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'Simpsons', SNL writers among Thurber finalists

NEW YORK - A former writer and producer for "The Simpsons," a former writer for "Saturday Night Live" and a former president of the Harvard Lampoon are finalists for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, a $5,000 award.

Students actually thinking and doing

What a joy it is to watch a talent competition unfold without phony tension, lame music and manufactured hissy fits. "Architecture School" (9 p.m., Sundance) follows a class of Tulane University architecture students as they submit designs for affordable housing for a poor neighborhood in New Orleans.

Singer asks for cold one, gets knocked out cold

BROOKLYN, Mich. - Pat Green may think twice the next time before asking for a cold one. The last time he did it, the Texas-born country singer-songwriter was knocked out cold.

Obama impresses country star Toby Keith

LOS ANGELES - Barack Obama is getting praise from Nashville, courtesy of one big, patriotic country star.

Roger Moore: Being Bond could be scary

NEW YORK - It's not easy being Bond. Roger Moore, who starred in seven Bond films in the 1970s and 1980s, recounts his days as the dashing super-spy in his upcoming memoir, "My Word Is My Bond," and says things weren't always as they seemed.

Joe Francis sues to rescind settlement

LOS ANGELES - "Girls Gone Wild" entrepreneur Joe Francis wants a California court to rescind a settlement he claims a federal judge coerced him into signing.

Foreclosure for Roc-A-Fella founder Dash's homes

NEW YORK - Roc-A-Fella Records company co-founder Damon Dash and his wife are in jeopardy of losing two of their Manhattan apartments after apparently failing to pay their hefty mortgages.

Olympics coverage gives NBC more ratings gold

NEW YORK - NBC is enjoying a taste of what superstar swimmer Michael Phelps savored last week: a clean sweep.

Writers settle age discrimination lawsuit

LOS ANGELES - Roughly 10,000 television writers could benefit from a multimillion-dollar settlement in an age discrimination lawsuit, an attorney who filed the lawsuit said Tuesday.

Bronze Fonz now an 'Ayyyy'-list celeb in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE - His hair will always be in place, he doesn't mind if you touch the leather and he's far too heavy to jump the shark. Thought Arthur Fonzarelli couldn't get any cooler? Meet the bronze Fonz.