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Published Wednesday August 20th, 2008

Toronto native latest to be booted off Canadian Idol

TORONTO - Canadian Idol contestants performed music of the Fab Four as the CTV program pared down to the Final Four hopefuls.

Toronto's Mookie Morris was the latest competitor to be eliminated as voters judged them on singing Beatles songs.

After making Idol history last week by being the first Torontonian to advance the furthest in the program's six seasons, the popular 18-year-old received the fewest votes.

Those moving on are: Mitch MacDonald, 22, of Port Hood, N.S.; Earl Stevenson, 23, of Lloydminster, Atla.; Theo Tams, 23, of Lethbridge, Alta.; and Drew Wright, 28, of Collingwood, Ont.

Next week, the Final Four will be mentored by legendary songstress Anne Murray, who performs in Tuesday's results episode.

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks will perform as well.

The Simpsons, SNL writers among finalists for Thurber prize

NEW YORK - A former writer and producer for The Simpsons, a former writer for Saturday Night Live and a former president of the Harvard Lampoon are finalists for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, a $5,000 award.

Larry Doyle, a contributor to The New Yorker whose previous credits include The Simpsons, was nominated for I Love You, Beth Cooper, his debut novel. Patricia Marx, a children's book author who has written for Saturday Night Live and is a contributing editor to Time magazine, was cited for the novel Him Her Him Again The End of Him.

The third finalist announced Tuesday was Simon Rich for Ant Farm, an essay collection. Rich, son of New York Times columnist Frank Rich, is a Harvard University graduate who served as president of the Harvard Lampoon, the school's famed humour magazine.

Rogers Video: Smart People; tops rentals list; South Park: Season 11 No. 1 in sales

TORONTO - The most popular DVDs according to Rogers Video for the period ending Aug. 17.

DVD rentals

1 Smart People

2 21

3 Harold and Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay

4 The Art of War 2

5 The Bank Job

6 Nim's Island

7 Doomsday

8 Meet Bill

9 Never Back Down

10 Vantage Point

DVD sales

1 South Park: Season 11

2 Harold and Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay

3 Never Back Down

4 Nim's Island

5 Doomsday

6 Smart People

7 The Quick and the Dead

8 28 Days

9 The Rock

10 Cliffhanger

Source: The Associated Press, The Canadian Press

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