The Oscars are like dividend statements from Bernie Madoff. You know they’re coming, you expect the worst, but you open the envelopes anyway, with your fingers crossed, hoping this year will be better. It never is, but despite rock-bottom ratings, and dwindling interest in too many nominees nobody...

Newsrooms, by definition, are awash in rumors....

A friend of Paul Newman’s has confirmed that he has cancer. That makes me sad. Paul Newman has always been one of my favorite actors. “Cool Hand Luke,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” are just two of the wonderful movies that he made. The Associated Press reports: ...

Oscar-winning actor Paul Newman responded to unconfirmed reports that he is gravely ill with cancer with a statement that he is "doing nicely"....