Mon, Jun 1st, 2009 | Entertainment |

The first sound on Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King (* * * 1/2 out of four) comes from the GrooGrux King himself, saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died last year while the album was still in its earliest stages. That ...Read More

UPDATE 1-Wall St trial summations hone in on 'toast' email

Fri, Nov 6th, 2009 | Business |

* Trial of ex-Bear Stearns managers nears end * Jury to start deliberations on Monday * Verdict to be closely watched for future cases (Adds quotes, details on email, redemptions) NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The trial of two former BearStearns hedge ...Read More

Windows 7 won't be successful until 2011

Tue, Oct 13th, 2009 | SciTech |

Windows 7 won't be successful until 2011 Microsoft's future begins next week. That's when the company ships Windows 7, its latest operating system. If Microsoft stumbles with Windows 7 as it did with Vista, people will start asking whether Microsoft has much of a future at all. While ...Read More

A Toast for Peace

Fri, Sep 18th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

A couple of weeks ago, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced his intention to pass a bill that would ban alcohol from kiosks and gas stations as well as limit its sales and advertisement. The purpose of the bill is to reduce ...Read More

Former Jack Daniel’s master distiller dies at 69

Sun, Aug 9th, 2009 | Most Viewed |

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Jimmy Bedford, the slender and silver-haired former master distiller of the Jack Daniel's whiskey during a 40-year career with the company, died Friday. He was 69. His body was found outside a barn at his farm in Lynchburg, ...Read More

Australia's Vegemite gets 1st makeover in 85 years

Mon, Jun 15th, 2009 | Business |

ADELAIDE, Australia – The iconic Australian food spread Vegemite is getting a makeover. Kraft Foods Australia announced Sunday that a creamier variation of the product would be on store shelves July 5 alongside the original, which has been a staple in ...Read More

Athletes are all aflutter over Twitter, but don't believe ...

Sat, Jun 6th, 2009 | SciTech |

The zebras at the zoo are mating, and Jets kicker Jay Feely wants you to know about it. Now. And while we're on a need-to-know basis, it's halftime of a Bucks-Celtics game, and Milwaukee forward Charlie Villanueva would like to chat. ...Read More

Elton John, Dolly Parton to perform at Tonys

Fri, Jun 5th, 2009 | Entertainment |

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Tony Awards will include a few bona fide music stars among the usual song-and-dance numbers. Elton John, Dolly Parton and Poison will help toast Broadway's finest at Sunday's ceremony, performing with the casts of top-nominated ...Read More

Bouncer Darryl Littlejohn found guilty of murdering of Imette St ...

Wed, Jun 3rd, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

A jury took less than seven hours Wednesday to convict ex-con bar bouncer Darryl Littlejohn of the 2006 rape and first-degree murder of grad student Imette St. Guillen. One of the alternate jurors who didn't get to deliberate with the full ...Read More

Weekend Showdown: Leo & Kate vs. Dave Matthews

Sat, May 30th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Forget summer blockbusters. This week some pretty major things are hitting the shelves and we're curious to know what you'll be spending the big bucks on—or maybe we're being a little dramatic and you'll only be throwing away about twenty ...Read More

Red Stag: Jim Beam Rolls Out Flavored Bourbon

Fri, May 22nd, 2009 | Business |

CLERMONT, Ky. — Bourbon drinkers have been mixing Jim Beam for years. Now, the maker of the world's top-selling bourbon is too. Part of Illinois-based Fortune Brands Inc., Beam is preparing a national rollout of Red Stag, a specialty whiskey that ...Read More

Ex-soldier gets life in prison for Iraqi slayings

Fri, May 22nd, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories |

PADUCAH, Ky. -- An ex-soldier convicted of raping and killing an Iraqi teen and murdering her family has been sentenced to life in prison in a case that drew attention to the emotional and psychological strains on soldiers serving in ...Read More

Dave Matthews Band to stream Hulu's first live concert

Thu, May 21st, 2009 | SciTech |

The day after Tapulous announced its Dave Matthews Band version of Tap Tap Revenge, online TV site Hulu let out the word that Matthews and the boys will perform in Hulu's first live entertainment feature since Hulu webcast the New Year's ...Read More

Rihanna Is Spotted Kissing a New Guy

Wed, May 20th, 2009 | Entertainment |

After quietly continuing to see Brown after the alleged altercation between them in February, Rihanna stepped out with a new guy on Monday night in N.Y.C., a source tells PEOPLE. Rihanna, 21, stopped by Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge with 10 ...Read More

Dave Matthews says the band almost split up

Wed, May 20th, 2009 | Entertainment |

The Dave Matthews Band’s new album, “Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King,” (out June 2) is a tribute, in large part, to saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who passed away last August at the age of 46 following injuries incurred in an ...Read More

Fear not! Duke Nukem Lives, but 3D Realms dies

Wed, May 6th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

3D Realms has been developing Duke Nukem Forever, a shooting game starring the crass Duke Nukem character, for just about forever. And now the Dallas-area game developer is apparently shutting down for lack of funding, according to ShackNews. But apparently the ...Read More

Liquor prices to rise in Washington Aug. 1

Wed, May 6th, 2009 | U.S. |

A bottle of premium whiskey that now costs around $42 today will jump to $45.65 on Aug. 1, as the state of Washington raises its markup on liquor. The Washington State Liquor Control Board voted to hike the markup on liquor ...Read More

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Celebrate Anniversary In Vegas

Fri, May 1st, 2009 | Entertainment |

They married on the sly last April in the Bahamas, but Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon certainly weren't shy about ringing in their first anniversary Thursday night in Las Vegas at the Palms Casino Resort. Joined by 50 of their closest ...Read More

The Universe has it out for 'Wolverine'...Don't worry, he can take it

Tue, Apr 28th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

It's hard out there for a short, Canadian, nigh-invulnerable mutant superhero. First, pirates leak your movie all over the Internets, letting geeks of all stripes take a gander without your special-effects bloomers on. Then the swine flu forces your studio ...Read More

The nagging euphoria over Ford

Fri, Apr 24th, 2009 | Business, Most Viewed |

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ford Motor Co.'s firm refusal to take government bailout money has made it the toast of Detroit. Despite ongoing losses, its go-it-alone attitude has won the admiration of countless Americans. See Ford's latest results. But it's a ...Read More