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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) She's written Mira Nair's acclaimed films like 'Salaam Bombay!', 'Mississippi Masala' and 'The Namesake', but photographer-writer Sooni Taraporewala decided to turn director for 'Little Zizou' as she knew the subject - the ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's high unemployment is no laughing matter, but Jay Leno will offer a little comic relief with a free show next month at The Palace of Auburn Hills....

From "The Bachelor" heroine Melissa RyCroft to Denise Richards and Lawrence Taylor, Steve Wozniak, Belinda Carlisle, Lil' Kim and Steve-O, athletes, actors, singers, an inventor and one legitimate "Jackass" came together for the exciting premiere of the eighth season of "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC Monday night in Hollywood. Read on for the not-so-quick-step recap! The first dance of the season was delivered by Grammy winner/rapper Lil' Kim and her partner and last year's champ, Derek Hough. "I'm dedicating this first dance to all my girls in the federal detention center," said Kim before they did the cha-cha-cha to Janet Jackson's "Nasty." After their first whirl, Judge Len Goodman declared, "Overall I thought it was first class. It does need a little more refining. Good job, well done." Bruno Tonioli said, "Nasty, but tasty. You could work wonders with that tushy. I can't wait to see next week." And Ca

Heres a little kick starter to the week - Amber Heard looking extremely hot in GQ Italy Magazine.Just in case you missed it, at the end of January we posted screencaps from Ambers movie, The Informers, which like we told you got trashed at Sundance film festival.Amber Heard can make all the shitty movies that [...]

Michael Billington: 'I'm delighted that Black Watch won four awards. But this is a show that opened in Edinburgh in the summer of 2006, has been seen all over the UK and the world, and is only now eligible for an Olivier because it did a season at the Barbican. ... If we are to have London-only awards (which is debatable), they should at least be wide-ranging enough to include West End, off-West End and fringe theatres in acknowledgement of the capital's diversity.'...

Cross-country skiers who set out on a crisp, moonlit night for a peaceful outing in Bangor's city forest are being targeted by a least one ornery and territorial owl. Over the past three weeks, at least eight skiers and a few romping dogs apparently have...

Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is to take a voluntary pay cut of up to 35% as part of the broadcaster's bid to slash costs.MediaGuardian.co.uk revealed today that Duncan and his director of television and content Kevin Lygo - among the highest-paid executives in British television - had volunteered to take cuts to their pay after waiving their bonus entitlement for 2008 of up to 30% of their salaries. Lygo's pay will be cut by up to 25%.Duncan's current package amounts to £895,000, made up of a basic salary of £670,000 a year and £225,000 from a long-term incentive plan. His new package will be less than £600,000. Duncan will forgo half of his incentive plan payment of £450,000, due in July. He has also agreed that the incentive plan will not be renewed.Lygo's current basic salary stands at £772,000 but after his cut he will take home £575,000 this year.The move comes after Channel 4 announced it would be cutting its staff numbers by a third and freezing the pay for those left.A

Front Page: New York paper signs 15-year lease -- Less than two years after opening its sleek, Renzo Piano-designed headquarters on 8th Avenue, the New York Times Co. has sold it to raise cash.

Erika La Tour Eiffel's madly in love. Her partner resides in Paris and is the tall, strong and silent type. Yet since they married in a ceremony with friends in the City of Love, the logistics of an intimate relationship have been more than a little challenging. Her spouse, after all, is the E

At a time when the economy is slumping, many people are finding social dance an inexpensive way to escape their worries and have a little fun. During the Great Depression,...