Berlin film festival aims for cutting edge in 2012 (Reuters)

Reuters - The Berlin film festival, which last year set Iranian drama "A Separation" on the path to global fame, has selected an edgier line-up than normal in 2012 with several up-and-coming directors in the main competition.

Berlin film festival aims for cutting edge in 2012 (Reuters)

Reuters - The Berlin film festival, which last year set Iranian drama "A Separation" on the path to global fame, has selected an edgier line-up than normal in 2012 with several up-and-coming directors in the main competition.

Dick Henry returns in `Shortcut Man' sequel (AP)

AP - "Tribulations of the Shortcut Man" (Scribner), by p.g. sturges:

"Downton Abbey" brings cool TV crowd to America's PBS (Reuters)

Reuters - Move over, "Mad Men" and Kim Kardashian. There's a new darling in U.S. pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier clothes.

"Downton Abbey" brings cool TV crowd to America's PBS (Reuters)

Reuters - Move over, "Mad Men" and Kim Kardashian. There's a new darling in U.S. pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier clothes.

Author tells tale of famed Bloch-Bauer portrait (AP)

AP - "The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, `Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer'" (Knopf), by Anne-Marie O'Connor:

Bruno Mars heads back to Grammys with Smeezingtons (AP)

AP - A whiteboard hangs on the wall of the tiny Hollywood studio used by the Smeezingtons, Bruno Mars' production and songwriting team. It's filled with doodles, including a picture of Alf and a joking note that producer-engineer Ari Levine "hangs out with Jamaican drug lords on the reg."

Bruno Mars heads back to Grammys with Smeezingtons (AP)

AP - A whiteboard hangs on the wall of the tiny Hollywood studio used by the Smeezingtons, Bruno Mars' production and songwriting team. It's filled with doodles, including a picture of Alf and a joking note that producer-engineer Ari Levine "hangs out with Jamaican drug lords on the reg."

London premiere for 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' (omg!)

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Teen Mom's Maci Bookout, Kyle King Split! (omg!)

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Feeling pressured to get hitched, King leaves the mom of Bentley, 3, heartbroken

Lucian Freud exhibition opens with royal visit (AP)

AP - There is a vast amount of flesh — clear and smooth or wrinkled and mottled — on display in the latest show at Britain's National Portrait Gallery, a retrospective of work by Lucian Freud.

A Minute With: Rachel McAdams on remembering her "Vow" (omg!)

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Designers lend their glamour to Obama campaign (omg!)

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Direct ScarJo Film (omg!)

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Forget the Happy Meal. 'Lorax' gets green tie-ins (omg!)

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Taiwan's 'Love' features Taiwan-China romance (omg!)

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Testimony ends in trial over Globes broadcast deal (AP)

AP - Testimony concluded Tuesday in a trial that will decide whether the Golden Globe Awards remain on NBC through 2018 with a federal judge strongly urging both sides to settle before a ruling is necessary.

Records tumble at Christie's art sale (Reuters)

Reuters - Christie's on Tuesday kicked off a fortnight of major London art sales with a bang, hitting or exceeding the most optimistic pre-sale expectations and extending 2011's record-breaking run into the new year.

RI judge denies Richard Hatch $25 IRS payment bid (AP)

AP - A request by reality television star Richard Hatch to give the Internal Revenue Service a reduced payment of $25 for January in his tax evasion case has been denied by a Rhode Island judge.

2.1 million viewers live stream Super Bowl online (AP)

AP - The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday.