Entertainment

Summer may be when studios put out their biggest movies, but after a horrendous 2011 at the box office, Hollywood is going all out starting in the spring: This rapid-fire slate of potential blockbusters should turn heads this season.

Television may be evil, but it's not evil enough for Wall Street. Analysts are worried that ratings for Viacom's children's TV leader Nickelodeon are in danger over its friendly streaming video deal with Netflix.

In his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, Jonah Lehrer writes about how Barbie was actually the result of a cultural misunderstanding -- an innocent mix-up that became a huge moneymaker for Mattel.

When "Mad Men" came back to AMC after a long break, the 1960s ad executives saw a 20% spike in ratings, and the reason why is as clear as a dry martini: Millions of viewers have streamed the first four seasons on Netflix.

Warren Sapp, formerly an unstoppable defensive tackle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, is in Chapter 7, has been hit hard by a bad real estate deal that sapped his NFL fortune.

In Rovio's boldest bet yet, the app developer behind the immensely popular Angry Birds franchise will be putting out 52 episodes of an animated Angry Birds series.

If you thought Vegas was where the big gamblers went to play, you're behind the times. Sin City has been blown past by another exotic destination once infamous for corruption and mob activity. But you probably won't be heading there to play baccarat any time soon.