The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has demanded an apology from "Today" critic Gene Shalit, for comments it describes as "defamatory, ignorant and irresponsible. " What set off the group's outrage was Shalit's review of Brokeback Mountain that aired on Thursday. In it, he described Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) as a "sexual predator" who "tracks Ennis (Heath Ledger) down and coaxes him into sporadic trysts. " GLAAD charged Shalit Friday with promoting 'defamatory anti-gay prejudice to a national audience. '

A chuck of ice falling from the sky narrowly misses players on a golf course near Tokyo. Saitama prefectural [state] police spokesman Masahiko Kuwashima ays that authorities are investigating the bizarre incident.

A chuck of ice falling from the sky narrowly misses players on a golf course near Tokyo. Saitama prefectural [state] police spokesman Masahiko Kuwashima ays that authorities are investigating the bizarre incident.

A truck driver was arrested Friday after police stopped him with two stolen Army vehicles complete with missile launchers. The driver was working for a company that had been hired to transport the surplus vehicles to Montreal. He was stopped traveling in the wrong direction, northwest of Toronto, about 360 miles from Montreal. The vehicles, which carried no explosives, are considered surplus and were being moved to Montreal for storage when the driver went astray. The driver was reportedly distracted and drove in the wrong direction.

A new book written by author Hank Bordowitz reveals the lows singer Billy Joel sunk to over the years in a fight with depression and alcoholism. Joel reportedly drank furniture polish in a suicide attempt.