CULTURE

Driven by single-camera comedies such as NBC's "The New Normal," sitcom production was up in Los Angeles for the last quarter.

Mumford & Sons is the biggest thing in music right now. The folk-rock quartet just broke records for the year with its newest album “Babel” selling more than 600,000 units in the first week. And now the group has hit a landmark that hasn’t been reached in 48 years, with six concurrent hits on the Billboard Hot 100 list. The only group to ever beat that record? The Beatles.

Residents of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward are fighting back against so-called Katrina Tours.

The maker of Angry Birds has alluded to a crossover with "Star Wars."

Kristen Stewart has been included in Variety's Women's Impact Report 2012. The "Breaking Dawn: Part 2" star is being recognized for a "game-changing" performance in "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Bristol Palin is using the momentum from her controversial “Dancing With The Stars” survival to attack actress Julianne Moore, who played Bristol’s mom, former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, in the recent HBO movie “Game Change.”

Lady Gaga has had no problem showing off her new curves after the media called Gaga fat after she gained a reported 25 pounds.

Ryan Andresen has been denied the Eagle Scout rank supposedly because he is gay.

Teen bride Courtney Stodden and her 52-year-old husband kicked up drama on the first episode of "Couple's Therapy."

A 77-year-old woman, known in media reports as the "Internet Black Widow," has been charged for the attempted murder of her husband in Nova Scotia, police said Tuesday.

Fans are wondering if Hayek, who is known perhaps as much for her curvy figure as for her acting, was trying to be vague but also ending a message to younger actresses, Kristen Stewart in particular.

Loose seats and labor disputes are just the tip of the iceberg for beleaguered American Airlines.

Promoting their respective films, "Sinister" and "Taken 2", on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" on Wednesday, Ethan Hawke and Liam Neeson the audience with a parodied scene from The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion.

The ubiquitous smile design was conceived of by Worcester, Mass., artist Harvey Ball in 1973.

Days after a sex tape of Hulk Hogan and Heather Clem was posted online, his former wife Linda Hogan was arrested for DUI.

"Taken 2," starring Liam Neeson in theaters on Friday, is being met with a mix of jeers and cheers from critics. Yet the film could earn big box office numbers regardless.

Salma Hayek believes curves are much sexier than the trend of women looking like boys.

Instead of visiting a haunted house this October, buy one! Disney’s Haunted Mansion and the “Amityville” house are for sale.

Charlize Theron's childhood home might be haunted now that a murder took place there for a second time.

'Clueless' cast members reunited for the 17th anniversary of the film.

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway are pitching in to help New York's historic Public Theater following a $40 million renovation.

Rapper Snoop Dogg posted a humorous list of the top 10 reasons Mitt Romney won't get his vote and why Obama will in the November elections.

Swayze and Niemi were married for 34 years before the “Dirty Dancing” star died of pancreatic cancer in September 2009.

Christina Hendricks may be best known for her curves, but don’t dare call the "Mad Men" actress “full-figured.”

“Had a great night w @chrisbharrison! Thanks @ryanseacrest for setting it up,” Mallette tweeted to her nearly 1.4 million Twitter followers.

Actress Kristen Stewart has nude scenes in "On the Road," her latest film, but she said in a recent interview that posing in the raw didn't bother her.

"Movie 43" takes a different approach to cinema with an enormous cast and long directors list.

Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger recently revealed that she suffered from bulimia for years.

“True Blood” is getting some fresh blood for season six. Find out who will be invading Bon Temps.