– The Culture Ministry has canceled Jay-Z’s planned debut in China, citing his “vulgar” lyrics, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday. He was scheduled to perform Oct. 23 at Shanghai’s Hongkou Stadium. “Some of Jay-Z’s songs contain too much vulgar language,” Sun Yun, of promoter KS Production Co., was quoted as saying in the Shanghai Daily newspaper.
– Roger Ebert, who has been hospitalized since June while battling cancer, will have his first movie review in months in the Sun-Times this Friday. He’ll write about “The Queen,” starring Helen Mirren. There’s no word yet on when Ebert’s reviews will again appear regularly.
– David Bowie will be a guest on Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants,” playing a character called Lord Royal Highness in a show that will air next year. Bowie, 59, said his 6-year-old daughter, Alexandria Zahra, is a huge SpongeBob fan and they watch the show together. He wrote on his blog that he’s “hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs.”
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The Personals page was compiled by Emily Rosenbaum from Tribune news services and staff reports.
