Screen People | Late Show – Obama jokes about a future playing dominoes with Letterman

President Barack Obama is envisioning a future of playing dominoes with retiree David Letterman.
“I was thinking you and me could play some dominoes together,” Obama said. “We could go to the local Starbucks and swap stories.”
Obama joked about their quieter futures during his eighth “Late Show” appearance earlier this week, saying Americans have grown up with the veteran comedian.
“After a tough day at the office or coming home from work, knowing that you’ve been there to give us a little bit of joy and a little bit of laughter, it has meant so much,” Obama said. “You’re part of all of us. You’ve given us a great gift and we love you.”
Letterman is filling his CBS show with prominent guests in the lead-up to his final show on May 20. He has hosted “Late Show” for 33 years.
In honor of Obama’s appearance, Letterman listed “Top 10 Questions Dumb Guys Ask the President,” which included “Will you be a guest on one of my last shows?” and “Will you show us your birth certificate?” Number 1, in honor of the recent unauthorized landing on the Capitol lawn: “When will you return my gyrocopter?”

Michael Douglas warns nukes more powerful ‘than ever before’

Actor Michael Douglas is reminding world powers that the threat of nuclear weapons is “no less important today than it was in my childhood.”
The Academy Award winner spoke this week as global nuclear powers are gathered at the United Nations to discuss a landmark treaty on disarmament. He said he remembers hiding under his wooden desk for nuclear drills.
Douglas said there may be fewer nuclear weapons these days, but they are “more powerful and more sophisticated than ever before.”
He said one of the “great ironies” is that the cost of maintaining the world’s nuclear weapons stockpile is surpassed only by the human and environmental costs of using them.

The bit in between – Election day becomes political drama in ‘The Vote’

Election campaigns are full of drama. So are election results. The bit in between, though? That’s just people in polling booths, marking Xs on pieces of paper.
Think again. Playwright James Graham has discovered something funny, absurd and precious in the simple act of voting in a British election.
In “The Vote,” he has assembled a star-studded cast of more than 40 that includes Judi Dench, Catherine Tate of “Doctor Who” and “Sherlock” co-creator Mark Gatiss, to play the voters, candidates and election officials at a London polling station.
The play is set on election day 2015 in the final 90 minutes before polls close at 10pm (today, Macau time). It has been running at London’s Donmar Warehouse theater for two weeks, and yesterday’s final performance was set to air live on the More4 television channel, ending just as Parliament’s clock tower delivers its 10 o’clock bongs.
“We have to hit Big Ben exactly,” Graham said. “We’ve practiced it for two weeks now so our timings are pretty close.”
Graham says it was surprisingly easy to convince some of Britain’s leading actors to commit to a project that combines the unpredictability of theater with the potential for disaster of live TV.

Rihanna in queen’s garb shuts down Met Gala carpet

Never let it be said that Rihanna doesn’t know how to make an entrance.
On a night when big stars were a dime a dozen — try George and Amal Clooney, Lady Gaga, Madonna and Cher — the pop singer still managed to pull the red carpet out from under the rest of them at the Met Gala this week when she swooped in wearing a fur-trimmed yellow cape with floral swirls of gold and a train so long it required three wranglers.
The ensemble came with a little pink mini-dress underneath, and a sparkling tiara. In keeping with the evening’s theme — China, and its artistic influence on the West — the outfit came from Beijing-based designer Guo Pei, whose sumptuous designs also are on display in the current Metropolitan Museum exhibit, “China: Through the Looking Glass.”
As befitting a star — or fashion royalty — Rihanna commanded premium attention on the carpet by being one of the very last to arrive. But compared to another A-lister, she was an early-bird.

After-party – Singer Chris Brown accused of battery in Las Vegas

Singer Chris Brown faces another battery accusation just days after he performed at an after-­party to the weekend’s much hyped boxing match, which was also billed as the kickoff to his residency at the Drai’s nightclub.
Las Vegas police said Brown, 25, is suspected of beating a man who was found at the Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center at 3:42 a.m. Monday (local time).
The man said he was playing basketball at the Palms Casino Resort when he got into a verbal argument on the court with the singer. He claimed Brown punched him and, as he was preparing to defend himself, another person with the singer also hit him.
The man took himself to the hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries and released. Las Vegas police said they went to the hotel after they were called to the hospital but didn’t locate Brown.
Authorities say they have given Brown the option to sign off on a misdemeanor battery citation or have the case turned over to the Clark County District Attorney’s office. As of 2 p.m., police said Brown has not responded.