Greening the U.S. Open

Peter Lehner, 09.02.2009

This weekend, I had the pleasure of participating in a US Open event: the announcement of this year's greening initiative.

Mew At The Troubadour, John Mellencamp's No Better Than This, and Stephen Schwartz Gets Five For Fighting

Mike Ragogna, 09.02.2009

music biz vet, entertainment writer

John Mellencamp says his next album was made in part at Sun Studios. "Everything was set up exactly as Cash and Elvis Presley recorded."

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart Engaged, Tori Spelling's Loveless Marriage, Jaycee Dugard's Story: Celeb Weekly Sneak Peek

Mark Pasetsky, 09.02.2009

Editorial Director, CoverAwards.com

Let's take a closer look at this week's covers -- and sound off in the comments section about your favorite and least favorite cover.

American Masters Toasts Dalton Trumbo

James Sims, 09.02.2009

Entertainment Reporter and Critic

Trumbo is a reminder that logic does not always factor into the public consciousness.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 09.02.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

10 to 12 NFL teams won't sell out all their home games this season, so no local TV of those games. Jacksonville is not expected to sell out a single home game.

The House of Mouse Buys the House of Ideas...

Scott Mendelson, 09.02.2009

Film Critic and Pundit for Film Threat, Huffington Post, and Mendelson's Memos

The acquisition of 5,000 often violent, occasionally sexualized comic book characters just makes Disney an even easier target for Focus on the Family. We'll see if Disney reacts to inevitable cheap shots.

Come to the Cabaret MetroStar Talent Challenge: Meet Sizzling Runners-Up Grabianowski, Bufford

David Finkle, 09.01.2009

Writer, Drama Critic

Cabaret has fallen on hard times. These days fewer clubs across the country support intimate rooms where singers can ply their wares for eager and appreciative audiences.

The Hurt Locker and Iraq

James Denselow, 09.02.2009

Writer on Middle East geopolitical and security issues

Tthe bomb disposal expert in a self-contained suit approaches IEDs like an urban astronaut, symbolic of the otherworldly status that Iraq has achieved.

Illegal DVDs in China: Here to Stay

Tom Doctoroff, 09.02.2009

North Asia Area Director of JWT advertising firm

The government will do nothing to stem the flood of pirated videos washing over towns and cities across the nation.

Sometimes Goodbyes Should Take Up More Than 140 Characters

Disgrasian, 09.01.2009

Diana Nguyen and Jen Wang are the creators of DISGRASIAN.com

If you lose someone you really care about, couldn't the event amount to something more meaningful than a quick blip on Twitter?

Interview: Joe Berlinger and the Moral Imperative of Crude

Marshall Fine, 09.01.2009

Author and film critic, www.hollywoodandfine.com

"I got dragged in kicking and screaming," Joe Berlinger is saying on the telephone. "It's the last film I thought I would make."

And the Oscar for Best Voting System Goes to ... Instant Runoff Voting

Rob Richie, 09.02.2009

Executive director of FairVote

Before 1945, the Academy picked classics like Casablanca and Gone with the Wind. But it switched to plurality voting because it can encourage Oscar upsets.