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It might be a sign of lackluster times, but matte nail polish -- the antithesis of the shiny, shimmery surfaces traditionally embraced by the mani-pedi set -- is proving to be the next big trend. Unlike the neon brights, pearly hues and girlie pastels that have long dominated manicurists' tool boxes, the new mattes are often dark -- think shades of slate, cement, tar -- with little hint of sheen.

Charlie Sheen has recently helped out Lindsay Lohan with finances and job opportunities. Lohan has now returned the favor by giving Sheen's "Anger Management" a little boost. Lohan's guest shot on the FX comedy pulled in more than 1.25 million viewers, a 22% increase over last week's installment. The episode attracted 705,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic, a 35% increase over last week. The comedy, which stars Sheen as an anger management therapist, has a weekly average of about 1.2 million viewers.

You've spent a chunk of time decorating your Easter eggs. Why not give them a glossy sheen so they look extra special? For shiny Easter eggs, rub them with a very light coating of vegetable oil after the dye is dried. I learned this tip from a fellow Los Angeles Times staffer, Anne, who happened to walk by the Test Kitchen last week as we were shooting eggs for our Easter stories running this weekend in the Saturday section. She drizzled a little vegetable oil on a folded paper towel and rubbed it over an egg. The oil gave the dyed egg a glossy sheen.

Poor Charlie Sheen! In the opening of "Scary Movie V," no sooner does he bed Lindsay Lohan - both barely convincing playing themselves - than a ghost kills him and kidnaps his three kids. (Legal troubles aside, Lohan is fine.) Three months later, Snoop Dogg finds the now-crabwalking moppets in a haunted cabin in Humboldt County and delivers them and their new ghost mom back to civilization. Three months is auspicious. "Scary Movie V" lifts its plot from Jessica Chastain's surprise horror hit "Mama," released in January, and if you think three months is an impossible amount of time to write and produce a feature film, well, it is. In the Oscar nominee's role is former Disney star Ashley Tisdale, here seen having her way with a microwave.

In a now-discontinued commercial for T-shirts, Charlie Sheen playfully accosts former NBA icon Michael Jordan, who just wants to speed away as fast as he can from the encounter. Sheen's TV employers may now be getting a taste of how Jordan felt. Arrested in a domestic-violence incident on a Colorado vacation last month with his third wife, Brooke Mueller, the star of "Two and a Half Men" has threatened to bring tabloid shame to CBS at the worst possible time, just as the Tiger Woods mistress melodrama has heightened popular cynicism and sponsor anxiety about the off-camera behavior of male celebrities.

I cannot believe the attitude and total disregard by the many residents of Malibu toward Sheen's offering of Malibu as a place where the homeless can go and live. Who gives these people the right to express such cold-hearted outrage at such a suggestion concerning those who are not as fortunate? Remember the phrase, "There but for the grace of God go I." In Jack London's book ("The People of the Abyss"), he describes the lives of the homeless in the East End of London at the turn of the century.

Will Charlie Sheen cut a deal with prosecutors, or is he ready to fight to clear his name? That's the question as the sitcom star's court date looms Monday. Facing a felony charge from a Christmas Day incident in Aspen, Colo., when his wife called 911 to say the actor was threatening her life, Sheen is facing the endgame of a scandal that has threatened to engulf his career. According to TMZ, the celebrity website that has followed the case on a near-daily basis, Sheen is preparing to plead no contest to a misdemeanor in exchange for prosectuors dropping the felony menacing charge and would also submit to anger management classes.

Trouble and Charlie Sheen have never been strangers, but now the star's felony rap could cause major headaches for his TV bosses. Sheen was charged last week with felony menacing and two lesser counts in connection with a Christmas incident in which Aspen, Colo., police said he assaulted and threatened his wife, Brooke Mueller. Sheen, out on bail, didn't enter a plea and is due back for a court hearing March 15. If convicted, he could face three years behind bars. What does that mean for CBS' "Two and a Half Men," the No. 1-rated sitcom that stars Sheen as a caddish lout?

In a surprise development Tuesday that casts doubt on the rest of its season, television's top-rated sitcom, "Two and a Half Men," halted production after its star Charlie Sheen announced he was checking into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic. "We wish him nothing but the best as he deals with this personal matter," said a statement attributed to CBS, Warner Bros. and executive producer Chuck Lorre, who, according to sources familiar with the situation, were caught off-guard by the actor's move.

Actor Charlie Sheen was charged Monday in a Colorado court with felony menacing, third-degree assault and criminal mischief, stemming from a Christmas Day incident in Aspen, Colo., in which he allegedly held a knife to his wife's throat. The charges raise new questions about the troubled actor's successful entertainment career. For seven seasons, Sheen has starred in one of television's most-watched comedies, "Two and a Half Men." Calling the charges part of a "personal situation" that has not affected ratings, CBS officials have repeatedly declined to comment.

Lindsay Lohan wore a sleek Dolce & Gabbana cocktail dress and cage shoes to the Los Angeles premiere of "Scary Movie 5" on Thursday. She accessorized with co-star Charlie Sheen on her arm. The movie opens in theaters Friday. [E!] Beyonce will wear costumes by Julien McDonald and by DSquared2's Dean and Dan Caten on her upcoming "The Mrs. Carter Show Tour. " (The latter have dressed Madonna and Britney Spears in the past.) [The Cut] Reebok has dropped rapper Rick Ross as a spokes-celebrity due to controversial lyrics that seemed to promote date rape in Rocko's "U.N.E.N.O.

Charlie Sheen had some kind words to say about working with Lindsay Lohan when he appeared Wednesday on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. " He had some other words for the troubled actress, too, though he refrained from throwing her totally under the bus. Discussing Lohan's guest turn on his FX series, "Anger Management," Sheen said Lohan showed up on time the first day, knew her lines and was "fabulous. " Then, he told Leno, "we had to deal with Day Two. " Said Sheen, "It was as though she had us held hostage.

You've spent a chunk of time decorating your Easter eggs. Why not give them a glossy sheen so they look extra special? For shiny Easter eggs, rub them with a very light coating of vegetable oil after the dye is dried. I learned this tip from a fellow Los Angeles Times staffer, Anne, who happened to walk by the Test Kitchen last week as we were shooting eggs for our Easter stories running this weekend in the Saturday section. She drizzled a little vegetable oil on a folded paper towel and rubbed it over an egg. The oil gave the dyed egg a glossy sheen.

Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen have split. The couple ended their relationship, according to Us Weekly , which reports that "The Vow" actress is back on the market. McAdams, 34, and Sheen, 44, met on the set of Woody Allen's 2010 film "Midnight in Paris" - their characters were romantically entangled when Sheen played Owen Wilson's rival in the film. However, McAdams has said that Sheen and she did not hook up while filming. VIDEO: 'To the Wonder' trailer revels in beauty "I feel strongly about not doing [that]

A vibe in no particular search of a plot, "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" channels '70s mellow and '30s style through a prism of California dreamin'. In this Charlie Sheen vehicle, the fizzy mood and visuals are often, well, winning. For his second stint in the feature director's chair (after 2001's "CQ"), Roman Coppola has fashioned a noodling indulgence that's alternately freewheeling and dead in the water. The on-screen action never matters or fully engages, but for Sheen fans who are tracking his ongoing image rehabilitation, and those willing to go with the cinematic flow, the self-conscious exercise in low-budget dress-up offers some rewards.

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     CBS This Morning Ed Whitacre. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Katharine McPhee; Tiffani Thiessen; Nick Savoy; Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America Leeza Gibbons. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Live With Kelly and Michael Katharine McPhee; Leeza Gibbons. (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Jewel. (N) 10 a.m. KABC The Wendy Williams Show Diahann Carroll; LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams and Louis Gossett Jr.; Zumba.

Here is a comparison of some of the different washes that can be used for pretzels: Lye: This is the classic pretzel wash that creates a rich brown sheen with thin crust. To make enough wash for one batch of pretzels, dissolve 1 ounce (about 2 tablespoons) food-grade lye in 1 quart of warm water (add the lye to the water, not the other way around). Wear gloves and goggles while using this wash; lye is caustic and can burn if it comes into contact with your skin or eyes. Place the wash in a shallow glass baking dish and dip the pretzels for about 10 seconds on each side to coat.

Satinwood, once favored by famed furniture makers Sheraton and Hepplewhite, produced an aromatic smoke powerful enough to sedate a person or kill a canary. Industry historians say it's doubtful satinwood's sedative capabilities were widely known by early woodworkers. Instead, its fame came from a unique, golden yellow color and a satiny sheen. The satinwood popular in the 1800s was imported from the West Indies by England and the United States. It smells like coconuts when worked or burned.

Charlie Sheen didn't have anything good to say about disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong during his interview on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Wednesday. Of course, Sheen is an authority on the subject of bad behavior. When Leno, himself not a fan of Armstrong, asked Sheen about the cancer survivor turned seven-time Tour de France champion, Sheen got right to the point. "He's kind of a douche," Sheen quickly replied of Armstrong, who has been banned from competition for life and stripped of his championships for finally admitting what everyone had come to suspect -- that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

In the off chance you were lying awake at night wondering what America's greatest moral philosopher Charlie Sheen thinks about Lance Armstrong, your wait is over: He's “kind of a douche,” the “Anger Management” star told Jay Leno on Thursday on “The Tonight Show.” When asked about the ongoing revelations about Armstrong's doping, Sheen -- hardly an exemplar of virtue himself -- revealed that he's not exactly a fan of the disgraced...