Jokes in short supply as talk show hosts return (Reuters)
Reuters - The storied rivalry between Jay Leno and David Letterman takes a new twist on Wednesday when the two stars of U.S. late-night television return to the air two months into a bitter strike by TV and film writers. More »
Huckabee opts for Leno on caucus eve (AP)
AP - On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee will trade jokes with Jay Leno on NBC's "Tonight Show." More »
Will Smith still tops at foreign box office (Reuters)
Reuters - "I Am Legend" ruled the foreign box office for a second weekend, grossing $46.1 million from 25 markets, according to studio estimates issued Sunday. More »
Lohan voted worst performance in online movie poll (Reuters)
Reuters - As if 2007 could get any worse for Lindsay Lohan, now this: Moviegoers tagged her with the year's worst performance by an actress. More »
Dance website for MC Hammer
Former rap start MC Hammer aims to rival YouTube as he prepares to launch a dance video-sharing website. More »
UK downloads double in a year
Sales of music downloads in the final week of 2007 are twice the total recorded in the same period last year. More »
MC Hammer's next act: Tech entrepreneur (AP)
AP - MC Hammer hasn't topped the music charts since the early 1990s, but the former rap star says he has another hit in him — only this time around he'll produce it as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. More »
Digital album packaging to improve in '08 (Reuters)
Reuters - There is a reason people still buy CDs more than they do digital albums. Actually there are several, but viruses that come along with music via peer-to-peer sites (P2P) and a concern over digital rights management (DRM) aren't the only culprits. More »
Eddie Murphy Rings in 2008 (E! Online)
E! Online - Eddie Murphy has made quick work of one New Year's resolution. More »
Nintendo revives the light-gun game (AP)
AP - Most gamers who grew up in the 1980s have fond memories of "Duck Hunt," one of the games that came with the Nintendo Entertainment System. Your controller was a plastic gun, the Zapper, that you used to shoot on-screen ducks; if you missed, your hunting dog would snicker. More »
Keaton says Mr. Right never came her way (AP)
AP - Diane Keaton says she planned to wait until she was in a "strong and substantive" relationship before becoming a mother — but that never happened for her. More »
Music Reviews: 2007's overlooked albums (AP)
AP - The AP takes a look at some of 2007's overlooked albums: More »
Huckabee plans quick foray from Iowa to Leno show (Reuters)
Reuters - From snowy Iowa to the bright lights of comedian Jay Leno's studio in Burbank, California, Republican Mike Huckabee's upstart presidential campaign was taking a roundabout route on Wednesday. More »
Letterman, Leno return Wednesday night (AP)
AP - Advantage, David Letterman. Five of television's late-night funnymen return to the air Wednesday after two months, and while Letterman has his writing staff back, Jay Leno doesn't. More »
NBC: Golden Globes Still a Go (E! Online)
E! Online - Will the ongoing writers' strike take some of the glow off this year's Golden Globes? Not if NBC has anything to say about it. More »
Fox wins first night of 2008 with college football (Reuters)
Reuters - The Sugar Bowl proved sweet for Fox, which started the new year with a win Tuesday in both viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic. More »
Cricket stars land Bollywood roles
England bowlers Sajid Mahmood and Simon Jones are among are set to feature in an upcoming Bollywood film about cricket. More »
Costa Book Award list announced
Authors Simon Sebag Montefiore and AL Kennedy are among the five nominees for the Costa Book of the Year. More »
Potter UK's biggest film of 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix crowns the 2007 box office in the UK and Ireland. More »
Gunners blazing at Velvet Revolver New Year gig (Reuters)
Reuters - New York was teeming with the high anxiety of the biggest party in the world on New Year's Eve, but at the Hammerstein Ballroom, Velvet Revolver owned the night. More »
`Treasure' caps record box-office year (AP)
AP - Bustling holidays ended Hollywood's year, with "National Treasure," "I Am Legend" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks" helping to lift the movie business to record revenue after a sleepy fall. More »
Karaoke companies have to pay more for lyrics: U.S. court (Reuters)
Reuters - Karaoke machine companies are subject to additional copyright fees if they reprint song lyrics in companion brochures or broadcast the lyrics on television, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday. More »
Tequila will take another 'Shot at Love' (AP)
AP - "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila" is apparently over for Bobby Banhart. More »
Goth couple eliminated on 'Amazing Race' (AP)
AP - The team with the most makeup couldn't make up lost time on "The Amazing Race." More »
Letterman, Leno return Wednesday night (AP)
AP - The return of TV's late-night funnymen after a two-month strike hiatus turned into a bizarre mix of picketing and presidential politics Wednesday as Mike Huckabee headed for Jay Leno's show and Hillary Clinton turned to David Letterman. More »