I feel like the last person on earth not to have read Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy. Over the last few years, I've watched mystery buffs and non-readers alike lugging around the adventures of Lisbeth Salander before eagerly watching the Swedish film adaptations at the movies or on DVD, but the whole phenomenon has been a dog whistle that I never heard until seeing David Fincher's much-anticipated The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Paul McCartney will kick off 2012 with an album of cover tunes and two original songs, he said on Monday, offering fans a glimpse of the music that inspired one of the biggest rock bands ever, the Beatles.
Gilberto Sanchez, who uploaded a pirated copy of Fox's superhero movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, was sentenced to one year in federal prison Monday.
Avatar director James Cameron has been sued for the second time in nearly as many weeks by someone claiming to have come up with the idea for the sci-fi mega-hit.
With a budding acting career and a renewed passion for hip-hop, rapper Common delivers both fighting talk and inspirational messages on his latest album The Dreamer/The Believer, released on Tuesday.
We all go into sentimental movies with certain pre-set buttons that directors try to hit -- some people lose it when a beloved doggie dies, others shed tears when long-estranged lovers are reunited, and then there are those who reach for their hankies when a gruff dad finally articulates his love for his child.
In honor of Chanukah, the Israel Ministry of Tourism, in cooperation with El Al Israel Airlines, has re-launched its popular Chanukah microsite where visitors can log on and light virtual candles for each night of the holiday with the chance of winning a trip to Israel.
Bob Digi and Mr. Mef are currently in the studio working together on a new album.
Now that the latest trailer for The Dark Knight Returns has finally been (legally) released, Batman fans and movie junkies are desperately trying to decode everything they can from the two-minute preview, and some of the DKR trailer's teasers prompt worry as well as excitement. Here, watch the trailer and find out what you need to know.
Playboy model Jessica Burciaga claims she is not Kobe Bryant's mistress despite rumors that have surfaced on the internet. Bryant's wife, Vanessa, filed for divorce Friday ending the couple's 10 years of marriage.
Or is it a false rumor to attract attention to a jeweler in Jackson Hole?
Singer Lady Gaga has been the victim of a Facebook and Twitter hacking, with fake messages offering free iPad 2 tablets to her followers in what was likely a massive phishing scam. Gaga has since regained control of her accounts, but some disappointed fans were still wondering if Mama Monster simply rescinded the gift.
Luciana Bozan Barroso is the wife of American actor Matt Damon. Damon recently opened up about family life and his wife while promoting his newest film, We Bought a Zoo.
Singer and actress JoJo, whose mature-sounding voice crooned out hits such as Baby It's You and Not That Kinda Girl, is 21 years old.
2011 was all about Friday, baby twins and doing The Creep.
The freshly unemployed actor denies having been a male prostitute in real life
Alaska State Rep. Chris Tuck is running TV ads telling people they can skip the new body scanners at Alaska airports and should call airport police if the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) gets too frisky.
The two appeared on the Today Show Tuesday morning.
While the world agonized about the death of Kim Jong-il and the future of North Korea, the Chinese city with a front-row view into the isolated state shrugged.
Some fans will not be happy.
Even though her nude Playboy shoot, which was leaked on the Internet leading up to the magazine's release, is still floating around, Lindsay Lohan shifted gears and put on some clothes for Jag Jeans, for which she was named the new spokes model.
While offering its readers some advice on how to dress like Rihanna, Dutch Magazine Jackie recently called the Barbadian beauty an ultimate n---a b---h. Its Editor in Chief Eva Hoeke has reportedly issued a public apology to the singer on the magazine's Facebook page, calling the article a bad joke.
A list of the most fashionable celebrities of 2011.
Most gossip magazines are splashed with headlines that Twilight's couple, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are headed towards a spilt, but new rumors indicate that the couple will be spending Christmas together in LA.
Christopher Nolan and company sure know how to tease fans.
Kate Middleton had the crowd wowed on Monday night at a military awards ceremony at the Imperial War Museum in Central London on Monday night.
On a Caribbean getaway, a few essential items in your overnight bag can minimize stress and maximize fun in the sun.
He may be Wanted: Dead or Alive, but for now, he's simply alive.
Rock star Jon Bon Jovi surely never imagined himself as a spokesman for pain medication, but that’s his latest gig.
From Hollywood hipsters to New York subterraneans, the watch has become the thing. Or, at least so the major newspapers would have you believe.