AP - Fans should plan to savor every visual morsel when "Watchmen" swoops into movie theaters Friday because the subversive superheroes of the landmark comic book series may never return to the big screen.
AP - Rod Blagojevich, the first U.S. governor in more than 20 years to be removed from office by impeachment, signed a deal Monday to write a book "exposing the dark side of politics," his publicist said.
Reuters - California surgeon Calvin Lee has barely picked up his violin for 15 years but on Monday he was named a member of the first YouTube Symphony Orchestra and next month he plays at Carnegie Hall with the group.
Reuters - An international media rights group has accused a Kazakh court of trying to destroy an independent weekly by pegging a fine for defamation so high that it would be impossible to pay.
Playbill - The box office at Broadway's Marquis Theatre opened at 9 AM March 2 for walkup ticket sales to 9 to 5: The Musical, and the producers celebrated with a special deal: two tickets for $95 in the orchestra or front mezzanine. The offer was originally good only to 5 PM Monday, but it has now been extended to 8 PM Tuesday, March 3.
AFP - British pop group Simply Red said Monday they had to cancel a live appearance on Brazilian television at the weekend after singer Mick Hucknall's plane was forced to make an emergency landing.
AP - The Tribeca Film Festival will celebrate Woody Allen's return to making films in New York by showing his new movie on the festival's opening night on April 22.
AP - Almost a year after Jimmy Fallon was named new host of NBC's "Late Night," and 10 days after predecessor Conan O'Brien departed, Fallon makes his debut Monday.
E! Online - Chris Brown's friend and onetime movie costar Mekhi Phifer says no matter what happens between Brown and Rihanna, he wishes "them both the best."
Reuters - A Chinese art collector identified himself on Monday as the winning bidder in last week's Paris auction for two sculptures looted from Beijing in the 1800s but said that, as a patriot, he had no intention of paying.
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