Quote of the day

Larry King is not only a world-renowned journalist, but a true American icon. It will be an honor to do his show. — Paris Hilton on the CNN host, with whom she will appear Wednesday, a day after her release…

Captain America finds a new muse

Author David Morrell (First Blood, The Brotherhood of the Rose) makes his first foray into comic books with Marvel Comics’ six-issue limited series Captain America: The Chosen. The first two issues are to be released in September. In The Chosen,…

‘Lights,’ ‘Comforts’ lost in TV shuffle

NBC has yanked Sunday repeat episodes of Friday Night Lights. Repeats of Law Order will air in its place (9 p.m. ET/PT). And CBS has broken the clay-animation mold for Creature Comforts, replacing it tonight with a repeat of The…

Live Earth to skip Istanbul concert

The Istanbul edition of the July 7 global Live Earth concerts has been canceled. Organizers are seeking a site in the city to put up giant screens to show TV feeds from the remaining eight shows, Billboard reports. Turkish press…

Clapton guitar sale to benefit rehab center

Eric Clapton discovered long ago the sobering virtues of blues power. He first sold off treasured guitars to support his drug habit, then post-detox sold greater caches of axes to fund his Crossroads Centre rehab facility in Antigua. Now he’s…