Actor Nicolas Cage's father died last week at the age of 75. August Coppola, brother of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, died of a reported heart attack. The death of Nicolas Cage's father adds to the actor's woes with rumors of financial problems. Cage has reportedly decided to back out of his work and future public appearances to mourn his father’s death.

The Family Guy Corn Maze in Massachusetts has given Brian & Stewie a lot of media attention lately. Twilight stars, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are also attracting large crowds in a Utah cornfield. The best corn mazes in the US can be found in this list, just in time for Halloween.

Robert Cummings aka Rob Zombie, best known for his remake of the Halloween movie and Halloween II, is also heavy metal band White Zombie. 'The Blob', a classic 1958 Horror movie starring Steve McQueen, is rumored to be Zombie's next project. "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" will also go on tour in upcoming months.

Halloween costumes for men and women on a budget. Do-It-Yourself Halloween costumes for Alice in Wonderland, Jack Sparrow and Michael Jackson are popular with college students and couples because money is tight. With a little creativity, Halloween costumes don't have to break the bank this year.

Madonna, Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and Cindy Crawford swear by the Zone Diet, not South Beach or Atkins Diet. The celebrities say they're experiencing enhanced health after they entered the Zone. What is the Zone Diet, and why are these famous stars so happy with it?

Who'll be Dancing With The Stars this fall? Turns out, several former pop stars, a former Congressional House Majority Leader, the son of a previous contestant. They will be among the familiar faces who will fill out the dance card on the popular televsion show this fall.

Patti Blagojevich, the wife of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, was voted off of the NBC reality show “I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!” yesterday. Mrs. Blagojevich managed to hold her own for three weeks on the show which takes place in the Costa Rica jungle.

Kim Kardashian's engagement ring is more of interest to U.S. online users, than the GM bankruptcy and the Air France missing plane. Google Trends show that Kim Kardashian's engagement ring search is the most searched topic of in Google.

You know the recession is for real when rappers have been forced to cut back on their purchases of bling (or “bling bling” if you prefer.) According to the WSJ*, a brutal combination of a deepening recession coupled with plummeting music sales have forced aspiring hip-hop moguls to downsize from diamond encrusted baubles to faux-ice. Real home discounts may still be on the way.

Actress Mia Farrow has become a career celebrity diplomat. She traveled to refugee camps in Sudan more than a dozen times and told VOA in 2007 the situation there was desperate.

Movie stars, models and musicians can often command the media's attention when they promote charitable or environmental causes. Angelina Jolie, Bono, Leonardo Di Caprio are just some of the A-list celebrities lending their famous faces to humanitarian issues, third world debt and climate change.