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...ELVIS COSTELLO, now squiring DIANA KRALL--to the Grammys, to Costello's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, to a London fund raiser at which the pair performed a duet (Elton John's Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word). Costello, 47, and Krall, 38, met presenting an award at last year's Grammys. "It's a wonderful thing, and it's special to me. I'm really happy," Krall told the Canadian press of the relationship. And if it doesn't work out, fans can look forward to really kickin' blues albums from both of them...
...Cleveland, Ohio, to accept a freedom-of-speech award last week, Supreme Court Justice ANTONIN SCALIA seemed a little hazy on the spirit of the First Amendment. Scalia barred television and radio reporters from the room during his remarks to receive the City Club of Cleveland's award, which honored him for his votes in rulings that struck down flag-and cross-burning laws. Scalia, who started his law career in Cleveland, was chosen for the club's annual Citadel of Free Speech Award as a "distinguished American" who has contributed significantly "to the preservation of the First Amendment." Upon...
DULUTH, Minn.—For the second time in her career, Harvard captain Jennifer Botterill is the most outstanding player in women’s college hockey. Botterill earned the distinction on March 22 when she received the Patty Kazmaier Award. The second time around was sweeter for Botterill, simply because she was competing for an NCAA championship the next...
...physicist Oswaldo Paya, 51, head of the Varela Project, which is calling for a constitutional referendum on free speech and elections. Paya's growing popularity may have triggered the dragnet, since most of those arrested are Varela activists. Paya himself, who last year won the E.U.'s Sakharov Award for human rights, remains free, at least for now. "I'm waiting for the knock on the door any moment now," he told TIME last week. - By Tim Padgett
...WOULDN'T YOU RATHER BE IN THE GROUP OF HITCHCOCK, CHAPLIN, HOWARD HAWKS, RENOIR, KING VIDOR, ANTONIONI AND ANDRZEJ WAJDA--GREAT DIRECTORS WHO NEVER WON A COMPETITIVE OSCAR BUT LATE IN LIFE GOT AN HONORARY AWARD? Oh, that'd be wonderful. Yeah, I'm fine with that...