'All-American Muslim' canceled amid sagging ratings

A ground-breaking reality TV show about Arab Americans is being canceled after one season in the face of flagging ratings, cast members and the cable channel behind the program said Wednesday.

Celeb birthdays for the week of March 11-17

March 11: Singer-keyboardist Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge is 65. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 62. Actress Susan Richardson ("Eight Is Enough") is 60. Interscope Records head and "American Idol" mentor Jimmy Iovine is 59. Country singer Jimmy Fortune of the Statler Brothers is 57. Singer Nina Hagen is 57. Singer Cheryl Lynn is 55. Actor Jeffrey Nordling ("24") is 50. Actress Alex Kingston ("ER") is 49. Actor Wallace Langham ("C.S.I.," ''Veronica's Closet") is 47. Singer Lisa Loeb is 44. Singer Pete Droge is 43. Actor Terrence Howard ("Crash," ''Hustle and Flow") is 43. Keyboardist Rami Jaffee (The Wallflowers) is 43. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 41. Singers Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte are 33. Actor David Anders ("The Vampire Diaries," ''Alias") is 31. Singer LeToya Luckett (Destiny's Child) is 31. Actress Thora Birch ("Ghost World," ''American Beauty") is 30.

'Portal 2,' 'Skyrim' win at Game Developers Choice

"Portal 2" leapt over the competition to win the most trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.

Review: Trip to Mars is no fun in 'John Carter'

Yes, there is life on Mars in "John Carter," and it's deadly dull.

Electronic Arts bringing back 'SimCity' franchise

Electronic Arts is breaking ground on a new "SimCity."

Skinny Secrets in Manhattan Dieting

You’d think a woman married to an Italian chef would know a thing or two about staying in shape.  Eileen Daspin, wife of Cesare Casella, executive chef of Salumeria Rosi salumi and wine bar, writes: “I taste everything but eat almost nothing,” in her latest book...

Teenager Sanchez wows 'American Idol' judges

Gutsy "American Idol" contestant Jessica Sanchez took on Whitney Houston's biggest hit, delivering a performance that awed the show's judges.

Judges Select 2012 World Champion of Cheese

Cheese lovers will take their cheese as seriously as football fans take the Super Bowl at tonight’s World Championship Cheese Contest. The winner of the 29th biennial contest will be crowned tonight at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, Wis. The three-day contest, which...

Celebrate National Cereal Day

Ice cold milk and crunchy, sweet cereal was the quintessential meal of my childhood. Endless hours of my life have been spent staring at the back of cereal boxes reading every detail as I took in spoonful after spoonful, hoping to get to the bottom...

Kelly Cutrone says reality belongs on reality TV

Kelly Cutrone knows how it works: She's supposed to bring the "reality" to fashion reality TV.

'Man From Primrose Lane' a crazy, imaginative tale

"The Man From Primrose Lane" (Sarah Crichton Books/FSG) by James Renner: In 2008, an eccentric, reclusive old man known only as the Man from Primrose Lane is murdered in his home in West Akron, Ohio.

Jury hears 2 versions of when Sheridan's role cut

A former writer on "Desperate Housewives" on Wednesday contradicted testimony by the show's creator that a decision to kill off Nicollette Sheridan's role had been made four months before the actress claimed her boss struck her on the set.

Writer disputes 'Desperate Housewives' testimony

A former writer on "Desperate Housewives" has contradicted testimony by the show's creator that he decided to kill off Nicollette Sheridan's character months before the pair had an on-set fight.

Writer disputes 'Desperate Housewives' creator

A former writer on "Desperate Housewives" has contradicted testimony by the show's creator that he decided to kill off Nicollette Sheridan character months before the pair had an on-set fight.

Big-budget 'au revoir' ends Paris fashion week

Louis Vuitton capped a Paris fashion week dripping with jewels, sequins and glamorous jet-setters by going back in time to one of the most fashionable ages of travel: The era of the Orient Express.

Harvey Weinstein: French film's golden age is now

Harvey Weinstein says "The Artist" is just the beginning.

Book tells how Marshall took on evil in Fla.

"Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America" (Harper), by Gilbert King: Why isn't there a Thurgood Marshall day? As well as days for those other brave warriors who battled the evil of segregation in the days when speaking up, let alone striking back, could get you killed?

Writers' notes used in 'Desperate Housewives' case

The creator of "Desperate Housewives" showed jurors Wednesday writers' notes detailing various scenarios for killing off Nicollette Sheridan's character in the months before he and the actress argued on the set.

Teenager petitions to change R rating for 'Bully'

Katy Butler hasn't forgotten what it was like to be bullied in the seventh grade, when a group of boys surrounded her, taunted her and broke her finger by slamming it into a locker.

Capsule reviews of 'John Carter,' other new movies

Jennifer Westfeldt seems interested in exploring the complications that come with pondering parenthood with a mix of candor and heart. She touches on the stages so many of us find ourselves going through in our 30s: steadfast reluctance, vaguely nagging interest, strong yearning and, eventually, the what-the-hell-have-we-done? realism of it all. Unfortunately, as writer, producer, star and (for the first time) director, Westfeldt takes a topic full of complex emotional shadings and turns it into something that is, for the most part, reductive, cliched and even sitcommy. You want to believe that she means well, that perhaps she has experienced some of these stages herself. She's so adorably neurotic here (as she was in her acclaimed screenwriting debut "Kissing Jessica Stein"), and she's amassed such a strong supporting cast, including her real-life romantic partner Jon Hamm, that you wish "Friends With Kids" were better, truer. Westfeldt and Adam Scott co-star as Julie and Jason, best friends since college who decide to have a baby together to avoid the romantic baggage that burdens their married friends (Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Hamm and Kristen Wiig). R for sexual content and language. 102 minutes. Two stars out of four.

At SXSW media zoo, convergence is annual buzz word

Increasingly, the media zoo that is SXSW looks more like today's overlapping media world.

Theater artists nationwide unite for Japan benefit

Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of when a monstrous earthquake triggered a tsunami that roared across Japan's coast â€" and the theater community plans to respond.

'Downton' star gets another period project

"Downton Abbey" star Dan Stevens has been spending twice as much time in the past.

'Riddler' son lights iconic ball on AC casino

His father played "The Riddler" on TV's "Batman" series, but Mitch Gorshin cooked up a puzzling mystery of his own: Just what IS that big ball on the top of the Revel casino?

5 Ways to Wear Your Little Black Dress

The little black dress is a fashion classic, but it’s not just for parties anymore. With the right accessories, it can be transformed into everything from a work outfit to a trendy date night look. Zanna Roberts Rassi, senior fashion editor of Marie Claire magazine,...

Party like mad... Or at least like Mad Men might

Does Don Draper do finger food? Judging by the first four seasons of TV's popular "Mad Men" show it doesn't seem likely unless we're talking about a belt of bourbon with a couple of smoking hot Lucky Strikes on the side.

UK leader pays tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Britain should pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's "unerring grace, dignity and decency" as she marks 60 years on the throne, Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday in a rare tribute at Parliament.

Raven-Symone to slip into Broadway's 'Sister Act'

Raven-Symone is all grown up â€" and going to a convent.

Raven-Symone to step into 'Sister Act'

Raven-Symone is all grown up â€" and going to a convent.

Network says airing Palin movie not about politics

The ReelzChannel television network says it scheduled a pro-Sarah Palin documentary on the same weekend as HBO's "Game Change" debut strictly for business considerations, not political ones.

Judge rejects gag order request in Paula Deen case

A Georgia judge has rejected a request for a gag order restricting pre-trial comments in a sexual harassment lawsuit against celebrity chef Paula Dean's companies.

UK premier leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Britain's prime minister says the country must pay tribute to the "unerring grace, dignity and decency" of Queen Elizabeth II as she celebrates her 60th year on the throne.

Burton creates a 3-D feather fantasy for McQueen

The wonderment was tangible at Sarah Burton's accomplished and vibrantly colored ready-to-wear show for Alexander McQueen. Feather explosions that ballooned in three dimensions spelled awe for spectators.

Calling TV stupid makes you seem smart _ by what?

It's not my place to defend TV-watching.

Next 'Spider-Man' Andrew Garfield hits Broadway

In the last months before he becomes a household name, Andrew Garfield has decided to hide in plain sight.

Sonya Batla

‘S’ stands for Sonia and in fashion it stands for ‘Simple Sensuous’ for this is what Sonya Batla’s creations breathe of.

Recovering Bee Gee back on stage for Titanic show

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb will return to the stage after a serious illness for a performance of his requiem for victims of the Titanic disaster.

'Holland's Next Top Model' wins agency lawsuit

A former model who won the television show "Holland's Next Top Model" has won a lawsuit against the Elite agency after she was dropped for having hips that were supposedly too large.

Zara Shahjahan

Zara Shahjahan has become an eminent Pakistani Fashion Designer in fashion world. she has availed her presence best on world fashion ramps.

Farheen Surmawala

Fashion designer Farheen Surmawala is tremendously adding a good variety in the Pakistani Fashion industry with her stunning range of delicate designs.

Sara Taseer Shoaib

Sara Taseer Shoeab wants to shine as jewelry designer, on the face of the Fashion industry; this also gives her positive energy.

Aeisha Varsey

Aeisha Varsey is one of the outclass fashion designers of Pakistan, who is into this field for more than a decade now.

Akif Mahmood

Fashion designer Akif Mahmood graduated from Pakistan Institute of Fashion Design and won gold medal for his tremendous efforts and hard work.

Japanese conductor Ozawa to take year off

Celebrated Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa is to take a year away from the podium as he struggles to recover after a battle with cancer, his office said Wednesday.

Nargis Hafeez

Nargis Hafeez is one of the outclass fashion designers of Pakistan, who is into this field for more than a decade now.

DC's Vertigo readies 4 new series, dedicated app

Fairy tales with a modern twist and flying saucers permeating presidential politics are two of four new series coming this from DC Entertainment's Vertigo imprint this month, not just in comic shops but online, too.