New comedies in which Anne Heche thinks she’s channeling God, and Matthew Perry believes he can save the Holy Grail of broadcast TV, are among NBC’s early pickups for next season. Although the broadcast networks aren’t set to unveil their plans for the 2012-13 TV season to advertisers until next week, NBC has been quietly staffing some new series it wants to launch out of the London Summer Olympics, whose closing ceremonies are scheduled for Aug. 12. Read full article > >

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NBC games the system with its summer TV roster

A three-alarm fire broke out Tuesday night in one building in the Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta, a fire official told CNN.

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Huge fire at Tyler Perry’s studios

Met privately with Perry in Texas.

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Rick’s Week of Secret Meetings

Atlanta police have launched an internal investigation into filmmaker Tyler Perry's claim he was racially profiled by two white officers who pulled his car over, the police department said.

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Tyler Perry’s profiling claim probed

This article, written by Mark Perry, appeared on Foreign Policy on March 28,2012

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Israel’s Secret Staging Ground

While FEC filings show Perry’s last bid for funding.

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Gingrich Raised $5M in January

Yes, to the non-Texan eye, it looks like Republican Gov. Rick Perry has slunk home from his last rodeo, having humiliated himself and his home state with a presidential run that will go down in history as one big “Oops.” Read full article > >

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Rick Perry’s back in Texas, and some wonder if he’s lost political power there

Now that Rick Perry has dropped out of the presidential race, opinion is divided on whether he will be tarnished by the campaign or shine as the same dynamic politician he was before.

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The Texas Tribune: After the Presidential Campaign, Texans Wonder if Rick Perry Is Damaged Goods

. GOOGLE HAS OPENED the submissions window for its 2012 student contest . Read full article > >

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DOODLE 4 GOOGLE: Katy Perry, ‘Phineas and Ferb’ to judge new national student contest

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.—Five months ago, Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched his presidential campaign to great expectations. On Thursday morning, plagued by missteps and humbled by the voters, he called it quits, quietly returning home to wonder what might have been. Read full article > >

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Rick Perry campaign never ready for primetime

Columbia, S.C. — After 153 days, millions of dollars, the swagger of first place and the steady, awkward decline into fifth, Rick Perry’s presidential bid came down to a lonely stroll Thursday along Main Street in the town of Walterboro. Read full article > >

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Rick Perry hoping for a campaign revival in South Carolina

Newt Gingrich and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas attacked Mitt Romney’s character, his business record and his past views on abortion.

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Candidates Go After Romney in South Carolina

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is still in the doldrums in South Carolina polls, but he seems to have found a ready audience for stump speeches that draw on his faith.

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In South Carolina, Rick Perry Uses Faith to Connect

Brad Pitt has been walking with a cane in recent days, but not because he likes how dapper he looks with the accessory. The “Moneyball” actor told reporters at the International Palm Springs Film Festival he injured his ACL after he slipped while carrying daughter Vivienne down a hill during a recent skiing trip. Read full article > >

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Brad Pitt explains why he’s walking with a cane; Katy Perry thanks fans for ‘love and support’

Well-established candidates have always had the edge in fund-raising, but under the new rules governing money in politics, it looks like the rich are just getting richer. The vast majority of the $14 million in spending from so-called super PACs, a new type of political group, has been spent on behalf of three candidates: Mitt Romney , Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman , federal records show. Those are the same three candidates already most reliant on money from large donors. Read full article > >

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Super PACs alter the dynamics of fund-raising