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Sun-kissed; After finishing his long-lost "Smile," Beach Boys guru Brian Wilson returns with a tribute to Los Angeles.(VARIETY)

Article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Article date: November 14, 2008 Author: Bream, Jon

Byline: JON BREAM; STAFF WRITER

Smiling liberated Brian Wilson.

The act of completing his pop opus "Smile," 37 years after he'd abandoned it, suddenly reopened the creative floodgates for the reclusive Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and he wrote 18 songs in a month.

"I had a creative explosion a couple of summers ago," said Wilson, the guiding light of the Beach Boys and rock's most famous living casualty.

Victimized by parental abuse, drug abuse, depression and misguided therapies (he has schizoaffective disorder), the 66-year-old Californian resurfaced this year ...

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It's a Girl for Alba

Posted Jun 9, 08 11:07 AM CDT in US,  Gossip 

It's a Girl for Alba
Source: AP Photo

(Newser) – Jessica Alba gave birth to a daughter, Honor Marie Warren, on Saturday in Los Angeles, People reports. It’s the 27-year-old’s first child with husband Cash Warren, 31, who won over the actress when he was the director’s assistant on the set of Fantastic Four. "She seemed relaxed," says a source, "and ready to welcome home her baby."

Source: People

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