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Lighting it up the Ways Kids Love

Atul — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:20:49 +0000

That little bit of glitter is always a favorite with the tots and they love patina around them in some form or the other. Therefore, these unique switch designs from illumination manufacturer Simon will be an instant hit with the kids. The first...

Boba Fett costume built using LEGO bricks

Jaiyant Cavale — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:53:56 +0000

The world is a crazy place and we all know that too well. Here is a guy, Simon, who is old enough to be able to mod choppers and build DIY kits for gadgets. However, he chose to create a Boba Fett costume all for himself using LEGO bricks. He...

Michael Phelps to write new book

AP — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:52:39 +0000

Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced...

Memoir coming from Madonna's brother

AP — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:50:59 +0000

The mystery is solved: Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, is writing a memoir about his sister, to be released in mid-July by Simon & Schuster with a first printing of 350,000, the publisher told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The publisher had...

Publisher offers 5,000 more books for Kindle

AP — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:43:30 +0000

Amazon.com said Friday that publisher Simon & Schuster Inc. will make 5,000 more books available for the Amazon Kindle wireless reader, bumping to 125,000 the number of titles users can download and read.The announcement came ahead of an...

Best-selling book brings back painful memories for Simon

AP — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:46:06 +0000

Carly Simon didn’t find it easy reading “Girls Like Us,” the nonfiction best-seller which interweaves her life story with those of fellow singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Carole King.Simon was the only one of the three who...

Carly Simon charts new course with Brazilian-inspired CD

AP — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:17:32 +0000

Carly Simon was worried about preserving her voice as she rehearsed for her first public performance of tunes from her new CD, but she couldn’t restrain herself as she got swept away singing the sexy title song, “This Kind of Love.”Tall and slender,...

Carly Simon: Nobody does it better than Brooke on `Idol'

AP — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:06:58 +0000

Carly Simon has more than a passing interest in this season’s “American Idol” and leaves no mystery about who’s her favorite remaining finalist _ Brooke White.Simon was tipped to turn on the television at her home in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., the...

Pegg Plays Scotty in `Star Trek' Movie

AP — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:15:19 +0000

Simon Pegg won’t be beaming up any differences for his take on starship Enterprise’s chief engineer “Scotty” in the upcoming “Star Trek” film.”I am playing `Scotty,’ but James Doohan is `Scotty,’” Pegg told The Associated Press at the “Run...

Simon Suspended 30 Games; Isles Lose 2-1

AP — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:22:27 +0000

Chris Simon is setting records it seems only he can break.They’re not tainted, yet certainly most unwanted. The New York Islanders enforcer, who by many accounts is a true gentleman off the ice, just isn’t able to behave on it. Now he...