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Tennessee says no to sex on wheels: The state Senate has voted unanimously to ban X-rated videos from cars and other vehicles if the TV screens can be seen from the street. Sen. Mark Norris filed the legislation after getting a complaint from a constituent. The man said his daughters …

Maybe I am a champion of local heroes, but I am really sad that Charles Grigsby has been erroneously voted off of American Idol by America tonight. He has a velvety smooth voice that reminds me of Stevie Wonder. His personality is stellar and he is a cutie to boot. …

Delmark, the seminal Chicago indie blues and jazz label is celebrating its 50th anniversary with every manner of glad goings-on: Special notes: -2003 is the “Year of the Blues.” -This year’s 20th Annual Chicago Blues Festival (May 29 – June 1) has planned a tribute to Delmark, the “Golden Jubilee …

As war looms – I feel like we’re in a state of suspended animation at the moment – there is some very interesing action being taken by metaphorical rodents in the region. In typical survivalist manner – say what you want about their hygiene and eating habits but rats WANT …

Toby Keith, ass-kicker, thinks Dixie Chick Natalie Maines, the short one singing between her willowy bookend compatriots, has a big mouth: Keith, who was responding to a question about Maines’s recent negative comments about President Bush in London, said, “She’s come after me before. She’s got a big mouth.” Maines …

Nothing will stop the pageant of rampaging egos and accouterments this Sunday: Organizers of the 75th annual Oscar awards say the impending war in Iraq won’t derail Hollywood’s biggest event on Sunday. ….Show producer Gil Cates has acknowledged that war would change the tone of the production, but as of …

They may get in through the ear, but the real problem is in the brain: Earworms are those songs, jingles, and tunes that get stuck inside your head. You’re almost certain to know the feeling, according to marketing professor James J. Kellaris, PhD, of the University of Cincinnati. Nearly 98% …

The US, Britain and Spain – the coalition of the determined – have given up on diplomacy to deal with Iraq. Powell speaking now – Bush to speak tonight. An unpopular second resolution for the U.N. Security Council that would have set a firm deadline to disarm will not be …

American Idol’s grumbling voice has spoken: he thinks Clay Aiken or Ruben Studdard will win the competition: “In the next few weeks, I think the person you’re going to see getting stronger and stronger is Clay. I think he’s the person to beat,” Cowell said. And the always-smiling Studdard is …

Israel “Cachao” Lopez, 84 year old Cuban bass player who co-created the mambo over 60 years ago, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: [Cachao] received the walk’s 2,219th star Friday in front of the King King nightclub, where a Cuban band performed in his honor after the …