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    Maori Heads

    A French museum returned the mummified skull of a Maori warrior to New Zealand after years of wrangling.

    Maori Tattoos

    Tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill sued Warner Bros. for reproducing in The Hangover sequel a design that he inked on Mike Tyson's face in 2003.

    MOVIES

    FDR with a Smirk

    No, you're not alone. It's also been our dream to see Bill Murray act while clenching an old-timey cigarette holder. He's been cast as Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park on Hudson (directed by Notting Hill's Roger Mitchell), which will recount the King and Queen of England's 1939 trip to FDR's country estate.

    COMING FULL CIRCLE

    Thirty years after his first show in Paris, British sculptor Anish Kapoor returned to the French capital May 10 to unveil "Leviathan," his giant-balloon installation, in the nave of the Grand Palais. Kapoor dedicated the artwork, on display through June 23, to fellow artist and activist Ai Weiwei, who has been detained by the Chinese government since April 3.

    VERBATIM

    'I wouldn't be surprised if there is some Oscar talk around this.'

    VIN DIESEL, on his latest movie, Fast Five; the beefy actor added that just because the flick is geared toward "working class" people doesn't mean it isn't great

    VIRAL VIDEOS

    Is Bolton Back?

    Michael Bolton has apparently realized that self-mockery can be a positive career move. SNL's latest digital short--in which the '90s crooner dresses up like characters from Pirates of the Caribbean, Erin Brockovich and Scarface--notched millions of YouTube views in just a few days. And how could it not? With a chorus that goes "A mystical quest to the isle of Tortuga/ Raven locks sway on the ocean breeze," the song will be everywhere this summer, we predict.

    CELEBRITY

    Curious Newborn Names

    There's no word on whether Alicia Silverstone's animal-rights activism led her to name her son Bear. Still, she's part of a Hollywood tradition. Here's a look at the inspiration for five celeb baby names

    MOROCCAN

    Mariah Carey

    Named after the decor of the singer's penthouse room, which is also where hubby Nick Cannon proposed

    PILOT INSPEKTOR

    Jason Lee

    Inspired (loosely, we hope) by the Grandaddy song "He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot"

    MOXIE CRIMEFIGHTER

    Penn Jillette

    The first half comes from the name of the U.S.'s first national soda; the second half will endear her to cops, Jillette hopes

    JERMAJESTY

    Jermaine Jackson

    For some, being rock-'n'-roll royalty is just like being real royalty. Right?

    KAL-EL

    Nicolas Cage

    Those who can't play Superman simply name their sons after the superhero

    VERBATIM

    'I shouldn't be saying this, but he was kind of a brat.'

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