'Palmer Park' enlightening (Jam! Showbiz)

STRATFORD -- In the opening scenes of Palmer Park -- a new work from playwright Joanna McClelland Glass that premiered on the stage of the Stratford Festival's Studio Theatre this past weekend -- a lot of people are likely to wonder just why this particular play is running on this particular stage.

Mark Douglas-Home: As Scotland advances, its proud press retreats (Guardian Unlimited)

Even amid a Celtic resurgence, English papers now dominate its media, says Mark Douglas-Home

In Tomorrow's Paper (EdmontonSun.com)

A chicken and a horse are out walking, when the horse sinks in quicksand.

Rainn Wilson rocks his way into leading movie role (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rainn Wilson understands the luckless drummer he portrays in new movie "The Rocker" because they both spent so many years on the outskirts of fame.

The Weekend Warrior: August 22 - 24 (Coming Soon)

ComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening the week of Friday, August 22, starting with Jason Statham in Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of Death Race (Universal), Anna Faris and a cast of hot young actresses in Happy Madison's The House Bunny (Sony), Rainn Wilson's rock comedy The Rocker (20th Century Fox) and Ice Cube's football drama The Longshots ...