Freud work sets new world record

" Freud work sets new world record Sue Tilley posed for Freud over a four-year period in the early 1990s A life-sized Lucian Freud painting of a sleeping, naked woman...

FA sets England semi-final target

Surely anything is better than not qualifying at all in a major tournament." FA sets England semi-final target Capello has only been in charge of England for two...

Violinist plays for taxi driver

"A violinist who left his 285-year-old instrument in a taxi in the United States is playing a concert to thank the driver who returned it to him.Philippe Quint is giving a private 30-minute performance on Tuesday in the cab waiting area at Newark Liberty International...

British Artist spends second day in sand

 A british artist has submerged in the sand for last 48 hours and plan to continue for more time. What a weired idea." A performance artist planning to stay buried in the sand on a Kent beach for the best part of 48 hours has said his stunt is going well. Mark McGowan...

Manchester City Fans support Eriksson at Anfield

"Manchester City's fans showed loyal support to Sven Goran Eriksson at Anfield today, with many holding up the "Save Sven" back page of the Manchester Evening News, Sven masks, and Swedish flags.The City players hardly helped their manager's future, however, giving the ball...

Gordon Brown faces new 10p tax rebellion

"GORDON BROWN was warned last night that he faced a second election disasterunless he made further concessions in the row over the abolition of the 10pincome tax band.In the wake of Labour’s worst local election performance in 40 years andBoris Johnson’s historic triumph...

Race Matters

" NEW YORK--Do white right-wing preachers have it easier than black left-wing preachers? Is there a double standard? The political explosion around the Rev. Jeremiah Wright was inevitable, given Wright's personal closeness to Barack Obama and the outrageous rubbish the pastor...

“Nha Trang rendezvous 2008” supports poor families

The Nha Trang tourism and culture festival in Khanh Hoa province openedwith the “Nha Trang rendezvous 2008” – “Rass – words of love” musicalperformance on April 17 in Nha Trang’s 2/4 square."Former Deputy President Truong My Hoa, representatives of Ministry of...

It can't happen here: cyber crowd finds, identifies, and videos car thief in ...

I noticed the headline in the NYTimes, but I forgot to read it until slashdot reminded me. The NYTIMES story includes the txts that were put online. But the criminal in this case got his photo taken and uploaded to the Net, got the location of the purloined card, geotagged,...