Reuters - Singapore, which currently bans political films and demonstrations, may ease curbs on both to keep up with the spread of video and other free expression on the Internet, its prime minister said in remarks released on Monday. "We've got to allow political videos but with some safeguards," said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a televised address recorded on Sunday. "I think some things should still be off limits ... there will be grey areas." The southeast Asian city-state, which has been ruled by the People's Action Party for more than 40 years, bans the production and screening of all political films, imposing a maximum fine of S$100,000 ($73,000) or a two-year jail term on offenders.

AP - Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school.

AP - Darth Vader: Sith lord, murderous imperialist, deadbeat dad ... dirty old man?

E! Online - Second place never looked so lofty.

Reuters - Big-screen Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. scored his second No. 1 movie of the summer on Sunday as Hollywood spoof "Tropic Thunder" ended the month-long reign of "The Dark Knight" atop the North American box office.

Reuters - Batman triumphed on the international circuit during the weekend as "The Dark Knight" reclaimed the No. 1 slot with an estimated $42.4 million from 7,700 screens in 60 markets, pushing its foreign gross to $328.6 million.

AP - Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school.

E! Online - Second place never looked so lofty.

Reuters - Robert Downey Jr. scored his second No. 1 movie of the summer on Sunday as Hollywood spoof "Tropic Thunder," which also stars Ben Stiller and Jack Black, ended the month long reign of "The Dark Knight" atop the North American box office.

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took four of Hollywood's biggest stars to take down Batman. The DreamWorks-Paramount comedy "Tropic Thunder" — with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Tom Cruise — debuted at No. 1 with $26 million, bumping "The Dark Knight" to second place after four weekends on top, according to studio estimates Sunday.

AP - As Cedric the Entertainer scanned the crowd of more than 6,000 gathered on Chicago's South Side to remember Bernie Mac on Saturday, he cracked that the comedy king was "still the hottest ticket in town."

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations.

E! Online - Who's that old-time musician making a cameo as Jesus in Luke Wilson's new flick, Henry Pool is Here?