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The Direct Marketing Association seeks to protect you from Nigerian widows: The DMA announced today that it would pursue legislation as the latest tactic in the battle against the rising volume of spam inundating consumers’ e-mailboxes. Today’s action is another proactive step by The DMA to control the growth of …

And you thought he was acting all drunk and horny in The Sopranos: Locked in a nasty divorce battle, and in damage-control mode after a lurid tabloid story, James Gandolfini, a two-time Emmy winner for channeling Mob boss Tony Soprano’s conflicted soul on HBO’s The Sopranos, has gone public with …

Harpist for the great Irish band dies at 66: Derek Bell, the versatile musician best known for playing harp in the Chieftains, has died in Phoenix. He was 66. His death was announced Thursday. The cause and time of death were unknown at press time. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, …

A very lengthy profile of Television Without Pity (who have linked us in the past – thanks) in the NY Times mag, ignored by the industry no more: Sarah D. Bunting and Tara Ariano are obscure names in the high-stakes world of Hollywood TV production. They are anything but L.A. …

Spurred by convenience and last-minute bargains, millions use the Internet to book travel: Statistics help tell part of the story: more than 61 million households in the United States will book travel online this year, according to Forrester Research, a technology consultant. They will spend roughly $20 billion on those …

Armed Liberal points us to this alarming report of a wife gone feral: A Modesto man has died after his wife held him down and bit him repeatedly when he refused to have sex with her, police said. Kelli Pratt, 45, was booked on suspicion of elder abuse, domestic violence …

Followed by: Polka Idol. I lied, maybe. The USA Network wants to do for country music what Fox television’s “American Idol” did for pop. The cable network announced on Friday a nationwide search for the next great country music artist, with open auditions for “Nashville Star” kicking off in Nashville …

Many free words will be spoken: Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Shawn Colvin, and Public Enemy frontman Chuck D are among the artists set to appear at the Creative Coalition’s Seconding The First Gala Concert at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom October 29. The event celebrates freedom of artistic expression. Others appearing …

Queen in the news again: Queen became the latest band bestowed with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame on Friday, October 18. The unveiling of the star, installed on Hollywood Boulevard, took place near the cross street of Ivar. The honorary Mayor of Hollywood, Johnny Grant, called it a …

Time flies in the absence of Spanish dance crazes involving lateral hand movements. Yes it’s been six years since the Macarena swept like a tsunami over an unsuspecting earth. The Spanish have struck again: along comes “The Ketchup Song” – and dance. The Spanish pop tune with gobbledygook lyrics is …