Paul Auster writes splendidly about disaffected, damaged people, usually alienated from society in some way, often isolated, physically and/or psychologically.

P. Diddy is to play a detective in US TV series Hawaii Five-0.

You probably don't want to mess with Luigi 'Baby Shacks' Manocchio, who has just pleaded not guilty to charges of extorting cash 'protection' payments from New England's strip clubs.

Three years after the death of her lover Heath Ledger, actress Michelle Williams has an Oscar nomination. The Hollywood star talks candidly to Tim Teeman about grief, her daughter, her mania for cleaning — and her new film.

How much you'll enjoy this novel from American actor and comedian Steve Martin will depend on how engaged you are with recent art history.

Emerging squash talent Joelle King has guaranteed herself a healthy payday in New York.

The slaughter in Tucson, in statistical terms, was pretty routine as US shooting sprees go.

Aidan is a thirty-something professional blogger, living a low-rent version of the high-life in post-9/11 New York. His relationship with his journalist girlfriend, Cressida, is strained; he's stuck in a bit of a rut.

Police in Long Island, New York fear they may have a serial killer on their hands.

Be true to yourself, and keep your inner Madoff where he belongs.

He is from another era of current affairs television and tonight (Friday afternoon NZ time) that era will end.

After a break, the Black Keys are back with an album they consider their best to date.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are an unlikely pairing of figureheads in the fight to save the tiger.

The FBI is planning further raids on hedge funds suspected of involvement in an insider trading scam, as a three-year investigation enters its final stages, with prosecutors aiming to make arrests and lay charges within the next few weeks.

Mickey Drexler, who turned Gap into the epitome of Nineties casual, is fronting a $3.9 billion takeover bid for J Crew.

Charlie Sheen is suing the porn star who was with him when he smashed up a New York hotel room last month.

Lights, cameras, action: Chris Reed goes on location in New York.

The economic recession and increasing awareness about environmental and ethical concerns have spurred many in the fashion industry to look more closely at its image.

Rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena, who jogged the tunnels while trapped underground, has completed the New York Marathon.

The high-profile Vogue editor says being sacked from a job at Harper's Bazaar was 'a great learning experience'.

Remember touch-screen tablets? For indeed, Apple did not invent the touchscreen tablet. But before iPads, the category was a clear failure.