Record 63 countries enter race for best foreign film Oscar

"The two debutants in the competition are entries from Azerbaijan and Ireland, the Academy was quoted by AFP as saying in a statement. Romania's entry, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," is likely to be one of the early front-runners in the Oscar race. Filmmaker Cristian Mungiu...

Madonna, John Mellencamp,... Nominated For The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

"Madonna and disco queen Donna Summer are among nine acts nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the hall embraces more musical genres. Other nominees include US rock singer John Mellencamp, Canadian poet-singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, 1960s English band The Dave...

Games Convention award noms named

With no real suprises they anounced the list of the nominees in all popular gaming platforms."Representatives from this week's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, have announced their "Best of GC" nominees today. To be eligible for nomination, entries must be in a playable...

Nu-Medievalists do battle in Pennsylvania

Prithee, knave, what brings thee to the woods of Western Pennsylvania? Why, the Society for Creative Anachronism, of course! As Ryan previously reported when he came across some SCA warriors doing battle in our...

Lewis Libby Guilty Of Obstruction Of Justice

"Lewis Libby, Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, has been found guilty of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI in the leak of a CIA agent's identity. Prosecutors said he discussed the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame with reporters. Then he made up a story...

The Royalist - Dame Helen Is Queen of The Baftas

"Dame Helen Mirren has been crowned Queen of The Baftas tonight after being named Best Actress for her big screen portrayal of Elizabeth II. The Oscar-nominated actress, who may soon be enjoying tea with the real-life monarch, beat off stiff competition from another...

Second Time's the Charm?

"Rumor of the Day: A little over two years ago, Don Rumsfeld and the White House tried to break the Navy's stranglehold over leadership of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), nominating Air Force General Gregory "Speedy" Martin as the next CINCPAC. Unfortunately, General Martin's...

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Underdogs steal the show at 2006 MTV VMAs

"The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shakira led this year's pack of MTV Video Music Award nominees with a total of seven nominations each, but they were practically shut out when a number of the night's Moonman...

Despite incentive, DeWine won’t sign anti-tax pledge

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