LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The world premiere of “Shrek Forever After” will raise the curtain at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival on April 21.

1. A mixture of disparate elements; hodgepodge. 2. A stew of meat and vegetables, seasoned with paprika. 3. In the game of bridge, a round played with hands produced by a rearrangement of previously dealt cards.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Vice President Al Gore on took aim at skeptics who doubt the reality of human-caused climate change, saying he wished it were an illusion but that the problem is real and urgent.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Some 5,200 Australians posed naked in front of the Sydney Opera House on Monday for a photo shoot by New York-based artist Spencer Tunick for another signature installation of nudes against urban backdrops.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Martin Scorsese’s suspense thriller “Shutter Island” led the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend on Sunday, while “Avatar” was the top choice internationally for an 11th weekend.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Sunday it will spell out greenhouse gas emissions goals and monitoring rules for regions and sectors in its next five-year plan, with monitoring to show it is serious about curbing emissions.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federal government will maximize enrollment in the land-idling Conservation Reserve, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a policy that would reduce U.S. cropland by 1.5 percent if successful.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Martin Scorsese’s suspense thriller “Shutter Island” led the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend on Sunday, while “Avatar” was the top choice internationally for an 11th weekend.

CAIRO (Reuters) – A colossal 3000-year-old red granite head of Amenhotep III, the grandfather of Tutankhamun, has been discovered in Luxor, Egypt’s Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jay Leno returns to “The Tonight Show” on Monday, and so does his desk — a sign that struggling network NBC wants its flagship late-night TV program to return to normal after Conan O’Brien failed as its host.