CULTURE

Despite slipping to its lowest-rated Tuesday this summer, NBC's "America's Got Talent" took the ratings crown Tuesday. But Fox won the night overall on the combined strength of "Hell's Kitchen" and "MasterChef," according to preliminary viewership numbers.

Urban poet Philip Levine was named on Wednesday as the 18th poet laureate by the Library of Congress, which praised his writing for plain-spoken lyricism about working class Americans in Detroit.

Adele's "21" just set a 21st-century record by topping the Billboard/SoundScan sales chart for a 12th non-consecutive week, it's logged more time at No. 1 than any other album to come out since the turn of the millennium.

At Charlie Sheen's faux funeral on "Two and a Half Men," there will definitely be tears -- of laughter.

A must-visit spot on every tourist's list of places to visit while in San Francisco is Twin Peaks.

Eric Church is amazed that his new CD, "Chief" has sold 145,000 units in the first seven days and he's thrilled that the album shot to the top Billboard's country chart.

Comedian George Lopez's late-night talk show has been canceled after only two seasons, cable channel TBS said on Wednesday.

It is not quite official, but it is pretty close. Singing star Jennifer Lopez will return as a judge on top-rated TV singing contest "American Idol," the program's lead producer said on Wednesday.

Singer Gavin DeGraw was released from a New York hospital on Tuesday after apparently being attacked by three men and hit by a taxi cab, causing a concussion, broken nose and numerous cuts and bruises.

Rebecca Black, 14-year-old singer of "Friday", has quit school because of excessive bullying from peers. Her first single garnered more than 167 million YouTube views in the past six months, and had over 3.1 million "dislikes" from YouTube users. The comments on the video, which were mostly negative, were disabled in May 2011.

The last known group of people never to have made contact with the outside world was attacked by suspected drug traffickers last month, possibly killing off the last of an unknown peoples for good.

The television movie will show the Duchess playing Wii with the Queen.

Gavin DeGraw who recently was injured in an attack and a hit-and-run in New York City was released from the Beth Israel Hospital on Wednesday.

Mandatory sex-education classes are returning to New York City public schools for the first time in nearly 20 years, New York City officials say.

A tourist suffered a broken leg when a melting glacier collapsed in front of her boat in Alaska.

TBS has officially cancelled the "Lopez tonight" and will not continue with its third season. The program airs immediately after the Conan show. This all seems so familiar, as we are reminded of what happened to Conan O'brien's show with NBC and Jay Leno.

A photo tribute to the fast rising star, who broke out in Hollywood in 2007's "Superbad."

TBS axed the third season of "Lopez Tonight" because it struggled to gain viewers in the competitive field of talk shows, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In November, Lopez was bumped back an hour to a midnight slot to accommodate Conan O'Brien's "Conan" after the comedian's exit from NBC.

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" star has a habit of self-documenting

"Twilight" actor Kiowa Gordon was arrested Monday in Arizona, TMZ said.

Candice Swanepoel versus Miranda Kerr, who is the hotter Victoria?s Secret Angel? This could be one of the toughest questions in the world.

The 33 year-old DJ and ex-girlfriend of Lindsay Lohan, Samanthan Ronson, has been charged with two misdemeanor accounts from her DUI arrest on Aug. 1. Reuters reports that Ronson has been seen driving under the influence with blood alcohol levels of over .08.

"She's a real-deal actress," Tate Taylor, the director of "The Help", says. "Such a mature old soul in such a vibrant little capsule." Stone has quickly become Hollywood's hottest ticket especially with her latest role in "The Help."

Jennifer Hudson, who underwent a dramatic weight loss since her campaign with Weight Watchers now wears a size 0.

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have joined the catalog of controversial and just plain strange sculptors by artist, Daniel Edwards. He is known for depicting pop culture through his art in symbolic and unconventional ways. He has made headlines for his Paris Hilton sculptor, which featured the heiress dead and awaiting an autopsy. Her live dog climbs over her. Suri Cruise, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, was also targeted by the artist. He made a piece that featured Suri's first poop...

The 17 year-old singer shot up to fame and fortune extremely fast. His attitude and behavior is the outcome of being spoiled by all the people and fans around him. Everyone loves him, follows his every move, pays attention to his every thought on Twitter and sells out his concerts in minutes. Who wouldn't have a big head at that point? But hope is still alive for Bieber to readjust his behavior.

The young actress wore Chanel to the Tuesday gathering.

The singer was treated for a broken nose, concussion and lacerations.

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