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America's stores saw some signs of life from consumers in September, resulting in the first sales gain since July 2008 and fueling some hope for the holiday shopping season.

British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber Thursday unveiled his latest musical "Love Never Dies," a sequel to hit show "The Phantom of the Opera" which has played to more than 100 million people around the world....

Some articles just make me want to *facepalm*. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Britain had to pull a number of vanity plates from auction because of the possible offense they can cause. By policy, it bans plates that might suggest 'terrorism, religion, sex or other provocative themes.' One of the combinations banned is 666. It has religious implications. I can see that. But the reason give in this article is that is it 'commonly associated with satanism.' I'm sorry, associated with what? Let me think back. Where does one first find reference to 666? The Bible. Not the Satanic Bible. The Bible. The reference was around 2000 years before much of anyone was calling themselves a Satanist. It is a religious reference, but it's a Christian one.Missing the Forest for the Trees originally appeared on About.com Alternative Religions on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 23:51:56.Permalink | Comment | Email this

Tory leader rejected calls to 'play it safe' with sombre speech that set out difficult journey ahead for BritainThe tight team around David Cameron and George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, had prepared with care to portray a sober, professional team ready for power.But this week's conference, and today's speech, also marked a highly significant moment in the evolution of the Tory leader. He swept aside the advice of many shadow ministers who said his decisive lead in the polls presented a perfect opportunity to adopt a cautious 'Ming vase' approach.Instead, the leadership decided, in Cameron's words, not to 'play it safe' in the run-up to the election but to set out in bleak terms the scale of the challenge facing the next government in stabilising the public finances.The week's two main speeches, Osborne on Tuesday and Camerontoday yesterday, were the main vehicles for delivering this message, which raised eyebrows even among senior members of the shadow cabinet.Osborne's assignmen

Dallas police are looking for a man who they say repeatedly sneaks into backyards, dances around naked and then runs away.

Survivor Samoa was rather strange this time around. Jeff missed the reward challenge and Galu was actually shown. What's going on here!?!?!?Contributor: Joe BordaPublished: Oct 08, 2009

Two titles with a strong tradition of serving African-Americans are up against a plunging economy, changes in media consumption and the greater inclusion of black figures in other American media outlets.

Analysis: From Afghanistan to Iraq, Pakistan to Iran, President Barack Obama is stretched to the limit with overseas issues.

Coladia says it has released a new adventure game, The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript. The game centers around the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci, as seen through an apprentice named Valdo, who is charged with finding missing codices and must search his master's estate for clues....

Movie star and singer Harry Connick Jr. made waves around the world by condemning, on air, an Australian television skit featuring a group of performers who wore blackface to impersonate the late pop star Michael Jackson and his brothers.