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    'Jaws' Author Peter Benchley Dies at 65 (AP)

AP - Peter Benchley, whose novel "Jaws" made millions think twice about
 stepping into the water even as the author himself became an advocate
 for the conservation of sharks, has died at age 65, his widow said
 Sunday.

    Kwan Says Thanks, but No, to NBC's Offer (AP)

AP - Michelle Kwan won't be on the ice, and she won't be behind a
 microphone either. Soon after an injured Kwan bowed out of the games,
 NBC executives courted the athlete they had banked on being its biggest
 draw, hoping to lure her into the broadcast booth.

    'Pink Panther' Claws to Top of Box Office (AP)

AP - Inspector Clouseau bumbled his way to the top of the box office as
 Steve Martin's "The Pink Panther" debuted with $21.7 million to lead a
 rush of new releases.

    Redford: Sundance a Bit Too Intense (AP)

AP - The Sundance Film Festival is too intense for Robert Redford, who
 says he wasn't around for all of it this year.

    'Chunky' heels spike the stiletto (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - The stiletto's supremacy is looking wobbly.

    'Star Wars' Uncle Phil Brown Dies at 89 (AP)

AP - Phil Brown, who played Luke Skywalker's Uncle Owen in the 1977 hit
 film "Star Wars," has died.

    UK pop awards set to recognize new talent wave (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's music awards, the Brits, look set to recognize the
 emergence of a new wave of artists at the annual ceremony on Wednesday.

    "Baywatch" washing up on DVD (Reuters)

Reuters - Beach-and-babes TV series "Baywatch" is finally headed to DVD.

    Hahn tapped interim chief of Disney Animation (Reuters)

Reuters - Don Hahn, a producer at Walt Disney Feature Animation, will
 assume the role of interim head of WDFA until Disney's acquisition of
 Pixar Animation Studios is complete.

    Potential comedy untapped in Grodin's 'People' (Reuters)

Reuters - Anyone who has ever tried to buy a co-op apartment and been
 scrutinized by a high-handed board will probably find something to
 smirk about in Charles Grodin's new comedy, "The Right Kind of People,"
 now receiving its New York premiere.

    Wachowskis aim to provoke with "Vendetta" film (Reuters)

Reuters - The good guy in the Wachowski brothers' latest cinematic
 adventure is a "terrorist" at war with the British government.

    Fashion's Maestros Hit the Right Notes (AP)

AP - Fashion shows are all about timing -- hitting the right notes
 before the right audience and then building to a crescendo. That's what
 New York Fashion Week pulled off, with grand finales by some of the
 field's most accomplished maestros.

    "Jaws" author Peter Benchley dead at 65 (Reuters)

Reuters - Peter Benchley, author of the bestseller "Jaws" that was the
 basis for the blockbuster movie that terrified beachgoers and kept many
 out of the water for years, died at his home at age 65, his family said
 on Sunday.

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