Minissha Lamba Chandigarh: Actress Minissha Lamba poses during the concluding day of a seven-day-long cotton extravaganza. reuters

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‘Proud non-reader’ Kanye West turns author
Rapper Kanye West does not read books or respect them but nevertheless he has written one that he would like you to buy and read.
The Grammy Award winner, known for his No 1 albums and outspoken statements on everything from racism in America to the banality of Twitter, is the co-author of ‘Thank...

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Broadway posts record takings despite recession
Broadway theatres defied the recession to post record ticket sales in the 2008/09 season in what the Broadway League attributed to a need for escapism.
The trade association representing theatre owners, operators and producers said in the 12 months to May 24, paid attendance on Broadway in New...

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Luz slams link-up reports with Madonna
Jesus Luz, the 22-year-old Brazilian model photographed with pop star Madonna recently, has doused speculation of romantic link-up with the singer by saying they are nothing more than ‘friends’. “She is a person I admire a lot, a friend in my life, who I worked with, and who I stay in contact with....

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Extraordinary Journeys Rio de Janeiro: Yves Saint Laurent creations are on display at the Banco do Brasil Cultural Centre exhibition ‘Voyages Extraordinaires’ (Extraordinary Journeys) in Brazil. afp

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Sex, scandal and Craigslist!
It’s been a lousy few months for sex on Craigslist. First, 43 state attorneys general banded together to demand that the world’s biggest classified site take down its ‘erotic services’ (read: prostitution) ads. Then, in March, right on cue, a man in New York was murdered by a teenager he met through...

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Twitter plans celebrity competition TV series
Twitter - the microblogging website-which allows contributors to post the minutiae of their lives - is considering bringing its succinct style to television. The social networking site is working with Reveille Productions and Brillstein Entertainment Partners to develop an unscripted series based on...

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Imperial gardens of Russia St Petersburg: Dancers perform during the opening of the ‘Imperial gardens of Russia’ international landscape art festival in the Russian Museum. reuters

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Tycoon names blue diamond ‘Star of Josephine’
A Hong Kong property tycoon and collector who bought a flawless blue diamond for a record $9.5 million, has named it the Star of Josephine, auction house Sotheby’s said. Joseph Lau Luen-Hung made the winning bid last week by telephone for the diamond, which fetched the highest price per carat for any...

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Venezuela’s leader promises marathon TV show
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has promised to regale his country with a four day marathon of himself on television this weekend talking, singing, offering criticism and haranguing detractors. The event - to run from Thursday to Sunday - will mark the 10 year anniversary of his weekly television show...

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