Chinese YouTube 56.com Returns To Living

This is something that lots of people will be watching closely as the Olympics get closer."Either 56.com cleared up its "system maintenance" issue or the Chinese government decided not to crush it completely. As promised just yesterday, the site is back online, following a...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull makes $60 million at US bo...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has taken nearly $60 million on its opening two nights at US box offices, despite the reviews being less than impressive."Paramount studio executives hope the action...

Beirut Cancels European Tour, Plans Hiatus

Zach Condon, the mellifluous voice and heart behind the heartbreakingly beautiful band, Beirut, has cancelled their summer European shows and is planning on taking an indefinite hiatus from the project.For North...

Daily Show And Colbert Report Back On-Air In January

No more re-runs...but new shows minus the writing staffs...? What do you think: do Colbert and Stewart have the chops to pull it off?"First reported by NoFactZone: "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert...

English Newspaper Hits Streets of Mexico, Pledging Independence

"English language newspaper The News hit the streets of Mexico City today after a five year hiatus. Its directors have promised a more independent tone this time around. In its prior incarnation The News kept its...

Judge issues Phil Spector jury new instructions

"The jury in the Phil Spector trial has still not reached a verdict despite new instructions from the judge aimed at ending the deadlock. Deliberations resumed yesterday following a two-day hiatus after the panel...

yourcodenameis:milo split up

"yourcodenameis:milo split up Band call it a day after five years together"

Short hiatus while moving climateaudit.org Steve McIntyre

"Today Tomorrow (Thursday) sometime around 11am Pacific Standard Time, this server will go offline to be moved to its final home inside a colocation data center in California.The IP address will change, so give Anthony and team a couple of hours to move the server and...

Potential For Palestine BY Michael Brown

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Love Parade lost? Berlin may not grant permit

The popular parade--which originated after the fall of Berlin Wall--may not see their license renewed for this year. The city says they plan to, but organizers, who haven't heard anything from the city directly, are...

Britney Spears tops Web search list

"Pop star Britney Spears and social networking phenomenon MySpace were the most popular search engine queries in 2006, underscoring America's obsession with celebrity and social networking. At least that's what Yahoo and Ask.com claim are the public's fixations, in their...

Artist formerly known as Cat Stevens to release pop album in November after 2...

"Stevens, who changed his name to Yusuf Islam after converting to Islam in the late 1970s, has signed with Atlantic Records in conjunction with his Ya Records label, it was announced Thursday."

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