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IOL (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
By Gregory KatzLondon - Talk about an apprentice. Prince Charles, who turns 60 today, has spent 56 years waiting to become king.The longest-waiting heir in British history is to ascend to the throne only when his mother dies or steps down.Queen Elizabeth threw a birthday party for him at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. The Philharmonia Orchestra, of which the prince is patron, played for...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Stolen Shakespeare folio suspect re-arrestedBy GREGORY KATZLONDON -- The curious case of a stolen First Folio of Shakespeare's plays took a new twist Thursday when police in northeast England re-arrested the prime suspect for more questioning.Police in Durham said new evidence had been found.The mystery involves a collection of the plays published in 1623 that was stolen from the Durham...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Last updated November 6, 2008 10:22 a.m. PTStolen Shakespeare folio suspect re-arrestedBy GREGORY KATZLONDON -- The curious case of a stolen First Folio of Shakespeare's plays took a new twist Thursday when police in northeast England re-arrested the prime suspect for more questioning.Police in Durham said new evidence had been found.The mystery involves a collection of the plays published...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Last updated November 5, 2008 7:33 a.m. PTBritish paper drops topless Page 3 girl for ObamaBy GREGORY KATZLONDON -- Readers of Britain's popular Sun tabloid got a surprise Wednesday: When they opened their paper, they found a photo of Barack Obama instead of the traditional topless "Page 3 girl."The president-elect was fully clothed and looked dignified in an editorial space usually reserved...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
British media buzz over Tory scandal allegationBy GREGORY KATZLONDON -- It was a potent mix: a Greek holiday isle, the scorching summer sun, a Russian oligarch with a huge yacht, and some of Britain's top politicians.When trouble hit back home, it wasn't sex or drugs. It was money - an allegation that the opposition Conservative Party's second most powerful figure solicited an illegal...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
Last updated October 17, 2008 12:20 p.m. PTPolls in 8 countries show wide Obama supportBy GREGORY KATZLONDON -- If the world beyond America's shores had a say, it seems clear that Barack Obama would win the presidential election by something approaching a landslide.That is the key finding of a coordinated series of newspaper polls conducted in eight countries and published Friday in Britain's...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
Ringo Starr: No more fan mailBy GREGORY KATZLONDON -- Ringo Starr doesn't want to hear from you. If you do write, your letter will end up in the trash. That's the message from Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr. After 45 years of stardom, he doesn't want to spend any more time answering mail or sending signed photos back to fans.The fan fatigue led the former Beatles drummer to post a sometimes...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Last updated October 11, 2008 8:38 a.m. PTPublication of 'Jewel of Medina' delayed in UKBy GREGORY KATZLONDON -- A British company has delayed publication of a controversial novel about one of the Prophet Muhammad's wives after its offices were fire-bombed, a magazine reported Saturday.The Bookseller magazine said on its Web site that Gibson Square publishing has decided to postpone the...
