AP - SAN DIEGO (AP) If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Comic-Con on Thursday.
Fashion Wire Daily - It has been ten years since FBI agents Mulder and Scully chased after the strange and unexplained in a big-screen flick, but fans of "The X-Files" are still ready to believe.
Reuters - Tribune Co on Wednesday narrowed the
potential list of bidders for the storied Chicago Cubs baseball
team to three to five groups bidding $1 billion or more,
according to sources briefed on the matter.
Reuters - Simon Cowell's scathing critiques
of "American Idol" contestants made him the favorite reality TV
villain in America, but cohort Paula Abdul was declared the
worst reality TV judge in a poll released on Thursday.
Reuters - Actress Gillian Anderson, best
known for her nine-year stint as FBI Agent Dana Scully on "The
X-Files," will reprise her Emmy-winning role this summer in a
movie sequel based on the wildly popular science-fiction
television series.
E! Online - Sarah Silverman was all smiles yesterday while shooting her Comedy Central series The Sarah Silverman Program, which really brought some sunshine into our fluorescent-lit cubicle.
AP - Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal.
AP - With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore. -- read full article
Fashion Wire Daily - Christmas in July? Well, not quite, but almost, as retailers around town showed off their holiday offerings this week for editors so that gift guides will be ready for roll-out come November.
Playbill - Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton, FL, will spike its 2008-2009 mainstage season with the world premiere of Florida writer Michael McKeever's Dangerous, inspired by the novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses." -- read full article