Pop quiz: Which actress gave the most influential, ground-breaking performance in movie history?

The answer would be none other than Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." At least, that's the impression you get reading Sam Wasson's recent book, "Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman."

Hepburn's role as the carefree party girl "Holly Golightly," Wasson argues, influenced fashion forever (the little black dress), challenged Hollywood's notions of beauty (not everyone had to look like Marilyn Monroe) and opened up things for women on screen.

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Fans of “American Idol” are going to have to wait a little bit longer for an official announcement of the new judges.

"No one has signed a deal yet on either side of the camera for this year that wasn't there last year,” said Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment for Fox Networks Group at the Television Critics Association Press Tour.

Speculation has run rampant since judge Ellen DeGeneres announced last week that she would be following fellow judge Simon Cowell’s lead in leaving the show. Following that announcement have been reports that judge Kara DioGuardi is also out and Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler are in as replacements.

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Editor’s Note: This post contains spoilers for the Sunday, August 1 episode of AMC’s “Mad Men.’’

It may have been Christmastime ‘round Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce on last night’s “Mad Men,” but it clearly wasn’t the most wonderful time of year.

Yet there were a couple of bright spots as we welcomed back two old favorites, one of whom was Glenn Bishop, the forlorn little boy Betty developed an odd relationship with during the show’s first season.

Having returned to town with his newly remarried mother, Glenn approached Sally while she was out with Betty, Bobby and Henry looking for a Christmas tree.

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In a turn of events that one can only hope will be on season three of “Jersey Shore,”cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has not only been arrested for disorderly conduct on said shore, but now also has a court date.

According to the Seaside Heights Court Administrator Jane Carrozza, Polizzi has a first-appearance court date scheduled on the morning of August 18. Polizzi doesn’t have to be present as long as her lawyer appears on her behalf, but Polizzi doesn’t yet have an attorney.

There are a few options for what could happen, according to Carrozza. If Polizzi pleads not guilty, she could go to trial at a later date. She’s not up for jail time, though – just a fine between $250 to $1,000.

On the other hand, if Polizzi pleads guilty – and finds herself a lawyer – the case could be disposed of in writing before August 18.

If President Obama’s mission by going on “The View” was to reach a large sector of the program's audience, then he can consider that mission accomplished.

"The View" made history when President Obama became the first sitting president to be interviewed on a daytime TV show, and millions of people tuned in to watch.

That episode, which aired last Thursday, was the program’s most-watched telecast ever, with 6.59 million total viewers catching the POTUS fielding questions about everything from Afghanistan to Snooki.

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Of all the reasons not to have sex, Lady Gaga may have stumbled upon another one.

“I have this weird thing that if I sleep with someone they’re going to take my creativity from me through my vagina,” Gaga told Vanity Fair in their September issue.

But the 24-year-old star, who admitted that she doesn’t trust anyone, isn’t finding many opportunities to…have her creativity stolen, these days, anyway.

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Matthew Perry may have played lovable quipster Chandler Bing on the '90s sitcom "Friends," but off-screen, Perry said he was kind of a jerk.

At a Television Critics Association event promoting his fall ABC sitcom "Mr. Sunshine," in which he plays an unlikable, self-centered sports-arena owner, Perry, who also co-wrote the series, told reporters Sunday, "They say, hey, write what you know. The reason that my character has only thought about himself is I knew somebody for whom that was the case for a long time."

But, the 40-year-old actor added, "I'm much nicer now."

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What do you get for the hip hop artist who has everything? Why, his own sneaker, of course.

Converse recently announced a special limited edition run of Chuck Taylor All Stars designed by rapper Big Boi. The shoe is being released in honor of the rapper’s new solo album, "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty."

Big Boi, real name Antwan André Patton, is one half of the rap group Outkast and whose love of sneakers is well known.

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Welcome back “Entourage” fans - it's a glorious day in the land of blog-dom. Today is officially the day after I watched an episode of "Entourage" that had the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and ask to be counted!

Those aforementioned hairs are a fickle, particular bunch and don't respond to just anything. They demand the utmost in stimulation if they are actually going to be moved, and last night, "Entourage" delivered.

I have an idea as to why the show was downright fun to watch, and I call it "The Ari Factor.” Any show that features Mr. Gold (played by Jeremy Piven) and revolves around his storyline is going to be a good time. Simply put, the writers brought forth a truly entertaining "Ari-fied" (copyright, Dereyck Moore) episode last night.

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