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'Top Chef' venture inspires foodie tourists
A walking-tour inspired by Top Chef is gaining popularity in New York.
John Mayer apologises for <i>Playboy</i> interview
John Mayer is once again making news with his mouth, not his music, calling his ex Jessica Simpson 'sexual napalm' in a new interview.
<i>Jay Leno Show</i> officially over
Jay Leno has ushered out one of television's biggest flops without sentiment during the final night of his prime-time experiment.
Andy Roddick's wife lands <i>Sports Illustrated</i> cover shoot
Model Brooklyn Decker has landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year.
Rapper Lil Wayne sentencing delayed
Lil Wayne's sentencing has been delayed until March 2 due to dental surgery, his attorney has announced.
Canada: Chill out in city embracing the Olympic dream
Vancouver has far more going for it than just winter sports, writes Jeremy Hainsworth.
Beer can strengthen bones, study suggests
The silicon present in beer helps improve bone mineral density, scientists say.
Facebook gets yet another new face
Facebook has started rolling out a new front page design which emphasises chat and applications, and includes display advertising.
A quick word with: Gabourey Sidibe
Sidibe plays the title character in the movie, an obese, illiterate, teenage mother from a highly dysfunctional family in 1980s Harlem.
No charges against Madoff's UK operation
No one from the UK arm of Bernard Madoff's fraudulent investment business will face prosecution, the Serious Fraud Office has decided.
Rudd faces hard fight to stay in power
Obama's visit will give badly needed boost in election year.
Obama: Era of 'monopoly money' over
US President Barack Obama has unveiled a budget that forecast a record deficit of $1.56 trillion (NZ$2.2 trillion) this year.