AP - Teen idol Justin Bieber walked smack into the glass of an automatic revolving door when trying to exit a German hotel, sending his fans into a blogging frenzy.
Reuters - Art thieves stole paintings by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani and two other well-known artists from a Paris museum overnight in a heist worth 100 million euros ($124 million).
Reuters - A film on the bloody fight for Algerian independence opened amid heightened police security in Cannes on Friday as demonstrators outside protested that it sullied the memory of the French army.
Reuters - Borders Group Inc said on Friday that a company controlled by financier Bennett LeBow has taken a $25 million equity stake in the struggling bookseller, making him its largest shareholder.
AP - Superstar Jennifer Lopez tempted. Uber-designer Karl Lagerfeld exhorted. Comic Chris Tucker mouthed off, and heavyweight producer Harvey Weinstein cajoled — all in the name of charity.
Reuters - Mick Jagger, Russell Crowe and Jennifer Lopez were among the guests at AIDS charity amfAR's annual party during the Cannes film festival, which raised $6.7 million from a celebrity auction and seat prices.
AP - A judge said Thursday that a filmmaker can wait until the end of the month to decide whether to comply with his order to release raw footage of a documentary about a legal dispute between Chevron and Ecuadoreans over oil contamination.
Reuters - Web search king Google Inc on Thursday showed off a risky attempt to marry the Web to television and reach the $70 billion TV advertising market, chasing a dream that has eluded even archrival Apple Inc.
AFP - Lindsay Lohan failed to appear for a court hearing in Los Angeles Thursday, prompting a judge to issue an arrest warrant that was later withdrawn when lawyers for the troubled actress posted bail.
Reuters - Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, TV producer Joss Whedon, Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles, and Stan Lee are teaming up to make a feature documentary about Comic-Con.
AP - Poet Maya Angelou celebrated a belated 82nd birthday Thursday with a few celebrity friends and a few choice words about political divisiveness in the United States.
Reuters - Two of three titles on the shortlist for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2010 announced on Friday were from independent publishers, organisers said.
