AP - Lauren Conrad can add a new position to her resume: author.

AP - Oh how things have changed for Barack Obama since he last appeared on "Saturday Night Live."

Reuters - The art of the samba, the perils of the sea, the secrets of souffles and the oeuvre of actors.

Reuters - He is the star of the biggest drama on television. Now Hugh Laurie is poised to become one of the highest-paid actors on TV with a new deal to continue on Fox's "House."

E! Online - So far, so good for Fringe.

AP - "You can just feel it simmering," says Darrell Hammond while walking down the hallways of Studio 8H with his hands out, as if he can touch the energy around the new season of "Saturday Night Live" pulsating from the walls.

AP - "Wow, thank you, I'm in shock right now. I was not expecting this." — Britney Spears, looking spectacular in a shimmering silver dress as she accepted her third trophy of the evening for "Piece of Me" at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Reuters - The characters drink like fish, smoke like chimneys, treat women like doormats and are some of the most admired men on U.S. television.

AP - Charles Gibson's interviews with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will form the basis of a special prime-time edition of "20/20" Friday, ABC said Wednesday.

Reuters - A second midseason Fox series, producer Joss Whedon's new drama "Dollhouse," has shut down production for a couple of weeks to work on scripts.