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Facebook stock: 6 intriguing investors
Facebook stock will make many people suddenly wealthy when it begins trading this Friday. The company is expected to be valued somewhere around $100 billion, with stock expected to sell anywhere between $34 and $38 per share. Here are six of the more unexpected people set to make a killing with initial public offering of Facebook stock, including a rock star, a graffiti artist, and pair of Mark Zuckerberg’s enemies.
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In Pictures: Creative celebrity names
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The top 5 biggest omissions
The announcement Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2011 will fill some important gaps in its roster, most notably heavy metal pioneer Alice Cooper, R&B singer Darlene Love, and all-around swell guy Neil Diamond. But there are still some notable gaps in the Hall of Fame's alumni. Here are the top five biggest omissions by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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John Lennon: Top 6 most influential songs
The 30 years that have passed since John Lennon's death have done little to diminish him as one of the most respected musicians of the 20th century. Here are six of his most influential songs.
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Gallery: Celebrities aiding Africa
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Peter Parker death (gasp!) roils Spider-Man fans. Why they're taking it hard.
Peter Parker death in the current 'Amazing Spider-Man' issue caught readers and fans off guard – and will probably deliver a sales kick for publisher Marvel Comics.
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US Supreme Court throws out FCC indecency fines
The ruling was very narrow, however, and left similar future fines in an uncertain place.
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Aung San Suu Kyi accepts Nobel Peace Prize, 21 years later
The Myanmar activist said the prize helped her keep going in captivity.
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The Monitor's View: Aung San Suu Kyi brings timely message for Europe – and Egypt
In her trip to Europe, Aung San Suu Kyi shares lessons learned in Burma (Myanmar) on how one's inner freedom can overcome despair. That's timely, especially for Greece as well as Egypt, as 'The Lady' also picks up her Nobel Peace Prize.
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What Europe can learn from Aung San Suu Kyi's visit
During the next 16 days, Burmese Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting Norway, Ireland, Britain, and France, where some say she is an example of turning weakness into strength.
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Swift to give back
While other pop stars make headlines for behaving badly, country singer Taylor Swift made the news last May for her philanthropic efforts.
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As Facebook millionaires party, what future for new shareholders?
An expected 'pop' in share prices never came as Facebook went public this week. But Facebook's IPO was a measured affair, lacking in irrational exuberance, and laying the groundwork for the network's main challenge: Turning 'friends' into consumers.
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Facebook stock: 6 intriguing investors
Facebook stock will make many people suddenly wealthy when it begins trading this Friday. The company is expected to be valued somewhere around $100 billion, with stock expected to sell anywhere between $34 and $38 per share. Here are six of the more unexpected people set to make a killing with initial public offering of Facebook stock, including a rock star, a graffiti artist, and pair of Mark Zuckerberg’s enemies.
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Difference Maker
An engineering mom leads effort to save an old-growth Russian forestYevgenia Chirikova found out a national forest was quietly being sold off. What she did to try to save it may change Russia forever.
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Google Doodle celebrates Eadweard J. Muybridge, Father of the Zoopraxiscope (+video)
Eadweard Muybridge is the subject of today's Google Doodle. In the process of photographing galloping horses, Muybridge invented the Zoopraxiscope, the forerunner to the motion picture projector.
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ACM Awards: Taylor Swift wins (again) for her music and her charity work (+video)
ACM Awards: Taylor Swift was relatively subdued after fans voted her the Academy of Country (ACM) Awards Entertainer of the Year. On Saturday, Michelle Obama awarded Taylor Swift The Big Help Award for her charity work.
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Toronto International Film Festival: the buzz this year
George Clooney film captures attention, along with a new Neil Young documentary.
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Culture Cafe
U2 review: Live at Soldier FieldU2 did what they do best at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 5, filled a stadium and put on a great show with striking visual elements and a stage design that was inclusive of its audience.
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Did revamp of 'Spider-Man' musical do enough to save itself?
'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' debuted on Broadway Tuesday. It was a revamped version of the unfinished show critics panned in February.
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Tony Awards big winners: 'Book of Mormon,' 'War Horse'
Tony Awards: On a night when the hilariously profane 'The Book of Mormon' reigned supreme, the famously troubled 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' got attention both positive and negative at Sunday's Tonys.
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In Pictures: Creative celebrity names
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Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond head latest class into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Alice Cooper and several other notable musicians were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night. After accepting his latest honor, Alice Cooper performed for the New York audience.
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Broadway's Spider-Man may lose its genius, director Julie Taymor
After spending nine years shepherding 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' to Broadway, theater phenomenon Julie Taymor reportedly no longer will direct the show.
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House of Prayer, No. 2
In powerful prose, a writer sketches his eventful journey to a better self.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The top 5 biggest omissions
The announcement Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2011 will fill some important gaps in its roster, most notably heavy metal pioneer Alice Cooper, R&B singer Darlene Love, and all-around swell guy Neil Diamond. But there are still some notable gaps in the Hall of Fame's alumni. Here are the top five biggest omissions by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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John Lennon: Top 6 most influential songs
The 30 years that have passed since John Lennon's death have done little to diminish him as one of the most respected musicians of the 20th century. Here are six of his most influential songs.
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Top picks: Randy Bachman on the radio, 'Breadcrumb Trail' app, Kings of Leon's 'Come Around Sundown,' and more
Guitarist 'Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap' on the radio, iPhone app 'Breadcrumb Trail,' new album from Kings of Leon 'Come Around Sundown,' and more recommendations.
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Top picks: 'Casino Jack,' Martha Stewart, Museum Day, and more
'Casino Jack' documentary about Jack Abramoff out on DVD, Martha Stewart now on Hallmark Channel, free pass to museums on Museum Day Sept. 25, and more recommendations.
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Angelina Jolie is more than a pretty face for Pakistan flood relief
Angelina Jolie, a veteran of humanitarian work, has traveled to more than 20 countries. Pakistan’s crisis was greater in scope than any she had ever witnessed, Angelina Jolie said.
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Some artists now stream their concerts live on YouTube
"Unstaged," a new online concert series, is being launched by American Express on YouTube and Vevo.
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