Archive for August, 2006



Boy George Cleans New York

Yahoo! News
NEW YORK – With a city-issued broom in his hand, Boy George started his court-ordered community service early Monday, sweeping leaves and trash off the sidewalks of New York.
It took less than an hour for the former Culture Club frontman to get into a spat with the media.
“You think you’re better than me?” he [...]

Mike Douglas dies

Yahoo! News Mike Douglas, former TV show host, dies
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Mike Douglas, who drew on his affable personality and singing talent during 21 years as host of a syndicated television talk show, died Friday on his 81st birthday, his wife said.
He died at 5:30 a.m. at a Palm Beach Gardens hospital, Genevieve [...]

Duran Duran and Second Life

BBC
British band Duran Duran are to create a virtual island within online game Second Life, on which they will perform actual live concerts.
The band is the first major group to announce a virtual world presence in the game.
Don’t play Second Life, but the ‘kids” tell me it’s quite popular.

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FT.com
Podcasts have grown significantly more popular since iTunes started listing the audio and video downloads last year, according to a report released this week by Nielsen Analytics.
The study indicates that the growth of podcasts could have significant effects on advertising models and radio listener numbers in the near future, as web users turn away from [...]