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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Oprah, the diva of talk, is abdicating her throne to 20/20 veteran John Stossel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: 15 Minutes | 3/16/2000 | See Source »

...1870s, Poland's most beloved actress, Maryna Zalezowska, abandons the stage and sets off, with a small entourage of admirers in tow, to found a vaguely utopian community in Southern California. No one understands why the acclaimed diva has decided on this strange mission, and she chooses not to enlighten them: "I don't owe anyone an explanation." The experiment, set up on 47 acres near the village of Anaheim, soon convinces the 14 emigres involved that successful farming and the contemplative life are incompatible. Leaving her husband behind to settle the debts, Zalezowska goes to San Francisco, polishes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Travelogue in Time | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...DIVA Celine Dion sued the National Enquirer for $20 million last week after it falsely reported the singer was pregnant with twins. She's won before against French and Canadian papers, but taking on U.S. tabloids can be dicey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tabloid Trials | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...Jennifer Lopez is slowly digging her own grave. Nowadays, hype can only get you so far-and then you turn into Carmen Electra. And Jennifer is happily promoting her own image as all ass and sass, no talent to back it up. In this month's Talk magazine, her diva demeanor is on parade. She tells us that her two best friends since childhood keep her grounded-but then we find out that these girls are also her "personal assistants." Meaning that she forks over a wad of cash and they "draw her baths at the Ritz." Now that...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's in the [K]NOW: a pop culture compendium | 3/3/2000 | See Source »

...including Afterthoughts and The Summer Knows), and his piano persuasively conjures the smoky languor of a Left Bank nightclub. But the star of this show is Norman's brilliant voice, which cuts through the nocturnal mood like a shaft of light. Though you can't help wondering what the diva could do if she shrugged off the opera-house manners and let herself go a little more, there's no denying an instrument of such grandeur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: I Was Born In Love With You | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

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