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Monday, 1 December 2014
TV pick: Intruders
It's been 12 long year since The X-Files finished its nine-season run on television, but fans starved of supernatural crime shows will find plenty to love about Intruders .From BBC America (who also developed the excellent Orphan...
Acclaimed Egyptian novelist Ashour dies at 68
CAIRO (AP) " Acclaimed Egyptian novelist and educator Radwa Ashour has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 68.She chronicled her fight against cancer in her novel "Heavier than Radwa," set against the turbulent days of...
Early Dylan lyrics could get up to $60k at auction
NEW YORK (AP) " The lyrics of two early unrecorded Bob Dylan songs are going on the auction block.Christie's says the typed lyrics being offered Thursday include handwritten annotations.The original 1962 "Talkin Folklore Center"...
Angels in America takes top prize
Director Shane Bosher and the Silo Theatre team behind the staging of Tony Kushner's epic Angels in America last night won top prize for excellence at the sixth annual Auckland Theatre Awards.The awards, staged at the Wintergarden...
Big Hollywood names rushing to small screen
Suddenly, Hollywood's biggest names all want to be a part of television's new golden age.The latest to follow the trend are Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, who will star in the adaptation of the novel Big Little...
'Cake Boss' admits driving while impaired in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) " "Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro says he's "very disappointed" in himself for driving after having a drink in New York City last month. He says he didn't realize he was impaired.The reality show star, whose formal name...
Karen Pirie is on the case in 'The Skeleton Road'
"The Skeleton Road" (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Val McDermidAuthor Val McDermid melds the political thriller with the police procedural for an intense novel that gives equal attention to each genre.McDermid pulls together a complicated...
Cyber Monday: Apple stores go red for World AIDS Day
'Midnight in Siberia' looks at Russia today
"Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia" (W.W. Norton), by David GreeneAs the West nervously watches a newly aggressive Russia, many commentators are trying to figure out what Vladimir Putin is thinking. But...
First boyfriend for singing star Susan Boyle at 53
LONDON (AP) " Singing sensation Susan Boyle has her first boyfriend at age 53 " a Connecticut doctor she met on her recent U.S. tour who may soon visit her in Scotland."That's the plan," Boyle's spokeswoman, Nicola Phillips, said...
Madonna heads home after Malawi visit
LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) " Madonna left Malawi on Monday after a visit that included meetings with the president and the biological father of one of her adopted children.Sarah Ezzy, director of the U.S. pop star's charity Raising Malawi,...
Travel books, for gifts or your own coffee table
NEW YORK (AP) " Shopping, romance, bucket lists, inspiration and information: All of these things and more can be found in books for travelers that are out this season in time for the holidays. In addition to being gift-worthy, some...
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