John Barry, the Oscar-winning composer most famous for scoring eleven James Bond films, has died in New York at 77. Barry often claimed to have written the well-known "James Bond Theme," though credit is still officially given to Monty Norman.

In your stuffed Monday media column: Tina Brown is making power moves, Hearst is making Hachette employees nervous, a PBS show may get canceled, Phish fans invade the media, and The Atlantic Wire gets a new boss.

Charlie Sheen's rehabilitation is poised to cost Warner Brothers up to $250 million in domestic syndication deals, plus millions more in ad revenue. In case you were wondering why they were willing to turn a blind eye for so long.

Britney Spears overshadows the bride at a wedding. Claire Danes flies coach, and won't stop bragging about it. Charlie Sheen's rehab will take three months. David Arquette is done with rehab. Monday gossip is momentous.

Kool Herc, the Bronx DJ who invented the break beat and thereby became the Thomas Jefferson of hip hop, spawned a musical genre that has made countless people millionaires. Not Herc, though; he's reportedly sick and broke.

[A young man thinks about jumping over a raging fire today during the Tough Guy race in Telford, England. Image via Getty]

Bhutan has some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the world, and police can now enter homes if they even smell tobacco. And last week, police arrested the first person under the new law: A Buddhist monk.

Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein got a nice raise over last year's salary of $600,000 to $2 million, for doing "God's work." With bonuses and stock holdings and other scams, Blankfein raked in $13.2 million last year. [DealBook]

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak just addressed his country and was not offering much. He says he has no plans to resign. His only concession to protesters? He'll break up his government and personally appoint a new one tomorrow. Gee, thanks.

Today we learned that lots and lots of Sarah Palin's emails are going to be made public soon, sparking much speculation about just what these emails might say. For our money, one commenter got it exactly right.

Looking for a little light to get you through darkest winter? Well we're giving away two charming lamps from Typewriter Boneyard and all you have to do to win one is enter a caption contest!

High-profile Wikileaks competitor Openleaks officially launched today. In a sign of what's to come, Openleaks' website was leaked to another secret-sharing website two days before its launch. It's leaks all the way down.

Things are moving quickly in Egypt today. Street protests have consumed Cairo and other major cities, and the army's been called out to quell them. A quick roundup of the latest news, below.

Related: Egypt on the Brink of Revolution [Photo via Getty]

Kacey Jordan fondly recalls the green crack pipe Charlie sucked before yesterday's hospitalization. Jesse James plans a trip to Israel. Katy Perry's diet "absolutely sucks." Leonardo DiCaprio whips his hair back and forth. TGIFriday gossip.

[Protesters across Egypt are on the streets again today demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30 years in power. Mubarak has responded with violence, intimidation and censorship. Image via Getty]

[The streets in Brooklyn were clear today for these women to walk their dogs in the road. More pictures of post-snowfall frolicking inside. Image via Getty]

After an appellate court kicked ex-White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel off the Chicago mayoral ballot for flunking residency requirements, the Illinois Supreme Court tentatively ruled he was actually OK to run. Now it's official: Print up those ballots!

Kristen Stewart may soon be whistling while she works. Also today: We have two new Charlie's Angels, Will Ferrell gets an office job, and this New Year's Eve movie keeps getting better.

Charlie Sheen threw a party at his home last night. It ended this morning when he headed off to the hospital complaining of abdominal pain. Partying with five women at once is only for the healthiest of men, clearly.