Daunting figure was 'hopeless' at small talk
Though Sir David Frost doesn't see his 1977 interviews with former President Richard Nixon as "an intellectual 'Rocky' " -- in the words of "Frost/Nixon" playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan -- he does agree that the sessions had their "adversarial" moments. The former president himself was an "enigma," says Frost.

'Batman,' 'M*A*S*H' actor dies
Longtime character actor Pat Hingle, a veteran of early television dramas, Westerns and four "Batman" films, has died at age 84, his family announced Sunday.

Gallery: Stars go to the games


'Marley' on top for second straight week
If the box office this weekend is any indication of what 2009 will be like, maybe there is a reason for some optimism.

Travolta's son set for autopsy
Doctors will attempt to determine Monday why actor John Travolta's teenage son died. Jett Travolta, 16, died Friday.

Parents share heartbreak over death of child
As a parent, you wake up in the morning thinking about what you should fix for your kids for breakfast. What time do they need to get to ballet or soccer practice? Who should pick them up from school? Then, they're your last thoughts as you go to bed.

Brooding band's singer wore what?
No, Gary Lightbody says, his father never dressed him in a suit of armor. But the band sometimes sounds likes it's wearing one: Snow Patrol is known for its less-than-cheery songs. That's changing with the new album, says Lightbody.