DIRECTV Value of Rupert Murdoch's bid to control Hughes Electronics, parent company of the nation's largest satellite-TV provider $6.6 billion
MUCHMUSIC Construction cost of network's new NYC studio $12 million
RUSSELL CROWE'S NEST Purchase price of newlywed's ultrafab waterfront penthouse in Sydney, Australia $8.25 million
LOST IN SPACE Starting bid on eBay Live Auctions for the original B-9 robot (bidding begins April 26) $150,000
ONE-ON-ONE Donation to be made by loser of game between Larry Williams and Kobe Bryant to winner's charity of choice $50,000
PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION Prize awarded to Sabina Murray for her collection of stories, The Caprices $15,000
SEAN PENN Estimated worth of his .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, one of two guns stolen along with the actor's car $650
SIX FLAGS ASTROWORLD Adult ticket price to spend the day at the Houston home of the new vertical thrill ride, SWAT $38.99
MARIAH CAREY Annual membership dues for the diva's new Internet-based fan club (mariahcarey.com) $35
SATELLITE PHONES Estimated per-minute cost the TV networks incurred while using the devices from Iraq $4.50
Posh Spice now called Beaujolais...Daytime's first lesbian
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Posh Spice now called Beaujolais...Daytime's first lesbian kiss on 'All My Children' April 22
