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MM's therapy couch, perfume and checks up for sale

Just when you thought every last bit of Marilyn Monroe had been put up for auction, including the crypt above hers at a local cemetery, along comes the couch from her shrink's office.

Listeners Pick The Year's Best Music (So Far)

NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music (so far) and kept the race tight. In the end, Animal Collective edged out every other artist in both the Best Album category, and for Best Song. Artists like Grizzly Bear, The Decemberists and Neko Case weren't far behind. One thing was clear: 2009 has been one of the strongest years for new music in recent memory.

Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday.

Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's (Reuters)

Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.

Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster.

Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn (Reuters)

Reuters - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster.

Axl Rose tries Dublin’s patience, sends crowd home

Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience — and a much louder alarm clock.

Fishburne's porn-star daughter avoiding dark side

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Before summer began, no one had heard of Montana Fishburne. But the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne, now the main guy on "CSI," was eager to make a name for herself.

Fishburne's porn-star daughter avoiding dark side (omg!)

omg! - Reuters - Before summer began, no one had heard of Montana Fishburne. But the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne, now the main guy on "CSI," was eager to make a name for herself.

Theater Listings: Sept. 3 — 9

Selective listings by theater critics of The New York Times of noteworthy shows in New York.

Educational Deals this Weekend

Free superhero-fueled tutoring in Brooklyn, gardening classes for Young Sprouts near Battery Park and Sunday night fun on the Lower East Side.

Amy Sacco partying across the pond

Amy Sacco is stuck in a quagmire with her shuttered Bungalow 8 landlord on West 27th Street, but the Queen of the Night is busy...

Kendra Wilkinson loves Johansson's legs, Beyonce's butt

Kendra Wilkinson has a keen eye for Hollywood beauty. The former Playboy Playmate gushed to our spy about Scarlett Johansson and Beyoncé at Svedka's...

Le Cirque Maccioni flummoxed by Sotomayor

The Le Cirque-owning Maccionis are rarely flummoxed by high-powered clientele. But Marco Maccioni was at a loss when US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came...

Cammie King, Scarlett and Rhett’s Girl, Dies at 76

Ms. King played Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler’s ill-fated little girl, Bonnie Blue Butler, in “Gone With the Wind.”

We hear . . .

That Rihanna shot ads for her debut fragrance, "Reb'l Fleur," at Chelsea Piers under the direction of advertising guru Frank Ginsberg, who also launched...

Former Spears manager out to save Lindsay Lohan's career

Larry Rudolph has officially signed on to save Lindsay Lohan's career. The former manager for Britney Spears plans to turn around Lohan the way...

Antiques: Furniture as Sculpture: A Craftsman’s Legacy

An exhibition about the Pennsylvania carver and sculptor Wharton Esherick, known for his mid-20th-century undulating furniture, opens on Sept. 7 in galleries at the University of Pennsylvania.

Urban Athlete: Chorus-Line Calisthenics

For beginning hoofers or advanced, Broadway dance routines can be an alternative to the gym.

Vance Bourjaily, Novelist Exploring Postwar America, Dies at 87

Mr. Bourjaily’s novels often explored what it meant to be an American at a particular historical moment.

Live Today: Birdie Busch In Concert

The boisterous neo-folk singer is making a name for herself in Philadelphia. The WXPN favorite performs at World Cafe Live as part of its Friday concert series -- you can listen to the show live at noon ET.

Fashion's Night Out happening on Rosh Hashanah

Some Jewish fashionistas are peeved they have to work on Rosh Hashanah at the Vogue-championed Fashion's Night Out on Sept. 10. Though the shopping...

Erin Andrews gets no-peep service at hotels

Erin Andrews is getting careful treatment in hotels after her recent stalker ordeal. When the ESPN and "Dancing With the Stars" beauty recently stayed at...

Supermodel Bridget Hall fighting DUI

Supermodel Bridget Hall is fighting her drunk driving arrest -- and insists to Page Six she didn't touch a drop of alcohol Saturday night...

Fans get to pick celeb death in 'Piranha' sequel

James Cameron didn't like "Piranha 3D," but enough ticket-buyers went to the toothy fish flick to inspire its high-minded producers to make a sequel...