Designer and singer Victoria Beckham on Thursday took on a new role as a U.N. ambassador on AIDS, saying she was transformed by a visit to South Africa.

The former Spice Girl made the announcement at the briefing room of the United Nations headquarters, in a rare moment of celebrity glitz during an annual week dominated by back-to-back statements by world leaders and U.N. bureaucrats.

Written by Anthony Sargon

Roger Ebert was and always will be the world’s foremost film critic. He’s an inspiration to millions of young aspiring critics and reviewers, and that includes myself. Not that I’ll ever come close to garnering even a fraction of his credibility or talent, but still, you know what I mean. Life Itself is a beautiful and brutally honest look into Roger Ebert’s life that chronicles his rise to stardom, tense relationship with Gene Siskel, as well as his unfortunate and deadly run with cancer. Ebert remained an inspiration throughout his struggles, and never stopped reviewing movies, even after having lost his ability to speak. Directed by Steve James, Life Itself is a must-watch for any fan of Roger Ebert, or for that matter, cinema.

Cat Stevens is canceling his New York performance just weeks after announcing a six-city tour.

Stevens said on his Facebook page Wednesday that he would not keep the New York engagement because its requirement for paper tickets has led to exorbitant resale prices.

An appellate court has ordered the reinstatement of anti-paparazzi charges against a photographer accused of engaging in a high speed chase of Justin Bieber in 2012.

A three-judge Los Angeles Superior Court panel ordered Friday that two counts of a law aimed at curbing aggressive driving by the paparazzi be reinstated against celebrity photographer Paul Raef.

Amazon's new TV show "Transparent" aims to do for transsexuals what "Modern Family" did for gay parents -- bring them firmly into the mainstream.

"In terms of changing the conversation, these shows have an immense amount of reach," said Jay Brown of the Human Rights Campaign, which supports the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities.

Call it "Eau de Revolution."

Cuba's biggest producer of natural products has come up with a pair of colognes for the discerning supporter of international socialism who wants something more than just the iconic "Che" T-shirt.

The Virgin Radio Lebanon has recorded the highest engagement and reach of any Facebook page worldwide, according to likealyzer.com.

Likealyzer.com, one of the renowned tools for monitoring Facebook pages traffic and stats, said that Virgin Radio is now ranked number one in the PTAT, People Talking About This, which is the measure of engagement across all of Facebook worldwide, and across all categories.

Bob Dylan will be honored as the 2015 MusiCares person of the year.

A Tuesday news release says the 10-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter will be honored at the foundation's 25th anniversary tribute Feb. 6 in Los Angeles, two days before the Grammys.

The best place to eat in Milan during fashion week is not in one of the city's multi-starred restaurants.

It's in the courtyard of a shop where the stubble-cheeked son of a farmer has rigged up some maxi-sized barbecues and deep-fat fryers to entertain a few hundred hungry friends and contacts.

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio brought star power to the U.N. summit on climate change Tuesday, urging leaders to stop treating global warming as "fiction."

"As an actor, I pretend for a living. I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems," the actor told the summit of 120 leaders.