Wednesday February 22, 2006, New York, New York, USA

U.S. actor Aaron Eckhart

U.S. actor Aaron Eckhart at the Regency hotel in New York City.

Aaron Eckhart

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Tuesday November 28, 2006, New York, New York, USA

Chinese film star Gong Li

Chinese film star Li Gong is featured in Curse of the Golden Flower, Zhang Yimou's follow-up to Hero and House of Flying Daggers, which opens in the US in January 2007, an operatic tale of palace intrigue, incest and revenge among 10th-century royals living in opulence. Gong Li and Chow Yun Fat play the feuding Empress and Emperor.

Gong Li

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Thursday March 18, 2004, New York, New York, USA

Billionaire Donald Trump wants to copyright catchphrase

Billionaire Donald Trump says his catchphrase "You're fired," at Trump Plaza. Donald Trump has filed a copyright request with the US Patent and Trademark Office to copyright his "You're Fired" catchphrase from the hugely successful TV reality show "The Apprentice." Each episode ends with Trump telling one contestant "You're Fired." Earlier today a large crowd of hopefuls waited in line at open auditions for Trump's reality television show 'The Apprentice 2.'

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Saturday September 23, 2006, New York, New York, USA

Leaders publisher Henry Dormann interviews Liberian President

Leaders Magazine Publisher Henry Dormann interviews Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Millenium Hotel in New York.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

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Tuesday October 2, 2007, New York, New York, USA

Lance Armstrong introduces new clothing line.

Cyclist Lance Armstrong introduces his new "Livestrong" clothing and accessory line at the Nike showroom in New York City.

Lance Armstrong

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Saturday May 1, 2004, New York, New York, USA

Actress Kate Hudson

Actress Kate Hudson at the Ritz Carlton. Hudson is promoting her new film Raising Helen, which premiered at the 3rd Annual Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan on May 1. Hudson, daughter of Goldie Hawn had her big break, in the role of rock groupie Penny Lane in the 2000 film 'Almost Famous.' Since then, other films she starred in included 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,' 'Alex and Emma,' and 'Le Divorce.'

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2006, New York City, New York, USA

Author James Ellroy

Author James Ellroy at the Campbell Apartments in New York City. The best-selling crime writer and essayist is known for his use of sentence fragments, omitting words most writers would deem necessary for proper English. Many of Ellroy's works have been re-written for the silver screen. Among them are L.A. Confidential, Stay Clean and most recently, The Black Dahlia.

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Tuesday October 26, 2004, New York, New York, USA

Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie

Heiress Paris Hilton and her best friend Nicole Ritchie at the Soho Grand Hotel. Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, stars of "The Simple Life" are currently filming the 3rd series of the show, where they will visit major cities along the East Coast and work as interns in a range of jobs.

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Tuesday June 6, 2006, New York, New York, USA

Actor Kevin Bacon makes his directorial debut

Kevin Bacon's latest project, Loverboy, is the film star's directorial debut. Starring Bacon's wife, Kyra Sedgwick, Loverboy tells the story of an overprotective mother and her son.

Kevin Bacon in Central Park.

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Tuesday September 11, 2001, New York, New York, USA

9/11 survivors.

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2005, New York, New York, USA

Wyclef Jean in the recording studio

Wyclef Jean at the Platinum Recording studio.

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Friday December 10, 2004, Los Angeles, California, USA

Actress Nicolette Sheridan of Desperate Housewives

Nicolette Sheridan photographed in the Graciela Hotel. Sheridan, whose career took off in the early 1980s with movie roles including "The Sure Thing", soon took a long running role on the prime time television soap opera "Knots Landing". After the show folded in 1993, Sheridan appeared in a small number of lackluster films, made for TV movies, and did voiceover work for animated features. In 2004, she began playing Edie Britt on a new show called "Desperate Housewives", which quickly became extremely popular and successful.

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Thursday January 10, 2008, New York, New York, USA

Nathan Lane stars as potty-mouth president in latest stage role

Stage and screen actor Nathan Lane at Orso restaurant in New York City. Lane is currently starring as a bad-mouthed president in David Mamet's latest play, "November."

Nathan Lane

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2002, New York City, New York, USA

Subway surfing

One of the subway surfers known as Judah. Subway surfing is a deadly sport that involves jumping on the train. The "surfers" then ride the "waves of the subway" by standing on top of the train with their arms stretched out like wings for balance. They hop from one car to the next, ducking to avoid tunnels and bridges, as the trains travel through the city at speeds of 30 miles an hour.

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December 2005, New York, New York, USA

Author Paul Auster releases The Brooklyn Follies

Author Paul Auster's latest novel, "The Brooklyn Follies," tells the story of a retired life insurance salesman diagnosed with terminal cancer, searching for a quiet place to die.

Donning a red scarf, Paul Auster stands beside a window with a view of the Empire State Building.

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Friday January 6, 2006, New York, New York

Rock Legend Lou Reed Mounts Two Part Photography Exhibition

Rock legend Lou Reed's photography is being exhibited in a two-part New York City show in Hermes' Upper East Side gallery as well as the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea. Reed's images of New York focus on sunsets and abstract cityscapes.

Lou Reed stands with his arms outstretched, in front of color prints of New York City.

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Friday August 4, 2006, New York, New York, USA

Martin Short at Sardi's restaurant in Times Square

Exclusive: Special rates Apply. Martin Short at the famous Sardi's restaurant in Times Square. Short begins his one man show called 'Fame Becomes Me.'

Martin Short

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Thursday January 22, 2004, New York, New York, USA

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in his New York City office.

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Saturday March 6, 2004, New York, New York, USA

Actress Angelina Jolie redefines single motherhood

Angelina Jolie at the Regency Hotel in Manhattan. The twice divorced Oscar winning actress, who adopted a Cambodian orphan she named Maddox two years ago, redefines single motherhood. Jolie says she has been without a man for two years and then she decided to get closer with her male friends, without it interfering with her family. Meeting a man in a hotel room for a few hours and then going back and putting her son to bed and not seeing the man again for a few months is all she can handle now, she says.

Angelina Jolie

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Image from the "Soto Family" series.

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Friday May 12, 2006, New York, New York, USA

Hugh Jackman to star in X-Men The Last Stand

Actor Hugh Jackman's latest film is X-Men The Last Stand, directed by Brett Ratner.

Hugh Jackman, seated.

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Friday May 20, 2005, New York, New York, USA

Actor Morgan Freeman promotes new film, Unleashed

Morgan Freeman at the St. Regis Hotel where he is promoting his new film Unleashed.

Actor, Morgan Freeman

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Thursday September 6, 2007, New York, New York, USA

Hotel heiress Nikki Hilton

Hotel heiress Nikki Hilton at the People's Revolution Showroom in New York City. Nicki is the second of four children born to Richard and Kathy Hilton. Although sister, Paris' modeling and television career has garnered more attention over the years, Nikki, 23, maintains her own career as a fashion model and designer.

Nikki Hilton leans against the open window of a gritty New York City loft space.

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Friday March 3, 2006

Diego Luna ,Mexican actor stars in a new movie called Havana Nights. Photographed in NYC at the Essex House hotel. 02/07/04

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Friday February 2, 2007, New York, New York, USA

Lydia Hearst

Lydia Hearst, 23, heiress to the publishing fortune established by her great-grandfather William Randolph Hearst, was named the 2007 Model of the Year. She is featured in the ad campaign for Roberto Cavalli for H & M, and the Puma ads. Hearst is also trying to make the fashion world aware of the Darfur genocide and has created the "Designers for Darfur" campaign poster.

Lydia Hearst

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Wednesday March 19, 2008, New York, New York, USA

New York DJ Larry Tee

DJ/musician Larry Tee coined created the genre and coined the term "Electroclash," a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music with somewhat campy and absurdist post-industrial detachment in addition to vampy and/or camp sexuality. The movement combines the 1980s electropop/New Wave/Italo disco sound by means of synthesizers and drum machines.

DJ Larry Tee

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Friday May 5, 2006, New York, New York, USA

Grigor Paylevanyan and Valentyna Paylevanyana, big stars, little people

Little people Grigor Paylevanyan and Valentyna Paylevanyana are the stars of Le Cirque du Soleil's latest creation "Corteo". Grigor, as a diminutive clown is in love with Valentyna, the Clowness, and a parade of clowns and costumed characters enter their world during the show.

Grigor Paylevanyan and Valentyna Paylevanyana

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Friday October 12, 2007, New York, New York, USA

January Jones pays tribute to Grace Kelly

In honor of a current exhibit of personal items once owned by Grace Kelly, mounted by the Sotheby's auction house and titled "Grace, Princess of Monaco: A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Grace Kelly," actress January Jones, star of AMC's "Mad Men," posed in various outfits reminiscent of the style of Monaco's beloved princess.

January Jones posing as Grace Kelly.

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