BEEB is ready to chop Ben Elton's sitcom flop

After a season of low viewing figures and bad reviews, Ben Elton's comedy sitcom The Wright Way is said to be on its last legs, writes DAN WOOTTON

dailymail.co.uk (1 hour ago)

Judge declares mistrial in penalty phase of Jodi Arias trial

The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her boyfriend in 2008. The judge scheduled a retrial for July 18. A new panel likely will be...

foxnews.com (3 hours ago)

Payback agreement to be reviewed

PLEASANT VIEW -- Council members tabled a possible pay back agreement with a new development, The Station at Pleasant View, while property owner Dave Skeen reviews the payback agreement. Skeen is working with the developer to share the payback. According to Community Development Director Bruce Talbot the payback...

standard.net (4 hours ago)

Angie's List eyes 'year of transition' as cashflow turns positive

By Chandni Doulatramani and Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) - Angie's List Inc expects cashflow to turn positive this year as it spends less on acquiring new paid customers for its consumer review website, the company's co-founder said, fending off criticism of its business model by short-seller Citron Research. Chief...

yahoo.com (4 hours ago)

The Drone Speech and the Hyperexcited Return of Intellectual Obama

President Obama's speech on counterterrorism on Thursday won rave reviews among some who seemed to see it as a return of the liberal constitutional law professor who ran for president in 2008. MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who had soured on Obama earlier in the week, said Obama was at "the top of his form - speaking...

yahoo.com (4 hours ago)

iPhone 6 release date: What features Apple fans want most on the iPhone 6 (Video)

Out with the old, in with the new -- the iPhone 6 release date is already grabbing the attention of Apple fans everywhere. An article posted on May 23, 2013 at International Business Times reviews possibilities for the upcoming gadget, and...

examiner.com (5 hours ago)

HSBC reviews logging policy as Bill Oddie film sparks petition

HSBC has ordered an audit of its relations with logging companies after campaigners exposed its links to clients responsible for the destruction of rainforests in Borneo.

independent.co.uk (5 hours ago)

Grub Street’s Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat If You’re Not Skipping Town This Weekend

It's almost Memorial Day, so plenty of people will be headed out of New York City this weekend, which means you might actually be able to eat at Lafayette without having to endure an interminable wait (no promises, though). In any event, after a string of big openings, things finally settled down a bit this week....

nymag.com (6 hours ago)

Nebraska: Alexander Payne’s America, Plains and Simple

Europeans created America by landing on the East Coast and moving West, in the process confecting the nation’s near-Biblical legend of Manifest Destiny. (Sorry, Indians.) That hope (or illusion) nourished our indigenous art forms: the picaresque novel and its cinematic equivalent, the road movie. The directors of...

time.com (7 hours ago)

FBI reviews death of Chechen man shot during Florida questioning

By Barbara Liston and Mark Hosenball ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A special FBI team from Washington on Thursday began reviewing the death of a Chechen immigrant linked to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, a day after he was shot by an agent during questioning in Orlando. The dead man, mixed martial arts...

yahoo.com (8 hours ago)

Nebraska: 'What it lacks in voltage it makes up in warmth' - Cannes video review

Xan Brooks reviews Nebraska, Alexander Payne's entry to the 2013 Cannes film festivalXan BrooksElliot Smith    

guardian.co.uk (8 hours ago)

'Hangover III': The Reviews Are In!

Critics are longing for the hilarity of the series' first film, but applaud the sequel for its 'fitting' ending. By Todd Gilchrist Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis in "The Hangover III" Photo:

mtv.com (9 hours ago)

'The Hangover Part III' Earns $3.3 Million On Wednesday Night

The Hollywood Reporter is, uh, reporting that Warner Bros' The Hangover part III earned $3.3 million in its advance night/midnight screenings last night.  Two years ago, The Hangover part II earned $10 million over the same period, although that was mostly via old-school midnight screenings.  There are two schools...

forbes.com (10 hours ago)

Granta rocked by spate of resignations

A slew of high-profile departures from the prestigious literary magazine and publisher, Granta, has left staff reeling as owner and philanthropist Sigrid Rausing steps up to take full control of the company. Over the past month Granta Magazine editor John Freeman and deputy editor Ellah Allfrey have both resigned....

guardian.co.uk (10 hours ago)

Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska' Reviews: Is it Another 'Sideways'?

msn.com (11 hours ago)

Violence in Somalia scares investors, aid workers

A recent spate of attacks by Islamic extremist rebels in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, business leaders and aid workers to have second thoughts about what good they can accomplish. African Union and Somali troops pushed the radical al-Shabab insurgents out of the capital in August 2011, fostering a...

foxnews.com (11 hours ago)

Oh My Tech!: Searching the galaxy for the perfect universal remote

I am now the proud owner of a fantastic new sound system for my big-screen television, and it’s wonderful, but also a little intimidating. There are remotes everywhere, and I’m pretty sure they’re breeding at night because every time I look there seems to be more of them. I’ve heard about universal remotes, but in...

sltrib.com (11 hours ago)

Epic, review

Tim Robey reviews Epic, an ankle-height adventure featuring the voices of Amanda Seyfried and Chris O'Dowd.    

telegraph.co.uk (11 hours ago)

Cannes film festival diary: day nine

Rumour has it that the jurors at this year's Cannes film festival occasionally bypass the official screenings, preferring instead to watch the films from the luxury of Steven Spielberg's yacht, with its infinity pool and state-of-the-art cinema. Obviously, there is no way of knowing if such gossip has any bearing on...

guardian.co.uk (11 hours ago)

Graphic sex in applauded lesbian love story gets Cannes buzzing

CANNES (Reuters) - An intimate love story between two young women received rave reviews from critics at the Cannes film festival despite explicit lesbian sex scenes that could limit the film's distribution.

reuters.com (11 hours ago)

The Hangover 3 Reviews Are In—Critics Are Drunk With Scorn for Sequel

Based on the overwhelmingly negative critical reaction to their latest bro-tastic adventure, it seems the Wolfpack have lost their comedic bite.  The Hangover Part III is now in...

eonline.com (12 hours ago)

Garcia's biggest sponsor 'reviews' deal

Sergio Garcia could lose a lucrative sponsorship deal after his "fried chicken" jibe directed at Tiger Woods. TaylorMade-adidas found the comments "offensive" and place his contract "under review."

cnn.com (12 hours ago)

Sponsored post: Determining the root cause of a data breach using “the 5 Whys”

Developed for manufacturing, the 5 Whys technique can be applied to many situations in IT. In this post, we use it to identify the root problem underlying a data breach: nonexistent entitlement procedures. There is a solution. Varonis DatAdvantage and DataPrivilege automate permissions audits and entitlement...

gigaom.com (14 hours ago)

MirrorFootball's season report: A look back at Arsenal's campaign

The Daily Mirror's John Cross reviews the Gunners' season, with all its ups and downs

mirror.co.uk (14 hours ago)

Coming Soon To America: A Two-Tiered, Canadian-Style Health Care System

I believe we are moving toward two different health systems. In one, patients will be able to see doctors promptly. They will talk to physicians by phone and email. They will have no difficulty scheduling needed surgery. If they have to go into a hospital, a "hospitalist" (who reports to them and not to the hospital...

forbes.com (15 hours ago)

MirrorFootball's season report: A look back at Tottenham's campaign

The Daily Mirror's Darren Lewis reviews Spurs' season, with all its ups and downs

mirror.co.uk (15 hours ago)

Football transfer rumours: Karim Benzema to Manchester United? | Paul Doyle

People are wising up to sockpuppetry but that's OK because The Rafa Benítez Experience shows that it is time to move on to the next level: mockpuppetry. What that means, readers, is that if you want to burnish your image, the thing to do is not write fake rave reviews of yourself but rather hire a mob to publicly...

guardian.co.uk (18 hours ago)

Playhouse receives TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

FLAT ROCK - Flat Rock Playhouse has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide, Playhouse officials...

blueridgenow.com (18 hours ago)

Boot up: Metro apps usage, Pirate Bay hacking case, iOS 7 + Flickr?, and more

A burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamHow often are Metro apps used? We found that, on average, a Windows 8 user will launch a Metro app 1.52 times a day. Tablet users launch the most Metro apps at 2.71 times per day. People who have touch-screen enabled laptops launch 47% more...

guardian.co.uk (20 hours ago)

MirrorFootball's season report: A look back at Aston Villa's campaign

The Daily Mirror's North East football correspondent Simon Bird reviews Newcastle's season, with all its ups and downs

mirror.co.uk (20 hours ago)