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Update on 02/22/2012
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AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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Reuters - Katy Perry is going to prison -- on "Raising Hope." |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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Reuters - Like any savvy celebrity worth his multimedia platform, Stephen Colbert has a children's book. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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Reuters - When the curtain rises on the Oscars this Sunday, nervous anticipation will, as usual, fill the theater at the world's top film awards, but this year movie fans can relax. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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Reuters - Actress Lindsay Lohan got high marks from a Los Angeles judge at her penultimate progress hearing on Wednesday, as she entered the "home stretch" of her probation after being convicted for theft last year. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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Reuters - The late Whitney Houston was unable to oust Adele from the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, and the British singer's "21" replaced "The Bodyguard" as the longest running No. 1 album by a woman. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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AP - The Academy Awards will be coming to you live from the same place — but with a different name. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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Reuters - Bill Clinton had his saxophone, but President Barack Obama can sing the blues. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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 AP - Rihanna is known for making bold statements, from her often sexually charged music to her tattoos to even the hue of her hair.
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Update on 02/22/2012
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AP - The Franklin Institute's automaton can't help you find a good sushi place, direct you out of a traffic jam or check your bank balance. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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 AP - Lindsay Lohan drew praise Wednesday from a judge who said the actress was one court hearing away from putting a long-running drunken driving case behind her.
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Update on 02/22/2012
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AP - Associated Press movie writers David Germain and Christy Lemire are boringly in lockstep on their picks for this season's top Academy Awards categories, depriving them of their usual snide debate over who's going to win. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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 AP - Conan O'Brien's got his desk job for at least two more years.
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Update on 02/22/2012
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Reuters - Oscar week kicked off Tuesday night at a celebration of this year's nominees for live action and short films, who are among the least-known of the 2012 Academy Award contenders but no less important to the movie industry. |
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Update on 02/22/2012
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Reuters - If Rooney Mara wins an Oscar for her role as a troubled waif in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," it's unlikely she'll thank Paul Holehouse from the stage. |
