As previously threatened, ratings-starved cable news network CNN is expanding its weekend programming by tapping Super Size Me documentarian Morgan Spurlock to host a show called Inside Man.
Starting in 2013 CNN is giving Anthony Bourdain a show where he will discuss the foreign affairs and true crime. Just kidding, it sounds like his new show, to air on Sunday nights will be a lot like his shows No Reservations and The Layover.
Kristen Wiig sure sounds like somebody who is ready to leave Saturday Night Live, Republicans need a new pitcher for this year's Congressional Baseball Game, and John Kerry is a grandfather.
Today in books and literature: Penguin was the runner-up in the Greg Smith memoir sweepstakes, the case against adults reading books for kids, and Frank Langella has written a gossipy memoir.
The Associated Press scored an interview with Paula Deen Friday in which she responds to the widespread criticism of the way she went about announcing her diabetes, and the fatty-foods loving chef doesn't exactly sound penitent.
Also: Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs biography traces the origins of his black turtleneck
Plus: Ebooks are now moving in on author signing sessions
'The Most Dangerous Person in America' blasts the author and Travel Channel host
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