AP - This is the season for Finnish soprano Karita Mattila to suffer rejection at the hands of baritones.

AP - It’s time for that annual winter ritual where people gather before their TV screens to whoop and holler as they gobble down unhealthy treats. Yes, it’s Super Bowl time. And Sunday’s NFL championship wouldn’t be complete without a look at its uber-expensive advertising, which is priced at an all-time high.

AP - Much like its goofy titular character, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” has defied expectations. The slapstick comedy, which cost a mere $26 million to produce, is speeding toward the $100 million mark following back-to-back weekends atop the box office.

AP - A prosecutor on Friday urged an appellate court to reject a motion by fugitive director Roman Polanski’s lawyer to disqualify the entire Los Angeles Superior Court bench from the rape case.

E! Online - Move Over, Mickey Rourke’s Text Message: On Tuesday, the London Telegrap stirred up the controversy of award season, reporting that two young Mumbai-based Slumdog Millionaire stars “were paid less than many Indian domestic servants,” and were “still liv[ing] in grinding poverty.”

Reuters - Singer Charlie Wilson remembers soulstress Chaka Khan once telling him, “You work way too hard.”

Reuters - Dedicated rock fans have long made vacations out of following their favorite bands on the road. Now European classical fans are booking entire holidays around their chosen genre.

E! Online - Who wants to bet someone cried?

AP - Britney Spears has obtained a restraining order against former pal Osama “Sam” Lutfi and one-time boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, court records show.

E! Online - Keeping media snoopers in the dark is harder than it seems. Case in point, Camilla Belle didn’t have much luck Thursday night hiding the fact that she’s dating Joe Jonas.