Archive for May, 2010

Artist Louise Bourgeois dies in New York (AFP)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

AFP - French-American contemporary artist Louise Bourgeois, known for her series of giant metal spiders, died Monday in New York at the age of 98, a spokeswoman said.

Diddy lends energy to uninspired comedy "Greek" (Reuters)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Reuters - Having swiped the spotlight from top-billed castmates on more than one occasion, Jonah Hill and Russell Brand are rewarded with lead status in “Get Him to the Greek,” only to see the show stolen by others, notably the artist formerly known as P. Diddy.

Broadway looks ahead, embraces YouTube and video (Reuters)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Reuters - Old-fashioned Broadway is moving into the digital age.

Sarah Ferguson to Oprah on sting: I was drinking (Reuters)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Sarah Ferguson, Britain's Duchess of York, speaks during the opening ceremonies of the BookExpo America in New York May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Britain’s Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, has told Oprah Winfrey she was drinking and “in the gutter” during a videotaped sting in which she apparently offered to sell access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew.

Artist Louise Bourgeois dies in NYC at 98 (AP)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

FILE - In this 1990 file photo  released by the Guggenheim Museum shows Louis Bourgeois alongside her sculpture 'Eye to Eye, 1970.'  A retrospective of Bourgeois' work is currently being shown at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Her studio's managing director says artist Louise Bourgeois has died in New York City, after a lengthy career of exploring women's deepest feelings on birth, sexuality and death. She was 98. Wendy Williams of Louise Bourgeois Studio says the sculptor died at Beth Israel Medical Center on Monday, May 31, 2010 two days after suffering a heart attack.  (AP Photo/Guggenheim Museum, Raimon Ramis, File)  NO SALESAP - Artist Louise Bourgeois, whose sculptures exploring women’s deepest feelings on birth, sexuality and death were highly influential on younger artists, died Monday, her studio’s managing director said. She was 98.

Lawyers oppose Naomi Campbell diamond testimony (AP)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, Naomi Campbell arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit, during the 63rd Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France. Defense lawyers for former Liberian President Charles Taylor are opposing a request by prosecutors at his war crimes trial to call supermodel Naomi Campbell as a witness, branding the move 'a publicity stunt.'(AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)AP - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s defense lawyers on Monday opposed a request by prosecutors at his war crimes trial to call supermodel Naomi Campbell as a witness, branding the move “a publicity stunt.”

EA brings NHL game to Wii (AP)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

In this video game image released by EA Sports, a scene featuring a likeness of hockey great Wayne Gretzky is shown in 'NHL Slapshot.' (AP Photo/EA Sports)AP - Wayne Gretzky admits it: The Great One is just an average hockey player.

Temptations singer Ali-Ollie Woodson dies at 58 (AP)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 1994 file photo, The Temptations, from left to right, Theo Peoples, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Ali-Ollie Woodson, pose after being given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and '90s and restored them to their hit-making glory with the song 'Treat Her Like A Lady,' has died. He was 58. Motown Alumni Association President Billy Wilson says Woodson died Sunday, May 30, 2010 in southern California after battling cancer. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)AP - Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and ’90s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with songs including “Treat Her Like A Lady,” has died, a friend said. He was 58.

Temptations singer Ali-Ollie Woodson dies at 58 (AP)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 1994 file photo, The Temptations, from left to right, Theo Peoples, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Ali-Ollie Woodson, pose after being given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and '90s and restored them to their hit-making glory with the song 'Treat Her Like A Lady,' has died. He was 58. Motown Alumni Association President Billy Wilson says Woodson died Sunday, May 30, 2010 in southern California after battling cancer. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)AP - Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and ’90s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with songs including “Treat Her Like A Lady,” has died, a friend said. He was 58.

Apple says sold 2 million iPads (Reuters)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

A woman poses for pictures as she celebrates buying an 'iPad' from an Apple store in central London. Apple, now the largest US technology company by value, said it had sold two million of its iPad tablet computers, outdoing even the iconic iPhone on its launch.(AFP/Carl Court)Reuters - Apple Inc said it sold 2 million iPads since launching the touch-screen tablet in the United States nearly two months ago and taking it to nine international markets this past weekend.