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Actress Terry Hatcher arrives for the Vienna opera ball on January 31, 2008 in Vienna, Austria. via WETM-TV Elmira

“He's a master of body language and tone of voice”

New York - How do you prove you're a virgin in the town that inspired Sex And The City? The producers of an off-Broadway show are giving away free tickets to anyone who can demonstrate his or her chastity. via Daily News

The Pulitzer Prize for drama was awarded Monday to Tracy Letts for his brutal and dark comedy, "August: Osage County." Bob Dylan won a special music citation. via WTOP

Campaign 2008: Get the latest news, video, and polls! Sen. Hillary Clinton's bid to be the Democratic presidential nominee is getting harder, as another superdelegate announced plans to support her rival. via Channel 103.1

“The turquoise waters are warming up to their typical perfect swimming temperatures of 80 degrees and the snorkeling is incredible with recent sightings of turtles, spotted eagle rays and more tropical fish than you can name swimming along the reefs.”

Puzzled by the pricing of his packages to Cancun and nearby, I placed a call to Monsieur Jacques Abitan, president of the long-established Vacation Travel Mart of Miami , and asked, "How could a week on the ... via The Ledger

“Fortunately, that is changing.”

BREWING UP: New Yorkers are becoming more sophisticated in their coffee drinking habits and boutique coffee shops are springing up to meet the growing trend. via Manawatu Evening Standard

“Over the course of the weekend he recognized he needed to step aside as chief strategist.”

Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, left the campaign Sunday after it was disclosed he met with representatives of the Colombian government to help promote a free trade agreement Clinton opposes.

'After the events of the last few days, Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as chief strategist of the Clinton Campaign,' campaign manager Maggie Williams said in a statement released Sunday. 'Mark, and Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates, Inc. will continue to provide polling and advice to the campaign.' Read more

“I was waiting to go into Clive's office”

Angie Aparo, with Annie Boxell and Matt Hamilton Cost: $12 Age limit: 21+ Full event details Angie Aparo It's been a long while since Angie Aparo literally cried. via Post and Courier

New York City's obesity and diabetes rates are rising faster than in the rest of the country, a city health department study said.

New York's obesity and diabetes rates each jumped by 17 percent between 2002 and 2004, according to the city Department of Health and Hygiene study. The national obesity rate rose by 6 percent during the same time period, while the diabetes rate held steady nationally at 7 percent, according to the study, published in this month's issue of the journal Preventing Chronic Disease. Read more

“The irony here is that had NYRA used the bidding process and concluded that Getnick & Getnick was the most qualified firm, NYRA would have had a reasonable basis for hiring the firm”

The New York Racing Association violated state law when it hired the law firm that had served as a court-appointed monitor to help NYRA avoid a federal indictment, according to the State Investigations ... via Press & Sun-Bulletin

Taste T.O. is pleased to announce that we're teaming up with fine food & drink import agency, Roland + Russell , and Ontario's premier craft beer website, The Bar Towel , to co-present a pair of tasting events ... via Taste T.O.

“I think we're in trouble. If you've got kids on YouTube and parents on iPlayer and other things going on, it all starts to go very slow.”

Online video and streaming TV are draining the internet's capacity and clogging its copper arteries. via Guardian Unlimited

Blues-rock duo the Black Keys recently played the Rialto Theatre. The band is getting a lot of good response from its latest album, "Attack And Release," which was produced by Danger Mouse of Gnarls Barkley ... via AZNightBuzz.com

“You hear a lot about foreclosure and the thousands of families who are being forced out”

Published: Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 5:32 a.m. Unable to sell his Detroit home, Sam Kirkland has been kept apart from his wife in Phoenix. via StarNewsOnline.com

“They raised short-term interest rates far too much a year or two ago, then were too slow in starting to reduce them. Secondly, they were out to lunch on their responsibility for overseeing mortgage markets, particularly for single-family mortgages.”

From left, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox, Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Robert Steel, and Federal Reserve Bank of New York ... via The Florida Times-Union

“I can't believe all the paparazzi. It's really exciting”

Reuters Rumors of a marriage between hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and singer-actress Beyonce drew swarms of media to the street outside his penthouse on Friday, even as speculation swirled about the possibility of a ... via ABS-CBN News

“The Clintons have now made public 30 years of tax returns, a record matched by few people in public service. None of Hillary Clinton's presidential opponents have revealed anything close to this amount of personal financial information”

Democrat Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have made $109 million since leaving the White House, including $51 million in speech income for Bill Clinton, according to eight years ... via The Boston Globe

“I have done everything in this place. I'm really, really going to miss this place, but what can we do?”

The overheated New York real estate market has claimed another classic diner. Alex Nunez serves a customer at the Cheyenne diner in New York, Wednesday April 2, 2008. via Times Leader

“I don't think on stage, I feel”

WHO would have thought that the Rolling Stones would turn into the house band for the plutocracy, singing at a benefit for the Clinton Foundation with a cluster of hedge-fund hotties front and center? Who would ... via Los Angeles Times

Rapper Remy Ma isn't letting jail derail her wedding plans. The Grammy-nominated artist aims to marry her fiance, fellow rapper Papoose, at the city's Rikers Island jail while she awaits her sentencing for shooting a friend she suspected of stealing $3,000, lawyer Ivan Fisher said.

'They're much in love,' Fisher said. 'They're very committed to each other, and they had intended to marry one way or another.'

Remy Ma, whose real name is Remy Smith, was convicted last month of assault, weapon possession and attempted coercion in the July 2007 shooting after a party at a Manhattan nightclub. Read more