As the executive producer of Showtime’s Emmy-winning “Homeland,” Alex Gansa has a more formal office on the Fox lot. But when it comes to getting the real work of his job done, he heads to the hideaway tucked behind his house in the Pacific Palisades.

Author Jenny Tinghui Zhang is out with a new historical fiction novel, Four Treasures of The Sky. Set in the 1800s during the height of anti-Chinese sentiment, a young girl named Daiyu is kidnapped and brought to the U.S. Zhang told NPR's Ayesha Rascoe that she has seen a lot of reviews that refer to this book as 'timely' – and that she does not think that is a good thing when a book is about racism.

For the second time in two weeks crews from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to assist a member of the public who had become stuck in the mud at the cliffs off Barton On Sea. At 1152 hours yesterday [Sunday 20 May 2012] control operators mobilised firefighters from New Milton and Brockenhurst fire stations to assist a woman who had become stuck up to her waist in mud.

TMZ.com UPDATE 12:53 PM PT -- More evidence of the toxicity between Rob and Chyna ... she testified about their arguments and said, "When he calls me a slut and a whore, yes I did retaliate against him and call him fat." Blac Chyna shed tears on the witness stand while testifying in court about her ex Rob Kardashian posting nude photos of her on social media. BC was back Thursday for the second day of testimony in her civil case against the Kardashians, and the Kardashian's defense lawyer, Michael Rhodes, brought up the infamous naked pics.

Getty Drake has a huge sales week on the horizon, but isn't ready to let bygones be bygones over Joe Budden's scathing critique of his new album, "For All the Dogs," and his boyish lifestyle!!! Drake threw another shot Monday at JB, clowning him for having a bulletproof fedora case and his podcast career ... "I thank god for this life and not having to come to rushed conclusions on Best Buy podcast mics.

SportblogEspanyolEspanyol find salvation in work and a coach happier watching baseballJavier Aguirre's arrival at Espanyol has reversed the club's fortunes, but he would rather be watching home runsJavier Aguirre was sitting at home when they called, reading, studying, listening to classical music and indulging the love of his life: not football, although he was watching plenty of that too, but baseball. Mostly he was just getting in the way and his wife had had enough.

Alina Pop is played by Ruxandra Porojnicu. Picture: ITV/Instagram Who is Alina Pop and what do we know about actress Ruxandra Porojnicu? Alina Pop has been part of some big storylines since she joined Coronation Street last year. But how much do we know about the character and the actress who plays her, Ruxandra Porojnicu? Find out everything... Who plays Alina Pop in Coronation Street and how old is she?

Gallery Launch Gallery Puppy Love! Launch Gallery Gallery TMZ.com Model Tiffany Keller is serving up the ultimate combo ... smoking hot bikini pics with a puppy!!! Tiffany took her pups -- and her pooch -- to the beach, setting up shop in some sexy swimwear, just steps away from the world famous Santa Monica Pier ... and these images are sure to make your tongue wag!!!

Bruce Springsteen This article was originally published in 2016 and has been updated to reflect Springsteen’s latest work, now including 2020’s Letter to You. In 1974, a random phrase popped into Bruce Springsteen’s head as he was writing, one that seemed to match the music he was hearing in his mind. It took Springsteen six months to turn that phrase, “Born to Run,” into a song, and it was a watershed moment for his work: the first time he wrote a song with the studio in mind rather than how it would sound onstage.

Finesse2Tymes is notorious for making his way into the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This time around that is sort of up to debate depending on who you ask. We say that because the Memphis, Tennessee rapper was all the talk a couple of days ago when he broke it off with two of his three girlfriends. He did so to focus on his one "true" love, FNG Shugga. It will be surprising, to say the least, if he sticks with her for the foreseeable future.