Cowell Caught Up In X-Factor Prostitute Scandal

Music mogul Simon Cowell has refused to kick an escort off his hit British talent show The X Factor, insisting, “We have not banned prostitutes.” Chloe Mafia, 20, has made it past the first stage of the competition, despite tabloid reports suggesting the wannabe pop star had been working as ...

Former Child Star Sweetin Gives Birth To Second Daughter

Former child star Jodie Sweetin is celebrating the birth of her second child, a baby girl she has named Beatrix. The 28 year old former Full House star welcomed her new daughter into the world on Tuesday (31Aug10), weighing seven pounds and four ounces (3.3 kilograms). It’s her first child ...

Archaeo­logists attack BP’s drilling plans

Archaeo­logists attack BP’s drilling plans Damage feared to underwater sites off the coast of Libya, after Gulf disaster By Emily Sharpe | From issue 216, September 2010Published on-line 2 Sep 10 (News) See also: • New Orleans artists react to BP oil spill london. From Greek and Roman ...

UK museum chief makes a splash

UK museum chief makes a splash Web onlyPublished on-line 2 Sep 10 The Isle of Wight, across the Solent A UK museum director has decided to don her bathing costume, pop on the goggles and swim across the Solent to raise funds for her gallery.

Disney channels stay on Time Warner Cable as speaks go past deadline

Although Time Warner Cable's deal to carry cable and broadcast channels owned by Walt Disney Co. has expired, the programming remains on the air as both sides continue talks. That means Time Warner Cable subscribers in Los Angeles and New York, the two biggest markets that the pay TV distributor ...

The Morning Fix: Who’s biting the Apple and who’s not. New twist in Miramax deal. Time Warner Cable and Disney keep signals on for now.

After the coffee. Before scrambling to figure out plans for the three day weekend. Biting that Apple. News Corp., parent of Fox and Walt Disney Co., have concurred to offer tv shows to Apple for the software giant to rent on iTunes at a price of 99 cents per episode. ...

Video Games: Whose Side Are You On? It Might Be the Taliban’s

That is reality. Can you handle it in a video game? On Oct. 12 Electronic Arts, one of the world’s biggest game publishers, is set to release a first-person combat title called Medal of Honor. Developed with advice from elite American special forces, the new game is set during Operation ...

I Don’t Wanna Grow Up: Late Night With ‘Yo Gabba Gabba!’

I keep reading that “Yo Gabba Gabba!”, a colorful, music-themed show that is broadcast on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr. channel, is intended for a pre-school audience. How can this be? My wife and I, who as far as we know have nary a child between us, went to a “Yo Gabba ...

Salem’s Fall TV Preview V: Nikita, the girl with the phoenix tattoo

Action star Maggie Q plays the lead role in a new version of the TV series Nikita, shot in Toronto.

At Flea Market, Fear of a Different Insect

And they are scared that bedbugs from the home of a former owner still call that $20 designer jacket or that fabulous $65 chair their castle. That explains why a puzzled-looking Elizabeth Borné was standing on East 23rd Street one afternoon last week. Should she risk the $325 couch with ...

Lanvin Collection for H & M

Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ Is No. 1

Celebrity Birthdays – September 2, 2010

The Style List: The look, shirt and shoe of the week

Rapper 50 Cent Learns Golf From Jackson