Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail

Former actress Lindsay Lohan is actually going to jail. So they say.
This comes after a seemingly endless parade of stories — well, more headlines than stories, really — about how she *might* be going to jail, or how she didn’t show up to court, or how she failed this or that drug test, or how she was the mastermind behind the attacks of 9/11… it’s been tough to keep up.

Harry Potter Trailer Released

Here’s a trailer for the first part of the movie version of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:

New American Idol Judges

Thank goodness, the wait is over, and now we know who the judges will be for the next season of American Idol.

Former pop star, movie star and tabloid star Jennifer Lopez will join the panel, and so will Steven Tyler, the sometime-former-maybe frontman for the rock group Aerosmith.

Kara DioGuardi is out after two seasons.

Bill Murray is 60!

Happy birthday to Bill Murray, who turns 60 today.  He was born on this day in 1950, just five short years after the end of World War II.Now see a photo of Bill Murray in a canary-yellow parachute outfit >>

Liberace Museum to Close

The museum in Las Vegas that’s devoted to popular pianist Liberace — “Mr. Showmanship” — is going to shutter their doors after 31 years in business. I first read about it here.

Randy Quaid 2.0: Now With More Burglary

Randy Quaid is at it yet again.  He and his wife Evi have been charged with burglary after they were caught squatting in the guest house of their former home near Santa Barbara.

Joaquin Phoenix Documentary: It Was a Gag After All

Joaquin Phoenix Documentary: It Was a Gag After All

“It’s a terrific performance, it’s the performance of his career… I never intended to trick anybody. The idea of a quote, hoax, unquote, never entered my mind.” That was director Casey …..