We are mere hours from Oscar night, so naturally we need to be reminded that for women — and especially for black women — winning an Academy Award can actually be a bad thing. Oh, sure, it's great for an actor to have her hard work recognized. But researchers have discovered that there really is an Oscar Curse. » 2/24/12 2:20pm 2/24/12 2:20pm

• MSNBC executives are searching for a star to replace Keith Olbermann, who quit abruptly last week, and a network source says Alec Baldwin is at the top of their list.
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• View host Sherri Shepherd announced today that she and TV writer Lamar Sally are engaged. Sally proposed on December 26 after asking Shepherd's 5-year-old son, Jeffrey, for permission.
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Having caught wind of the Marie Claire controversy, a sorta lousy USA Today story asks, "Is bigger better?" People! That is not the question we should be asking. » 11/09/10 1:50pm 11/09/10 1:50pm

• Nicole Richie is pissed at the paparazzi.
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• George Clooney is in Sudan — along with an NBC news team and Ann Curry — trying to raise awareness about the upcoming election in January.
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• Why is Courtney Love looking so awesome these days?
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• A judge has given Lindsay Lohan, who is currently in NYC, until Thursday to make up four alcohol education classes or she'll go to jail. But rather than heading back to L.A., Lindsay is going to the Cannes Film Festival.
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• Jenna Jameson says she isn't extending her emergency restraining order against Tito Ortiz, and he's moving back into their home today. "To be honest, I'm not hurt at all," she said.
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• Though Mo'Nique gave Oprah Winfrey permission to interview her brother Gerald, who molested her, she isn't happy about how Monday's interview went down. She feels, "Her brother lied and that it was not sympathetic enough towards her," says a source.
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Today, Gerald Imes, Mo'Nique's older brother—who she says was her inspiration for playing Mary Jones in Precious— appeared on Oprah to discuss his molestation of the Academy Award-winning actress, comedian and TV star. Mo'Nique chose not to participate. » 4/19/10 6:20pm 4/19/10 6:20pm

• Vogue India, which has been criticized in the past for promoting only light skin as beautiful, has five darker-skinned models on its new cover. [Vogue UK]
• Illustrator Kate Bingaman-Burt drew everything she purchased since 2006, and made a book. [Racked]
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[Los Angeles, April 2. Image via Getty.] » 4/03/10 2:00pm 4/03/10 2:00pm

• Chances are you've never been to a christening like this: Today Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman became the godparents of Rupert Murdoch's two youngest daughters, who are six and eight, at a baptism ceremony held next to the River Jordan.
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• TMZ claims that people close to Lindsay Lohan, "both personally and professionally," have been "quietly" trying to convince her to go to rehab again. "If she doesn't get help soon, she's going to die," says a source. [TMZ]
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• Sandra Bullock and Jesse James have both been in touch with "high-end" divorce lawyers. [TMZ]
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