Jimmy Carter: 'I'm perfectly OK' (AFP)
AFP - Former US president Jimmy Carter declared himself "perfectly OK" Monday as he worked under a steady rain on the construction of a charity home here, just days after a two-night hospital stay.
(Video) Ellen Degeneres' "Wake Up Call" to "Crisis" After Tyler Clementi, Three Other Suicides (associatedcontent)
associatedcontent - Ellen Degeneres videotaped a message to the bullied and the harassed Friday in the wake of the suicide death of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi, who threw himself from the George Washington Bridge in New York after a video of him and another man having sex was streamed live online.
Hollywood festival to honor Sylvester Stallone (Reuters)
Reuters - Sylvester Stallone will receive a career achievement award this month at the Hollywood Film Festival.
"Crime" doesn't pay for Keanu Reeves in spoof (Reuters)
Reuters - Combining a backstage theatrical romance and a drama about a bank robbery into one spoof might have seemed a good idea at the time, but while Malcolm Venville's "Henry's Crime" is billed as a comedy it's more funny odd than funny ha-ha.
Politics and celebrities on tap at New Yorker fest (AP)
AP - "I think this is going well," remarked New Yorker editor David Remnick to his audience at a weekend panel on the tea party movement.
Actor Tony Curtis buried after Vegas funeral (AP)
AP - Actor Tony Curtis was buried Monday with a melange of his favorite possessions — a Stetson hat, an Armani scarf, driving gloves, an iPhone and a copy of his favorite novel, "Anthony Adverse," a book that inspired his celebrity name and launched a robust film career that spanned decades and genres.
Prosecutor portrays Anna Nicole Smith as addict (AP)
AP - A prosecutor portrayed Anna Nicole Smith Monday as an out-of-control drug addict who pressured doctors into prescribing pain killers and sedatives.
Roman Polanski makes first Paris appearance (AFP)
AFP - Director Roman Polanski, freed in July after Switzerland refused a US extradition request, told AFP on Monday he was happy to find his friends again during his first public outing in Paris since his release.
Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber nearing 1 billion YouTube views (Reuters)
Reuters - Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are both approaching a major milestone of the new music industry: one billion all-time YouTube views.
John Lennon 70th Birthday Events (Reuters)
Reuters - There are places we remember, all our lives, though some have changed. Seventy years after the birth of John Winston Ono Lennon, the memories and music live on.
Giles Deacon's debut revives moribund Ungaro (AP)
AP - After the "Lohan incident" — an ill-fated ploy to rejuvenate the foundering House of Ungaro by teaming up with the tabloids' favorite starlet, Lindsay Lohan — many in the fashion world wrote the label off as dead.
Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z big winners at BET Awards (Reuters)
Reuters - Nicki Minaj and Jay-Z were the big winners at the 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards this past Saturday at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Britain garners 9 International Emmy nominations (AP)
AP - British television productions garnered a leading nine International Emmy nominations Monday, including acting nods for Bob Hoskins and Helena Bonham Carter.
Usher says he wishes mother attended his wedding (AP)
AP - Usher and his mother have reconciled, but he still wishes she hadn't boycotted his wedding three years ago.
Dempsey's Maine fundraiser nets more than $1.1M (AP)
AP - A two-day run, walk and bike fundraiser in Maine that was the brainchild of "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey has raised more than $1.1 million.