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Is it just me or does it seem as if Web headlines and decks are being written by people who haven't the slightest notion of what the story is about? Or perhaps they do and are just following orders to make 'em sexy - even if they're wrong. Check out Portfolio.com, which has a subhead on its main page that claims "Hollywood's been riveted by the wiretapping and racketeering trial of private eye Anthony Pellicano." Huh? That's not only wrong, but it doesn't at all match the piece by Fred Schruers. Today’s reports suggest that the trial has entered the paint-drying stage.

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6:50 PM Thu | Largest crowd for a Walk of Fame star ceremony that many could remember, outside the Capitol Records tower on Thursday. Photo by Gary Leonard.