CULTURE

The Beastie Boys rapper is reported dead at 47, according to Richard Simmons' entertainment website and gossip site TMZ.

The recent release of The Avengers means that summer blockbuster season is here! Films like Battleship and Prometheus will no doubt draw actions fans to the theaters but there's one film that will appeal to male and female audiences alike. Snow White and the Huntsman offers an inventive approach to the story we all know and love.

?God of War: Ascension,? set to be the fourth installment and a prequel to the original, was recently revealed at the end of April. The game will take place before protagonist Kratos became the Ghost of Sparta, and the game?s official trailer gives a vague yet enticing glimpse for fans. But one of the most anticipated features to come with the new title, set for a spring 2013 launch, is the integration of multiplayer gameplay.

One Direction's hit single, What Makes You Beautiful will be covered in upcoming Glee episode Prom-asaurus. The episode airs on May 8, but the video leaked early. Watch it here!

Violet D'Mello, a British woman from Aberdeen, was visiting the Kragga Kamma reserve in South Africa with her husband Archie when she was mauled by a cheetah.

Anna Paquin publicly declared herself bisexual in 2010 and the issue has come up again in the most recent issue of Zooey magazine, where the True Blood actress says her sexual orientation wasn't a way to cover up being gay as some people do in using the label.

French American scientist and spray innovator David Edwards, recently unveiled his newest creation, an alcoholic spray that instantly gets the user drunk and wears off completely in just a few moments.

With the ?Diablo 3? release date drawing near, Blizzard plans to launch an animated short called ?Diablo 3: Wrath? that will detail the game?s backstory. The company released a behind-the-scenes video on May 3rd to give fans insight as to what the video short will entail.

Vogue's underage, anorexic model ban is a prohibition a long-time in the making; but, as the saying goes, better late than never. Vogue, considered as the Fashion Bible by many, is setting a precedent with its move to eradicate too-young and too-skinny models from the pages of its publication. It is one small step for Vogue, one giant leap for fashion.

Isn?t it ironic?

It's May the Fourth. You know what that means, Star Wars fans. Happy Star Wars Day!

Cindy Crawford's daughter is a spinning image of her international celebrity model mother. Kaia Gerber, Crawford's daughter, stars in a sweet Mother's Day ad campaign with her mother and grandmother for JCPenney.

Satr Wars fans aren't the only ones with a reason to celebrate today.

Miley Cyrus is not just an actress, pop singer and multi-millionaire, she is an animal lover, too. Miley Cyrus founded a little puppy left abandoned in a box in front of a Walmart on May 2. The 19-year-old tweeted to her 5.6 million followers, He was left in a box Infront of Walmart. I don't understand how people can be so cruel. That's why we named him Happy. Check out photos of Cyrus and her new puppy here.

Soundgarden's new single Live to Rise, as featured in this year's highly anticipated movie, Marvel's The Avengers, premiered on Friday, May 04. Live to Rise, written for and appearing in the film is the first single from the Marvel Music/Hollywood Records release Avengers Assemble.

Sure, it?s a tequila shot for the hospitality and tourism industry, but what is the history of Cinco de Mayo?

A YouTube video featuring teen pop sensation Justin Bieber and RJ Ryan Seacrest is going viral. The hilarious video was, in fact, done by Bieber to help his friend Seacrest get 100 million YouTube hits.

Bobby Brown confesses that he's concerned about the allegations surrounding daughter Bobbi Kristina's drug problem.

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Visitors often ask questions about the accuracy of an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but not all of them are right. However, a seventh grade boy has found out a mistake at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City and he was right, says Helen Evans, one of the curators of the museum.

This week's episode kicks off with Mystic Falls latest vampire plotting in the high school. Caroline (Candice Accola) just so happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when she comes to the high school to help Rebekah (Claire Holt) clean up the gym after the Decade Dance. Usually enemies, Rebekah and Caroline join forces to stake Alaric...the only problem is that Esther made Alaric a super vampire, immune to stakes.

Samsung has raised the stakes for the iPhone 5 through the release of its ultra-sleek and fast Galaxy S3 phone, which was launched in London on Thursday.

Kate Upton may have graced the cover of Sports Illustrated this year, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have to pay her dues still. Upton reportedly paid 25,000 to attend next weeks' Costume Institue Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

For three seasons The Vampire Diaries has captivated fans and stars Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, and Paul Wesley have a lot to do with that! The hot young cast have burned up the CW each week. The show's steamy love triangle has proven to be one of the most engaging plots on TV.

Linda Evangelista, the supermodel who once famously said she wouldn't get out of bed for anything less than $10,000 a day, is asking for $46, 000 a month in child support from her baby daddy Francois-Henri Pinault, who is currently married to actress Salma Hayek.

The latest issues of Xbox Magazine and PSM3 put a real-life face to the characters of some of the most widely-received games in the industry. The magazines list the casts and crews for nine games that players would like to see translated to film.

It's hard to believe that Michelle Pfeiffer is 54-years-old, but she is and it doesn't seem to matter to Hollywood. In some of Pfeiffer's recent movie roles she has been cast with younger and younger male costars.

Trade the city streets of New York for the sleepy byways of Long Island's North Fork, home to one of the United States' most exciting wine regions.

Jennifer Lopez's personal relationship with Casper Smart has already been on the fast track and it seems her professional one is ramping up, too. Lopez held a press conference Monday about her new tour launching this summer and announced that Smart would be the choreographer for the tour.