Entertainment - News April 19, 2011

Even Rachel Wood Joins 'True Blood' co-star Anna Paquin, Says She is Bisexual (huliq)
Actress Evan Rachel Wood, who recently starred in the HBO miniseries "Mildred Pierce," and has also had a recurring role in the HBO series, "True Blood," reveals in an interview with Esquire that she is bisexual, US Weekly reported on Monday.

Elton John returning to Las Vegas for 3-year run ( KEPR CBS 19)
Elton John is returning to the Las Vegas Strip for a three-year run at Caesars Palace.

Should 'American Idol' change its voting system? (SouthFlorida)
In the wake of all the what-went-wrong, post-Pia Toscano hand-wringing in recent weeks, there's been a lot of talk about a need to revisit the way voting works on "American Idol." And the people doing the talking aren't just fans bereft of their favorite singers.

Jennifer Egan Wins Fiction Pulitzer Prize (WSMV-TV Nashville)
Jennifer Egan's inventive novel about the passage of time, "A Visit from the Goon Squad," won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction Monday, honored for its "big-hearted curiosity about cultural change at warp speed." Egan, 48, has been highly praised for her searching and unconventional narratives about modern angst and identity.

Best-selling 'Three Cups of Tea' Author Fights Claims He Lied (WXMI-TV Grand Rapids)
A CBS "60 Minutes" investigation alleges the book's stories are not true. CNN , April 18, 2011 ktla-three-cups-of-tea-author-lies NEW YORK -- Greg Mortenson, the high-profile advocate of girls' education in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been forced to defend his best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build ...

North Korea Stages Biggest Magic Show Ever ( KOAT-TV)
Amid a burst of fireworks and a haze of smoke, a burly showman in a white sequined suit and gold lame cape appears with a flourish.

US Thick Of It picked up by HBO (Hampshire Chronicle)
The US version of The Thick Of It, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, has been commissioned for a series by HBO.

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