• Penalty Retrial Jury to Be Seated Next Week in Jodi Arias Trial as Defense Team Fights to Get Death Penalty Off the Table

    Selecting a jury in the penalty retrial of convicted murderer Jodi Arias has been easier than many first anticipated. Arias was found guilty of murdering her on-again/off-again boyfriend Travis Alexander in June 2008. Arias changed her story several times while on trial, but what was clear was that stabbing Alexander 30 times, slitting his throat and then shooting the victim seemed like a display of overkill rather than self-defense. Jurors originally agreed and convicted Arias, but then the case went sideways during the first penalty phase. Some 300 potential jurors were interviewed for the second shot at a penalty phase in Arias's case, and the official panel is expected to be seated Tuesday, Oct. 21. Her defense team is fighting to get the death penalty off the table.

  • New 'Studio 54' Book About Iconic Club's Dark Side Coming From Former Owner Mark Fleischman

    Studio 54 is by far one of the most famous nightclubs ever to exist. Co-Owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager were at the helm from 1977-1981 when they both spent time in prison for tax evasion. In 1981 Mark Fleischman bought the club and it continued to be known as New York City's hot spot for debauchery and crazy drug use. The stories have been epic for decades and Fleischman is currently working on a book that will take readers' inside the club that for years was completely off limits to anyone that didn't have connections to get them through the front doors.

  • Bookmakers Say 'Gone Girl's' Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, David Fincher Will Be In Oscar Contention

    Did you check out the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" yet? David Fincher's twisted adaptation has been hyped for months on end and took in a cool $38 million in its opening weekend. Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike have made the promotional rounds to encourage viewers to fill theater seats to watch the love story of Amy and Nick Dunne unravel and turn into a murder mystery with a bunch of twists and turns. While reviews of a film adaptation will always be mixed, with some fans instantly preferring the book, this time the Oscar buzz is already loud.
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