The late Randy Pausch has been honored as Pittsburgher of the Year for 2008 by the editors of Pittsburgh Magazine.

The Carnegie Mellon University professor who died from pancreatic cancer in July 2008 became an inspiration to millions when he delivered his "last lecture," detailing his illness and how he was living life to the fullest, even "having fun." The lecture was broadcast on the Internet, where it's been viewed by 6 million people.

The magazine's cover story, "Randy Pausch: His 'Last Lecture' Lives On," is on newsstands Wednesday.

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How snotty: Scarlett Johansson blew her nose on a tissue, and now the tissue is being sold on eBay.

Johansson appeared on NBC's "Tonight" show Wednesday to promote her new movie, "The Spirit." The actress said she'd caught a cold from co-star Samuel L. Jackson and felt her illness had value because it had been passed down from one celebrity to another.

Host Jay Leno then handed her a tissue, and Johansson announced she would sell it on eBay to raise money for the hunger relief charity USA Harvest. She blew twice, depositing some lipstick and mucus.

As of Thursday morning, the dirty tissue had snagged more than 60 bids, with the highest bidder putting up $2,050. The online auction ends Monday.

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Country singer Mindy McCready was in the hospital yesterday after she cut her wrists and took several pills in an apparent suicide attempt, Nashville police said.

A police report said McCready's brother discovered her at home Wednesday. Timothy McCready told police his sister had been "very intoxicated" after a night out.

A hospital spokeswoman said the singer was in stable condition. McCready attorney Lee Ofman said he did not have details about the situation and her publicist did not immediately return a phone message early yesterday.

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The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has ruled the death of Mark Ruffalo's younger brother a homicide.

Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey says an autopsy determined that someone shot 39-year-old Scott M. Ruffalo in the head. He was found with a gunshot wound early Dec. 1 and died a week later at a hospital after being released from life support.

Police have not released a motive for the shooting. Scott Ruffalo's family released a statement after his death thanking supporters and saying the funeral would be private.

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Ed McMahon won't be homeless on Christmas.

TMZ.com was reporting that Foreclosure Trackers, an Orange County company, has negotiated a new mortgage loan for Ed that will allow him to be able make the mortgage payments -- and not get kicked to the curb.

McMahon's home fell into foreclosure earlier this year. At one point, Donald Trump stepped in to help, but that fell through.

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Speed-the-Plow" producer Jeffrey Richards says Jeremy Piven is out -- and Norbert Leo Butz and William H. Macy are in.

Richards says Butz and Macy will replace Piven in the critically praised Broadway revival of David Mamet's comedy. Piven, star of television's "Entourage," unexpectedly left the play over the weekend, less than two months after the show opened.

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Playing Mr. Mom while wife Katie is appearing in Broadway's "All My Sons," Tom Cruise says he's amazed at daughter Suri's "incredible" vocabulary.

"I just love every moment," he gushed to People.com about his new role. "We've got the teenagers and I've got the 2 1/2-year-old and to have that I feel lucky."

Still, his favorite words are some of the most simple. "I love hearing 'I love you, dada,' or, 'I love you, mama.' "

Speaking of Cruise and his kids ... Tom's 13-year-old son will have a six-day jump on his father at the box office. Connor Cruise makes his movie debut in the Will Smith drama "Seven Pounds," which opens today. Connor's dad stars in "Valkyrie," which opens Christmas Day.