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Mom seeks custody of Paul Walker’s daughter

Paul Walker’s mother has petitioned to become the legal guardian of the late actor’s teenage daughter in accordance with his final wishes.

Toronto mayor Ford slams ‘House of Cards’ actor Kevin Spacey

Toronto’s combative mayor claimed Friday that he wouldn’t know Kevin Spacey “if I ran over him,” a week after the “House of Cards” star poked fun at Rob Ford when both appeared on a late night talk show. Ford’s brother called the actor “an arrogant SOB.”

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SXSW goes Gaga: performance includes sausages, vomit art

Lady Gaga kicked off 24 hours in the spotlight at South By Southwest on Thursday night by appearing to be roasted on a spit like a gutted pig as her dancers basted her with barbecue brushes — and then things got really weird.

Culinary students design tasty learning experience for UNLVino

“It’s becoming a food and wine festival,” UNLVino director Mohsen Azizsoltani said. “We want to cater to everyone, not just wine lovers — the beer lovers, the spirit lovers.”

CBS renews ‘Big Bang Theory’ for 3 more years

CBS says it’s renewing its hit comedy “The Big Bang Theory” for three more years. The extraordinary three-year deal would carry TV’s most-watched sitcom through the 2016-2017 season, the series’ 10th on the air.

 
Oscar pizza guy was the real deal, delivery boosted sales

Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres’ decision to serve pizza to her famous audience members on Sunday night was, not surprisingly, a boon to the pizzeria she ordered from — causing a spike in the mid six-digits, a representative for the pizza company told Reuters on Monday.

NBC had thousands of illegal Olympic videos stopped

NBC said it worked with Olympic officials to stop some 45,000 instances of illegally posted video or pirate streams that surfaced to show competition during the Sochi games. The chase after video pirates operates in the shadows with an intensity all its own.