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Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008458790_apblockbustertickets.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:46:21 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456369_apchicagobodieshudson.html?syndication=rss Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law was charged Tuesday with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of three of her family members. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456369_apchicagobodieshudson.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:05:41 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008459411_apmusicmariacallas.html?syndication=rss And a star was born. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008459411_apmusicmariacallas.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456302_apyoutubesymphony.html?syndication=rss There's a new way to get to Carnegie Hall - YouTube, YouTube, YouTube. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456302_apyoutubesymphony.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456837_appeoplebritneyspears.html?syndication=rss Britney Spears is taking her "Circus" act on the road. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456837_appeoplebritneyspears.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:06:23 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456977_apmedicalrecordsbreach.html?syndication=rss A former employee of UCLA Medical Center pleaded guilty Monday to selling information from the medical records of celebrities and high-profile patients, including Britney Spears and Farrah Fawcett, to the National Enquirer. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456977_apmedicalrecordsbreach.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008458539_apeuitalylascala.html?syndication=rss The management of La Scala says it has reached a deal with a performers' union to save the gala premiere of the new season. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008458539_apeuitalylascala.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008457537_apmusicitunesbestsellers.html?syndication=rss Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" was named the top-selling single. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008457537_apmusicitunesbestsellers.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456283_apmusicmostrequested.html?syndication=rss Chris Brown is in demand with on-demand viewers. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456283_apmusicmostrequested.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456707_appeoplejackwhiterickyskaggs.html?syndication=rss Jack White and his band the Raconteurs called on Ricky Skaggs to help them record a bluegrass-inspired version of their song "Old Enough." Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008456707_appeoplejackwhiterickyskaggs.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST