The St. Petersburg State Ballet Theater presented three ballets by the choreographer Leonid Jacobson. [read more]

At this time of the year I always find myself a little careworn around the edges, since it is now that the dreaded wedding anniversary peeks over the horizon and sticks out its tongue. These are rough waters for a chap, because things can become rather sticky if one is not vigilant in the extreme. [read more]

SANTA MONICA - Honeymoon in Hawaii? Not for Wesley Korir, who fell in love with L.A. a year ago and brought his new bride to town to see the sights - or, at the least, the sight that mattered. [read more]

Anastasia Virganskaya, granddaughter of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev secretly got married in Moscow last weekend, Lifeshowbiz.ru reported. [read more]

I clip each of my columns, date and number them and place them in folders, arranged by year. This column, for example, is No. 389. [read more]

The fake band and the fake film about them - don´t miss "This Is Spinal Tap" on Tuesday! With the tagline "Does for rock and roll what The Sound of Music did for hills," we wonder if you can possibly refuse this week´s SubCinema screening. The film in question is This Is Spinal Tap , a mockumentary about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap . That is, a fake documentary about a fake band ... [read more]

Edna Kiplagat of Kenya won the women's division of the 25th annual Los Angeles Marathon today, and a $100,000 bonus as top overall finisher, while countryman Wesley Korir was the fastest man for the second consecutive year. [read more]

At a certain point last summer, when snipers on rooftops began picking off police officers, Col. Mukhtar Mukhtarov’s wife blocked the door with her body and refused to let him leave home in his uniform. [read more]

WHISTLER -- Para-Nordic ski guide Robert D'Arras has looked at the Gorbounova family from both sides now. [read more]

Maybe she's been busy helping her daughter plan a wedding , or, you know, being Secretary of State, but it looks like someone is letting her hair grow out! [read more]