The top 10 books about Chicago

Top 10sFictionFrom Saul Bellow to Philip Roth, novelist Andrew Rosenheim salutes the writers who have captured the beauty, and the ugliness, of his hometownBrowse the archive of Writers' top 10s Whatever Thomas Wolfe once wrote, you can go home again, even if it's only in your head. I came to England as a student 35 years ago, and stayed, but the books I've written are almost uniformly set in the United States, and two of them in my native Chicago. [Read More]

Tyler Perry Sued -- Screenwriter Claims Credit For 'Temptation' Movie

Tyler Perry's 'Temptation' has been called everything from "beyond dumb" to "flamboyantly bad" -- yet a small-time screenwriter is suing, claiming Perry jacked the universally panned script from him. It's the classic Hollywood sob story ... a man from Gary, Ind., says Perry stole his idea for "Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor," which didn't wow critics, but did rake in $49 million. In the suit, William James says the plot is similar to " [Read More]

Celebrity Videos, Red Carpet Videos, Movie Trailers

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Deadly Vows

Pulled in at the last minute to replace Fox's postponed "The O.J. Simpson Story,""Deadly Vows" is also purported to be drawn from reality. Prototype is Fox's secret, but if you can imagine Joey Buttafuoco as a delivery-truck driver in Michigan and Amy Fisher as a commercial laundry worker, you can predict the first two-thirds of the script. Pulled in at the last minute to replace Fox’s postponed “The O. [Read More]

George Clooney Still Likes Acting, but Directing Is More Fun: I Get to Boss The

George Clooney discussed his pivot from in front of the camera to behind it during the promotional rounds for his latest directorial venture “The Boys in the Boat.” The film is centered on the University of Washington’s rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Hitler’s Nazi Germany. [Read More]

Ice Spice Calls "Cap" On Promoter Who Says She Canceled Over Increased Booking Fee

Her star is beginning to shine as Rap's new "it" girl on the block, and rather quickly, Ice Spice is already finding herself entangled in controversy. The "Munch (Feelin U)" rapper has an infectious, viral hit on her hands and people from across the globe have been singing the chorus for weeks. A co-sign from Drake would help catapult her into social media stardom and now, she's taking to festival stages, as she just appeared at Rolling Loud Toronto. [Read More]

Supermodel found dead in Paris | France

FranceSupermodel found dead in ParisFrench police have confirmed that a supermodel has been found dead near the Garigliano bridge in the River Seine. Police said the body of Katoucha Niane, 47, who was from Guinea and based in France, was found yesterday. She disappeared in January. Dectetives are investigating the possibility she fell into the river when she returned home to her houseboat, moored on the Seine near the Alexandre III bridge, after a party. [Read More]

The world is officially 'free' of chemical weapons. Here's what that means

The United States has officially destroyed its stockpile of chemical weapons. In doing so, it is the last of eight countries to destroy its declared stocks of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention – an international treaty signed by nearly 200 nations that bans the possession, production and use of the weapons on the battlefield. The milestone was reached on Friday at the Bluegrass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Kentucky. [Read More]

10 Hottest Mexican Women in Hollywood To Celebrate Cinco de Mayo!

Getty What's the one thing your Cinco de Mayo party is missing? Some of Hollywood's sexiest Mexican women. Since they'll never show up at your party, we're helping you out ... Behold, the ten hottest Latinas in town. 10. Eiza Gonzalez 9. Francia Raisa 8. Selena Gomez 7. Christian Serratos 6. Eva Longoria 5. Demi Lovato 4. Salma Hayek 3. Edy Ganem 2. [Read More]

Britney Spears' Nude Pics Have Fans Split, from Concern to Celebratio

Britney Spears' latest round of nude pics have folks squaring off ... some say it's a symbol of Britney celebrating her freedom, while others say it's a sign ending the conservatorship may have been a bad idea. Britney dropped 12 nude pics on Instagram Monday -- the latest in an ever-increasing number of revealing photos -- and judgments were quick in coming. Photog, Matt Bernstein, jumped to explain, saying, " [Read More]