Reuters - Former "Star Trek" crew member
George Takei married his longtime boyfriend on Sunday in a Los
Angeles ceremony that paid homage to the actor's Japanese
heritage.
Reuters - With a little help from
Tina Fey doubling as Sarah Palin and from guest host Michael
Phelps, "Saturday Night Live" logged its best season premiere
since 2001.
Reuters - Bob Weide isn't a guy
who shies away from challenges. He logged five years as an
executive producer and director on the mostly improvisational
HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which means he not only
provided direction on a series that eschewed that intangible
little element known as a script, but he also worked day after
day alongside "Curb" creator-producer-star Larry David and
lived to tell the tale. -- read full article
E! Online - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may have newborn twins and four other children to care for, but that doesn't stop them from looking after hundreds of thousands of children in Ethiopia, too.
AP - Cries of adulation — and hunger — followed Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean and actor Matt Damon as they toured flood-ravaged Gonaives on Sunday to call attention to widespread suffering in the marooned city.
Reuters - London Fashion Week began
on Sunday with a feminine flurry from some established British
labels and a tongue-in-cheek take on the spring/summer 2009
season from some of the newer names.
Reuters - David Foster Wallace, the writer
best known for his critically acclaimed 1996 novel "Infinite
Jest," was found dead at his Claremont, California, home,
police said. -- read full article
Reuters - "Burn After Reading," a spy comedy
from Joel and Ethan Coen, narrowly won the weekend box office
derby in North America on Sunday, setting a sales record for
the Oscar-winning filmmakers.
AP - Iraqi composer Naseer Shamma is such a master of the traditional Arab stringed instrument called the oud that he has taught himself to play one-handed. -- read full article
Reuters - "Burn After Reading," a spy comedy
from Joel and Ethan Coen, narrowly won the weekend box office
derby in North America on Sunday, setting a sales record for
the Oscar-winning filmmakers.
AP - David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46. -- read full article
Reuters - Morocco's Gnawa, heirs to a
musical and spiritual tradition brought north across the Sahara
centuries ago by black slaves, are enjoying new fame as their
hypnotic rhythms hook listeners across the world.
