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Farai Chideya dishes the latest show business gossip with Newsweek national correspondent Allison Samuels. They talk about TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's racist rant, Halle Berry's latest box office flop, and behind-the-scenes drama of American Gangster.

Prolific diarist Robert Shields died on Oct. 15 at his home in Dayton, Wash., at 89. His journal is estimated to contain more than 37 million words.

Eric Lander tendered his letter of resignation hours after a Politico article reported that the White House had found that he bullied and demeaned his subordinates.

There's a new drama on the fall TV schedule about a casino in which the characters break into song. After the 1990 musical series Cop Rock became the most notorious flop in TV history, CBS won't dare call "Viva Laughlin" a musical.

Film directing has traditionally been a boys' club, but a number of female directors and filmmakers are continuing to make their mark in the industry. Neema Barnette, an award-winning director, knows about those unique challenges. She talks with Farai Chideya about the African-American Film Marketplace, which honors the contributions of black women directors.

Newsweek national correspondent Allison Samuels talks about the week in entertainment, including the comeback of The CW's The Game and Cartoon Network's Boondocks, and she explains why actor/director Tyler Perry has a film formula Hollywood can't copy.

Editors from three ethnic magazines — Latina, Essence and Audrey — discuss topics highlighted in their October and November issues. How to stay healthy, the key to true beauty and the good and bad sides of love are on their lists of hot topics.

Ray Romano of Everybody Loves Raymond offers bagels to striking Hollywood writers. Others find ways to show their support.

Affluent professionals in India are doing what the affluent always have done: collecting art. But as prices soar, the quality of art — and of conservatorial facilities — isn't necessarily keeping pace.

Sidney Lumet's latest film tracks a pair of brothers as a supposedly foolproof (but definitely illegal) moneymaking scheme comes fatally apart. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Rosemary Harris, Albert Finney and Marisa Tomei star.