Arts and Entertainment

Nov 2 News

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• November issues

         Among the November issues of online periodicals available now are Words without Borders -- on: Twenty Years After: Germany Now and Then -- and Open Letters. (read)

• FEATURED MODEL NEEDED (Manhattan, NY)

  The Model Diva Network is looking for FRESH NEW FACES, to Appear Each Week, as our site's Featured Model. You will be given our main page with your photo, bio and contact info. You will absolutely be the Main Attraction, and a Representation of (read)

• Houston may finally meet smog standard

  Houston, once considered the nation's capital of dirty air, is on the verge of meeting federal limits for smog for the first time. If the numbers hold as the smog season draws to an end, the eight-county region will meet the limit for the lung-irrita (read)

• PrivateBancorp, Inc. Raises $194 Million in New Capital

  CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PrivateBancorp, Inc. (PVTB) today announced it has closed its recently announced underwritten public offering of common stock, which included the full exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option, and (read)

• Poll: Do You Use an iPhone?

  An iPhone is a great tool for your business, with tons of applications (85,000 if I remember correctly from the last Apple commercial) to perform all kinds of tasks. Apps like What the Font allow you to identify fonts on the go, while apps like Tweet (read)

• Successful high school coach Lumpkin dies

  at 5:38 PM Comments (0) Print view Share Former NBA player and successful Seattle-area high school boys basketball coach Phil Lumpkin has died. Lumpkin was the boys basketball coach at O'Dea High School, which announced his death Monday on its Web s (read)

• Big names from Hollywood on Obama's arts committee

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 'Sex and the City' star Sarah Jessica Parker, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and agent Bryan Lourd were among big Hollywood names named on Monday as members of U.S. President Barack Obama's Committee on Arts and the Humanities. T (read)

• Rumor: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer disables Xbox Live party chat

  If rumors circulating NeoGAF prove true, Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward won't be allowing the use of the Xbox 360's party chat feature during ranked multiplayer playlists in its upcoming title. Since a distinction in the post is made betwee (read)

• Sora no Otoshimono - 05

  「任侠（セレブ）��夜（アツイヨル）� (ninkyou (serebu) to shoya (atsui yoru)) 'first night (hot night) with the yakuza (celebrity)' bear wrestling, yakuza, a deserted island, bikini tanlines, seaweed monsters, and a sultr (read)

• Paramount to Deliver Movies via Flash Memory

  Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDM) Nov. 2 said it partnered with Kingston Technology to deliver full-length feature films on portable Flash drives when that market develops. PDM, along with Paramount Home Entertainment, is a unit of Viacom-owned (read)

• Jackson is 'It' at box office with $23.2M weekend

  LOS ANGELES --'Michael Jackson's This Is It' danced to the head of the box office, debuting with $23.2 million domestically in its first weekend. 'This Is It,' featuring performances Jackson rehearsed for a marathon concert stand planned before his d (read)

• Calif. boosts income tax collection by 10 percent

  at 12:19 PM Comments (0) Print view Share California wage earners will soon notice a little less money in their paychecks. California wage earners will soon notice a little less money in their paychecks. Starting Monday, employers in the cash-strapp (read)

• World Series Game 5 thread

  Sports 55F Larry Stone gives his take on a wide array of baseball issues and weighs in about the Mariners too. Blog Home November 2, 2009 at 4:31 PM Comments (0) Print view Share Posted by Larry Stone YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Johnny Damon LF Mark Teix (read)

• TNT to air canceled NBC cop show 'Southland'

  By James Hibberd LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TNT has rescued the acclaimed cop drama 'Southland,' which was recently canceled by NBC in part because of its violence. The cable network has obtained the exclusive rights to run the six unaired (read)

• looking for someone who can impersonate Beyonce's voice (NY)

  I need someone who can re-produce Beyonce's singing voice and if possible her talking voice (not a must). You do not need to look like her at all. We're just creating an audio. (read)

• House-Electronica DJ's (Manhattan)

  Do You have the ability to make any House or Electronica Music sound the hottest via the mixing and scratching you deliver? If yes, this opportunity is just for you. come rock our nightclubs with the tightest and flyest music that you can spin. Must (read)

• Theater takes Gosselaar out of his comfort zone

  new york (ap) -- mark-paul gosselaar is a self-professed theater novice and not afraid to admit it.... (read)

• Sega Racing Classic Seaside Street Galaxy Track Gameplay

  Off-Screen: The Hornet car is no match for the expert track. (read)

• German orchestra, Irans Kamkars to team up for Rumi concert

  Iranian Singer Alireza Qorbani along with a 60-member choir will accompany the orchestra under the direction of conductor Ernst von Marschall at the Tonhalle hall, Kamkar said. They will also be performing a Kurdish poetic symphony by singer Saba Kam (read)

• An art installation of a skull is seen at an altar assembled ...

  An art installation of a skull is seen at an altar assembled by artists for the dead during the Day of the Dead celebrations at the National Autonoma University of Mexico in Mexico City October 30, 2009. The university dedicated altars assembled by (read)

• Texans' Daniels to undergo surgery for ACL injury

  Smiley N. Pool Chronicle Texans tight end Owen Daniels sits on the bench after leaving Sunday's game with a sprained right knee. Share Print Share /**/ write('div class='left'a href='http://del.icio.us/post?url='+location.href + '&title=' + title + ' (read)

• HMV restores cinema screen to Apollo

  HMV is wrapping its live music, cinema and retail interests into one by restoring a permanent cinema screen to the HMV Hammersmith Apollo and inviting Take That to launch it. The band will appear at the venue on November 18 at a screening of their Ta (read)

• Gajin journalist

  (McClatchy-Tribune Informa) Jake Adelstein says he can't remember some events that took place during his years in Columbia because of short-term memory loss associated with a concussion after a two-story fall down an elevator shaft. That happened dur (read)

• Global Universal Pictures Hosts Estella Warren at 'One on One' Press Confer

  Global Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ('Global'), a publicly traded entertainment Company (OTC: GBHL), and its Canadian affiliate Global Universal Pictures (Global Pictures) is pleased to announce that ESTELLA WARREN the star of BLUE SEDUCTION, will be (read)

• Kindle's e-ink not for everyone

  THE news that Amazon.com's Kindle 2 handheld e-book reader is finally to be available in Australia -- among about 100 countries -- has set some flames flickering in the local e-book scene. But be careful you don't get burned. The Kindle, like the riv (read)

• Rockville Local and Author of MESSENGER, Jeni Stepanek, to Hold Book Signin

  Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Carter, Larry King, Maya Angelou and millions of others around the world before passing away 5 years ago to a neuromuscular disease. 'It is an honor to have Jeni at Hooters for the book signing,' stated Greg Rowland, Hooters of (read)

• Jane Beale To Leave Ian?

  Jane Beale may leave husband Ian for Masood Ahmed.'EastEnders' actress Laurie Brett said Jane - who lost her womb after a shooting - turns to married... (read)

• Zoe Lucker's 'ludicrous' Strictly Exit

  Zoe Lucker was voted off 'Strictly Come Dancing' last night (31.10.09).The former 'Footballers Wives' actress and dancing partner James Jordan were sent home after losing out to ex-'Hollyoaks' actress Ali Bastion and Brian Fortuna in the show's dance (read)

• Writer highlights local wordplay in his comedy

  Some playwrights take a seat at their typewriter or computer because they have a story to share. Others write for the money, or perhaps with their eye on a specific prize or award. Yokanaan Kearns admits that truckloads of cash would be nice but adds (read)

• Murder victim's family promotes awareness

  Hawaii-born Chennel Melendez lived for 10 years in Las Vegas with an abusive and controlling husband who threatened to take their son if she ever left him, her family members say. But things were looking up. (read)

• Pet Ohana

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• Carrie Underwood engaged to NHL player Mike Fisher

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Carrie Underwood is engaged to Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher, her publicist said Monday.... (read)

• RealNetworks Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

  'In the third quarter, we achieved two key financial objectives: we returned to sequential revenue growth and we reduced our operating costs. As a result we significantly increased our EBITDA,' said Rob Glaser, RealNetworks' Chairman and CEO. 'In the (read)

• Bongiovi Acoustics Invites You To Hear the Digital Power Station (DPS) and

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Bongiovi Acoustics www.bongioviacoustics.com and several of its automotive partners will demonstrate revolutionary new audio technologies at the annual auto accessories show. All of the applications will (read)

• UK Pop Music Charts This Week - It's All Cheryl Cole

  Cheryl Cole becomes only the 12th woman in the history of the UK charts to simultaneously lead both the album and the pop singles chart. Her current role as a mentor on the show X Factor has certainly not hurt her success. Read all of the details i (read)

• British MP ordered to withdraw Holocaust comments

  Source: Telegraph (UK) (11-2-09)The Conservative leader is understood to be holding open the option of withdrawing the Tory whip from the MP if he fails to say sorry for his remarks. Mr Cameron made clear his displeasure when asked about the (read)

• Four charged over Thai king health rumours: PM - Yahoo! News

  ET BANGKOK (AFP) Thai authorities are to charge four people with spreading rumours about the health of the country's king which sent stock markets plunging earlier this month, the prime minister said Thursday. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 81, the world's (read)

• Movie Poster Mashups

  The message board b3ta.com has a great post where they challenge their readers to create movie poster mashups. My favorites include the Yellow Submarine/Das Boot (pictured above) and this Peter Pan/Pulp Fiction mashup. Tinkerbell is a bad girl! pho (read)

• David Hasselhoff Tells Mitch Winehouse He Relates To 'Rehab' Singer Amy

  David Hasselhoff admitted he can relate to some of the troubles Amy Winehouse has gone through in recent years. During a trip around London in Mitch Winehouse's cab for 'Mitch Winehouse's Showbiz... [This is a content summary only. Visit Woo Factor (read)

• Bell TV first in Canada to offer 100 High Definition TV channels

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• TNT picks up NBC's axed police drama 'Southland'

  new york (ap) -- cable network tnt says it has rescued the shot-down nbc cop drama 'southland' and will bring it back in the new year.... (read)

• 'Precious' makes a 'surreal' premiere in Hollywood

  los angeles (ap) -- the cast and crew of 'precious: based on the novel 'push' by sapphire' continued their unexpected journey from a scrappy little screening 10 months ago at the sundance film festival to a star-studded gala at the legendary grau (read)

• Arab Filmmakers Struggle for Funds as Industry Grows

  DOHA (Reuters) - Wealthy Arab funds, eager to buy up distressed film assets abroad, should spend their money closer to home where filmmakers are struggling to find funding and distribution channels, according to industry experts. Film festivals have (read)

• PEPSI NEEDS MODELS (Downtown)

  It seems likeyou are into modeling and entertainment, I think you have a real good chance at this gig. We are looking for more than one model, so if you know somebody that is also interested in getting a model career started, let them know about it. (read)

• looking for females ages 32-43 (newyork)

  this will be a billboard photo shoot. for a upcoming tv show this will be great exposure and a opportunity to be in the show please email me photo asap ,also makeup and hair will be provided also you can call me at 646-306-0537 thanks (read)

• Mercury General declares dividend of 59 cents

  at 9:08 AM Comments (0) Print view Share Mercury General Corp. on Monday said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 59 cents, up a penny above the prior year's payout. Mercury General Corp. on Monday said its board declared a quarterly dividend (read)

• Carrie Underwood looks for something different

  at 8:59 AM Comments (0) Print view Share Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it. Related Pop-coun (read)

• Hit Streaming Service Spotify Eyes U.S. Music Fans

  MTV Urge ... Yahoo Music Unlimited ... Virgin Digital ... Since 2003 -- when iTunes launched in the United States -- all of these digital music services have come and gone, without challenging Apple's market dominance, despite the backing of (read)

• Sightings

  Coco Rocha speeding down East 42nd Street -- no helmet, wet hair -- on a Razor scooter . . . ELIOT Spitzer lunching at Sidecar, the restaurant above P.J. Clarke's that was re cently featured on an episode of 'The Good Wife' -- the CBS drama about the (read)

• Frogger Offers Golf Enthusiasts Performance and Quality for Holiday Gift Id

  EMERALD HILLS, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Appealing to golf enthusiasts looking for functional and affordable holiday gifts under $30.00, Frogger (www.froggergolf.com) is offering two products, the Amphibian Towel ($29.95) and the BrushPro ($19.9 (read)

• A chance for left books to press ahead

  Some 100,000 books are published every year in Britain. This is five times the number published in the late 1960s when the post-war 'bulge' generation and the expansion of higher education began to change Britain's demographics. The tightening grip o (read)

• Hiring Several Blond Actresses or Models For Promo Gig (2x a week)... (Midt

  Hiring Several Blond Actresses or Models For Promo Gig (2x a week)... You just need to hand out promotional brochures. This can be once or twice a week, in the early evenings. Please send a full body picture along with a phone number. (read)

• The Story Works

  A new screenwriting initiative was launched recently, funded by Skillset and in association with EIFF. It's called The Story Works. According to the blurb, it's a 'high-level screenwriting initiative aimed at experienced screenwriters which will be d (read)

• Movie Review | 'You Cannot Start Without Me': Here's What Being Busy in Rus

  What you learn from this film that the conductor Valery Gergiev is one busy guy. What you don't learn: what specific skills or knowledge make him such a busy guy. (read)

• Applications now being accepted for Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award

  Finalists for the Hanson Award will be interviewed by the selection committee in January with a winner announced by February 1. ABOUT THE TOM HANSON AWARD The Canadian Journalism Foundation and The Canadian Press have teamed up to launch a new (read)

• Top 5 to Watch This Week: 'V,' 'Real Housewives' & More

  Kate Gosselin's new show 'Kate Plus Eight' may be delayed, but that isn't stopping her from making the 'Jon & Kate Plus Eight' time slot all about her. Last week, she went solo[...] Read more! (read)

• Urban Disguise 70 Pro

  Think Tank Photo has just announced a huge shoulder bag for photographers. Read more and comment » (read)

• R.O.B.: The Robot Toy That Saved Modern Gaming

  Nintendo's R.O.B. might have been a really crappy peripheral, but without it we wouldn't have Rock Band or Guitar Hero - we might not even have Nintendo, or gaming as we know it at all. Twenty-five years ago, the world of gaming looked very different (read)

• all talented artists,rappers,singers,major label's looking for talents

  we looking for young hot talented artist to work with. REQUIREMENTS:all you need is good music,that's it. must be able to perfom,must have good delivery your image must match with your music. Send 1song with your contact informations to (buko (read)

• Comedy review: Dylan Moran

  Apollo, LondonA recent poll branded Irish people the world's ugliest, Dylan Moran tells us - and sure enough, his compatriots 'all look like they're trying to hide other people inside them'. This show, likewise, is hiding another show inside it. The (read)

• Ritchie Bros. Edmonton site surpasses record year with CA$63 million auctio

  EDMONTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) sold CA$63 million (US$58 million) of equipment during a three-day auction at its Edmonton, Alberta permanent auction site last week (October 28 - 30, 2009), brin (read)

• Patriot Coal CEO to Speak at Davenport Metals & Mining Conference

  ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (PCX) today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Richard M. Whiting, will speak at the Davenport Metals & Mining Conference on Thursday, November 5 at 11:10 a.m. Eastern Stan (read)

• Video: 'Devil Went Down to Georgia'

  The Charlie Daniels band performed their 1979 number one hit, 'Devil Went Down to Georgia.' (read)

• Vempire Review

  I've let this one brew a while. It was out four weeks ago, for crying out loud. Yet Vempire's so utterly derivative of other genre-defining games that, like the child of a famous couple, it's at times difficult for the unseasoned to assess in it's ow (read)

• Sony's Yoshida: PS3 Focus Caused PSP Neglect

  As Sony Computer Entertainment focused its time and resources on launching and supporting its flagship PlayStation 3, the company let first-party game support for the capable PSP fall by the wayside, admitted Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Stu (read)

• Jon Gosselin's Public Shot at Forgiveness With Celebrity-Obsessed Rabbi Sh

  'I feel guilty,' Jon Gosselin laments to 'America's Rabbi,' Shmuley Boteach. Rabbi Shmuley talked to Jon on his bima about asking the world for forgiveness. We dispatched our Black Ops spy to the... (read)

• 'This Is It,' Was, in Box Office

  Film on Michael Jackson's Final Weeks Rehearsing Lands Top Weekend Box Office Spot; Sony Extends Its Planned Two-Week Run (read)

• Adsme Launches First Point-of-Print Advertising and Brand Extension Solutio

  Adsme Prints Extend Brands, Create Advertising Opportunities and Market New Products at the Point of Customer Engagement NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AD:TECH -- Adsme, a provider of point-of-print (POP) solutions today announced the launch of its (read)

• International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award longlist

         The longlist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award will be announced today, and you should be able to find it at the official site later in the day (it's not up yet as I write this).    (read)

• Molecular Layer Deposition of Hybrid Organicâˆ'Inorganic Alucone Polymer Fi

  Chemistry of Materials, Volume 0, Issue 0, Articles ASAP (As Soon As Publishable). (read)

• MediaTek Eyes Expansion in Mainland China's TV Chip Market

  Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek Inc. (TPE: 2454) is enhancing its TV chip business in Mainland China, as part of its efforts to resume its top position in the global market, according to insiders. MediaTek's affiliate Ali Corp. (TPE: 3041) lately set up it (read)

• Our photographer makes top exhibition

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• Wakefield

  Untitled from Ryan MacDonald on Vimeo.old but perhaps underplayed video (read)

• New film to sponsor Fox's 'Family Guy' special

  new york (ap) -- fox network says an upcoming movie has stepped in for microsoft to sponsor next sunday's 'family guy' special.... (read)

• Disney Book Group Announces New Series by Best-Selling Author Rick Riordan

  The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid releases May 4, 2010 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rick Riordan, creator of the 7 million copy-selling blockbuster Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, introduces readers to The Kane Chronicles, (read)

• BMF Wheels Expands Product Line and Launches New Designs at SEMA 2009

  ORANGE, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BMF Wheels will be releasing a brand new design and fitment for the lifted and leveled truck market at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas, NV, November 3 - November 6. The new offering will be a 24x10.5 named the (read)

• Road Test: 2010 VW Golf Wagon

  2010 Volkswagen Golf Wagon. Photograph by: Staff, CAP Whose idea was it to toss out the Jetta Wagon and replace it with this Golf Wagon? I suppose we’ll never know if it was product planning, marketing or a command from on high, or more likely (read)

• Yankees take 3-1 World Series lead

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• TEG embarks on joint AD/IVC venture in Wales

  In-vessel composting (IVC) specialist TEG has revealed that it is to join forces with AD operator Anagest to build co-located IVC and AD plants in south Wales. The two companies have agreed to work together to build and operate a 70,000 tonne-a-year (read)

• Sensis awarded E-Verify national advertising account.

  Nov-02-2009 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has selected interactive agency Sensis to launch a targeted advertising campaign to increase participation in the E-Verify program. E-Verify, an (read)

• Rachel croaked it

  TWINS John and Edward Grimes have survived another week on the X Factor after being carried through by adoring fans' votes last night. But there were tears for Rachel Adedeji, 18, after losing the sing-off to Lloyd Daniels - even though he CROAKED hi (read)

• NEC Contributes to Danish Television History as it Switches from Analogue t

  - (ACN Newswire) - NEC Corporation announced today that it has completed the implementation of the digital terrestrial TV-network in Denmark for the network operator, Broadcast Service Danmark A/S (BSD). The switchover from analogue to digital took p (read)

• Nepals journalists to double as informants?

  By Bhumika Ghimire Column: Nepali in America Published: November 02, 2009 TOOLBAR Add Comments Font size: West Lafayette, IN, United States, It is no secret that Nepal is a dangerous place for journalists. The Federation of Nepali Journalists says (read)

• 120 youth delegates to take on roles of young journalists during APEC Summi

  SINGAPORE: World leaders will gather in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in less than a week, and apart from engaging with one another, they may just have to deal with some tough questions - but not from your everyday (read)

• Mexico reaches record 100 extraditions to US

  at 4:21 PM Comments (0) Print view Share Mexico has extradited a record number of criminal suspects to the United States this year, underscoring a dramatic improvement in cross-border law enforcement cooperation - and an urgent attempt to clean up t (read)

• MTV's revolutionary hour on the wall

  In 1989, MTV stole a march on news channels when they broadcast the fall of the Berlin wall Of all the images synonymous with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 , MTV's distinctive three-letter logo may seem the least likely. But there it is on the (read)

• Max Richter: Memoryhouse

  Judging on talent alone, the British-German composer Max Richter deserves as much ink as Nico Muhly. Both these young musicians have made a successful transition from the study of serious modern classical music to bring in a wider, indie-music-listen (read)

• 9/11 and fiction ...

  ... Q&A: Dr. Kristiaan Versluys, Out of the Blue.Because the novel 'allows for no proper mourning or working through,' you write, there's a danger that 'it can serve as a prelude to, or be used as an excuse for, wholesale, reactionary and even to (read)

• Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) to Report Third Quarter Financial Results on

  at 8:30 a.m. Eastern/2:30 p.m. Central European/5:30 a.m. Pacific, members of Cell Therapeutics, Inc.'s (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTA: CTIC) management team will host a conference call to discuss the Company's 2009 third quarter financial results. Conferenc (read)

• Sarawak Tourism Board shortlists four creative agencies

  KUALA LUMPUR - Sarawak Tourism Board (STB), a tourism body in Malaysia, is believed to have shortlisted four agencies after calling a creative pitch. Sources suggest that the presentations concluded last month and the tourism board is likely to make (read)

• MAC-Eye Shadow-Makeup Art Cosmetics Notoriety Eyeshadow Quad (4.1 lippies,

  This quad was my first real MAC eyeshadow purchase other than basic carbon - which I love! I've heard lots of hype about the pigmentation and color payoff from ... (read)

• Bat-Month: 'Hi Diddle Riddle'/'Smack in the Middle'

  No Abstract (read)

• Margaret Atwood: To the Whiting Award Winners, 2009

  No Abstract (read)

• Painter and ceramist star at Koa Gallery

  Muted abstract 'landscapes' that drift away and modular stoneware assemblages bearing the textures of nets, combs and tree pods comprise new works by painter Erica Luecke and ceramist Yoko Haar at the Koa Gallery. (read)

• Texas college rolls reach an all-time high

  Fueled by growth at community colleges, enrollment in Texas colleges and universities hit an all-time high this fall, according to preliminary numbers released by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The state added 113,770 students to the (read)

• Calle 13, Luis Fonsi set for Latin Grammy awards

  4:23 pm PST You read it here first. Here are Billboard's predictions for the Latin Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Thursday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. As always, our choices are based on past voting behavior and recent (read)

• Madonna visits Malawi for a charity tour

  LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) -- Madonna has arrived in Malawi ahead of her weeklong charity tour.... (read)

• Design Review | 'Intersections': Grand Visions for a Faded Bronx Boulevard

  The more time you spend among the proposals, the more you become aware of both the faded beauty of the Grand Concourse and the remarkable potential for revitalizing it. (read)

• Drug experts quit in Tsar Wars

  A DRUGS tsar's sacking triggered an all-out war between Ministers and Government scientists yesterday. Two expert advisers quit in protest over the axing of their outspoken boss Professor David Nutt. Gone ... Marion Walker Dr Les King walked out 48 h (read)