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Barbara Ellen: Remember St Elton, you were young once, too (Guardian Unlimited) Bravo to Lily Allen for telling Elton John to 'F-off' while they were co-hosting the GQ awards. She seems to be regretting it (her Facebook page says she's 'dying inside'), but it sounds hilarious: Lily guzzling champagne and swearing while announcing winners; Elton becoming increasingly angry about her alcohol consumption, taking her aside for stern words before finally making a waspish ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Stampeders lose valuable insurance (Canada.com) Do you have a home-insurance policy to assure you that your house and contents are protected? Then one day you have a fire and discover that maybe you weren't as well protected as you thought. Your policy doesn't cover living expenses while your house is being rebuilt. us.rd.yahoo.com
Couples, singles learn the (Townsend Times) Correspondent HARVARD -- Popular TV shows such as "Dancing with the Stars" may have revived interest in couples dancing as an adult pastime, but for some it's not a spectator sport -- the folks who frequent DL Dance Studio, for example. us.rd.yahoo.com
Tuning in a Post-merger Strategy: Sirius XM Must Cut Costs and Build Its Case (Knowledge at Wharton) Now that the FCC has approved the merger of the two satellite radio companies, the big challenges for Sirius XM is to stop the flow of red ink and settle on a strategy to compete with the myriad of other portable music providers. Says one Wharton professor: "They may have one more shot at a Hail Mary pass." us.rd.yahoo.com
Resources Toolbox (NAA Presstime) With the slogan “All the News That’s Fit to Go,” the Grey Lady’s dynamic mobile sites are putting New York Times’ content in millions of pockets. us.rd.yahoo.com
Rochester City Athletic Conference football preview (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Capsules for the Rochester City Athletic Conference varsity football league. us.rd.yahoo.com
Should Britney Spears Get A VMA Do-Over? Perez Hilton, Carson Daly, Others Weigh In (Vh1) 'If you want to make a big splash, what better platform than the VMAs?' Daly says. Should Britney get a do-over? us.rd.yahoo.com
The Big Uneasy (East Bay Express) Of the many shorts, features, and news video bites devoted to Hurricane Katrina and its devastating effect on New Orleans' poorest citizens, three titles stand out: Spike Lee's TV mini-series When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts ; Dawn Logsdon's documentary on the Crescent City's African-American community, Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans ; and now, Trouble the ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Xinhua ‘polishes' a journalist's story (Miami Herald) The stories I write sometimes catch the attention of editors at Xinhua, the state-run news service in China. If the stories are positive, Xinhua sometimes snatches them and distributes them. Far as I know, they don't pay a dime. What they do is, er, polish them. That is, they take out anything negative. us.rd.yahoo.com
Xinhua ‘polishes' a journalist's story (The Charlotte Observer) The stories I write sometimes catch the attention of editors at Xinhua, the state-run news service in China. If the stories are positive, Xinhua sometimes snatches them and distributes them. Far as I know, they don't pay a dime. What they do is, er, polish them. That is, they take out anything negative. This doesn't just happen to me. It happens to all resident foreign correspondents in China. ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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