STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Vincent van Gogh's masterpieces have inspired both young artists and prospective forgers seeking to recreate his vivid landscapes and portraits.

SAN FRANCISCO -- By the time he graduated from MIT, Jeff Ma already had led a life many guys dream about. His card-counting prowess at blackjack tables during wild weekends in Las Vegas and Atlantic City won him and his college buddies millions of dollars, inspiring a best-selling book and the recent movie "21."

The Screen Actor's Guild and television and film producers see eye to eye about hardly anything these days, yet on one thing they can agree: The Web is the battleground. 

Today is Monday, Aug. 11, the 224th day of 2008. There are 142 days left in the year.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: J-Boog, 23; Ashley Jensen, 39; Joe Rogan, 41; Hulk Hogan, 55

Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show."

LOS ANGELES -- It's a puzzle worthy of The Riddler: Why is there no video game based on "The Dark Knight"?

NEW YORK -- The Police ended one of rock 'n' roll's most successful reunions in Madison Square Garden on Thursday with a tribute to other famous trios, an assist from some real cops and a not-particularly close shave.