007 BACK IN '12

James Bond fans holding their breath about the fate of the superspy franchise can exhale a little. MGM and Sony have announced a deal under which the companies will co-finance and release the next two Bond pictures. The deal will return Daniel Craig to the screen as the suave if tortured hero on Nov. 9, 2012. (Sam Mendes will direct the new picture, which could also star Javier Bardem in the villain role.) A second film will also fall under the new deal.

PEN IN HAND

Thousands of Czechs have signed up in a Facebook campaign to mail pens to President Vaclav Klaus after a video of him sheepishly pocketing a pen during an official signing ceremony last week in Chile became widely popular on the Internet. Klaus said it's customary for leaders to keep pens after signing accords. But the manner in which he sized up the pen -- encrusted with semiprecious stones -- and then slipped it into his pocket while he sat alongside Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has earned him the ridicule of some of his countrymen.

KNOWS THE MATERIAL

Wendy Williams may be the perfect host for "Love Triangle" on the Game Show Network -- she says she once was involved in one. Williams acknowledged she dated two men at the same time while single and that it was "easy" juggling them. On the new show, Williams helps contestants involved with two people choose just one.