Ellen DeGeneres out as 'American Idol' judge (AP)

FILE - In this undated publicity image released by Fox, new 'American Idol,' judge Ellen DeGeneres is shown. DeGeneres is dancing off 'American Idol' after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel.  (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker, FILE)AP - Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel.


Box Office Preview: 'Inception' vs. the 'Schmucks' (AP)

In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Christopher O'Dowd, left, and Zach Galifianakis are shown in a scene from 'Dinner for Schmucks.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Merie Weismiller Wallace)AP - Chris Nolan's "Inception" has been the No. 1 film every day since it opened earlier this month. Yet it could face a formidable challenge from the debuting comedy "Dinner for Schmucks" for the top spot at this weekend's box office.


Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity (AP)

FILE - In this April 25, 2006 file photo, writer Anne Rice arrives to the opening night of the new Broadway musical 'Lestat,' in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh, file)AP - Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian.


Mark Wahlberg gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Actor Mark Wahlberg arrives at the Comic Con Maxim party celebrating the feature film 'The Other Guys' in San Diego, Calif. on Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Review: Efron sleepwalks through corny 'Cloud' (AP)

In this publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Charlie Tahan, right, and Zac Efron are shown in a scene from  'Charlie St. Cloud'.  (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Diyah Pera)AP - Zac Efron and the rest of the crew behind "Charlie St. Cloud" want their movie to be weepy, soulful, inspirational, cathartic, ethereal, life-affirming and who knows what else on the New Age emotional barometer.


Timberlake's William Rast to launch at Target (AP)

FILE-  This Feb. 17, 2010 file photo shows Justin Timberlake, left, and Trace Ayala as they acknowledge the audience after the William Rast fall 2010 collection show during Fashion Week in New York.  William Rast, a design collaboration between Timberlake and Ayala, has a new partner: Target.     (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, FILE)AP - William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target.


Ellen DeGeneres out as 'American Idol' judge (AP)

FILE - In this undated publicity image released by Fox, new 'American Idol,' judge Ellen DeGeneres is shown. DeGeneres is dancing off 'American Idol' after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel.  (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker, FILE)AP - Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel.


Redbox to offer $1.50 Blu-ray rentals (Reuters)
Reuters - Redbox officially has begun offering $1.50-a-night rentals of Blu-ray Discs.
Marc Cohn's new album sets chart record for singer (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn has notched his highest career rank on the Billboard 200 album chart, as "Listening Booth: 1970" debuted at No. 28 this week.
Ellen DeGeneres quits "American Idol" as judge (Reuters)
Reuters - "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres unexpectedly quit the top-rated television singing show on Thursday after just a year in the job, saying it was not the right fit for her.
Sold-Out Concert of Revised 'On a Clear Day' Materializes at Vassar Before NYC (Playbill)
Playbill - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, the 1965 musical with a reincarnation plot and a handful of beloved Alan Jay Lerner-Burton Lane songs, gets a second life July 29-Aug. 1 in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Mark Wahlberg: God most important part of my life (Reuters)
Reuters - Actor Mark Wahlberg received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday as part of the promotion for "The Other Guys."
One For Me, One For You: A New Approach to Holiday Giving at Gap (Fashion Wire Daily)

FWD101  A look from the Gap Holiday 2010 women's collection is displayed at a preview in New York on Thursday, July 15, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Renata Espinosa)Fashion Wire Daily - In a technology-obsessed world, where new gadgets top everyone's holiday gift wish-lists, it's up to clothing retailers to come up with new ways to entice customers to give wearable items as gifts. Gone are the days when a new pair of socks or pajamas can hold their own against a video game console or smartphone, which is something that Gap's creative director Patrick Robinson had in mind when he designed the Holiday 2010 collection.


Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity (AP)

FILE - In this April 25, 2006 file photo, writer Anne Rice arrives to the opening night of the new Broadway musical 'Lestat,' in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh, file)AP - Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian.


HarperCollins reveals cover for new Palin book (AP)

In this book cover image released by HarperCollins, Sarah Palin's 'America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag,' is shown. (AP Photo/HarperCollins)AP - The cover photo for Sarah Palin's new book is a portrait in red, white, blue and gray.