Perhaps the biggest news this weekend involves Time Warner cable dropping CBS from its programming. According to USA Today, all CBS affiliates went dark Friday in most major markets for Time Warner subscribers. This shouldn't take more than just a few days. The bad part for most of us is, we'll likely see the cable and satellite bill go up because of this.
The steamy story of the week has to be the Simon Cowell love triangle. For those who haven't heard, it's been announced that he has impregnated his friend's wife. According to several reports, Laura Silverman is in the process of getting divorced to persue her relationship with Cowell and their baby.
Red Sox Owner John Henry is buying the Boston Globe from the New York Times for $70 million. According to the Los Angeles Times, the New York times took a major loss from their $1.1 billion investment in the Globe back in 1993. The future of the newspaper business continues to look cloudy.
Lollapalooza is under way at Grant Park in Chicago. Nine Inch Nails made their first appearance in a while Friday night. The Killers and New Order were also some of the noteworthy acts from Friday. Still set to hit the stage this weekend is The Cure and Mumford and Sons.