AP - Marion "Suge" Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife near the Las Vegas Strip, police said.
AP - Borders Group Inc. shares soared more than 25 percent Wednesday after it posted better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter. But analysts remained leery, saying that tough competition and a weak economy continue to pose big challenges for the bookseller. -- read full article
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:18:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Giorgio Armani will design his
first villas for a $1.85 billion gated community development in
Egypt that is just two hours' drive from Cairo, the Italian
fashion designer said on Wednesday.
AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug 18-24. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: -- read full article
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:25:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger suspected of streaming songs from Guns N' Roses unreleased album, "Chinese Democracy," on his Web site. -- read full article
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:23:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
E! Online - Angelina Jolie is obviously secure enough in her relationship with Brad Pitt to stay back in France while her man hangs out with buddy George Clooney at the 65th Annual Venice Film Festival. After all, the good pals have been practically inseparable since arriving Tuesday.
E! Online - Charlize Theron and her boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, have no problem walking the red carpet at the DNC in Denver to promote his movie, Battle in Seattle—but walking down the aisle is a whole other story.
AP - An upcoming concert by Paul McCartney has revived memories of the 1960s, when an Israeli official supposedly called off a Beatles concert for fear it would corrupt the nation's youth.
Reuters - Borders Group Inc , the
second-largest U.S. bookseller, posted a narrower-than-expected
quarterly loss on Tuesday, helped by tighter inventory and
lower costs, sending its shares up nearly 14 percent. -- read full article
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:28:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Playbill - Maggie Burke, Natalie Gold, Michael Hayden, Gio Perez and Michael Warner will be featured in Steven Levenson's new play, The Language of Trees, the second production of the Roundabout Underground program, which introduces and cultivates artists in a 62-seat space. -- read full article
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:54:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment News