News Archive for January 03 2008

Pilot Watch: Cashmere Mafia

With several new series set to premiere this Winter, I'm resurrecting my occasional pilot watch feature to share my first impressions of the upcoming shows. First up is the highly anticipated ABC series Cashmere Mafia, which premieres this Sunday, Jan. 6, before moving to its regular Wednesday time slot. What's it about? Four business-school friends [...]

NYC Window Washer Who Fell 47 Stories is Awake, Talking

Doctors are calling it a miracle: A window washer who fell 47 stories from a Manhattan skyscraper is now awake, talking to his family and expected to walk again.

Penn to head Cannes Film Festival jury

US actor and director Sean Penn will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, a move that could reinforce the event's reputation for supporting left-wing causes.

Netflix to Deliver Movies Directly to TV

DVD-by-mail service Netflix Inc. will begin delivering movies and other programming directly to televisions later this year through a set-top box that will pipe entertainment over a high-speed Internet connection.

"Flashman" author George Fraser dies at 82

George MacDonald Fraser, author of the "Flashman" series of historical adventure yarns, died Wednesday, his publisher said. He was 82. Mr Mr. Fraser died...

Free drug samples go to wealthy and insured

Insured and wealthy Americans were more likely than the poor to get billions of dollars in free drug samples distributed by pharmaceutical companies to win patient and doctor loyalty, a study released on Wednesday showed.

Far Cry 2 Coming To PS3 And Xbox 360

It's not exactly a shock but this UbiSoft press release has announced that the game publisher will release their upcoming first person shooter Far Cry 2 for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. UbiSoft previously announced the game (which except for the title has no connection to the Crytek developed original Far Cry) for the PC back in the summer of [...]

Summernats booze ban would be a 'disaster'

The organiser of Canberra's Summernats car festival has ruled out alcohol bans at the event, saying it could be a disaster.

Apple Patenting An iMac-like Docking Station

I know a docking station that looks like a hollowed out iMac might not sound very cool but the idea is actually pretty spiffy once you see it.

Imperium Renewables delays IPO plans

Weeks after losing its CEO, the biodiesel maker withdraws plans for its public offering.

Ouch! Cervical cancer shots painful (AP)

AP - The groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer in girls is gaining a reputation as the most painful of childhood shots, health experts say. As Austin Powers would say; "Ouch, baby. Very ouch."

Office 2003 update blocks older file formats

Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible.

Elle Macpherson and son go for pizza

Supermodel Elle Macpherson, 43, her son Cy, 4, and a friend were spotted out in Notting Hill, London today going to get some pizza. Dad is Arpad A. Busson. Photo by Pacific Coast News.

Notebook battery maker gets charged up for cars

Boston-Power raises $45 million and hatches plans to make batteries for plug-in hybrids.

Tom Wolfe Leaves Longtime Publisher For New Novel About Miami

Tom Wolfe is working on a new novel set in Miami called Back to Blood, which will be published in 2009 by Little, Brown. According to a press release, the book would deal with "class, family, wealth, race, crime, sex, corruption, and ambition." The overriding theme, though, based on an interview with Mr. Wolfe, will be Miami's immigrant population, [...]

Bush, Fed chief back economic stimulus package - Summary

Washington - President George W Bush and the head of the Federal Reserve on Thursday backed government action to give the sagging US economy a boost to help ward off a recession. Bush, facing calls for action by the Democratic-led Congress, came out ...