musician gets to participate in the creation of a new instrument for a composer developing a new composition.

Underwood’s work on display at Three Flights Up

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Photographer David Underwood is featured in a solo exhibition this month at Three Flights Up Gallery, 800 Tyson Street, in Knoxville's Downtown North District.

Intimate home settings for concerts attract artists, appreciative audiences

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
On a recent Thursday night, a small but appreciative audience gathered in Elam Blackman's North Knoxville home to hear Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin, two singer-songwriters from Austin, Texas.

Travolta, Preston 'heartbroken' by death of son

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — In their first public statement since the death of their son, Jett, John Travolta and Kelly Preston say they "will cherish the time we had with him."

Ringling Bros. clowns to bring laughs to several area locations

Friday, Jan. 2, 2009
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey clowns Dave and Cherie Gregg will bring laughs to area kids by visiting several sites in Knoxville this week to help residents prepare for the upcoming circus.

Overseas box office record broken

Friday, Jan. 2, 2009
Despite economic downturns facing most industries, the film industry is doing so well it broke box-office records overseas in 2008.

Celebrity cash flows to Obama bash

Friday, Jan. 2, 2009
Now that they've gotten their man elected, Hollywood's supporters of Barack Obama are now raising funds for his inauguration ceremony.

John Travolta’s 16-year-old son dies in Bahamas

Friday, Jan. 2, 2009
John Travolta’s teenage son, Jett, died in the Bahamas after falling ill and hitting his head at his family’s vacation home, police said Friday

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