• Bates Motel finale Talk about it

  first kill, mind you. That happened before the pilot — as far as we know, Norman attacking his father was his firsthomicidalbreak. But this was different: This was Norman being comforted by an older woman and then coerced by his ';mother'; into slashing her throat. That’s right: Our budding psycho offed sweet, pre-pedophiliac Miss Watson in Monday’s finale, which also ...

• Oscar Pistorius rules return to sport in 2013

  Oscar Pistorius has turned his back on athletics for the rest of the year to focus on fighting the murder charge hanging over him. The South African's agent Peet van Zyl told Press Association Sport the 26 year old was not mentally ready to return to competition as he awaits trial, charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend. Instead, the athlete has turned down a number of ...

• FEATURE-In the Hamptons catering to the rich and their dogs is good business

  By Beth Pinsker EAST HAMPTON, New York | Tue May 21, 2013 12:59am EDT EAST HAMPTON, New York May 21 (Reuters) - Judging by early demand for everything from doggie daycare to Ferrari rentals and fine art, rich Americans are going to make this a strong summer in one of their favorite playgrounds - the beach towns on the eastern end of Long Island collectively known as the Hamptons. With ...

• Mt. Lebanon School District to charge for sports extracurriculars

  The Mt. Lebanon School Board passed an $83.16 million budget on Monday night, instituting fees ranging from $5 to $40 per year for students participating in sports and extracurricular ...

• UPI Sports Calendar for Tuesday May 21

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• Sports Briefing | Golf Guan Tianlang to Play at Jack Nicklauss Memorial Tournament

  Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who became the youngest player to make the cut in a major championship when he finished 58th at the Masters, has accepted an exemption to play at Jack ...

• Sports Briefing | Track and Field Oscar Pistorius Will Not Compete This Year

  Oscar Pistorius, the South African Paralympic champion who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete this year, his coach said Monday. His agent had previously said the world championships in Moscow were ...

• Sports Briefing | Cycling Denis Menchov of Russia Retires From Cycling

  The former Giro ...

• Sports Briefing | Horse Racing More Horses Test Positive for Steroids

  Seven more horses owned by the Godolphin stable, owned by Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, tested positive for steroids, the British racing authorities said. They include Encke, a 25-1 shot who won the 2012 St. Leger. A test on Encke after the race was ...

• Sports Briefing | Table Tennis Another Table Tennis World Title for Zhang Jike

  Zhang Jike sealed a hat trick of major titles when he beat a fellow Chinese, Wang Hao, 4-2, in the final of the world championships in Paris. Zhang, who had also beaten Wang in the 2011 world championships final and the 2012 Olympic final, prevailed, 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 14-12, 5-11, ...

• Saladin Ambar Luhrmanns Gatsby From Old Sport to Dude in 143 minutes

  -- we're never quite certain about just who our protagonist is. "Call me Ishmael." Well, if you say so. Fitzgerald was one in a long line of writers who honed in on the mystery and eccentricity of American reinvention -- and its failures. Fitzgerald just captured it best. And like the novel, Baz Luhrmann's work does so on its own terms. It is a beautiful film. Those shirts ...

• The death of Maria Stubbings

  Maria Stubbings called for help many times, long before she was strangled with a dog lead by her ex-boyfriend and left under a pile of coats in the downstairs toilet. Her killer, Marc Chivers, had already been arrested for assaulting her and breaking into her home when he opened the door to the police and told them all was well. They believed him and left a card for the mother-of-two, asking her ...

• Gyms For Women Sell More Than Fitness

  . Standing in the atrium leading from the lobby -- where you can order a $10 "Flirtini," a $12 Long Island, or a $30 sangria carafe at the full bar -- to the locker room -- where the towels are a shocking shade of pink, the walls are coated in sliver glitter, and the flat irons are plentiful -- I couldn't figure out what this particular "un-gym," as it's billed, ...

• DWTS finals Its on

  It’s on! Zendaya and Val, Kellie and Derek, Aly and Mark, and Jacoby and Karina each dance three times in tonight’s season 16 finals — a ballroom style chosen for them by the judges, a Cha Cha Relay (just 40 seconds for each couple), and the much revered/dreaded Freestyle round, which can notoriously make or break a Sparkalien’s chances for THE COVETED MIRRORBALL TROPHY ...

• Sing Your Face Off cast is...

  cast member Darrell Hammond and pop singer Debbie Gibson. And the show’s contestants learning to perform the hits of famous music stars are ex-Skid Row frontman and heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach, comedian Jon Lovitz, Toronto Raptors player Landry Fields, teenage Disney Channel actress-singer China Anne McClain and former soap star Lisa ...

• Grapefruit brightens dark winter days

  There's no question that pink and red grapefruit varieties add a burst of sunshine during the shorter, darker and colder days.One recent morning, I halved the grapefruit, sprinkled the flesh with light brown sugar and cinnamon and then grilled it until the sugar was bubbly and golden brown.Even my children loved it.Nutritionally speaking, red and pink grapefruits are crammed with vitamins C ...

• Aussie picker the king of treasure hunts

  Lucas Callaghan, the co-host of new antiques show Aussie Pickers, has a nose for a bargain like a bloodhound.He has spent the past seven years hunting for treasures at auction houses, garage sales and opportunity shops and in people's backyards, sheds and attics."At an auction I bought a door by an artist Anthony Hill, an Aboriginal artist. It's painted on the door of the Range ...

• Sports world keeps eye on Oklahoma tornado

  Kevin Durant is among a group of sports stars and coaches who are expressing concern for the victims of a massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday.Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the ...

• Gambling promotions during sports broadcasts to be banned by commercial TV

  Australia's peak commercial television group has opposed South Australia's move to ban promotion of gambling during televised sport, but says it will have a new national code enforcing a ban in place by August.South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says his Government at sports venues and during sports broadcasts.The move will have ramifications for broadcasters beaming national ...

• T Magazine In Conversation | Bruce Weber and Kathleen Turner on Becoming Mentors

  The fashion photographer Bruce Weber and the actress Kathleen Turner both have generous spirits and take obvious pleasure in their crafts. So they were perfect candidates to become mentors to talented high school students in the second season of HBO’s ...

• Last day levity Ala. House Dems sport bow ties

  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Members of the Democratic minority were inspired to show off their sartorial splendor on the last day of the legislative Session in honor of Mobile's Democratic Rep. Napoleon ...

• Buffy It was 10 years ago tonight...

  Image Credit: Richard Cartwright/THE WB It’s been 10 years since Buffy and the Scooby Gang defeated The First, leaving Sunnydale nothing but an imploded ...

• Disabled woman died after NHS blunders ombudsman finds

  A catalogue of mistakes by an out-of-hours GP service and a hospital contributed to the death of a young woman with physical and learning disabilities, ...

• Family of Maria Stubbings call for inquiry into police failings

  Maria Stubbings was murdered in her home in Chelmsford, Essex, in December 2008 by her former boyfriend Marc Chivers. Photograph: Essex ...

• GPs will face Ofsted-style inspections Jeremy Hunt announces

  Jeremy Hunt will also announce plans for each vulnerable elderly person to have a named NHS worker to co-ordinate their care. Photograph: Rex ...

• Parents warned sharing bed with babies increases risk of cot death

  A new study found breastfed babies under three months who sleep in their parents' beds face a significantly increased risk of cot death.Researchers estimate that 40 per cent of the 300 cot death cases in the UK each year could be prevented if parents only brought children into their beds for comfort and feeding, but not sleeping.Presently, NHS officials only advise parents against sharing ...

• Up to 50 people reportedly involved in melee outside Alameda sports bar

  ALAMEDA -- An El Cerrito man remains hospitalized after he was stabbed multiple times in the back during a melee involving up to 50 people early Sunday morning outside a sports bar, police said.Investigators are still piecing together what led up to the altercation outside Scobies Sports Bar & Grill at 2431 Central Ave. But the incident apparently began after an argument among about six ...

• EA Sports Cup wrap

  Chris Lyons dumped his home town club out of the EA Sports cup with a double at Dalymount Park as Bohemians beat Bray Wanderers 4-2 in extra-time to make the quarter-finals.Holders Drogheda United, Sligo Rovers and Cork City all eased through also. But St. Patrick's Athletic had to work hard to beat First Division bottom side Salthill Devon in extra-time at Drom while both Derry City and ...

• Tumblr Users Have All the Feels About Yahoo Acquisition

  Early this morning Yahoo announced it would be acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash - roughly a quarter of the purchase price Disney put up for Lucasfilm - and promised to ...

• American Sports Fanaticism Was Born in the Great Gatsby Era

  Sports became a U.S. obsession in a time when underground gamblers like Arnold Rothstein-the inspiration for Gatsby's World Series fixer Meyer ...

• Ray Manzarek of the Doors dies

  Image Credit: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Getty Images Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist for the Doors, passed away this morning in Germany, according to a statement from his publicist. The cause was bile duct cancer. As a member of the legendary rock band that formed in 1965 in Los Angeles and effectively ended with the death of frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 (though the group continued to ...

• Justin Bieber booed Will he listen

  Billboard Music Awards incident surely wasn’t the first time Justin Bieber has been booed, but even though he was wearing dark shades, it was clear he was shaken by the reaction. He pointed out to the crowd that he was still only 19 years old (even if it feels like we’ve had him in our lives for no less than four decades now), and that his level of success justified his victory. But ...

• Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

  WASHINGTON -; Doctors tell people with a heart-zapping device in their chests to give up intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. But lots of patients ignore that advice - and now new research is challenging ...

• Jay-Z Hires Football Agent To Represent Players At Roc Nation Sports

  Football agent Kimberly Miale is listed by the NFLPA as being associated with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports. The National Football League Players Association ...

• The Ultimate Don Draper Pitch Is Don Draper Seeing Mad Men Through Its Ads

  through the lens of the latest media campaign ofthe Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce advertising agency. A big shiny Clio Award to everyone out there who figured out what Don Draper was really trying to sell, and to whom he was really trying to sell it, before his long dark working-weekend of the soul came to an end. I didn’t. I’d taken Don’s bargain, and was far too absorbed by ...

• Spring sports teams performing well

  From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent ...

• Sports Ingwe TV deal with Zuku done without malice

  The company in a joint statement with Leopards insists their deal does not infringe on any other existing sponsorship deal. The two reaffirmed their partnership and said they remain committed to the development and airing of Kenya's first football fan television ...

• Sports Sports Cabinet Secretary Wario targets better show in Olympics

  Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Art Hassan Wario has sounded a warning to sports federations that preparations for Rio De Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016 must start ...

• Lifestyle MPs lower penalties on NHIF defaulters

  The MPs last week supported a motion sponsored by Kirinyaga Central MP Joseph Gitari, which sought the penalties surcharged to defaulters lowered from the current 500 per cent to 25 per cent on the grounds it was barely affordable to majority of Kenyans. Gitari said the punitive penalties should not apply to those in the informal sector, with most of them being vegetable and fruits vendors, ...

• Sports Highlights May 20-27

  /small-ad --> In the second round of the Southern Section/Ford playoffs, Santa Barbara High will host a baseball game and Dos Pueblos a softball game on Tuesday, May 21. Dos Pueblos is also alive in the baseball playoffs and will travel to Cypress. Santa Barbara will play in the State Regional boys volleyball tournament this week, visiting Eagle Rock in a quarterfinal match Tuesday night. ...

• Letters More social housing needed not sell-offs and mortgage subsidy

  Housing for Women's experience is that increasingly local authorities are placing women and their children who are victims of domestic violence in inappropriate private accommodation due to the lack of affordable housing. This is often outside the area where they have established support networks and children's schools and is particularly detrimental to their recovery and resettlement. ...

• Motherlode Blog Best Tool to Fight Childhood Obesity Your Kitchen

  In describing the many fronts in the ';war'; against obesity, Jane E. Brody, Well’s Personal Health columnist, is drawn inexorably to one conclusion: the road to a slimmer waistline starts in the home kitchen ...

• Council admits mistakes over Ukip foster parents storm

  children away from their Ukip-supporting foster parents has apologised over its handling of the case after a review concluded that mistakes were made but the decision was taken in the children's best ...

• 12 signs its a J.J. Abrams film

  J.J. Abrams loves mysteries. Long-running mysteries. Multifaceted mysteries. Mysteries of publicity. Mysteries inside of mysteries. He gave a whole speech once about ...

• Blood Ties Cannes review

  (1978). When Chris wanders into his old bar, the Ruby, and gives a brotherly hug to the manager, we can feel in our bones why it’s already over: The manager is played by Mark Mahoney, the legendary tattoo artist who wears his street cred like a second skin — he’s elegantly ravaged, and speaks in a rasp that’s equal parts junkie and Don Corleone — and he lures Chris ...

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