NICASIO, Calif. -- George Lucas says he's already identified the one person who can keep the "Indiana Jones" franchise going: Harrison Ford.

NEW YORK -- Scarlett Johansson can laugh about it now, but the actress says she was embarrassed by the media coverage of her so-called "e-mail relationship" with Barack Obama.

With three car accidents, three separate towing incidents, and at least a dozen moving violations and parking tickets under my belt, I am not exactly the world’s best driver, and I felt, well, less than qualified to report on the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele. With such a horrendous driving record, the moment I stepped into the place I half expected the vehicles to shudder, the sky to darken, and a severely grave tone to set across the park with my presence. But I was pleasantly surprised by the warm welcome and the fantastic facilities of the Miller Motorsports Park.

LOS ANGELES -- Randy Newman strolled along the wood planks of the Santa Monica Pier on a recent summer afternoon, a balmy ocean breeze rustling his short, curly hair that, at age 64, is mostly salt but retains a dash of pepper. A crowd of onlookers craned their necks in his direction, some with video cameras, others with cell-phone cameras, but a female security guard quickly waved them back.

SAN DIEGO -- Fall is full for Mark Wahlberg.

HOLLYWOOD -- Rob Cohen, director of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," has long had a soft spot in his heart for mummies -- or at least mummy movies. Cohen, who's directed such hits as "The Fast and the Furious" and "Dragonheart," even produced the cult 1987 comedy horror film "The Monster Squad," which features Michael MacKay as the Mummy.

66Petit and his accomplices spent eight months in New York planning the extraordinary feat. They smuggled in heavy steel cable. In the dark of night they rigged up the wire, passing it between the two towers and anchoring it so it would hold up against gusts of wind and the buildings' sway.

DEAR MISS MANNERS -- My husband and I have already decided upon the name of our soon-to-be-born second child; however, we plan to call her by a shortened version of her first name.