Cruise, Yao & OZ

• Tom Cruise has completed nearly four months of filming in New Zealand for his next film, "The Last Samurai." which is set for release this December.
• NBA star Yao Ming took center stage at a telethon Sunday, which raised more than $300,000 to help researchers seeking a cure for SARS. The Houston Rockets center said this was his way of giving back to his homeland. If only more celebrities felt this way!
• I rented season one of OZ. I've heard great things about the HBO series... and ya gotta love a good prison story.