Archive for March, 2008

Tibet trouble stirs up Indian fashion week (Reuters)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A model presents a creation by Indian designer Sonam Dubal during the second day of India Fashion week in Mumbai March 30, 2008. (Punit Paranjpe/Reuters)Reuters - Unrest in Tibet is stirring up the
fashion world of neighboring India, with a leading designer
dedicating his show at one of India’s premier fashion events to
peace in the remote Himalayan region.

Rev. Jerry Falwell's widow writes book (AP)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

AP - The wife of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell has written a book recounting the half-century she spent with the Moral Majority founder.

American Critics Give 2008 Osborn Award to 'Gee's Bend' Playwright Wilder (Playbill)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Playbill - The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announced March 27 that Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder is the winner of its 2008 M. Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award for an emerging playwright.

"Killing Fields" survivor Dith Pran dies of cancer (Reuters)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Reuters - Photojournalist Dith Pran, whose
harrowing experiences in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge were
dramatized in the film “The Killing Fields,” died on Sunday at
the age of 65.

"Killing Fields" survivor Dith Pran dies of cancer (Reuters)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Reuters - Photojournalist Dith Pran, whose
harrowing experiences in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge were
dramatized in the film “The Killing Fields,” died on Sunday at
the age of 65.

TV, film actors' unions sever ties (AP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Writer, comedian and actress Tina Fey walks the picket line with members of the Writers Guild of America as they picket in front of Viacom headquarters in New York, in this Jan. 9, 2008, file photo.  With new shows just starting to return to TV, the entertainment industry finally seems to be shaking off the devastating impact of the 100-day strike by the Writers Guild of America that ended Feb. 12 and took an estimated $2.5 billion toll on the local economy.  But the industry remains on edge as leaders of the Screen Actors Guild have said publicly they will push for an even better deal than writers. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unions representing film and television actors will negotiate separately with producers in upcoming contract talks after board members of the TV actors union voted Saturday to sever a long-standing agreement between the two guilds.

TV, film actors' unions sever ties (AP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Writer, comedian and actress Tina Fey walks the picket line with members of the Writers Guild of America as they picket in front of Viacom headquarters in New York, in this Jan. 9, 2008, file photo.  With new shows just starting to return to TV, the entertainment industry finally seems to be shaking off the devastating impact of the 100-day strike by the Writers Guild of America that ended Feb. 12 and took an estimated $2.5 billion toll on the local economy.  But the industry remains on edge as leaders of the Screen Actors Guild have said publicly they will push for an even better deal than writers. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unions representing film and television actors will negotiate separately with producers in upcoming contract talks after board members of the TV actors union voted Saturday to sever a long-standing agreement between the two guilds.

TV, film actors' unions sever ties (AP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Writer, comedian and actress Tina Fey walks the picket line with members of the Writers Guild of America as they picket in front of Viacom headquarters in New York, in this Jan. 9, 2008, file photo.  With new shows just starting to return to TV, the entertainment industry finally seems to be shaking off the devastating impact of the 100-day strike by the Writers Guild of America that ended Feb. 12 and took an estimated $2.5 billion toll on the local economy.  But the industry remains on edge as leaders of the Screen Actors Guild have said publicly they will push for an even better deal than writers. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unions representing film and television actors will negotiate separately with producers in upcoming contract talks after board members of the TV actors union voted Saturday to sever a long-standing agreement between the two guilds.

Chris Brown denies Rihanna relationship (AP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Chris Brown arrives at the 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Rihanna and Chris Brown both walked the orange carpet at the Kids’ Choice Awards. Separately.

Chris Brown denies Rihanna relationship (AP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Chris Brown arrives at the 21st Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Rihanna and Chris Brown both walked the orange carpet at the Kids’ Choice Awards. Separately.