Men’s Wearhouse (MW) got tougher in its pursuit of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (JOSB), and the prospect of a hostile merger drove up shares of both companies Monday. Men’s Wearhouse raised its bid to $57.50 a share from $55 and said it would push to place two directors on Jos. A. Bank’s board. On Dec. 23, Jos. A Bank’s board …

Actor-rapper Ludacris finished 2013 with a flourish, buying a home in Hollywood Hills for $4.8 million and selling a penthouse condo in West Los Angeles for $879,000, The Times has confirmed. He has a second condo for sale in the same building at $879,000.

The trailer for the upcoming Paul W.S. Anderson film, Pompeii, showcases the power of man and nature amidst chaos. One of those stars, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, reveals just how much effort went into preparing for the film.

Although Belle was left behind in Storybrooke at the end of Once Upon A Time Season 2, the character, who is played by Emilie de Ravin, will be back on the show sooner than you would have expected. We spoke with the actress last week at the Vancouver studio of Once Upon A Time, to find out what happens when …

Back in September, we were lucky enough to get a walk-through of Sarah Jessica Parker’s upcoming footwear collection, from the actress-turned-designer herself. We were able to report back on quite a bit about the new line — its price range ($150-$400), special detailing and Italian craftsmanship — but unfortunately, images were under strict embargo.

In Spike Jonze’s latest film, Her, a mustachioed Joaquin Phoenix plays a man who falls in love with a Siri-like “digital assistant,” Her, played by Scarlett Johansson. You’d think Siri would appreciate having a movie made about her, but instead, kitty’s got claws when it comes to her filmic counterpart: thanks to Apple’s cheeky and surprisingly timely programmers, if you …

“Intelligence,” premiering Tuesday, Jan. 7, on CBS, looks at the new gray area where man meets machine. In the set for a high-tech government facility built on the Disney lot in Burbank, Calif., evidence is examined in hopes of catching someone targeting scientists. Leading the analysis is former Special Forces operative Gabriel Vaughn (Josh Holloway), who has a supercomputer microchip …

Evangeline Lilly revealed to reporters, at a recent Los Angeles event, that The Hobbit was one of her favorite books as a child, and that she was thrilled when asked to play a part in the new movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

Adding another magazine to her credit, Drew Barrymore is featured on Marie Claire magazine’s February 2014 issue. The 38-year-old actress looked absolutely stunning in designer garbs from Dior for the publication’s spread while opening up about staying in shape and even revealed plans for possible baby “three”.

The estranged husband of a pregnant north Harris County woman was charged Thursday with capital murder hours after her body was found in the waters of Cypress Creek. Searchers recovered the body of Melissa Rene Sowders, ending the eight-day hunt for the mother of four who disappeared after she reportedly went to meet her estranged husband and daughter at a …

On Monday, Yahoo News ran a headline about how a certain television series had “hired a black woman.” If that headline was used in any other situation during the past 30, even 40 years, it would be ripe for ridicule. Yet the TV series in question is Saturday Night Live, giving that comically blunt bit of display copy a sad, …