Artist paints on the sea bed
Caroline Appleyard goes scuba diving all over the world so she can paint fish, shipwrecks and even sharks at the bottom of the sea.
Spelbound’s got talent… and medals
Spelbound show BBC Breakfast their haul of two golds and two silvers from the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
Granny Turismo’s street performing life
Martin Long and Rick Taylor give BBC News a rare insight into their act, Granny Turismo, and life as street performers.
Stars at Mad Men season premiere
Cast members, including Jon Hamm who plays Don Draper, were out in force at the US premiere of the fourth season of Mad Men. The series starts in July and will be heading to UK screens later in the year.
Lohan could serve reduced jail time
LA officials say Linsday Lohan could spend just a couple of weeks in jail, plus the rest of the day’s showbiz news
Annie Lennox performs at Aids rally
Ten thousand people marched through Vienna in support of the right for Aids treatment worldwide, culminating in a concert by UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Annie Lennox.
Boney M hit Ramallah
Iconic 70s band Boney M perform to a sold out crowd at the Palestinian International Festival.
Web creates window for film makers
The internet is increasingly being used as a springboard for talented film makers.
Has scandal tainted Gibson’s image?
The latest scandal surrounding actor Mel Gibson could further taint the Hollywood star’s image and even career.
Oliver Stone on new Chavez film
The Oscar-winning Hollywood director, Oliver Stone, told BBC Breakfast about his latest controversial project – a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Cameron denies Afghan confusion
David Cameron denies sending “mixed messages” over plans to withdraw British troops from Afghanistan by 2015.
Graduate tax proposal ‘rejected’
The coalition government has turned down the idea of a graduate tax to pay for university fees, according to senior Conservative source.
Megrahi release ‘in good faith’
Scottish Secretary Michael Moore tells MPs the release of the Lockerbie bomber was based on the medical information available.
Weather threat for BP spill site
Experts are considering whether a possible tropical cyclone could disrupt work at the site of the BP oil spill.
Network Rail bonuses get approval
Controversial six-figure bonuses for Network Rail bosses are approved, despite criticism from the prime minister and unions.
N Korea facing new US sanctions
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to South Korea, says new sanctions against the North will target arms sales and luxury imports.
Judge orders Conrad Black release
A judge orders Canadian-born newspaper tycoon Conrad Black to be released from a US prison on bail, pending an appeal.
Nurse guilty of murdering parents
A nurse who stabbed her parents before hitting them over the head with an iron is found guilty of their murders.
French flights stopped by strikes
A strike by air traffic controllers in France causes serious disruption to flights in and out of Paris.
Facebook hits 500m user milestone
The social network says it now has more than half a billion registered users, after adding 100m in the last six months.
Comic-Con 2010: Fans are the real heroes for filmmakers
The convention, which enters its 40th year, has become one of Hollywood’s most important showcases, for fans and filmmakers.
Taylor Swift to chat live from Nashville
Taylor Swift is going to be talking live from Nashville about her upcoming album at 5 p.m. ET. /2 p.m. PT/
First look: ‘Hellboy: The Storm’ wraps the big red guy in royalty
‘Hellboy’ creator Mike Mignola never intended for his paranormal-investigating demon to be a very deep character.
A little back-and-forth with Susan Sarandon
Her ping-pong club, Spin, and the Emmys are occupying a lot of her time.
Final Word: Check this out, and make it snappy!
The self-checkout machines at grocery stores speak with authority.
How did she get there?: Lindsay Lohan’s road to jail
A judge remanded actress Lindsay Lohan into custody to serve a 90-day jail term Tuesday after the actress violated the terms of her 2007 probation. …
Court grants Jennifer Aniston restraining order
A court has issued a temporary restraining order to Jennifer Aniston against a man who authorities say traveled cross-country in a delusional …
Critic’s Corner Wednesday: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
The final six are scheduled to perform tonight on summer’s best reality show, So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, 8 ET/PT), and the question fans …
Nielsens: Ratings rise for ‘Closer’; new low for All-Star Game
The sixth-season premiere of TNT’s top-rated The Closer claimed 7.7 million viewers Monday, up from 7.1 million for last summer’s start.
Hoarding goes four-legged in Animal Planet’s ‘Confessions’
The network’s six-episode series offers a gut-wrenching look at a disturbing affliction, another outgrowth of packrat behavior.
July 21, 1911: Media Messenger McLuhan Born
Media theorist Marshall McLuhan escapes the medium of the womb to become a foundational messenger for the future. His scholarly analyses like The Mechanical Bride, The Gutenberg Galaxy, Understanding Media, The Medium Is the Massage encode pop culture and postmodernism’s cultural and economic dominance from the 20th century onward.
Set Up Your Speakers for Better Sound
You paid big bucks for a boomin’ system, so why does it sound like doo-doo? Improper speaker placement is usually to blame for poor sound. Solve that problem with this advice.
Geek Culture’s 26 Most Awesome Female Ass-Kickers
A minority presence in sci-fi and action realms even in 2010, women warriors remain the exception to the guy-centric rule in film, TV, videogames and comic books. Here’s a look at some of the top feminine fighters in popular culture.
Apple Is the New Microsoft, Part 2
Apple surpassed Microsoft two months ago as the world’s most highly valued tech company, and is now challenging the Redmond giant on another key metric: In a blowout third quarter, AAPL posted record revenue of $15.7 billion, which should be close to or exceed what Microsoft reports Thursday.
5 Things That Could Topple Facebook’s Empire
Facebook’s about to announce it has 500 million users and looks unstoppable. Here’s five things that could plausibly (or implausibly) undo the social network’s net prominence.
Old School, Art Deco and Oh So Cool
This gorgeous machine, built in 1936 and recently restored, makes every modern custom motorcycle look like crap.
Get Free Design Advice From Czech Web Experts
A group of design experts called Not Pixel Perfect Yet is offering free web-design advice. They’ll post a screen shot of your website on Facebook and critique it publicly. Others can learn from the remarks and join in the conversation.
Exclusive: Tribbles Infest Alamo Drafthouse’s New ‘Star Trek’ Posters
Limited-edition art prints featuring Spock, Uhura and sci-fi’s most lovable critter scourge go on sale Friday.
Information Is Best Weapon in ‘Blacklight: Tango Down’
An iPhone app inspires the data-driven warfare in Zombie Studios’ new first-person shooter. Fanciful armaments like the Digi-grenade will really mess with your Hyper Reality Visor on the battlefield of the future.
Time Travel Without the Grandfather Paradox
Any theory of time travel has to confront the devastating “grandfather paradox,” in which a traveler jumps back in time and kills his grandfather, which prevents his own existence, which then prevents the murder in the first place. This theory simply outlaws grandfather-killing.
Dizzee lands Mercury nomination
Past-winner Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller and newcomers The XX are among the nominations for this year’s Mercury Prize.
Lindsay Lohan begins prison term
US actress Lindsay Lohan is taken into custody in Los Angeles to serve a sentence for probation violation.
Poet Heaney up for £10,000 prize
Irish poet Seamus Heaney is is among six poets on the shortlist for the 19th Forward Prize for Poetry worth £10,000.
Bullock gets ‘stalker’ injunction
Actress Sandra Bullock obtains a temporary restraining order against a man accused of stalking her since 2003.
Fry to front BBC language shows
Actor and writer Stephen Fry is to front a new five-part BBC Two documentary series exploring language, he reveals.
‘Tome Raider’ jailed over thefts
A man dubbed the “Tome Raider” after he stole rare books valued at £1m is sent back to jail for taking 13 antique volumes from a London library.
Obama: UK link is truly special
US President Barack Obama declares his country’s relationship with the UK “truly special”, following a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron.
Supreme Court pick wins first vote
The Senate Judiciary committee confirms Elena Kagan, President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick, sending the nomination to the full Senate.
Lindsay Lohan begins prison term
US actress Lindsay Lohan is taken into custody in Los Angeles to serve a sentence for probation violation.
Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
The US secretary of state and defence secretary visit the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, in a show of support of Seoul.
