PPR, Yoox eye sales boost with online venture
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) - French luxury and retail group PPR and Italian online fashion retailer Yoox have created a joint venture to sell some of...
Caribbean, Latin American Beauties Make Miss World Beach Fashion Semi-Finals
News Americas, ORDOS, China, Fri. Aug, 3, 2012: Ten Caribbean and Latin American beauty queens have made the semi-finals in beach fashion competition...
Tony Sly, No Use for a Name frontman, dead at 41
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Tony Sly, guitarist and singer for the pop-punk band No Use for a Name, has died, his record label said...
Lady Saw, Denise Belfon Rule Brooklyn Music Fest
By Roland Hyde
News Americas, BROOKLYN, NY, Weds. Aug. 1, 2012: Given the history of dominance by men when it comes to Caribbean music and...
Dennis Hopper’s son accused of sexually battering underage girl
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Henry Hopper, the son of deceased "Easy Rider" star Dennis Hopper, is being sued by a woman who claims that...
Amazon unveils music matching service rivaling Apple’s
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc announced a scan-and-match digital music service on Tuesday, stepping up competition with Apple Inc's iTunes. The new service will find...
New Yorker writer resigns after faking Bob Dylan quotes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A staff writer for The New Yorker magazine resigned on Monday, after admitting he had made up quotes from singer...
Facebook co-founder Saverin debuts on Singapore rich list
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who renounced his U.S. citizenship earlier this year, made his debut on a Singapore rich list published...
Robert Duvall to host Romney fundraiser with Ann Romney
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Robert Duvall is an unusual figure in the Hollywood milieu - he's a well-known entertainer who is willing to lend...
Tina Bennett joins literary group at WME
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Tina Bennett, agent to high-profile authors like Malcolm Gladwell, Atul Gawande and Fareed Zakaria, has joined WME's literary department. Bennett...