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Survivor in Orbit Maybe "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett is as sick of Richard Hatch as the rest of us. For his new reality show, he's teaming up with NBC to launch the contest winner into outer space. After missing out on the reality genre and paying for it in the ratings, the network spent nearly $40 million for the rights to 'Destination Mir.' The space odyssey--planned for 2001, appropriately enough--will send about 16 Americans to compete at a Russian space camp for a 10-day stay on Mir. Each week one contestant will be eliminated by officials at Star City, a training center near Moscow. The two-hour live conclusion will gather the finalists on a launchpad where the winner will be announced and immediately board a rocket bound for the 14-year-old space station. "With every network buying reality shows, including us, this was something that took [the genre] to the next level," NBC president Garth Ancier told Variety. Of course, the last astronauts on Mir were stranded without enough electricity, food or water for months. Hey, that scenario boosted ratings for CBS.
Not Far From the Tree Remember those rumors that Harry could have been the son of polo-playing cavalry officer James Hewitt and Diana? This picture should put that talk to rest--Prince Harry takes after his dad in the looks department. Maybe that's partly why his brother, who looks like Mom, gets all the attention. While William's birthday was discussed endlessly in the press, there was little more than a peep as Harry turned 16 last week. The official line from the palace is that Harry spent his birthday studying for exams. And like a good little prince, he was seen and not heard. The palace released only a few official photos, taken by Lord Snowdon, and declined to provide even an interview with Harry. They may have ditched the neckties and started smiling in their photos, but the royal family seems as stiff as ever.
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The Old Ball Gets Tossed After serving up controversy--and a lot of snickering--with its new balls please campaign, the men's tennis tour is getting the last laugh. One of its New Balls boys, Marat Safin, is the new U.S. Open champ. 'How do you like me now?' declares the follow-up ad, which debuted last week. Even the irreverence seems appropriate--the 20-year-old Russian clearly wasn't intimidated by tennis great Pete Sampras, 29, demolishing him in a 98-minute straight-set thrashing. Once famous for breaking racquets--he says he smashed 48 of them last year and 36 so far in 2000--in the final, Safin broke only Sampras's serve and spirit. "I was steamrolled," said the legend. "The way he's playing, he's the future of the game."
What Color Are Her Roots? As if her multicolored hair extensions were not enough, Christina Aguilera brought out another fashion accouterment--her Latin roots--last Wednesday at the first annual Latin Grammys in Los Angeles. Host Jimmy Smits earned his pay, introducing the pop star as a girl who had never forgotten her "Ecuadorean roots"--or the lucrative Latin pop market. Now that she's learned a bit of Spanish, the slim-hipped waif, whose claim to a Hispanic heritage has been mocked, turned saucy Latina for the occasion, sporting darker eyebrows and a rose in her now curly hair. She sang songs off her new Spanish-language album, "Mi Reflejo," including a south-of-the-border version of "Genie in a Bottle." Viva Berlitz!
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