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This is a clever book masquerading as a stupid book - a relief considering all those naked emperors strutting through the literary pages. The cover shows a bikini-clad figure in a big pink hat in front of some vaguely Islamic towers. There is even some gold sprinkled hither and thither. The blurb is no more promising, telling us the novel is about a single mother with family problems and a challenging ex-boyfriend (now a movie star). Yet it was this book, between its chick-lit covers, which caused all the fuss when Margaret Atwood boycotted the first International Festival of Literature in Dubai in February over allegations of censorship. Annie, a widow with three sons, lives in the tiny emirate of Hawar. As the book opens, she is preparing for the wedding of her oldest boy, Will, to his childhood sweetheart. Then, a bombshell - the bit of the book that upset the Dubai festival organisers: Annie discovers her other son, Matt, is gay. This is handled brilliantly, with just the right deg

Web Exclusive: Projects to bring Indian, Western talent together -- Indian shingle Serendipity Films is aiming to join the big leagues by putting up $50 million over the next three years to produce international projects bringing Indian and Western talent together.

The little animation studio that could, Pixar was established in 1986 not as a cartoon factory but as a computer manufacturer. Many on the skeleton staff were cartoonists at heart, but the shorts they produced on company time were designed to promote the company hardware. When Toy Story, their pilot feature, was greenlighted in 1991, they rushed out to a screenwriting seminar. They were amateurs.

Fresh NewsBollywood is obsolete now, says HrithikDaily News & Analysis, IndiaThere is no Bollywood song-and-dance. There is dance, but it is realistic, not Bollywood style. In Bollywood, if an actor has to sing, there is playback, and there are dances out of nowhere -- and that's obsolete now. ...It was Barbara who insisted on the kiss, says bashful Hrithik Roshan SpicezeeHrithik Roshan's KITES could open global doors for Bollywood Bollywood Popat?Kites? : Big Plans At Cannes For The Hrithik, Barbara Mori, Kabir ... Planet Bollywood.comIndian Express - Oneindiaall 164 news articles

Sports fans don't seem to realize the starting times for big events.Source: Michael ThompsonPublished: May 16, 2009

First daughter Sasha Obama had one of her biggest fans cheering her on during her soccer game in D.C. on Saturday -- her father, President Barack Obama! The president celebrated on the sidelines with other parents and spectators as Sasha's team scored a big goal. Last weekend, President Obama poked fun at himself at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner -- in front of an audience of top celebs including Steven Spielberg, Samuel L. Jackson and Demi Moore.

'I Will Survive' was an anthem for the disco era. Now Gloria Gaynor has a new message for the 21st century. She's voicing the role of Fistiki the Cat on a bonus CD that comes with the children's book Loukoumi's Good Deeds, written by Nick Katsoris. Gaynor is one of several celebrities who provided their voices for the CD, which is narrated by Jennifer Aniston and her father, the soap opera star John Aniston. Host Scott Simon speaks with Gaynor, who also wrote an original song for the book.

Eva Longoria Parker of "Desperate Housewives," former President Bill Clinton and several other big names are attending a festive gala in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday night for a good cause. Longoria Parker, Katy Perry and Pamela Anderson will celebrate in Vienna's city hall at the annual Life Ball, which raises money for people afflicted with AIDS, says the Associated Press. Clinton will help get the party started at a dazzling ceremony outdoors. The AP says the Life Ball has been known to draw thousands of party-goers wearing costumes or even body paint.

Today's LCD and Plasma Televisions are a big hit for consumers. With very thin profiles, they take take up a lot less space that the old bulky tube TVs. However,...

Jennifer Aniston says it's impossible to fake chemistry with a leading man. The 40-year-old actress - who has starred alongside some of Hollywood's biggest male stars, including Clive Owen, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson - insists it is vitally important for the two main characters to connect, but admits it's not always easy.