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...titled F*** Off, I'm a Hairy Woman. Among new projects in the works are not only TV dramas and comedy programs but also a Web-based experiment, which Cohen describes as a "weird mixture of YouTube and talent show." Part of the BBC's updated remit is to boost the "media literacy" of the British and push the move to digital technology as analog is phased out. BBC3 intends to set trends and not just follow them...
Interest in the group extends far beyond the ranks of Church historians, of course. The tale of the Templars remains a gaudy thread woven through the religion, politics and literature of Western civilization, with a recent boost from the embellishments of Dan Brown, who cast the Knights as a key part of the conspiracy to conceal Church secrets in his best-seller The Da Vinci Code...
...order to help boost ratings, baseball pushed back the start of this year's World Series to October 24, so the opening game could begin on a Wednesday instead of the usual Saturday start. The rationale is simple: More people are home watching prime-time television during the week, so why not play five of a possible seven games, instead of just three, on those days? "All the commissioner [Bud Selig] wants is to make sure baseball is viewed by as many people as possible," says Jimmie Lee Solomon, the executive vice president of baseball operations for Major League Baseball...
...Theaters go live: One trend already underway, live cultural and sports events showing at movie theaters, could get a boost. After all, nothing says date night like catching The Magic Flute at the mall...
...Your story focused mainly on the treatment of breast cancer and said little about prevention. Recent scientific studies suggest that pesticides - particularly the notorious endosulfan, which mimics estrogen in its effects on the body - have helped boost breast cancer rates worldwide. Countries that make liberal use of pesticides are now paying the price in rising rates of breast cancer. We need insight into the causes of this insidious disease so we can pressure farmers and governments to mend their ways. Bill Murray, Wellington...