Golden Globes gift bag goodies total more than half a million bucks

CBS/Sonja Flemming When it comes to awards shows, as they say, it’s an honor just to be nominated — but it really pays off just to present, too. That’s the takeaway from the take-away goodies nominees and
Frank Sinatra back in the 'Billboard' Top 20 thanks to “Jingle Bells”

Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Frank Sinatra is back on the charts thanks to the holiday season. Ol’ Blue Eyes’ 1948 cover of the holiday classic “Jingle Bells” has jumped to #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, matching the song’s previous
Experts say 'Home Alone' family was in the 1%

Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Taking a huge family — minus one — on a Christmas trip to Paris might have been your first tip-off that the family from Home Alone was loaded, and you’d be
On This Day, December 21, 2014: Elton John and partner David Furnish get married in the UK

On This Day, December 21, 2014… Superstar Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish were officially married at their estate in Windsor, England. Their celebration came nine months after same-sex marriage became legal in the U.K., and nine years to the day
Cameron Diaz says “we should normalize separate bedrooms” for married couples

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images Cameron Diaz has a suggestion for married households. During a recent appearance on the Lipstick on the Rim podcast, hosted by Molly Sims and Emese Gormley, Diaz, 51, along with her business
Barry Manilow's new Christmas hit was almost a Christmas album

Jocelyn Prescod/NBC Barry Manilow has scored a holiday hit with his version of Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” But if things had gone differently, we would’ve gotten a whole album of Christmas songs from the
'Barbie' co-writers Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach marry after 12 years together

Franco Origlia/Getty Images Greta Gerwig married her Barbie co-writer and longtime partner Noah Baumbach after 12 years of dating, Gerwig’s rep tells People. Gerwig, 40, and Baumbach, 54, tied the knot at New York City Hall, a
In Brief: Starz cutting 'Shining Vale', and more

NCIS will honor the late David McCallum with a special tribute in the second episode of the show’s upcoming 21st season, set to air on February 19, according to TVLine. “In the episode, the team will learn of Ducky’s passing and
Justice Department sues Texas developer with accusations of preying on Latino homebuyers

Federal authorities sued Houston-area developer Colony Ridge on Wednesday, with accusations of them luring Latino home buyers into seller-financed mortgages and setting them up to default and face foreclosure. The lawsuit comes one week after the Houston
Xfinity urges users to change passwords after 36M customers are affected by hackers

Xfinity has notified its customers that a hacker data breach obtained access to the personal information of 36 million customers — comprising nearly all of Xfinity’s customers. The data included passwords, user names and security-question answers. An