Wyclef Jean – rumours have circulated for some time that the Haitian-born recording artist may enter the 2010 presidential contest. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP Musician Wyclef Jean is considering a run for president of Haiti but has not decided whether to seek a five-year term as leader... 

AP The mug shots of Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton. In December 2006, Nicole Richie was sentenced to four days in prison for driving under the influence of drugs when she was nabbed traveling in the wrong direction on the Ventura Freeway. On July 27th, Richie checked herself into the Century... 

Marilyn Monroe: the star among stars who brought ‘new radiance’ to the concept of celebrity. Photograph: SAM SHAW / Rex Features Academics today are required to be popular: new funding criteria for universities measure the “impact” of their staff. What better way for academics... 

Barrie (left) and Tony with Saffron and Aspen. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian The family in My Weird and Wonderful Family (Channel 4) took a bit of getting my head around. They’re more of an unclear family than a nuclear one. So there are gay dads Tony and Barrie. That’s... 

Head of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, said activity dropped in the second quarter. Photograph: Ramin Talaie/EPA Alistair Darling’s one-off bank bonus tax cost Goldman Sachs $600m (£395m), the Wall Street bank said today as it revealed that its wage and bonus bill reached $9.2bn in...