New York, Jan. 2: Former US President Bill Clinton is among several names being touted as possible "caretakers" for New York''s Senate seat that is to be vacated by his wife Hillary Clinton when she takes over as the next US Secretary of State.
As the process of picking Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton''s replacement gets messier, a CBS report says that the option of naming Bill Clinton may become increasingly attractive to State Governor David Paterson, who has the sole authority to name Hillary's successor.
New York, January 1 : Oscar-winning American director Steven Soderbergh is planning a rock ''''n'''' roll 3D musical about Cleopatra.
He is teaming up with Hugh Jackman and Catherine Zeta-Jones for the musical.
"Our version (of the Cleopatra story) will be like an Elvis musical in 3D. It''''s a total rock ''''n'''' roll, 1966 aesthetic - like ''''Viva Las Vegas'''' meets ''''Tommy''''," the New York Post quoted Soderbergh as telling Britain''''s Independent.
New York, Dec 30 : The ad industry is likely to experience the longest advertising spending decline since the Great Depression, predicts leading advertising industry expert.
In an interview to Advertising Age magazine, Bob Coen, the senior VP director of forecasting at Interpublic Group of Co. s'' Magna had said that ad spending dropped in
2007 and 2008, and is likely to fall further in 2009.
This would be the first three-year decline since the Great Depression.
The hardest hit industries include retail and auto industries.
With plummeting sales and profits following the global economic crisis, many companies are likely to further cut back on their advertising spending.
New York, December 30 : Sean Combs, known by his stage name Diddy, is putting forward his wallet to pay for the cab-fare to help drunkards get home safely on New Years Eve.
The American rapper is set to team up with New York's Taxi & Limousine Commission to give away thousands of debit cards, worth 15 dollars, for taxi rides to welcome
2009.
"New York is the world''s most iconic New Year''s Eve city, so let''s lead by example and show everyone that a sophisticated holiday celebration doesn''t just end when the ball drops, but when everyone gets home safely," the New York Daily News quoted Combs as saying.
New York - Creating hits like Hot Stuff, Bad Girls or She Works Hard for the Money, Donna Summer was the undisputed disco-queen of the 1970s and early 80s.
Summer's songs back then topped the charts and were played in clubs and discotheques all over the world, but her era has long since passed.
Yet, the striking black singer with the sexy voice, who turns 60 on December 31, is still every bit a pop queen.
Always self-confident, her latest album, titled Crayons, includes a track called The Queen is Back.