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MTV European Music Awards 2011

(DENIS POROY/The Associated Press) A costumed character on Sunday attends the fourth and last day of the Comic-Con International 2011 convention held in San Diego.

Comic-Con closes after 4 days of pop-culture fun

SAN DIEGO -- Storm troopers cavorted with zombies, Steven Spielberg chatted with Peter Jackson, and the stars of "Cowboys & Aliens" made for an action-packed Comic-Con.

At 50, Ken nothing more than a yes man

Ken -- and he doesn't need a last name -- is about to turn 50.

And he still spends his time chasing a salty blond vixen.

That Barbie. She gets all the glory. Ninety percent of American girls own a Barbie. She has video games, clothing lines, DVDs, books. Her perky name is venerated.

"She is our heroine," said Lisa McKnight, vice president of marketing at Mattel.

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