A major survey of regular travelers and travel professionals about their air travel experiences during the past year revealed very little good news for the beleaguered airline industry. Zagat’s 2005 report on 22 domestic and 55 international carriers — rating them on issues such as service, comfort, food, and website …
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Success of 24 Creating New Genre
The tense, taut and remarkably well-sustained season 4 of 24 comes out on DVD next month, and the success of seasons 1-3 on DVD — over 4 million copies sold thus far — is breaking down conventional wisdom about the economics of “single-story line” series, opening up the door to …
Read More »Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Premieres in London
The newest go-round of cinematic Harry Pottermania is set to commence as the fourth film in the series prepares to premier in the US.
Read More »Michael Jackson’s Hurricane Song Nearing Completion
Sheik Michael Jackson’s spokesperson says he has been indeed rocking the casbah from his new home in Bahrain, and that his new Hurricane Karina relief song will be released this month with contributions from twelve other stars. Jakckson is using global satellite and phone connections to work with participating artists …
Read More »Interviews With Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach — champion of an elegant but inviting pop sophistication — joins WFUV Music Director Rita Houston for a performance and interview on her The Whole Wide World show over the airwaves in the NYC area and worldwide via the Internet on Friday, November 18 at 8:00 PM. Bacharach, …
Read More »“Where’s Gary?” – New SpongeBob Special
As much as I love SpongeBob...
Read More »Anniversary of the Murder of Theo Van Gogh
The first anniversary of the savage public murder of Dutch film director Theo van Gogh, 47, by Islamist radical Mohammed Bouyeri was commemorated yesterday with a gathering of politicians, relatives, religious leaders, and admirers at the Amsterdam park where van Gogh was bicyling when attacked in what was deemed an …
Read More »Jessica! Ashlee! Simpsons Together Again For the First Time
Blonde and babe-ilicious sisters on the cover of TEEN PEOPLE.
Read More »Smokey Robinson Performance Highlights Motown Museum 20th Celebration
I was just scanning the radio dial in the car the other day, and it dawned on me that our ever-popular oldies station that features hits from the ’50-’70s (but REALLY leans on the ’60s) is relying on pop music that is now 40 years old for its bread and …
Read More »Economic Outlook: The Affluent Are “Neutral”
What does it take to crack the wealthiest 10% of Americans in 2005? $100K a year? No way, slacker, maybe you can park the top 10%’s cars. According to the American Affluence Research Center — the name tells you they don’t mess around with the riffraff — the wealthiest 10% …
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