Rolf Harris made an odd choice for a final encore, considering. “This was the first verse that he wrote,” the iconic Australian entertainer said by way of introduction to Lead Belly’s Goodnight Irene
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Bynes gets ‘amazing’ nose job
Amanda Bynes got a plastic surgery to removed “webbed” skin between her nose and eyes. The actress-turned-fashion designer revealed on her Twitter page that she had undergone the procedure to improve her looks.
Album review: Save Rock n Roll – Fall Out Boy
I can understand how a lot of fans have become a little upset with how much this band has changed, but I think that’s what swayed me on this album. The fact that they’re not the band I sang to in my high school dark room, whose concert I had to have my mum drop me off to, whose posters I hung on my wall
No Women For Chris Brown But Rihanna
Chris Brown who begins a tour of Europe and Africa next week – is hoping to win rave reviews for his concerts and reportedly doesn’t want any distractions. Singer Chris Brown, who continues to meet his ex-girlfriend Karreuche Tran, reportedly plans to stay faithful to Rihanna during his tour. The two recently reunited. The 23-year-old, who is still […]
It Won the Confidence Vote, but Greece’s Government Still Has Everything to Lose
For Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, winning the vote of confidence in Parliament was the easy part. His ruling Socialists hold a slim majority, and last week’s cabinet reshuffle elevated party hardliners to keep rogue deputies in line
Russian Space Oddity: Ground Control to Colonel Gaddafi
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Tylenol’s Miracle Comeback
A year after the poisonings, public confidence is restoredOne year ago last week, James Burke made a decision that will probably be studied in business schools for a long time to come. Going against the advice of Government agents and some of his own colleagues, the chairman of Johnson & Johnson decided to spend whatever millions it would cost to recall 31 million bottles of Tylenol capsules from store shelves across the U.S
Israel’s Electric Car Network: Can It Change the World?
Shai Agassi, the founder of Better Place, the most sophisticated electric-car enterprise in the world, projects the ebullient confidence of a man facing a giant wave of money.
Books: High Diddle-Diddling
THE CONFIDENCE MAN IN AMERICAN LITERATURE by Gary Lindberg; Oxford; 319 pages; $19.95 Con artists are familiar figures in American literature, though they are usually directed through culture's back door.
Ireland Takes Over 2nd Bank as Bailout Bill Rises
Ireland Takes Over 2nd Bank as Bailout Bill Rises In a sweeping action meant to regain the confidence of jittery investors, the Irish government said Thursday that it expected to inject billions of additional euros into two of the country’s largest banks, underscoring the extent to which they continued to jeopardize Ireland’s economic condition. The […]