A ship's wheel here, a suitcase there. Pam Elyea walks briskly through the aisles of her cavernous warehouse pointing at antiques she has rented out as props for Hollywood movies.

And she rattles off the names of the flicks or TV shows in which her vintage stuff has appeared: "The Artist," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and the list goes on and on.

"There are white men who didn't benefit from apartheid. They are called albinos." The audience shrieks with laughter at Chester Missing, a comic puppet who styles himself South Africa's "hottest political analyst".

The black puppet and its white comedian master have joined a growing group of no-holds-barred jokesters who slaughter the country's holy cows like racism and the ruling African National Congress (ANC).

There's nothing trashy about Gregory Kloehn's Brooklyn pied-a-terre: a live-in dumpster that sleeps two with ease, hosts impromptu barbecue parties and sports its own sundeck.

It's the California artist's tin-can contribution to the tiny-house movement that's prompting many Americans to ask if bigger really is better when it comes to having a roof over your head.

British police said Saturday they were examining new information about the 1997 death of Diana, princess of Wales, reportedly including an allegation that she was murdered by a British military figure.

Scotland Yard police headquarters said it was checking the credibility of recently received information about the deaths of the princess and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed.

R&B superstar Robin Thicke filed legal papers on Friday challenging claims that a riff from his smash hit "Blurred Lines" had been swiped from Marvin Gaye's 1970s classic "Got to Give it Up."

Thicke and collaborators Pharrell Williams and T.I have requested that a federal judge in Los Angeles declares the song wholly original and their own work.

Singer Chris Brown was ordered to perform 1,000 hours community service Friday after his probation stemming from the 2009 assault on his then girlfriend Rihanna was restored, officials said.

The 24-year-old R&B star's probation was revoked last month after he was hit with misdemeanor charges following a minor traffic accident.

Written by Anthony Sargon

I was really excited for "Kick-Ass 2"; I loved the original, and I never expected it to actually get a sequel given its lackluster boxoffice performance. I walked in with high expectations (even after looking at the Rotten Tomatoes score) and, thankfully, walked out feeling pretty satisfied. The movie definitely has some big flaws, but it also has plenty of humor and some very memorable action scenes, and it does more right than it does wrong.

Spanning more than 50 years of history and a series of presidents, "The Butler" spotlights the U.S. civil rights struggle through the life and career of a White House servant.

Inspired by Eugene Allen, who held the post for 34 years, the film hits North American theaters Friday and is already seen as a serious contender for the Oscars.

If you want to go hiking in South Korea, you're going to have to spend a substantial amount of money on stand-out designer gear if you want to blend in.

While jeans and a T-shirt will draw attention -- mainly in the form of thinly-disguised pity -- a $650 North Face jacket with the latest ultra-light, three-ply Gore-Tex technology, will barely merit a second glance.

U.S. rapper Chris Brown, who made headlines in 2009 for his assault on then girlfriend Rihanna, was cleared Thursday in a hit-and-run case.

A Los Angeles judge closed the case after the the 24-year-old and the other driver struck a deal.