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A spate of new US movies portrays a scary life on a post-cataclysm Earth. Paul Harris in New York reports on a taste for doom-laden films that reflects anxiety about sudden changeSummer movies are always famed for big setpiece special effects and explosive finales. But as America fights two foreign wars and deals with an economic meltdown, Hollywood's 'dream factory' has taken a decidedly nightmarish turn. Suddenly the Apocalypse is in fashion.From arthouse films to animation to popcorn blockbusters, destroying the world has never been more in vogue. Directors and movie studios are clambering over one another to see who can create the most dystopian and destructive vision of the near-future. Nor is it just Hollywood movies. Apocalyptic themes have spread to American television and books, too. Discovery is running a reality show called The Colony in which contestants try to find food and water in a post-disaster world. A book imagining the Earth free of human beings, The World Without U

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I first heard the word "blog" in 1999 or 2000. A friend and I were visiting his old college buddy, whose shaggy haircut and charismatic personality belied a deep, techie dorkiness. He worked in an IT department and his bookshelves sagged with science fiction and experimental novels.

Official Michael Jackson commemorative goods could soon hit the shops after a judge approved several merchandising deals.

Amid rumors that Ed Swiderski was cheating on "The Bachelorette," this season's chosen man was spotted enjoying a late-night snack with his fiancée Jillian Harris in Las Vegas on Friday night. The couple chilled out over drinks and appetizers at the restaurant LAVO around 11 p.m., says People.com. During their 90-minute stay, Jillian and Ed noshed, drank wine and held hands while talking. And they apparently had an incredible view, seated on the eatery's outdoor patio high above the Vegas strip. People says the couple's stay in Sin City this week is work-related for Ed.

The King of Pop is coming to calendars and collectors' coin cases after a judge approved several deals involving the singer's estate on Friday.

Friends of troubled actress Mischa Barton fear that her return to work for new TV series 'The Beautiful Life' is too early and she is on the verge of another breakdown.

Monotone TV personality Ben Stein has been stripped of his Sunday New York Times business column because of his work as a pitchman ...

The show really must go on, apparently. A judge signed off Friday on several business deals proposed by the executors of Michael Jackson's heavily indebted estate, who had stated...

Lexa is a self-made woman who still dresses like a girl, in Japanese Lolita fashion that her boss finds inappropriate for work. If Lexa won't listen to her boss's advice, will she listen to Stacy and Clinton?Contributor: Valerie DavidPublished: Aug 08, 2009