Church goes to church as singer's daughter is christened
Charlotte Church and boyfriend Gavin Henson have their nine-month-old daughter Ruby christened. More »
Steven Tyler: Dude Looks Like a Liar (E! Online)
E! Online - People were scratching their heads last month when Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler said he checked into rehab to recover from foot surgery. More »
Givenchy: Tisci Does Gothic Romanticism for Guys (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - One sure could not fault Riccardo Tisci for failing to have a go in his debut collection for Givenchy, a take no prisoners collection of Gothic romanticism that was intriguing as it was commercially quirky. More »
John Galliano: Maharaja Party Tiger (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - There was absolutely nobody from the world of work in Friday night's John Galliano Homme show, which is precisely one of the reasons it was so great. More »
Film goes behind "Ganja Queen" travel nightmare (Reuters)
Reuters - Schapelle Corby is living every traveler's worst nightmare -- convicted in 2005 of smuggling marijuana into Indonesia, the 30-year-old Australian is serving a 20-year sentence in a cramped prison. More »
Another Lohan saga: Another Lohan? (AP)
AP - Another chapter has been added to the Lohan family saga — and this time, it may be another Lohan. More »
Newcomers revive men's fashion in Paris (AP)
AP - A trio of newcomers breathed new life into Paris menswear on Friday, with displays that ran the gamut from sober minimalism to Gothic excess. More »
Judge halts release of Verne Troyer sex tape (AP)
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Verne Troyer successfully shut down the distribution of a sex tape featuring the "Austin Powers" actor and a former girlfriend — for now. More »
Hellboy director: I would've been a bank robber (AP)
AP - Guillermo del Toro has had it with the beautiful people of Hollywood. It's monsters — or bank robbers — he wants to see. More »
Wim Wenders to chair Venice film festival jury (Reuters)
Reuters - Acclaimed German director Wim Wenders will chair the jury of this year's Venice film festival, organizers said on Friday. More »
Tropic Thunder Pours Out the Booty Sweat (E! Online)
E! Online - Paramount Pictures is hoping Booty Sweat leaves a good taste in America's mouth. (We know, it felt disgusting just writing that.) More »
Will Smith's Cursive Combat with Cruise (E! Online)
E! Online - They say the pen is mightier than the sword. More »
Tough issues go beyond words for rapper Nas (Reuters)
Reuters - Seated in a quiet corner of New York restaurant the Spotted Pig, Nas is drinking a glass of rose. He's dressed comfortably in jeans, Velcro-fastened sneakers and a white T-shirt featuring the image of a poster from Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's "Thrilla in Manilla" fight. His black Rolls Royce is parked outside and he's awaiting a few cigars from his driver. More »
Coldplay's sales feats heat up album charts (Reuters)
Reuters - Coldplay keeps the top soil fertile on the Billboard 200, as "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" opens with 721,000 sold. More »
Steven Tyler tells AP: Rehab was for meds (AP)
AP - Steven Tyler sought the "safe environment" of rehab last month to recover from more than just surgery — the Aerosmith frontman now says was fighting a dependency on pain and sleep medication. More »
Jazz pianist Moran lends harmony, edge to three albums (Reuters)
Reuters - Jason Moran's piano is the thread connecting three new recordings, all of them relating to jazz, yet each distinct. More »
Spalding plays "cool" blend of jazz, R&B, bossa nova (Reuters)
Reuters - Moments after Esperanza Spalding finished singing "Precious" on NBC's "Late Show With David Letterman" in early June, the host strode right up and anointed her "the coolest person we've ever had on the show." More »
Young rapper Tyga finds mentor in Lil Wayne (Reuters)
Reuters - A missed performance by Kanye West marked a turning point for teenage rapper Tyga. More »
Mexican singer Cavazos opts for classic pop sound (Reuters)
Reuters - Mexico has produced classic pop crooners from Luis Miguel all the way back to Armando Manzanero and Agustin Lara. Put producers David Foster and Humberto Gatica on the case, and you can add 22-year-old newcomer David Cavazos to that list. More »
Authorized lyrics sites struggle to grow (Reuters)
Reuters - More than a year after the introduction of lyric licensing programs, several online music services that implemented them are reporting mixed feelings about their results. More »
State Farm brings advertainment to the Latino masses (Reuters)
Reuters - If TV is the new radio, advertising firm Alma DDB has taken the concept a step further with the creation of Los Felinos de la Noche. More »
News Corp, Permira to take NDS private (Reuters)
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Friday it proposed to take set-top box maker NDS Group Plc private for $60 per share in a transaction financed by private equity firm Permira. More »
Prime-Time Metered Market Thursday Ratings: Positive Start for ABC's Hopkins; More Erosion for CBS' Swingtown (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com - -Yesterday's Winners: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Fox), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), Hopkins (ABC) More »