Entertainment Report

• David Fincher, the man who convinced Fox that a nihilistic novel would make a good summer blockbuster, has signed a two-picture deal...

Bono Wins, Stylist Loses

A judge in Dublin has ordered a former U2 stylist to give Bono back his clothes. Lola Cashman tried to sell the gear, including an "iconic" cowboy hat and a mess of earrings, at a London auction. She said the...

Compare and Contrast

Over at DailyKos, the liberal, Al Franken-listenin', latte-drinkin' crowd has been coming up with example after example to show just how much in common Al Qaeda/Taliban members have with members of the far right in the US (what they like...

Astrology vs. Astronomy

A Russian astrologer is suing NASA for blowing the hell out of the comet Temple 1 on Sunday and hatin' on her whole future-seeing scene. NASA scientists say their "Deep Impact" mission affected the comet's orbit about as much as...

The Live 8 Rating Debate

So, about that Live 8 thing. Great cause, great music, great weather. Organizers peg worldwide concert attendance at 1 million. Okay, that's believable. AOLMusic.com saw more than 5 million tuning in online to watch the live Internet broadcasts. That figure...

Daily Dirt: Box Office Redemption?

• Hmmm, maybe those faux celebrity relationships really are working. Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds drop-kicked the box office over the holiday weekend, raking in $77.6 million and ensuring Katie Holmes' $5 million relationship check won't bounce. [Access Hollywood]...

Sex, Bread and Butter

The sex addicts who run Slate use the news peg of a buzzing vibrator recently discovered by South Carolina postal workers and whip it into a full-blown slide show honoring the her-story of the self-pleasuring device. Bless their hearts. Though...

Morning Roundup

• Tropical Storm Cindy is heading toward Louisiana while Dennis in the Caribbean and Dora in the Pacific gain strength. Cindy could pick up steam before it reaches the Gulf Coast early Wednesday but meteorologists say it's not expected to...

Weekend Pop

• Dust off your copy of Porky's; dumb comedy with boobs is back. The NYT compares today's frat house/sex-lube Slip 'n' Slide National Lampoon to the Chevy Chase/John Belushi genius of old. Meanwhile, the LA Times fails to mourn the...

The Third, Fourth and Fifth Sex

When you finally dust the partying out of your eyes and rejoin humanity this morning, you might experience a bit of gay-ja vu when you crack open your New York Times. That ol' grey goose is still chasing the short...