Jonah Lehrer 'Lost Himself Morally': John Hockenberry and Sharon Waxman...
Is the story of author Jonah Lehrer's fall from grace this week -- losing his job at The New Yorker and having his book "Image: How Creativity Works" pulled from stores -- a fable for our warp speed...
View ArticleHuffington iPad Magazine Stops Charging Subscribers
The Huffington Post has stopped charging for its iPad magazine Huffington. The magazine, which launched to much fanfare in June, originally cost 99 cents, with subscription fees of $1.99 a month or...
View ArticleAverage Movie Ticket Prices Climb to Record $8.12 in Q2
Moviegoers are being forced to shell out more for tickets than ever before. T he average cost of a movie ticket climbed to a record $8.12 in the second quarter of 2012, the National Association of...
View ArticleCesar Millan's Life Story Coming to Nat Geo Wild
Nat Geo Wild announced plans Friday for a one-hour biopic about dog trainer Cesar Millan and the new series "Spoiled Rotten Pets," hosted by Beth Stern. National Geographic Channels, meanwhile,...
View Article'Jersey Shore' Star Pauly D Makes Forbes' Highest-Paid DJ List With $11M
Here's a number that will make your head spin like a record: "Jersey Shore" star DJ Pauly D raked in $11 million last year. And he made much of it playing music. No, not performing an instrument or...
View ArticleReuters Blogging Platform Hacked With False Post on Syria Rebels
Thomson Reuters said its blogging platform was hacked on Friday with a false story claiming to carry an interview with a Syrian rebel leader posted on a reporter's blog. The news agency took the blogs...
View ArticleSony Pictures Classics Acquires Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid Film 'At Any Price'
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired distribution rights to "At Any Price," a film starring Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens and Heather Graham, the studio announced on Friday. Sony Pictures...
View Article'Total Recall': What the Critics Are Saying
The remake of "Total Recall" has done something pretty impressive -- made critics nostalgic for Arnold Schwarzenegger. As an actor, the former California governor rarely received much in the way of...
View ArticleStevie Wonder Files for Divorce From 2nd Wife
Stevie Wonder and his wife are no longer in tune with each other. "Superstition" singer Wonder, 62, filed for divorce from his second wife, Kai Millard Morris, on Friday. The singer (real name:...
View ArticleWhat Arnold Schwarzenegger is Most Proud Of
Asked about what in his life and career he's most proud of -- and what if anything he would do differently -- Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday that he was most proud of his time as California's...
View ArticleMichael Jackson Siblings Claim Smear Campaign by Estate Executors
Deceased singer Michael Jackson's sisters and brother, who lately have been involved in a bizarre family meltdown, are accusing the executors of Michael's estate of engaging in a negative publicity...
View ArticleNatasha Lyonne Tapped for 'Weeds' Finale
Natasha Lyonne's career is going up in smoke -- in a good way. The "American Pie" actress has booked a gig on the two-part series finale of the Showtime pot dramedy "Weeds," a spokeswoman for the...
View ArticleJenna Jameson: Mitt Romney Is a Pol I Can Embrace
Jenna Jameson, the so-called "Queen of Porn" whose opinion will no doubt have little sway in the nation's political class, endorsed presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney's bid for president. The...
View ArticleJonah Lehrer Bestseller 'Imagine' Called Rife With Errors
Jonah Lehrer's bestseller "Imagine: How Creativity Works" is rife with more misinformation than the cobbled Bob Dylan quotes exposed by Tablet magazine, the reporter who exposed the former New...
View ArticleTennis/Ski Channel Founder Now Launches a Surf Channel
Steve Bellamy, founder of the Tennis Channel and the Ski Channel, is looking to make some waves with his next venture. Bellamy announced Friday that he's launching a third outlet, the Surf Channel,...
View Article'Dark Knight Rises' Closes In on $36M Box-Office Three-Peat; 'Total Recall'...
"Dark Knight Rises" has tightened its grip on the domestic box office, taking in $10.4 million Friday to put itself on track for a $36 million weekend. The final entry in director Christopher Nolan's...
View Article'Dark Knight Rises' Steamrolls 'Total Recall' for Box-Office Three-Peat
"Dark Knight Rises" handily outpaced "Total Recall" with a $36.4 million three-day total and for the third consecutive weekend dominated the domestic box office. The final entry in director...
View Article'Dark Knight Rises,' 'Ted' Make Waves at Overseas Box Office
"The Dark Knight Rises" led the foreign box office with $67 million from 58 markets, but a trash-talking teddy bear made some waves, too. Universal and Seth MacFarlane's "Ted" was No. 1 in seven...
View ArticleIndependent Box Office: Wow of a Bow for 'Celeste and Jesse Forever'
"Celeste and Jesse Forever," starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg and Will McCormack, posted an impressive $28,003 per-screen average in its debut over the weekend. The Sony Pictures Classics release,...
View ArticleMy Actor Uncle, Jake Earl - at Over 8 Feet, the Tallest Man in the World
"HOLLYWOOD PRESENTS THE WORLD'S TALLEST BOY: A Veritable Walking Woolworth Tower" So read the 1923 poster that introduced my 16-year-old, seven-and-a-half-foot uncle, Jake Erlich (née Jack Earle), to...
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