Yeah, yeah! I know. Almost every body and their dog is now writing about Michael Jackson’s death. But I had to write a tribute to Michael on my blog because as a teenager I was so much inspired by him and I can not let this moment pass by. When I heard the news this morning, like every body else I was shocked. That is perhaps an understatement. I was dumbfounded. This can not be! The King can not be dead. Living in East Africa, I was...

A superb inagural ceremony marked the official kick off of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. The light show, the various other effects and finally the fireworks were mind blowing. It goes to show that China has improved so much over the years and had come of age. (more…)

Anthony Minghella, who won an Oscar in 1997 for directing The English Patient, has died at the aged of 54. Minghella also directed the films Truly, Madly, Deeply and Cold Mountain. (more…)

NBC Digital Entertainment recently announced its findings gathered from the fifth wave of quarterly consumer research studies conducted during the last quarter of 2007. Among the highlights: a large amount of users are staying through entire episodes, higher brand recall, and increased satisfaction with the NBC Rewind video player. The announcements were made by Vivi Zigler, Executive Vice President, NBC Digital Entertainment. ...

Fans of MTV’s “The Hills”, take note. The new season starts with 10 new episodes of “The Hills” premiering March 24th at 10pm ET/PT. This extended third season will begin with Lauren and Whitney’s anticipated journey to Paris, where they travel to work for Teen Vogue at the Crillon Ball, an international gala for debutantes. ...

For the first time ever, HGTV is building a Green Home, located in Tradition Hilton Head, a 5,300-acre master-planned community near the popular beach resort of Hilton Head, South Carolina, and giving it away to a lucky winner in a national sweepstakes that kicks off via the HGTV Green Home 2008 special hosted by “Carter Can” handyman (and Nautica model) Carter Oosterhouse on March 23 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. ...