Thursday, September 30, 2010

In Touch Exclusive:Lindsay's A-List pal - "I thought things had changed"

LindsayLohan0924.jpg Just hours after her return to jail, Lindsay Lohan's close friend, The A-List: New York reality star Derek Lloyd Saathoff, is praying her latest legal drama will finally force the troubled actress to change her life - for good. "I hope this will be the end of it," Derek exclusively tells In Touch. "It's difficult to watch; I just want the best for her. She will hopefully turn over a new leaf." After meeting with Lindsay just last week, the modeling agent thought his friend of seven years was on the straight and narrow. "When I saw her, I thought things had changed. She was optimistic that she could pull things together," he adds. What a difference a week makes! Lindsay, who recently violated her probation by failing two drug tests, is now in custody in Lynwood, Calif., after being denied bail. Catch Derek's new series, The A-List: New York, on Logo on October 4 at 10 p.m. ET.

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mrbrown: sleepless and Internetless in Tokyo

Internet cafe in Tokyo

I am in Tokyo and writing this on my iPhone in a cafe. I know, you are asking why I am in Tokyo and not Singapore, and why I am not doing this on a proper computer.

Let's deal with the easy question first. I am in Tokyo because my wife and I are here partly for work reasons and partly on vacation.

I have been here for three nights and already I am in love with Tokyo.

The second question, why am I doing my column in a cafe on my iPhone, that is a longer story.

Free wireless, it?s a basic human right

It started because the hotel I am staying in, a swanky five-star Shibuya hotel that shall remain unnamed, charges �1,050 (US$12.50 and S$16.50) for a day of Internet in the room.

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Tales from a mixed-heritage indie band in Tokyo: Sunset Drive

making it as a band in Japan
For others in this series, including budding model Dora Yoder, martial arts fighter Stewart Fulton and fashion designer Leanne Yew, click here.

Meet: Sunset Drive, three guys in their 20s, New Zealand

Aspiration: To provide an alternative to the generic pop music that dominates Japanese charts

An alien environment

It?s the second-largest music market in the world -- so what band wouldn?t want to crack Japan? But for non-Japanese bands, Japan is not so easy.

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Docomo users get first quake warning via their mobile phones

japanese mobile phone earthquake warning

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Fukushima set off alarm bells in Tokyo yesterday. But this time the warning sounds came from the mobile phones of Docomo users.  

Area Mail

According to Asiajin, it was the first test in Tokyo of the leading mobile phone operator's early warning system.

Apparently Twitter was then inundated with tens of thousands of comments by local people recognizing the new alarm, or being baffled by the new sound their mobiles were making.

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Things to do in Shanghai during October Holiday week

October Holiday has always been a bit awkward. Stuffed halfway between summer and fall, the week off seems unnecessary and stressful. Where will you go? What will you do?

Since flights are expensive, hotels are full, and Hangzhou hasn?t gotten any more interesting, why don?t you just relax in your cosmopolitan back yard?

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Michael Jackson Releasing Music From The Grave

MICHAEL JACKSON is set to invade the charts from beyond the grave – a posthumous album featuring 10 never-before-heard songs from the King of Pop will be released this November (10).
At the time of his death, Jackson had reportedly left hard drives filled with previously unreleased music.
The Thriller hitmaker’s former manager Frank [...]

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Bristol Palin Fuels Up for Another Day of Dancing

She’s currently consumed with long days on the dancefloor, but Bristol Palin was able to fit in a quick break to refuel at McDonald’s in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday afternoon (September 29). The daughter of former VP candidate Sarah Palin headed into the fast food eatery to order up a deliciously nutritious salad before [...]

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