AP - The marriage between the gay characters Kevin and Scotty in the season finale of ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" helped the network win the highest praise Sunday from an advocacy group that pushes for more visibility of such characters on television. -- read full article
Reuters - Serious Emmy candidates
don't feign nonchalance -- for them, a peer honor is a
genuinely exciting prospect, a fact that became clear during a
recent candid discussion with seven of TV's top actresses.
AP - It's the interview scoop that quickly gave Barack Obama second thoughts, and not because it revealed he leaves his suitcase where his children can trip over it.
Reuters - The executive producer
of three ABC series -- "Brothers & Sisters," "Dirty Sexy Money"
and "Eli Stone" -- has signed a new megadeal at ABC Studios,
solidifying his status as one of the top TV producers in
Hollywood. -- read full article
AP - Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.
Reuters - When the American and
National League face off in Tuesday's Major League Baseball
All-Star Game in New York, there will be fewer people watching
than there were the last time Yankee Stadium was the host in
1977.
Reuters - Christopher Gorham, who
plays the endearing accountant Henry on "Ugly Betty," has left
the show to co-star on CBS' midseason drama "Harper's Island."
AP - NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) Behind all the hugs and smiles, the 80 Miss Universe contestants are engaged in a fierce competition. But two contestants with perhaps the greatest reason for hostilities have become fast friends.
AP - BEIJING (AP) Broadcasters and the IOC are pushing China to keep its promises and open up Tiananmen Square to more hours of live coverage for the Beijing Olympics. -- read full article
AP - It's the interview scoop that quickly gave Barack Obama second thoughts, and not because it revealed he leaves his suitcase where his children can trip over it. -- read full article