NY state Court of Appeals says a contract is a contract.

I think Utah is taken by the Mormons.

Since we are all about opinions, and our readers have just as valid opinions as we do, we are beginning a book, CD, movie, video, etc discussion group. We will discuss one topic each week on Fridays, rotating between books, CDs, new movies or TV, and DVD/video. One blogcritic will …

The Direct Marketing Association seeks to protect you from Nigerian widows: The DMA announced today that it would pursue legislation as the latest tactic in the battle against the rising volume of spam inundating consumers’ e-mailboxes. Today’s action is another proactive step by The DMA to control the growth of …

Last night Dawn and I went to a Halloween party – she was Courtney Love and I was Kurt Cobain. No one recognized us – they just thought she was a whore and I was Jeff Spicoli. How soon they forget. We are once again in tune with the zeitgeist: …

And you thought he was acting all drunk and horny in The Sopranos: Locked in a nasty divorce battle, and in damage-control mode after a lurid tabloid story, James Gandolfini, a two-time Emmy winner for channeling Mob boss Tony Soprano’s conflicted soul on HBO’s The Sopranos, has gone public with …

Harpist for the great Irish band dies at 66: Derek Bell, the versatile musician best known for playing harp in the Chieftains, has died in Phoenix. He was 66. His death was announced Thursday. The cause and time of death were unknown at press time. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, …

A very lengthy profile of Television Without Pity (who have linked us in the past – thanks) in the NY Times mag, ignored by the industry no more: Sarah D. Bunting and Tara Ariano are obscure names in the high-stakes world of Hollywood TV production. They are anything but L.A. …

Spurred by convenience and last-minute bargains, millions use the Internet to book travel: Statistics help tell part of the story: more than 61 million households in the United States will book travel online this year, according to Forrester Research, a technology consultant. They will spend roughly $20 billion on those …

Midwest bands take note: The Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy, in partnership with ASCAP, presents the Midwest Professional Education Series: Demo Review Panel & Contest Monday, November 4, 2002 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. @ Beachland Ballroom 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH Unsigned artists are invited to submit their …