Archive for July 19th, 2010

‘The Client List’ was an eye-opener for Jennifer Love Hewitt

Actress says she learned to be less judgmental while playing a prostitute in Lifetime’s ‘The Client List.’


Kathy Griffin slammed for Scott Brown remarks

Is a celebrity feud brewing?


50 years of love for ‘The I Hate to Cook Book’

A new anniversary edition arrives in bookstores next week.


16,000-plus singers chase ‘Idol’ Season 10 dream in Nashville

‘American Idol’ ratings have slipped, but you couldn’t tell from the 16,000-plus turnout for Season 10′s first auditions in Nashville.


Chris Nolan’s ‘Inception’ thrills movie audiences

Twisty plot and Leonardo DiCaprio launch film to No. 1 with $60.4 million.


Natalie Cole memoir due in November

Natalie Cole to pen her memoir.


‘Major League’ actor James Gammon dies at 70

James Gammon, the gravel-voiced actor who played the manager of the Cleveland Indians in the 1980s comedy Major League and had a host of other …


Critic’s Corner Monday: ‘Lie to Me,’ ‘The Good Guys’

Monica Raymund’s Ria Torres takes center stage on tonight’s Lie to Me (Fox, 8 ET/PT) as the team’s latest case reconnects her with her half-sister, …


On the Verge: Easygoing country singer Easton Corbin

Easton Corbin is a country music throwback with an easygoing, old-school style. The native of rural northern Florida topped USA TODAY’s country …


Family bonds are tested after tragedy strikes on ‘Red Hook Road’

Imagine the worst thing that can happen to a young couple on their wedding day they’re killed in a car accident and you’ll understand the unimaginable …


The Loris Lives! First Pictures of Primate Thought To Be Extinct

After 200 hours of searching in Sri Lanka, scientists captured the first ever pictures of the Horton Plains slender loris, which was thought to be extinct since 1939.


Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown

AT&T and the iPhone — a pairing that truly was too good to be true. Here’s how the partnership between AT&T and Apple went so terribly wrong.


Lawsuit Dropped; Claimed That Copyright-Filtering Violates Copyright

Lawyers have abandoned a closely watched lawsuit against the document-sharing site Scribd that alleged the site’s copyright filtering technology is itself a form of copyright infringement.


In-Depth Look at Windows Phone 7 Reveals Promise, Polish

Windows Phone 7 is coming out in the next few months. We take an in-depth look at the beta version of Microsoft’s next mobile operating system.


Video Lab: First Look and Hands On With Windows Phone 7

What it is: A not quite yet finished version of Windows 7 Mobile, Microsoft’s latest operating system for smartphones. What’s new about it: Redesigned from the ground up. Our first thoughts: Major, major improvements here.


Search Through Top Secret America’s Database of Private Spooks

Figuring out exactly who’s cashing in on the post-9/11 boom in secret programs just got a whole lot easier. And that’s giving Official Washington a collective panic attack.


R.I.P., Nexus One

After a long and painful decline, Google has finally put the Nexus One phone out of its misery. After it has shifted the last batch of handsets, the search company will stop selling its first – and possibly last – Android handset.


Fan’s $4,000 War Machine Costume Comes to Comic-Con

Anthony Le’s detailed version of Rhodey’s gun-lust getup is just one of the cosplayer’s amazing Iron Man-inspired armors. See several of the impressive pieces, including one designed for Pepper Potts, in this photo gallery.


Vaccination Patch Could Make Immunizations Painless

Researchers have invented a new vaccine-delivery system that replaces the large single needle with 100 tiny dissolvable ones embedded in a Band-Aid–like patch.


Survive a Plane Crash

Is your flight home taking an unexpected turn for the worse? Bummer. Here’s how to increase your chances of emerging from an air disaster relatively unharmed.


Dream opening for Inception movie

Christopher Nolan’s Inception tops the North American box office taking $60.4m (£39.5m), according to studio estimates.