A happy homemaker

The ravishing Rhea Durham, mother of Mark Wahlberg's two children, insists that Ella, 3, and Michael, 1, aren't being raised with silver spoons in their mouths. "We talk about discipline and schools all the time now," Durham tells Cookie magazine. "You're forming adults. Disciplining -- staying consistent with it -- is hard." Durham, who's kept a decidedly low profile in recent years, admits to the mag that she's become something of a homebody. "I love the traditions of family and home," said the model mom, adding that she'd like two more little ones. "Babies, kids, holidays -- that's what I'm good at." . . . Could Wahlberg be bound for Broadway? Word is that Spike Lee has his eye on the former Dorchester juvie to star in "Stalag 17," the World War II POW story Lee is planning to stage. The New York Post's Michael Riedel reports that Wahlberg "tops the list of actors" Spike would like to see reprise the role William Holden made famous in Billy Wilder's movie version of the 1951 play.

When all's well, Morrissey will return. But for now, the former Smiths singer is still ill, suffering from a throat infection and under strict orders not to croon for three days. So, in addition to the show he stopped mid-set Tuesday at the Bank of America Pavilion, Moz postponed last night's concert in Northampton, and is begging off tomorrow's performance in Philly. According to his publicist: "It is hoped that new dates will be announced for each city in the next 48 hours. All tickets will be honored for the new dates." Promoter Live Nation is counseling fans to keep an eye on its website -- livenation.com -- for updated info. Irritated fans may want to send hate mail to "The Late Show With David Letterman," where Morrissey taped an appearance Monday. At the Pavilion show, the Pope of Mope blamed his vocal troubles on Letterman, who, he said, keeps the Ed Sullivan Theater at "30 degrees below zero."

Looks like Annette Bening, Meg Ryan, Candice Bergen, and the rest of the cast of "The Women " may be headed to Boston. Production types working with writer-director Diane English tell us they've been scouting downtown offices with sweeping city views -- à la Meryl Streep's perch in "The Devil Wears Prada" -- to use as locations when filming begins in August. Apparently, they've also been combing the western 'burbs for snazzy, high-end kitchen locations, too. English made headlines earlier this year when she announced she wanted to remake the catty 1939 classic, which starred Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and a bevy of other top actresses. But the biggest buzz for "The Women," which counts Mick Jagger as a producer, started when English said she would keep the budget under $20 million despite landing some big names for the project. Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett Smith , and Debra Messing also star.

"Evan Almighty" star Steve Carell made Patricia Kinsman's "60ish" birthday one she'll remember. While having lunch at Burton's Grill in Hingham yesterday, Kinsman asked Carell if she could have an autograph. Carell obliged, but didn't stop there. The star of "The Office," who was there with his wife, Cohasset native Nancy Walls, had the restaurant send a big piece of chocolate cake to Kinsman's table. Sweet stuff, indeed.

Peter Simon doesn't usually do business in the buff, but he made an exception last summer, and he's glad he did. The celebrated shutterbug says a chance meeting on a Martha's Vineyard nude beach led to "The Best of the Vineyard Sound," a two-CD set Rhino Records is releasing next month. Simon, brother of songbird Carly , says he was listening to the radio on Lucy Vincent Beach last summer when he ran into Rhino Records president Scott Pascucci. (Just so you know, Pascucci was not au natural.) The two talked about "Vineyard Sound," a series of CDs Simon had produced featuring Vineyard-related artists, folks like Toots Hibbert, Kate Taylor, and Tom Rush. The Rhino release represents the best of those earlier discs, plus newer artists such as Willy Mason and Miguel de Braganza. Simon, who's lived on Martha's Vineyard full-time since 1988 and summered there since the '50s, promises there'll be a record-release party on the island in early August, and he'll attend fully clothed.

Starting today, "Open Source" is on summer hiatus. The radio show hosted by Christopher Lydon is on life support after a "brand-name media company" pulled the plug on a plan to partner with the public-affairs show, which was heard locally on WGBH. "For now, the best hope on the near horizon of relaunching the program and refinancing it has gone aglimmering," Lydon said in an e-mail yesterday. But the web site -- radioopen source.org/ -- will carry on, including online conversations with Harold Bloom and Larry Summers, among others.

Comic Jimmy Tingle is gearing up for August's Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a few last performances of "Jimmy Tingle's American Dream" at his Somerville theater. Tingle will be tweaking the show to get it ready for UK audiences. "I'll have to restrain myself in certain areas," said Tingle. "You have to stay away from anything involving the Red Sox, the Big Dig." The stand-up veteran will also be dusting off and retooling his "Jimmy Tingle for President" routine, which he first rolled out during 2004's Democratic National Convention. "You can do as much about politics as you want over there," he said. "Particularly our politics."

Joey Fatone's latest gig: hosting "The Singing Bee," a sing-along variety game show set to premiere July 10 on NBC. Fatone, one of the members of boy band 'N Sync, was a runner-up on the fourth season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." The 30-year-old singer has appeared in several Broadway musicals, including "Little Shop of Horrors." Contestants on "The Singing Bee" will try to accurately sing the lyrics to the most popular songs of all time in karaoke-style competitions. If they mess up, they're out of the game. (AP)

"Ocean's Thirteen" stars have donated $5.5 million to humanitarian efforts in Sudan's Darfur region, according to actor George Clooney. Clooney said by phone from Rome that he was joined by Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle , and producer Jerry Weintraub in raising $9.3 million for Darfur, most of which was contributed at a dinner during the film's premiere last month at the Cannes Film Festival. (AP)

Jennifer Lopez, Fergie, Fall Out Boy , and Usher will perform at the fourth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion. The show, hosted by "Entourage" star Jeremy Piven , will be held Sept. 6 at Radio City Music Hall. It will air the following night in a two-hour special on CBS. Aerosmith, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne , Ludacris, Martina McBride , and Santana are also scheduled to appear. (AP)

Tom Sizemore's 16-month prison sentence for violating probation in a drug case has been dramatically reduced. Superior Court Judge Cynthia Rayvis gave Sizemore 213 days of credit for time already spent in jail and two live-in drug programs, leaving him with about nine months in state prison. Sizemore will likely serve about 4 1/2 months of that, said Deputy District Attorney Sean Carney . The actor, 45, has been jailed since June 5. (AP)

The creator of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Orlando, Fla., on charges he defrauded a bank out of $20 million. Lou Pearlman, 53, was indicted on three counts of bank fraud and single counts of mail and wire fraud for business with Evansville, Ind.-based Integra Bank N.A., according to court documents. Pearlman is famous for forming boy bands in the '90s but was also involved in airplane charter, real estate, model scouting, and restaurant ventures. He stands accused of securing millions in bank loans with documents from a fake accounting firm. (AP)

'If I was lucky enough to have that happen again, I think I will roll with the comedy this time.' Filmmaker Michael Moore, asked about his infamous Oscar speech in which he assailed President Bush over the Iraq war.

Sarah Rodman of the Globe Staff contributed. Names can be reached at names@globe.com or at 617-929-8253.