The Avengers movie has topped the American box office for the second week in a row, taking $1 billion in its first 19 days.

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First time for everything: Joining Twitter

Did I want to tell friends and a multitude of strangers what's on my mind every hour? To acquaint the world, electronically, with my every passing thought? Did I want to spend days thinking up brief, 140-character, smart remarks and posting them online? I didn't. But the Young Turks in Features talked me into it. Sign up here, they said, write a self-description, stick in a photo and send your first tweet – so I did.

Bruce Robinson's rum do

Bruce Robinson, the director and writer of the black comedy Withnail and I and the cult classic How to Get Ahead in Advertising and the screenwriter and director of a new film The Rum Diary, starring Johnny Depp, claims not to be a director.

DVD: Rango (PG)

"When is he going to die?" enquires one mariachi owl, part of a chorus of owls, to another. "Soon compadre, soon," is the deadpan reply.

Johnny Depp to be a Night Stalker

Johnny Depp has purchased the rights to create a movie version of 70s TV show 'The Night Stalker'.

Pirates: The Captain Kidd Story, Museum of London Docklands, London

Not all 'Yo Ho Ho' and buried booty

Video: Johnny Depp & Alice Cooper jam

Johnny Depp surprised fans at an intimate Alice Cooper gig in London, when he appeared on stage to play guitar with the legend.

Life by Keith Richards

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Johnny Depp won't marry Vanessa Paradis

Johnny Depp has no plans to marry Vanessa Paradis.

Letter from the editor: Interesting insights

Of all the instructions I’ve been given in my career, this was the most peculiar, not to mention demanding.

Johnny Depp: Captain Jack in no mood to quit the life of a buccaneer

Johnny Depp has voyaged from cult actor to franchise mega-stardom. As the latest Pirates of the Caribbean makes landfall, he explains the lure of the sea to Gill Pringle

Johnny Depp reveals Steven Tyler collaboration

Johnny Depp is writing music with Steven Tyler.

Win VIP tickets to the premiere of Pirates Of The Caribbean

Disney's latest blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" premieres at London’s Westfield on 12 May and, thanks to Spanish carmaker SEAT, you could be there!

British child actor to star alongside Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean

What's it like be a 15-year-old playing a pirate in a Hollywood blockbuster alongside Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz?

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It's one of Europe's smallest countries, but it packs in spectacular landscapes and glittering beach resorts.
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Summer opera returns to the Roman arena, says Charles Hebbert.
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Ten things to look out for at E3 2012

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Next in line – but public just can't warm to idea of Charles in charge

Next in line – but public just can't warm to idea of Charles in charge

'Independent' poll finds less that half want him to take throne as ministers moan of interference
Nothing's sacred: the illegal trade in India's holy cows

Nothing's sacred: the illegal trade in India's holy cows

Andrew Buncombe reports from Kaharpara on a bloody war between rustlers and border guards
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Mogul grounded: Desmond gives up his jet deal

Media tycoon's company pays £1m to cancel his order for a £36m private jet after drop in profits
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How Ai Weiwei built a pavilion in London – by remote control

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Nature, nurture... or neither?

The new twist in an age-old argument
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Radio 4 to shed its cosy image with a 'sexy' Ulysses drama

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Alcohol: I drink therefore I am

Alcohol: I drink therefore I am

New guidelines warn Britons to drastically reduce their boozing. But is a life without liquor worth living? Hell no, says John Walsh
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The Cable News Nightmare

CNN (and Piers Morgan) in audience crisis
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It can griddle, roast, and smoke food - and even make pizza...
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The 10 Best chopping boards

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