This year, the 2012 Oscars offer films from Iran, Belgium, Israel, Poland and Canada, all of them stunning portraits of what a movie can convey of human brutality, beauty, dignity, fragility and suffering. From a tale of backbiting and redemption between a father and son in Israel, to a gritty domestic drama of two families unraveling in Iranian film A Separation, here are brief introductions to the five nominations for Best Foreign Language Film at Oscars 2012, and five reasons (to star...
The latest issues of Star magazine reports that pop icon Christina Aguilera has been battling alcohol issues. The magazine plastered a picture of a disheveled Aguilera on the company's most recent magazine cover. Star claims that Aguilera has been drinking all night and sleeping all day. In addition to the accusing Aguilera of being an alcoholic, Star reports that Aguilera has gained 65 pounds.
Fisherman Robert Malone was in the catch of his life when he hauled in a 27-poud lobster off the coast of Maine.
Swedish electropop sensation Robyn, who previously toured with Katy Party, has announced that she'll be playing at a dozen venues across the U.S. this summer with Coldplay.
Some celebrities have begun criticizing the National Enquirer for publishing the alleged last photo of a dead Whitney Houston in her open casket this week.
Sasha Baron Cohen will not be banned from the Oscars on Sunday, an Academy spokesperson has announced. The actor/comedian was rumored to be prohibited from the prestigious awards after rumors circulated that he would attend dressed as his satirical character --The Dictator-- from his new film.
In a recent Playboy interview, comedian and character actor David Cross revealed that not only has he smoked crack--if only once because it sounds like he was immediately addicted--but that he snorted cocaine inside the White House.
Neutrinos detected moving faster than the speed of light may have been the result of a faulty cable, researchers said.
The judge presiding over the trial of the Gabe Watson, the so-called Honeymoon Killer, angrily sneered at the prosecution and derided them asking if they needed lessons in court room procedure.
CM Punk hasn't given up on attacking Chris Brown.
Mary Beth Wright, publisher of the National Enquirer, has said that the last photo of singer Whitney Houston in her casket is beautiful. The National Enquirer recently published the photo of the dead singer on its cover and has since attracted much criticism for the decision.
In the latest development in the ongoing News Group Newspapers (NGN) saga, the UK media giant and former publisher of News of the World has avoided another trial by settling their case with Welsh soprano Charlotte Church.
Evidence is mounting that Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together after he brutalized her in 2009, but TMZ says it's in spite of the couple's friends.
Kate Upton, the 19-year-old Michigan native that's gracing the cover page of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition has been chosen as the next sultry model to smear burger all over her face as she rolls around in revealing clothing. Pure glam! Hardee's, known as Carl's Jr. along the West Coast, has featured several other bombshells in scandalous ads before.
Possessions owned by a man convicted of stalking Madonna have been unveiled at a Long Beach storage facility, and the contents are just as creepy as can be expected.
Felicia Moon, the ex-wife of former Houston Oilers and University of Washington football star Warren Moon, was arrested on Monday night for public sex when police found her and a man in a remote location in Texas.
Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston's family reportedly made certain agreements prior to her funeral on Saturday, to respect seating arrangements and not speak to Bobbi Kristina unless she reached out to him and he broke them, an attorney for the Houston family reportedly told the media.
Susan Powell's sister, Denise Cox, said that she not only believes Josh Powell killed her, but that he cooked a poisoned dinner for her before dumping her body in a nearby mineshaft.
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria appears to be living out every teenage boy's fantasy. Longoria, 26, confirmed Tuesday that he is now dating Jaime Edmondson, Playboy's Miss January 2012 and a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader. Take a look at candid photos and pictures of Evan Longoria's new girlfriend Jaime Edmondson.
Two helicopters collided in during a training exercise in near the Arizona's Yuma Training Range Complex Military base, killing seven Marines on Wednesday.
The National Enquirer has stirred controversy again and this time it is because it has published the alleged last photo of singer Whitney Houston's dead body in her open casket on its cover. Still, the alleged last photo of Whitney Houston in her casket is not the first dead photo of a celebrity to be published by the National Enquirer.
A 72-year-old man in Nepal claims that he is the shortest man in the world and officials from Guinness World Records will arrive in the country this weekend to measure him.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan began Lent by making his Ash Wednesday rounds, just after returning from the Vatican where he was made a price of the church, according to the NY Post. Dolan handed out food to the homeless at St. Francis of Asssisi Church on 31st Street just before heading uptown to St. Patrick's Cathedral, where he held an afternoon session of mass.
A commenter on the Gothamist was arrested for making online death threats targeting Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, according to the New York Post. 49-year-old Richard Strauss posted a series of comments allegedly encouraging New Yorkers to aim their sights at Kelly with a well-placed [bullet] to his thick skull.
The Levi’s new print ad with tagline “Hotness comes in all shapes and size” has created controversy after being dubbed as an insult to women mainly size six and above.
For the remote West Sumba Regency in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, the month of February every year is an auspicious time when the natives seek for the blessings of the gods for a good harvest.
Hip Hop Producer 'The Dream' spoke out about producing Rihanna and Chris Brown's latest collaboration Birthday Cake (Remix), and gave his opinion on their troubled relationship. Whatever my friend Rihanna wants to do, he told PopCrush. 100 percent--It's whatever she wants to do.
There once was a man, and all he ever wanted was meal from Red Lobster for his birthday. The man couldn't get that meal. His name was Robert Mills.
Rumors are flying that Bobby Brown's sister Tina is the one who leaked Whitney Houston's open casket photo to the National Enquirer.
An economy that is turning around means there's more people interviewing for newly-minted positions. Yet even during the worst of the downturn, when people should have known better than to make a bad impression, job applicants were committing mind-boggling, jaw-dropping mistakes during their interviews.