Britney Spears is back! Again! Her most recent album, Circus, has cemented her comeback after a rocky few years.

If you want to attract concert-goers, in these tough economic times, you want to give them more bang for their buck. Britney has upped the ante with a full-scale tour complete with a Circus theme and multiple costume changes for Britney and her touring troupe. The tour, now on its second leg of North American dates is making stops at several major U.S. cities like New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Las Vegas between August and October 2009.

Even if you’re not planning on hitting a tour stop, you can still ogle the costumes that Britney promises on the second leg of her three-ring circus. Check out some of Britney’s looks below and consider using some of these ideas for your next costume gathering — or a circus-themed shindig you may want to throw for friends!

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Emma Rose Shapiro is a civic minded 11 year old who has decided to collect Halloween costumes in her local area. She is asking that 100 local organizations begin collecting Halloween costumes. It can be any organization that decides to collect these costumes from summer camps, schools, businesses, etc. The goal is to collect 1000 Halloween costumes and give them to individuals who may not get to celebrate Halloween.

Some children are unable to get Halloween costumes, which means these children feel they can’t celebrate the holiday. Emma has partnered with the Greater Norristown PAL in order to get the costumes distributed to those who need them. She is asking for any Halloween costumes which are in relatively good order. It doesn’t matter if they have been worn, as long as they are gently used. Lots of children get a new costume each year based on their current idols, favorite movies, or other reasons. They may have even out grown the Halloween costumes. The point is there are individuals out there who can’t afford a costume.

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Indiana Jones has been the epitome of an archaeologist in fiction. Children dream about having the adventures Indy has been on and contemplate their Indiana Jones costume for Halloween. Indiana Jones, the character, has now appeared in four films, the latest released in 2008. Harrison Ford again took up the role as Indiana Jones bringing it into a more modern period.

LucasArts announced back in March that they would be releasing a new video game based on Indiana Jones. On June 9, 2009 the PS3 video game was released to stores. The new game is called Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. The video game has been released for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and PS2. Like the games that have come before it is a 3 dimensional creation. Other Indiana Jones games have been Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb, and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine.

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We’ve only just scratched the surface of blockbuster summer movies of 2009, yet a taste of things to come next year is already being shown to fans. New photos from the in-production set of Iron Man 2 have hit the internet. The film isn’t due in theatres until May 7, 2010, but already, fans are clamoring for a glimpse of what they can expect.

Robert Downey, Jr. is back in the title role, as is Gwyneth Paltrow as his secretary, Pepper Potts. Although his cameo came at the end of the first Iron Man flick, Samuel L. Jackson’s role of Nick Fury has been expanded in the new film. New additions to the cast this time around include acclaimed actor Don Cheadle stepping into Terence Howard’s role of Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Scarlett Johanson as Black Widow, and Mickey Rourke as the film’s Russian villain, Whiplash.

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Phil Spector may be headed to jail, but will he be allowed to take his awesome collection of wigs with him?

The 69-year-old music mogul best known for his “Wall of Sound” production technique he used working with the likes of the Righteous Brothers (with whom he penned “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”), Ike and Tina Turner, and various girl groups like The Ronettes, has been convicted of second degree murder. Spector was given 19 years to life in prison after an initial mistrial regarding the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson who was found dead at a party in Spector’s home, the victim of a gunshot wound to the head.

While Phil Spector’s fate has been determined, what will happen to his fabulous collection of wigs that appeared upon his head during the course of his trial? Chances are, you may not be able to get your hands on one of these (unless they may be auctioned off for charity… Who knows? Stranger things have happened!), but you can get your mitts on some synthetic substitutes if the urge strikes you to concoct your very own Phil Spector costume in time for Halloween or any celebrity-themed costume party.

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This past week, noted film actor David Carradine passed away in Bangkok at the age of 72 while filming While the circumstances surrounding Carradine’s death are still unknown, the star’s passing was certainly tragic.

A member of the famed Carradine family of actors, his father was John Carradine who starred in many films, horror movies, and as also Herman Munster’s boss, mortuary owner Mr. Gateman on The Munsters. His brothers included Keith, Robert, and Bruce Carradine.

Throughout his career, David Carradine was known for playing a wide variety of roles. The role that brought him the most fame, however, was as Kwai Chang Kane (known as “Grasshopper”) on the ’70s television series, Kung Fu.

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And out come the claws! In a battle for tabloid cover for supremacy, ferociously fertile matriarchs, Nadya Suleman (AKA – Octomom) and Kate Gosselin of John and Kate Plus Eight have been taking pot shots at one another. Earlier in the year, Kate Gosselin remarked how Octomom has no clue what she’s in for with raising eight kids (in addition to the other six Suleman had before popping out the fabled octet) and accused her of seeking attention. In return, Suleman has pretty much returned the fire, noting that Gosselin was the pot calling the kettle black.

Additionally, they’ve both criticized one another for their plastic surgeries — Octomom’s Angelina Jolie-fication and Kate’s obvious tummy tuck enabling her to prance around in a bikini with a new, higher belly button.

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Universal and Illumination Entertainment Announced on June 1st 2009 that they have bought the rights to “Where’s Waldo.” They are planning on making a live action film based on the character. It took a great deal of time to solidify the rights as there was quite a bidding war.

The concept of Waldo was actually known as “Where’s Wally” when it first came out. The series was created in the UK, and eventually found its way to the US and Canada. The first book was published in 1987. The books eventually created a TV series, comic strip, and video games. The concept of Waldo was to try and find the man in a maze of pictures where other people, animals, and art were given. In some of the books it was quite difficult to find Waldo for the masses of people created. In others there were more buildings and animals which lessened the amount of people Waldo could hide behind.

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The Ghostbusters are celebrating their silver anniversary this year. The 1984 comedy cult classic starred an ensemble cast bringing the quirky paranormal experts/scientists to life including Bill Murray as the snarky womanizer, Peter Venkman; Dan Akroyd as the brainy yet naive Ray Stantz, Ernie Hudson as the no-nonsense hired gun Winston Zedmore; and Harold Ramis as the strictly scientific Egon Spengler.

2009 proposes to be the Year of the Ghostbuster with a 25th anniversary edition of the film being released on DVD and Blu Ray on June 16th and Atari’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game released on the same day. The premise of the video game is that New York is haunted once again and the Ghostbusters are taking on new recruits. The player gets to insert themself into the game as the newest member of the Ghostbusters’ team. A trailer for the game can be found here.

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Disney continues to entertain us with the numerous animated films they create. Last year it was Bolt among other movies. This year they are bringing out several top movies including a new rendition of The Princess and the Frog. We all know the story. A princess meets a talking frog. This frog tells the young girl if she will give him a kiss he will provide true love. Disney has decided to give a new twist to the story this time.

Imagine the French Quarter as it has always been in Louisiana, especially during the 1920’s at the height of Jazz and the Blues. The tale begins with a Princess named Tiana. She is of African American decent. Combined with Tiana and the Frog Prince Disney has given us a trumpet playing alligator, love sick Cajun Firefly, and several other characters to win over our hearts.

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