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OPINION

Brian Austin Green Is Back. Thank You, Megan Fox

Former has-been now seems to be everywhere—better him than his galpal

Sep 30, 09 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - After falling into near-obscurity following his stint on Beverly Hills 90210, Brian Austin Green is suddenly everywhere: “in the background of photos featuring Megan Fox,” “on that short-lived but cult-followed show Terminator,” even “as a pants-dropping Transformer” on the season premiere of More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • celebrity • comeback • Megan Fox • Brian Austin Green • Terminator

(Newser) - Quarterback Tom Brady, in his first game since missing almost all of last season with a knee injury, threw two touchdown passes in the final 2:06 to lead the New England Patriots to a comeback 25-24 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bills tonight, the Boston Herald reports. Brady, 32,... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Tom Brady • quarterback • comeback • knee injury

 Spitzer Eying Return 
 to Politics: Insiders 

Others close to ex-guv dispute claim

Sep 1, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer is tossing around the possibility of a comeback bid, mulling a run for New York state office next year, insiders tell the New York Post. The ex-governor is said to be eying the state comptroller's job or Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate seat. But it’s all informal at... More »

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politics • Senate • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • governor • comeback • political scandal • prostitution scandal • New York State Comptroller • Kirsten Gillibrand

 The Greatest Comebacks Ever 


Aug 17, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick isn’t the first athlete who’s had to claw his way back from the wilderness. Time takes a look at the top sports comebacks ever, including:  
  • Muhammad Ali—The self-proclaimed “greatest of all time” bounced back after losing time for refusing to fight
... More »

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sports • Michael Vick • Brett Favre • Michael Jordan • Lance Armstrong • Muhammad Ali • comeback • Jay-ZTV

 With New CD 
 and Makeover, 
 Houston Has Liftoff 

Diva is ready for her comeback

Jul 15, 09 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whitney Houston “tumbled but she didn’t crumble,” music legend Clive Davis said last night at a London listening party for the diva’s latest. I Look To You is the first album in 7 years for the 45-year-old, reports the Mail. The crowd gave Houston—seemingly over... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • album release • comeback • Whitney Houston

 Dad Slams 
 Michael's 
 Grueling 
 Tour Sked 

'I was worried about his health,' says Joe Jackson

Jul 14, 09 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's dad yesterday blasted the grueling schedule of 50 concerts planned for his son, saying "no one" could have delivered that package. "I was worried about his health," Joe Jackson told ABC News. "I knew Michael couldn't do all those shows without some rests."... More »

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exhaustion • Michael Jackson • comeback • concert tour • Joe Jackson

OPINION

 Rock's Worst Comebacks 


Jul 7, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some bands just shouldn’t—or couldn’t successfully—get back together. The Independent takes a look at the 10 most ill-conceived rock reunions.
  • The Sex Pistols: Sure, the punk progenitors honestly named their 1994 comeback tour "Filthy Lucre," but still "tarnished their own lawless
... More »

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entertainment • rock and roll • Van Halen • reunion • The Doors • Limp Bizkit • comeback • Sex Pistols • bands • Smashing Pumpkins • Jay-ZTV • Motley Crue

OPINION

 Best Rock 
 Comebacks 
 of All Time

You may not realize it, but Elvis was once a has-been

Jun 30, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Blur’s triumphant return Sunday at the Glastonbury Festival, the Independent compiles a list of the best rock-and-roll comebacks:
  • Elvis Presley: The King was practically a has-been in 1968, following his army stint and a string of lackluster films. His black-leather-clad, blues-heavy appearance on an
... More »

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music • Johnny Cash • Elvis Presley • Brian Wilson • The Eagles • comeback • Blur • Jay-ZTV • Green Day

Booze, Boos:
Amy Blows
Comeback Gig

Winehouse gets drunk, yells at band, cries after fans jeer her offstage

May 11, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of a big comeback performance yesterday, Amy Winehouse forgot lyrics and burst into tears when 3,000 concertgoers booed her offstage, the News of the World reports. At a jazz festival in St. Lucia, Winehouse showed up an hour late after boozing for six hours, yelled at her band... More »

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entertainment • drinking • concert • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • comeback

 How LiLo Can Save Her Career 

Starlet should take advice from Angie, Drew

Apr 30, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s hard to imagine Lindsay Lohan as the next Julia Roberts, but that once seemed to be her destiny. After the DUIs, rehab, bad movies, and drama-ridden relationships, can she ever stage a comeback? The New York Daily News asked the experts for advice:
  • “Get involved in
... More »

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rehab • Lindsay Lohan • DUI • celebrity • comeback • acting career • public image

analysis

Spitzer Executes a Textbook Comeback

He's made all the right moves—with an assist  from the financial crisis

Apr 17, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six months ago—to say nothing of a year—predicting an Eliot Spitzer comeback would’ve been laughable. But the financial crisis has speeded up rehab for the disgraced former governor, giving him a chance to use his expertise as “the Sheriff of Wall Street,” writes Politico. Apologizing... More »

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sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • comeback • New York state • Slate

Spitzer Returns to Blast AIG

Disgraced ex-guv admits his mistakes
on CNN, but slams insurer's payments

Mar 22, 09 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - A humbled Eliot Spitzer re-entered the limelight last week with an interview on CNN, admitting that he "failed in a very important way." But the former New York governor, ousted by a prostitution scandal last year, also took aim at AIG, calling it "at the center... More »

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Barack Obama • Eliot Spitzer • AIG • comeback • prostitution scandal • economic crisis


 Jacko Wants 
 Apology for 
 IRA Joke 

Singer wants apology for 'disgusting slur'

Mar 20, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson was “appalled” after BBC comedians compared him to the IRA, and he wants an apology, the Mirror reports. Just days after three IRA-related murders, the comedians noted that both Jacko and the terrorist organization are “80s celebrities” making a surprise comeback. “To compare him to... More »

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BBC • celebrity • terrorist • IRA • Michael Jackson • comedian • comeback • controversy • Howard Stern Grid

OPINION

 Rejoice! Jacko Is Backo 

And at least one writer is overjoyed

Mar 6, 09 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Just admit it: You’re thrilled the King of Pop is touring again—if not, Dan Abramson thinks you should be, and cops to his own unbridled excitement in the Huffington Post. So Michael Jackson is a weirdo—who cares? The man regularly causes people to pass out: “MJ... More »

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celebrity • concert • Michael Jackson • comeback • concert tour

OPINION

 Britney Cracks Whip in Circus 

Big Top performance in Big Easy launches singer's first tour in 5 years

Mar 4, 09 3:31 AM CST
(Newser) - "Don't call it a comeback quite yet," warns Chuck Arnold in People as Britney Spears bumped and grinded her way back into fans' hearts last night during the New Orleans launch of her first concert tour in five years. And though neither her voice, moves, or physique... More »

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Britney Spears • New Orleans • concert • singer • circus • comeback • concert tour

 Jacko Plans Summer Comeback 

Singer plans string of concerts at London venue

Mar 3, 09 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson isn't done yet. It looks like the King of Pop has signed on for a series of summer concerts in London, the BBC reports. Jackson has scheduled a press conference Thursday to announce the deal with the 02 arena. Beset by all sorts of financial and legal problems,... More »

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London • pop music • concert • Michael Jackson • Prince • comeback

OPINION

 Can Mel Make a 
 Comeback? 

Gibson aims for rehabilitation, but Mad Max is 'gone'

Mar 2, 09 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Mel Gibson appears to be making an effort to revive a career stalled after his 2006 arrest and accompanying anti-Semitic tirade, but “it seems unlikely he can ever really come back,” writes Roger Friedman for Fox News. “Like Tom Cruise, Gibson has sent himself into a weird... More »

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Hollywood • film • sexism • image • film director • Mel Gibson • actor • anti-Semitism • comeback • movies • Roger Friedman

Hudson Scores With Super Bowl Comeback 

First performance since her family murders is emotional 'touchdown'

Feb 2, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Jennifer Hudson returned to the spotlight yesterday for the first time since her family tragedy, giving an emotional performance of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, AP reports. When she asked the producer how she did, “I told her ‘Touchdown!’” he said. “She’s... More »

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Super Bowl • Jennifer Hudson • comeback • national anthem • Super Bowl XLIII • performance

OPINION

San Jose Is 'LePumped' About Lemieux

Unretired hockey star makes solid start to comeback at 43

Jan 21, 09 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux took to the ice for the San Jose Sharks yesterday after nearly 6 years in retirement, and Mark Purdy of the Mercury News is cautiously optimistic. The 43-year-old, who's been a pro for longer than several of his new teammates have been alive, "... More »

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NHL • hockey • Vancouver Canucks • San Jose Sharks • comeback • Claude Lemieux • Todd McLellan

Rourke Finds Comeback Light at End of Dark Tunnel

Wrestler actor self-destructed on the way to role of a lifetime, Golden Globe honors

Jan 18, 09 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - After the collapse of his career—admittedly his own fault—Mickey Rourke has found his way back up the Hollywood ladder with his recent Golden Globe for The Wrestler. Despite many promising turns during the 1980s, CNN reports, self-destructive behavior and problems with authority—which Rourke attributes to childhood abuse—... More »

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Hollywood • award show • Golden Globes • comeback • Mickey Rourke • Darren Aronofsky • Oscars • The Wrestler

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