First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset dies (AP)

AP - Barney Rosset was a publisher, not an author, and struggled for decades to write the story of his brave and wild life. But few over the past 60 years had so profound an impact on the way we read today.

Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well (AP)

AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.

Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well (AP)

AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.

Franklin says Houston's mother raised her well (AP)

AP - Aretha Franklin says Cissy Houston raised her daughter Whitney Houston well — and that an interview where Franklin said parents need to make sure children "leave home prepared" was taken out of context.

Capsule review of new movie release (AP)

AP - "Wanderlust" — This would provide an intriguing double feature with "Martha Marcy May Marlene." Both are about people who search for their true selves in woodsy communes, get sucked into the brainwashing and insularity by a charismatic leader and eventually struggle to escape.

Man's childhood comic collection fetches $3.5M (AP)

AP - The bulk of a man's childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published has sold for about $3.5 million.

First Amendment crusader Barney Rosset dies (omg!)

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Rebuffed by mainstream, Black turns humor inward (AP)

AP - Down a quiet country road in rural Connecticut, in a home with a stone wall out front and glittery pinecones on the coffee table, lives Michael Ian Black.

Follow Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Coco Rocha on Pinterest (omg!)

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These fashion insiders have all joined the hot new social network

Chelsea Handler, Andre Balazs Back On! (omg!)

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After splitting in November, the comedienne and the hotelier are giving love a second chance

MPTF fined $80,000 in patient's mysterious death (omg!)

omg! - LOS ANGELES, Feb 22 (TheWrap.com) - The Motion Picture and Television Fund's long-term care facility has been fined $80,000 over the death of a patient, according to the California Department of Public Health. Although the patient was unnamed, two people close to the situation identified her as Carrie DeLay, an 89-year woman who fell to her death under mysterious circumstances in 2010. The citation faults the facility for failing to ensure an environment free of accident hazards and for inadequate supervision. ...

Capsule review of new movie release (omg!)

omg! - This would provide an intriguing double feature with "Martha Marcy May Marlene." Both are about people who search for their true selves in woodsy communes, get sucked into the brainwashing and insularity by a charismatic leader and eventually struggle to escape. One of these films contains poop jokes. Guess which one it is. Yes, "Wanderlust" proudly wears its sketch-comedy origins on its sleeve, and that means the gags are as hit-and-miss as you'd imagine. ...

David Boreanaz to Guest-Star on Downton Abbey? (omg!)

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Oscars 2012: A year of comfort (omg!)

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Viewers give CBS most-watched show last week (AP)

AP - Viewers gave CBS the week's most-watched show along with 21 others in the top 30 ranking.

Viewers give CBS most-watched show last week (AP)

AP - Viewers gave CBS the week's most-watched show along with 21 others in the top 30 ranking.

Appeals court rules against Roger Miller's widow (AP)

AP - The widow of country music legend Roger Miller doesn't own the rights to some of his biggest hits, including "King of the Road," a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Oscars to drop Kodak name from awards show (AP)

AP - The Academy Awards will be coming to you live from the same place — but with a different name.

Comcast makes good on diversity promise - will it pay? (Reuters)

Reuters - Just how serious is Comcast about attracting Latino and African-American viewers?

Sotheby's to sell Munch's "The Scream", eyes $80 million (Reuters)

Reuters - Sotheby's will offer the only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's haunting work "The Scream" at an auction in New York on May 2 where it expects to fetch over $80 million, the highest pre-sale value the auctioneer has ever put on a work of art.