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Posted on Mon, Mar 7, 2011 : 11 a.m.

Ypsilanti-bred My Brightest Diamond gets attention; 'Rango' tops box office; Phil Collins retires

By Bob Needham

Music website Pitchfork today is featuring three videos from My Brightest Diamond. The band is led by Shara Worden, who is a graduate of Ypsilanti High School.

Check out the band's website and Worden's Wikipedia entry for more information.

Other entertainment items of note online today:

MOVIES

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• The animated western "Rango" easily took the top spot at the box office over the weekend.

• The Associated Press reports that George Clooney has finished filming in Ohio for "The Ides of March" and is now headed for Detroit.

• Birmingham is planning to host the Uptown Film Festival this weekend.

MUSIC

Phil Collins says he's retiring from music.

TELEVISION

• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a feature on Darren Criss, the University of Michigan grad currently co-starring on "Glee."

Miley Cyrus hosted "Saturday Night Live" and poked some fun at Lindsay Lohan and Justin Bieber.

• MLive reports that the star of HGTV's "Holmes Inspection" will appear in Kalamazoo this week.

• The Washington Post's Celebritology blog has a quick roundup of all the Charlie Sheen news over the weekend.

BOOKS

• The A2 Journal has a feature on the new book by Jeff Kass, a teacher at Pioneer High School. Leah DuMouchel interviewed Kass for AnnArbor.com last week.

STAGE

• The Dexter Leader has a preview of "Nevermore," the new production at the Encore Theatre. Jenn McKee's preview for AnnArbor.com is also online today.

Renee Tellez contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.