Come and Gone and Other Goings On in NYC 5.2.11

Monday, May 2, 2011, during the wee hours of the morning, it was announced on the news that Osama Bin Laden had been shot and killed in a compound (more like million dollar mansion) in Pakistan.  People were...

Amsterdam International Fashion Week: January 24 to February 1

Starting January 24, Amsterdam International Fashion Week holds a series of public fashion shows in and around Amsterdam, most of them held by Dutch and Belgium designers. As usual, the events are also...

Champions League venues announced

"The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 will be played in three venues, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, which will host the cricket extravaganza to be held from December 3-10, 2008, it was announced on Thursday. At a media event in Mumbai, Lalit Modi, Chairman, Champions...

Beijing Aims to Clean Indoor Air Pollution

Washington Post today reveals that Beijing aims to be the GREEN OLYMPICS.   " Beijing’s bad luck with weather and geography compounded the city’s heavy industrial pollution. Olympic organizers are...

Beaches International Jazz Festival in Toronto

It's almost the end of the Beaches International Jazz Festival in Toronto (July 18th - July 26th). International and local artists all coming together to celebrate their love of jazz is what makes the summer something to look forward to. Looking for a bustlingly good time?...

Tibetan Flags Banned at Olympics

This is not surprising at all especially when the games is taking place in China. I am not sure how many of you know this, but Taiwan won couple gold medals in the 04' Olympics. As the tradition goes, the gold...

NBC, ABC and CBS to tone down 'upfront' advertising sales events

The networks are still having a tough time as viewership remains down after the writer's strike, and the sluggish economy is making advertisers hesitant to spend."TV lineup presentations to advertisers are being scaled back because of the sluggish economy and lingering...

NYC Forum Adresses Rising HIV Rates, MRSA, The Media and Public Sex Venues

"A standing-room only crowd packed an assembly hall at the LGBT Center in New York’s Greenwich Village on Thursday night, Feb. 21, for a lively town meeting to address a number of concerns facing the New...

Former Sinn Féin driver named as spy

"A former driver for Sinn Féin has been revealed to be an informer for the British intelligence services. Sinn Féin says it is not surprised by the revelation. The man who used to work with Gerry Adams and other senior party figures is believed to have left his home in...

Ireland - Cocaine traces in 90pc of clubs and pubs on the same day that Katy ...

"An RTE 'Prime Time' investigation has confirmed the widespread use of cocaine throughout the country, with traces of the Class A drug found in over 90pc of toilets tested in clubs, pubs, and workplaces. Swabs...

British City Briton To Ban Murder Music

  UK Bureau:- The city of Brighton in the United Kingdom has swung its full support behind its largely gay population by instituting a new law targeting “murder music.” The new law will come into effect as part of the city ratification programme, aimed at...

Madonna And Live Nation Change History

" The music industry has grown accustomed to prophecies of doom over the past few years and news that Madonna and Radiohead have abandoned their former paymasters has bolstered the perception that the end of the major record label is nigh. Madonna - the most successful female...

MSG's Reputation Takes Another Big Hit

"There are more allegations of racial discrimination and retaliation at Madison Square Garden. A former security guard claims MSG executives created a "boys club" and then forced her out for complaining. Constant harassment and racial discrimination are how Diane Henson...

Smashing Pumpkins Announce Full-Blown North American Tour

Smashing Pumpkins have announced an expansion of their current U.S. residency tour to include a full-blown North American tour this fall. The North American tour, the bands first in seven years, will kick off...

Smoking ban starts in Victoria pubs

"ALL Victorian licensed pubs, clubs, bars and gaming rooms become smoke-free from today as new laws take effect throughout the state. Those who flout the smoking ban risk $110 on-the-spot fines, rising to up to...

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