1 million Olympic tickets remain unsold

There are still unsold tickets to the Beijing Olympics. I do not know if this is the norm when we are two months away and there are still 1 million unsold tickets or people are staying away for miscellaneous reasons....

Viva Coldplay

"Viva Coldplay Published: 14 Jun 2008 CHRIS MARTIN compared the Coldplay live comeback to a pre-season friendly last night. The singer told the crowd of friends and family at London’s Wembley Arena that getting back on stage was like a trip to the...

TTC collector caught for selling fake ticktets

" A TTC collector has been arrested for selling forged adult tickets, even as the transit commission moves to eliminate adult tickets altogether. The employee, who worked at Wilson Station, now faces fraud-and...

Viva La Delay: Coldplay Tour Postponed

Coldplay fans looking to get an early live performance fix of Viva La Vida will have to wait while the band sorts out a bunch of "unspecified production delays". But not to worry, the tour will still go on as...

Foreigners told to behave at the Beijing Olympics

 If you happen to cough during Beethoven's 9th symphony prepare yourself for a dissapproving glare. In the case of the Olympics, the Beijing Olympic organizing committee is making sure that everyone knows the...

NY Madness at Sex And The City Premiere

Sounds like things got very very intimate at the SATC premiere in the Big Apple."The New York Post said: "New Yorkers put up with noise, lack of privacy, tiny expensive apartments and countless other daily insults....

RFID Embedded in Olympic Games Tickets

More than 16 million RFID chips will be embedded in the bodies — I mean, tickets — of Olympic fans in Beijing this summer. Crazy that they'll be able to scan them from more than five metres away, no? I wonder...

American Backpackers Forgo European Travel

As prices for food, accommodation, fuel, and flights are all going through the roof, would-be North American backpackers are being left stranded at home, unable to justify the high cost of having that clichéd summer of self-discovery: tripping one's way through the...

Madonna wows the crowd at free Kent festival in the UK

Madonna took to the stage in what will be her only UK festival appearance of the summer, and wowed a 12,000 strong crowd. She appeared at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Maidstone, Kent."The veteran star, at number one in...

U.S. Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $145 Million

Who wants to be a hundred millionaire? "ATLANTA — The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $145 million today.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $120 million drawing matched all five...

Tea with Greenspan a bargain at $11,000

If you've ever wanted a film role with Johnny Depp, tea with Alan Greenspan, tennis lessons from Andre Agassi, or a chace to meet Oprah backstage at her talkshow, now you can.All this and more is up for sale in an...

Jay-Z Signs $150 Million Deal with Live Nation

UPDATE | May 2nd — Live Nation has reportedly sealed the deal with Jay-Z"The long-rumored $150 million, 10-year deal between Jay-Z and Live Nation reportedly closed Wednesday night, with Live Nation giving Jay...

Indie Rock the Vote: Arcade Fire and Superchunk Team for Obama Campaign Shows

"Arcade Fire and Superchunk Team for Obama Campaign ShowsBy Eliot Van Buskirk EmailApril 22, 2008 | 5:57:33 PMCategories: Shows Barack Obama's iPod contains some Jay-Z songs, but his campaign will receive a boost...

Hip hop at Glastonbury is wrong: Noel Gallagher

Publicly dismissing entire genres of music may well be the best way to lose friends, but Noel Gallagher has never been one to worry about appearances. He recently told the BBC that hip hop has no place at this year's...

Bid on a piece of Madonna memorabilia

I picked up my copy of Vanity Fair today and as usual it's a great issue, but this month the magazine is giving readers an opportunity to own a part of the magazine's history.I just checked the current bid though and...

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