Lily Allen Saves Literature

from Guardian UK Lily Allen drops out as Orange prize judge Sean MichaelsMonday April 7, 2008guardian.co.uk  Lily Allen was never the most obvious pick to judge a major literary prize. She’s famous not for her views on novels but for a song about London that...

Porn No Longer Banned At Crucifixion

from the Guardian UK Rethink over Christ ‘porn’ film ban An arthouse movie refused a licence 20 years ago could be released after repeal of blasphemy law Jamie Doward, home affairs editorSunday April 6, 2008The Observer  A landmark decision to ban a film...

Picasso Is Dead

from the New York Times Picasso is Dead in France at 91 Special to The New York Times  Mougins, France, April 8 — Pablo Picasso, the titan of 20th- century art, died this morning at his hilltop villa of Notre Dame de Vie here. He was 91 years old.   The death of...

Weather

from the NY Daily News  Photo from ‘Adventures in Tornado Alley: The Storm Chasers,’ (Thames & Hudson, $29.95) by Mike Hollingshead and Eric Nguyen.