Jessica Simpson shares new baby shots

There's no need for the paparazzi to scurry after an elusive photo of Jessica Simpson's baby.

The fashion mogul/singer/actress/Weight Watchers spokeswoman and, of course, new mom, is sharing several beautiful black-and-white shots of baby Maxwell Drew, who is four months old.

One features the adorable little girl with a big grin in her father's arms. Simpson captioned it: "Daddy's 33rd birthday!"

Oprah talks kissing Forest Whitaker

We're sure Stedman won't mind...

Oprah Winfrey has been smooching Academy-Award winning actor Forest Whitaker -- but it's all in the name of work. The media mogul stars as Whitaker's wife in the upcoming film The Butler. "I felt pretty good about it, let me just say. Forest is a good kisser, how about that? Thank you, Keisha Whitaker," says Oprah in an interview today with CBS This Morning.

She sat down with Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell and her own BFF Gayle King to chat about the film, leadership, education, philanthropy and more. Among the highlights:

Sneak peek at Emmys Green Room

The scene backstage at the Emmys is hardly a collection of folding chairs and dusty sofas. This year, the the Audi Green Room partnered with fashion designer Derek Lam to provide a chic, black-tie worthy space which will likely welcome stars like Jon Hamm, Sofia Vergara and host Jimmy Kimmel. Want more of a peek at what goes on while stars prepare for the stage? Emmys.com and ABC.com will host a "Backstage Live" simulcast during the awards show from this space.

Fall music: Artists flying under the radar

ZZ Ward debuts her album 'Til the Casket Drops' on Oct. 2.

As fall's abundance of new music spills out over the season, it's easy for lesser-known bands to get submerged in all the noise. USA TODAY's Korina Lopez picks a few releases that might be worth a spin.Ssion, Bent (Released Sept. 18)The hook: Sexy, shimmering electro-pop with plenty of nightclub swagger makes gender-bending artist Cody Critcheloe a fun find.For fans of: Scissor Sisters, Pet Shop Boys 

Don't call Tim Allen 'sensitive'

Funnyman Tim Allen sounds pretty serious these days.

"Oh, please, don't say sensitive," he tells AARP The Magazine. It will kill my image!"

The actor/comedian, 59, who stars in ABC sitcom Last Man Standing (returning in November) and currently has a new stand-up act playing in Las Vegas, has been sober for 14 years. In 2006, he married Jane Hajduk, 45, and their daughter, Elizabeth, is now 3. (He has another daughter, Katherine, 23, from a previous marriage.)

Rockers' 50th anniversaries are going quietly

Fifty years after launching their careers, three of rock music's most celebrated acts are doing little to celebrate.

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in 2006.

Bob Dylan, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones each passed the half-century mark this year with none of the fanfare typically accorded such milestones. The Eagles have grand 40th anniversary plans for 2013, and the Beach Boys saluted their 50th with this year's reunion album and ambitious world tour.So where's the confetti for Dylan, the Fab Four and the Stones?They don't need it, says Josh Jackson, Paste magazine editor in chief. "There are no artists bigger or more iconic," he says. "They're still in the public eye.

Birds and words and other back-to-school adventures

For young readers who are back in school already or headed there soon, USA TODAY recommends four books that deal with all kinds of classroom drama.

Send your kids back to school with 'Ralph Tells a Story,' 'Marco Goes To School,' 'Third Grade Angels' and 'My Teacher.

Fiona Apple arrested

We can now add Fiona Apple to the list of celebs who have been busted at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint.
The singer-songwriter was arrested for hashish possession on Wednesday at a West Texas town after a Border Patrol drug-sniffing dog detected marijuana in her tour bus, reports the AP. Apple spent Wednesday night in the county jail and was released Thursday on a $10,000 bond. Hudspeth County sheriff's office spokesman Rusty Flemming says Apple "had a little tiny amount of pot and hash." Marijuana possession in small amounts is a misdemeanor, while hashish in any quantity is a felony in Texas.

Dee Snider objects to Ryan’s use of his song

Dee Snider wants Paul Ryan to stop it.
In a statement posted on the musician and reality TV star's official website, Snider has expressed his objection to the GOP vice presidential candidate's use of his Twisted Sister song We're Not Gonna Take It
during his campaign appearances.
The statement reads:

I emphatically denounce Paul Ryan's use of my song We're Not Gonna Take It

as recorded by my band Twisted Sister. There is almost nothing on which I agree with Paul Ryan, except perhaps the use of the P90X.
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