By LEANNE ITALIE   Associated Press   5/25/2012 10:52 AM   

NEW YORK -- Not all that long ago E L James was Snowqueens Icedragon, cranking out her sexed-up "Twilight" fan fiction online. Well, faster than you can shriek your safe word, her kinky "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy has fanfic of its very own in the ...

  Associated Press   5/25/2012 10:51 AM   

LONDON -- The publicist for "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Keira Knightley says the actress is engaged to be married. Publicist Sara Keene Friday confirmed the engagement. She says she does not have further details about the wedding plans. The O ...

By JOCELYN GECKER   Associated Press   5/25/2012 10:51 AM   

BANGKOK -- Lady Gaga has met Thailand's premier "lady boys" at a Bangkok drag show featuring busty dancers who were not born that way. Diving in to the city's nightlife, the pop diva and an entourage from her "Born This Way Ball" took in a show at ...

By DAVID GERMAIN   Associated Press   5/25/2012 12:31 AM   

LOS ANGELES -- Josh Brolin thought he was just being goofy when he launched into a Tommy Lee Jones impersonation on a night out with the Coen brothers and their pal Barry Sonnenfeld. Turns out, Brolin was on an audition of sorts. Four years later, ...

By MITCH STACY   Associated Press   5/24/2012 5:42 PM   

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, the new Cars Land at California's Disneyland based on the "Cars" movies, and Universal Studios Hollywood's new Transformers ride top the list of new attract ...

By CHRIS WALSH   Staff writer   5/24/2012 5:42 PM   

She has only been performing since the beginning of the year, but her voice resonates well beyond her years. You may have seen her around Aiken, but if not don't worry, Celia Gary will be around for a while. "It's been really exciting, a great experi ...

    5/24/2012 11:33 AM   

Men in Black III 3-D NEW! In pop culture terms, it has been light years since the “Men in Black” franchise’s last installment. A full decade has passed since Agents J and K last battled nefarious aliens bent on the destruction of E ...

By JILL LAWLESS   Associated Press   5/24/2012 11:18 AM   

CANNES, France -- Zac Efron felt uncomfortable filming his revealing role "The Paperboy" -- and he says that's the way he wanted it. The "High School Musical" actor has moved into decidedly grown-up territory with the film by "Precious" director Lee ...

By ROGER MOORE   McClatchy-Tribune   5/24/2012 12:30 AM   

Josh Brolin impersonating the young Tommy Lee Jones is worth the price of admission to "Men in Black 3." Dry, drawling, deadpan - he nails the flinty Texan in this sentimental sequel to the sci-fi comedies about secret agents in black suits who save ...

By MATT MOORE   Associated Press   5/22/2012 9:50 PM   

PHILADELPHIA -- Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend. The New York-based publisher said Tuesday that Canadian character Jean-Paul Beaubier will marry his ...

By Brian Crecente   McClatchy-Tribune   5/22/2012 9:50 PM   

If publisher Ubisoft has its way, the next big Facebook game will be a decidedly intense experience packed with gunfire, explosions and drug dealers. In the world of Tom Clancy's "Ghost Recon Commander," players won't ask friends to water their cro ...

  Associated Press   5/22/2012 11:01 AM   

NEW YORK — The author of a self-published diet book that advocates skipping breakfast and taking cold baths has agreed to lucrative deals with British and U.S. publishers. Grand Central Publishing announced Tuesday it has acquired Venice A. Ful ...

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI   Associated Press   5/22/2012 11:00 AM   

HOUSTON — Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died in childbirth. Jurassic Mom’s almost certainly painful d ...

  Associated Press   5/22/2012 10:53 AM   

NEW YORK — Whither Dr. Gregory House? Would the cantankerous hero of the Fox medical drama mend his ways or self-destruct for all time? That was the mystery as “House” barreled to its conclusion Monday night. In a recent interview, ...

By CHRIS WALSH   Staff writer   5/22/2012 12:33 AM   

The USC Aiken Convocation Center will be the place to be if you need some rib-busting laughter as "Church Folk" takes the stage on Saturday. The play, which features a handful of familiar faces, focuses on all the different goings on inside the churc ...

Associated Press     5/22/2012 12:31 AM   

NEW YORK (AP) -- Whitney Houston's final recording is being released. The song, "Celebrate," is a duet with Jordin Sparks from Houston's last movie, a remake of the film "Sparkle." The song debuted Monday on Ryan Seacrest's website and will be a ...

By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL   Associated Press   5/21/2012 10:36 AM   

NEW YORK -- If it's got his name on it, Lenny Kravitz says he has been involved in it 100 percent, so when you see his stamp on the new collection of Toms shoes, know the Bahamas beach-meets-modern architecture influence is genuine. "If I'm in, I'm ...

By GREGORY KATZ   Associated Press   5/21/2012 10:23 AM   

LONDON -- With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees -- short for the Brothers Gibb -- they created dance floor classics ...

By HILLEL ITALIE   AP National Writer   5/20/2012 12:30 AM   

NEW YORK -- Walking briskly across the Brooklyn Bridge, smiling under a splendid morning sky, David McCullough is in the mood for telling stories. Readers may think of McCullough as the chronicler of upright presidents and patriots in "John Adams" ...

By BRUCE DeSILVA   Associated Press   5/20/2012 12:30 AM   

"Flat Spin" (The Permanent Press), by David Freed: "Flat Spin," the title of this debut thriller, is the name of a complex and risky flight maneuver that only the most accomplished pilots should attempt, so it's no surprise that the hero of the story ...