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Willow Smith Lets Go of Her Long Locks, Shows Off Bald Head

By UCN on February 4, 2012 2:49 AM

Willow Smith and her hair -- or lack of it -- are making headlines once again: The 11-year-old daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith has shaved her head and posted a picture of the results online.

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How Unbelieving Artists Succeed at Making Religious Art

By UCN on February 4, 2012 2:18 AM

Rarely have I seen a spectacle so disheartening as the cheerless, trash-strewn one-room flat that serves as the set for the Roundabout Theatre Company's off-Broadway revival of John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger."

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BET Reportedly Refuses to Air Nicki Minaj's "Stupid H-e" Video

By UCN on February 3, 2012 7:54 AM

Has Nicki Minaj been banned by BET?

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Conservative Christian Groups Upset Over Gay Characters In 'Star Wars' Game

By UCN on February 2, 2012 11:01 AM

A Star Wars franchise computer game, due for release in Australia in March, has caused controversy with conservative Christian family groups in the US after it was revealed characters could have same sex relationships.

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Did Gisele Bundchen Ask Friends to Pray for Tom Brady In Super Bowl?

By UCN on February 2, 2012 10:45 AM

If a purported email is true, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be living on multiple prayers when his team takes on the Giants come Super Bowl Sunday.

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Don Cornelius of 'Soul Train' Commits Suicide at 75

By UCN on February 1, 2012 7:02 PM

This Monday, March 6, 2006 file photo shows Don Cornelius at his office in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

"Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.

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Adele to Perform Live at the Grammys

By UCN on February 1, 2012 11:22 AM

Singer Adele (R) accepts the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance award during the 51st Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Adele is nominated for six Grammys, and she'll be on deck to collect anything she wins: The 23-year-old singer is set to perform at the awards show.

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TLC Finds Religion With Atlanta's 'Preacher Wives'

By UCN on February 1, 2012 5:57 AM

Pictured: Stars from 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'

TLC is taking audiences into the holy world of Atlanta's "Preacher Wives."

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Kim Kardashian Wants to Start Bible Study Group with Friends, Date Tim Tebow

By UCN on January 31, 2012 6:27 AM

TV personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the Cinema For Peace event benefitting J/P Haitian Relief Organization in Los Angeles held at Montage Hotel on January 14, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America)

Kim Kardashian wants to start a "bible study group" with her friends.

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American Idol Star, Danny Gokey, Marries for Second Time

By UCN on January 31, 2012 3:46 AM

American Idol alum Danny Gokey got married for the second time on Sunday, Jan. 29, PEOPLE reports.

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