Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Titanomania: Museum charts obsession with Titanic

A woman looks at a photograph of the Grand Staircase from the Titanic, at SeaCity Museum in Southampton, England,Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The new museum will open in the City of Southampton on April 10, 100 years after the ill fated Titanic sailed from the City's docks. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Somewhere between the black Titanic teddy bears and the pale Iceberg beer, the Titanic Barbie doll and the "Tubtanic" bath plug, the global obsession with the story of the doomed ocean liner began to border on the absurd.


Alec Baldwin goes Twitter-ballistic for fiancee

FILE - In this June 12, 2011 file photo, Alec Baldwin, right, and Hilaria Thomas arrive at the 65th annual Tony Awards in New York. Baldwin proposed to Thomas over the weekend. They began dating last year. Baldwin was married once before to actress Kim Basinger.(AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)When it comes to his 28-year-old fiancee, Alec Baldwin is very protective.


Dior exhibit set to trace 60 years of film fashion

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 file photo U.S. actress Cameron Diaz arrives to the Dior Spring-Summer 2012 Haute Couture fashion collection, in Paris. Christian Dior is set to take a high-heeled stroll through cinema history next month, in a retrospective that traces the design house's close links with the fashions _ and fickleness_ of the silver screen. The exhibit, Christian Dior is set to take a high-heeled stroll through cinema history next month in a retrospective that traces the design house's close links with the fashions â€" and ficklenessâ€" of the silver screen.


Review: Holocaust survivor, 108, shines in book

In this book cover image released by Spiegel & Grau, "A Century of Wisdom: Lessons From the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the World's Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor" (Spiegel & Grau), by Caroline Stoessinger: The strength of Alice Herz-Sommer's advice lay in its simplicity. Generosity above all, she says. Gratitude is essential for happiness. Complaining never helps.


Dave, Craig staying put in late night through 2014

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2011 file photo provided by CBS Broadcasting, host David Letterman is shown on the Relax, all you fans of David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. They'll be staying put in late night awhile longer.


Ashley Judd to be Democratic convention delegate

FILE - In this March 13, 2012 file photo, actress Ashley Judd poses for a portrait in New York. Democratic leaders in Tennessee are sending actress Ashley Judd as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in September. Judd will join delegates from all 50 states at the convention to discuss the party’s platform and formally nominate President Barack Obama as the party’s candidate. The convention will be held in Charlotte during the first week of September. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, file)Democratic leaders in Tennessee are sending actress Ashley Judd as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in September.


Amy Adams to join free summer Central Park plays

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2011 file photo, actress Amy Adams arrives at Vanity Fair Campaign Hollywood at Siren Studios in Los Angeles. Adams, who played a princess in the film “Enchanted,” will be returning to fairy tales this summer, starring opposite Cinderella and a witch. The Public Theater said Tuesday, April 3, 2012, that the three-time Academy Award nominated actress will play The Baker’s Wife in its production of Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's Amy Adams, who played a princess in the film "Enchanted," will be returning to fairy tales this summer, starring opposite Cinderella and a witch.


Cancun: Spring break on despite tourist unease

In this March 10, 2012 photo, people hang out on the beach during spring break in Cancun, Mexico. While American tourism to Mexico slipped a few percentage points last year, the country remains by far the biggest tourist destination for Americans, according to annual survey of bookings by the largest travel agencies. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)Tinkling drinks in hand, New Yorkers Lauren Levy and Jacob Schum settle onto lounge chairs a few feet from the Caribbean's lapping waves. Levy adjusts her yellow bikini. Schum smooths his blue Bermuda shorts. They smile at each other and sigh softly.


Guggenheim lab finds new Berlin site

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation says it has found a new Berlin location for a traveling design and discussion project after some local groups' hostility prompted it to abandon its first-choice site.

Palin joins 'Today' team against Couric on 'GMA'

FILE - In this photo combo former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, and Katie Couric, right, are shown. Palin was the much-hyped guest co-host on NBC's Viewers who fantasized about potshots being volleyed between Sarah Palin and Katie Couric were disappointed Tuesday morning. Both women did their own thing in their respective morning-show guest spots.