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Sunday, July 6, 2008
George Michael performs during his 25 Live tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena June 21, 2008 in Las Vegas.
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George Michael: Listen without prejudice I don't know about the whole show, ABC's new "Eli Stone" -- it looked a wee bit hokey, like "Touched by an Angel" for couples who conceived their kids after episodes of "Ally McBeal" -- but the George Michael clips make for great YouTube. Check out his debut in the series premiere. Eli's having sex and becomes ... distracted by ... music. He stops, investigates -- and finds George Michael in his living room singing "Faith."

Comfortable hanging with 'My Boys'
Cindy Pearlman: Can men and women just be friends? It's not just Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan who mulled that one over in "When Harry Met Sally." Now it's Jordana Spiro, who stars on "My Boys," considering the topic. "I think if there is no sexual chemistry then women can have platonic relationships with even the most handsome man, but you can never be certain things won't change," she says with a laugh.


Monsters just won't let Fraser alone
Cindy Pearlman: He received critical acclaim for his role in "Gods and Monsters," but lately life has been heavy on the monster part for Brendan Fraser. "What is it about me?" ponders the handsome 39-year-old father of three. "Do I have a sign on me that reads: 'If you're a mummy or a monster or even a prehistoric dinosaur then please make my life a living nightmare?' "


Chicago Lit: A punk-rock 'crossover novel'
Stephanie Kuehnert was about two-thirds done with the first draft of her debut novel, I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone, when she unexpectedly found herself staring at her worst nightmare -- writer's block. To top it off, Kuehnert, then a graduate student at Columbia College Chicago, had found an agent who felt the book had great possibilities.


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