Her reps must have been up all night so that Simon Cowell could get his way: Paula Abdul has been released from her contract with CBS’ Live to Dance and will join Cowell on the X Factor judges bench for Sunday’s taping of its premiere episode. Other…

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Paula Abdul Seals X Factor Deal

Handel premiered “Acis and Galatea” at Cannons, the palatial home of the future Duke of Chandos, one of the composer’s most important patrons. Tuesday night, an intimately scaled performance of the work recalled the private circumstances of its premiere nearly 300 years earlier.

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Opera Lafayette charms intimately with ‘Acis and Galatea’ at Kennedy Center

Mel Gibson’s film The Beaver, which saw its release postponed last year, will receive its premiere in March at a Texas festival.

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Mel Gibson film gets release date