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Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced the addition of the New York premiere of the new comedy, Love Child, written and performed by Daniel Jenkins and Robert Stanton, as an added event of the 2008-2009 season.

With the World Series of Poker firmly in our rear view mirror, this does not mean that the last of the bracelets have been handed out this year. While we are all aware that final, Main Event, bracelet will be sorted out this November, we are less than two months away from the start of the World Series of Poker Europe. Last year a relatively anonymous player came up from the ranks to smack the established pros in the face and take the championship. Will that be what happens this year?

Players have a shot at winning a tropical vacation and playing major poker when they play at online poker room Doyles Room, which is offering prize packages to the Costa Rica Challenge. Winners of the satellites will pick up a $4,000 grand prize package, which includes $1,700 for travel and accommodations and a $2,000+300 main event buy-in. Satellites start today, Monday, July 21st, for as little as $4.80+.50...

While the 2008 World Series of Poker was going on, online poker room Bodog Poker was holding their Bodog Poker Mini Series, where players were picking up seats to the 2009 WSOP a year in advance. The Mini Series mirrored the actual events of the WSOP in Las Vegas, but with buy ins at one hundredth of the price. Three players, dudix, Boswan and pokerfanx789, have won seats to the main event next year with $12k VIP Prize Packages...

BRITNEY SPEARS proved she has put her recent court battles behind her by stepping out for a charity event hosted by comedian JIM CARREY and his girlfriend JENNY MCCARTHY. ...

Legit Reviews: Take a real-life event mirroring the plot of Stephen King's 'Misery,' add a self-aggrandizing feminist icon, sprinkle with the consciously absurd contrivances of Joe Orton's 'What the Butler Saw' and what have you got?

This year's Democratic National Convention (DNC) is becoming a haven for Hollywood A-listers: Ben Affleck, Quentin Tarantino and Spike Lee have reportedly booked their appearances at the event.