What Sanjaya learned

What Sanjaya learned
NEW YORK -- Sanjaya Malakar, who was voted off "American Idol" last week after a long and unlikely run, has been busy on his post-publicity tour. Malakar outlasted better singers and captivated millions of TV viewers on the Fox talent competition with his goofy charm and ever-changing hairdos.
On CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman on Monday night, the 17-year-old read a Top 10 list of "Things I Learned From 'American Idol."'
The list included: nothing; the camera adds 10 pounds to your mohawk; work hard and make sacrifices, you can finish in seventh place; voting for yourself 100 times an hour causes some wicked carpal tunnel; and America loves performers with bad hair -- right Dave?
Italy to return statue
ROME -- Italy will return to Libya an ancient Roman statue taken from its former North African colony, a gesture Rome hopes will help its own campaign to retrieve allegedly looted antiquities from museums worldwide.
The 2nd-century statue of the goddess Venus was found in 1913 by Italian troops near the ruins of the Greek and Roman settlement of Cyrene, on the Libyan coast, the Culture Ministry said Tuesday.
Baby named for Murphy
NEW YORK -- Melanie Brown has given her baby daughter the surname of ex-boyfriend Eddie Murphy, the former Spice Girl said in a statement Tuesday.
Brown, 31, gave birth to Angel Iris Murphy Brown on April 3 in Santa Monica, Calif. She listed Murphy's name on the birth certificate.
Murphy, 46, has said he's not sure he's the father.
Brown, known as Scary Spice when she was in the megahit group of the '90s, has an 8-year-old daughter, Phoenix Chi.
Today's birthdays
Movie director-writer Paul Mazursky is 77. Actor Al Pacino is 67. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA) is 62. Actor Hank Azaria is 43. Rock musician Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction) is 42. Actress Renee Zellweger is 38. Actress Gina Torres is 38. Singer Jacob Underwood is 27.