Fashion Wire Daily - Sometimes Cruise, or Resort, collections have little to do with warm weather vacations in exotic locals during the cold winter months following the purchase of one's fall wardrobe – it's simply a retail signifier that new merchandise will be hitting the floor pre-spring.

AFP - The Dalai Lama distanced himself Thursday from Hollywood star Sharon Stone's controversial comment that China's earthquake was bad "karma" for its handling of Tibet.

Reuters - The Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday continued its campaign against a rival actors' union's tentative contract with Hollywood producers.

Reuters - Brad Garrett is making his foray into digital entertainment with "Dating Brad Garrett," an online reality show he is starring in and executive producing.

AP - Alison Krauss and Robert Plant were nominated Wednesday night for top album, No. 1 song and best duo in the seventh annual Americana Honors and Awards.

AP - For a movie called "The Happening," not much happens.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katherine Heigl won't be chewing her manicure at this year's Emmy ceremony: She says she didn't seek a nomination because "Grey's Anatomy" failed to deliver the goods for an award-worthy performance.

AP - NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Paul Newman has always been a fiercely private man, shunning the trappings of fame wrought by his Hollywood career while immersing himself in auto racing, philanthropy and a multimillion-dollar food business.

AFP - Close friends of the iconic French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who died 10 days ago, on Wednesday scattered his ashes in the garden of his Marrakech villa, his partner Pierre Berge said.

Reuters - As the recorded music business seemingly careens toward oblivion, John Hiatt is standing on the sidelines having a good laugh.