The Guardian

No deaths as earthquake hits major New Zealand cityVancouver SunA 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off New Zealand's South Island, the US Geological Survey has said. The epicentre was 55 kilometres north-west of …New Zealand PM says it's a miracle no one killed in 7.1-magnitude quakeTODAYonlineFactbox: Canterbury earthquakeStuff.co.nzTour bookings unaffected by Christchurch quakeChannel News AsiaXinhua -New [...]

Globe and Mail

The topic may be timely, but 'Machete' is merely gruesome goofinessCity PulseA naked nymph slithers up to a stony-faced Mexican federal Police officer and slips her hand below his waist. “What's this long, hard thing?” she purrs. “My machete,” the cop growls, neither cracking a smile nor registering the …Butt-Ugly: MacheteNew York MagazineMachete [...]

Washington Post

NCAA reverses decision; Masoli to play for Ole Miss in 2010Kansas City StarBy Sports Network Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will be able to play for the Ole Miss Rebels this season after the NCAA overturned a previous decision that stated the signal-caller must sit out a year. Masoli enrolled in Mississippi's …Ole Miss [...]

CBC.ca

Going the Distance'Kansas City StarJudd Apatow has shown us that relationship-comedies – which is a highfalutin way of saying romantic-comedies – can be a place for both thoughtful love stories and toilet-bowl humor. "Going the Distance" is a foul-mouthed rom-com carved …'Going the Distance' pulls up shortPhiladelphia InquirerSweet romantic comedy a pleasant surpriseBoston HeraldMovie review: [...]

msnbc.com

City of Beverly Hills Celebrates 90210 DayTIME90210 Day is, in some ways, the perfect internet holiday. Bored Gen-Xers can surreptitiously browse nostalgic clips of Beverly Hills 90210 in their cubicles, while Generation Y can rouse from their futons, laugh at the early '90s fashions and pretend …Run to The Peach Pit: It's 90210 Day!TonicFavorite 90210 [...]

The Hindu

Eight People Killed in Mexico Resort City of CancunBloombergEdgar Valdez Villareal aka 'La Barbie'of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel, is presented to the press at the …Edgar Valdez Villarreal – suspected drug lord 'La Barbie' – arrested in MexicoChristian Science MonitorTexas-born 'La Barbie' arrested in Mexico as alleged drug kingpinUSA TodayMexican Police Arrest Alleged [...]

NEWS.com.au

Paris Hilton Gets No Special Treatment In Sin CityActress ArchivesParis Hilton was arrested over the weekend for possession of cocaine and the Las Vegas Police Department says it will give the socialite no special treatment. "(She) received absolutely no special treatment. We are used to celebrities here. …Paris Hilton May Claim Illegal Search To Beat [...]

CBC.ca

Kuchar wins playoff for Barclays titleKansas City StarBy Sports Network Matt Kuchar birdied the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Martin Laird and win The Barclays, the first playoff event of 2010. Kuchar fired a five-under 66 and was the only player to post four rounds in the 60s for the week. …Martin Laird loses [...]

msnbc.com

Predicting this year's Emmy winnersKansas City StarIt would be sweet justice if Conan O'Brien went home Sunday night with a couple of Emmys – a slap in the jaw to Jay Leno and NBC, who sabotaged his version of "The Tonight Show" after just eight months on the air. …Men of drama drive EmmysDetroit Free [...]

New York Daily News

The Last Exorcism'Kansas City Star"Exorcism is alive and well," the Rev. Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) declares near the start of "The Last Exorcism," then recites a stream of facts and figures to prove the procedure continues to be practiced around the world. …Con artist has hell to pay in 'The Last Exorcism'New [...]