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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Book Review: Sedaris' humor hums in latest collection of essays
David Sedaris is the last person you'd want to sit next to on a plane, and he'd tell you so himself. In one of the funniest moments of his latest book, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames"(2008), the comic essayist struggles to enjoy flying in the "Business Elite" section of the plane, while sitting next to a man on his way to a funeral.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Book Review: Students collaborate to support, tell stories of Ethopian AIDS orphans
On a summer service learning trip to Ethiopia, Ben Beisswenger '09 and Zoe Dmitrovsky '09 were struck by the optimism of the children they encountered. In the new book "An Unlikely Family" (2008), these students and their coauthors bring this sense of hope to an American audience that happens to have hope on the mind.

Book review: 'Remix' calls for a truce in the copyright wars
Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig argues that the entertainment industry should let fans copy their products and create something new.

Television - Entertainment
'Moko' was historian Michael King's first ever book, and a milestone in New Zealand publishing.

Entertainment
A woman who claims she had a seven-year affair with Gordon Ramsay claims the celebrity chef has had two other lovers. Sarah Symonds - author of the book Having An Affair?

Will Mumbai terror attacks change Bollywood?
Will the slowdown in showbiz be the only reaction or would tinsel-town denizens take a leaf out of Hollywood's book and take stock of the social purpose of entertainment?

Arts & Entertainment:
Comedians were a dime a dozen in the days of silent film, but great comedians were precious and few. The judgment of history has left us maybe a half-dozen top-notch talents, and just a few of those names are much remembered today.

Television - Entertainment
The owner of an Auckland internet cafe has been arrested after police say they found he was showing blockbuster films that had not been released.

World News In Brief

All Blacks' coach hails 'intriguing' World Cup draw
New Zealand coach Graham Henry said the prospect of the All Blacks facing Kiwi heartbreakers France in the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup was "intriguing".

Rugby World Cup draw may not be kind to Canada whatever happens
The shortest road to the 2011 Rugby World Cup could end up being the most painful for Canada.

It?s Still Making the World Go ?Round
Niall Ferguson?s latest book, ?The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World,? went to press in May 2008, but it shrewdly anticipates many aspects of the current financial crisis.

World markets slump on economic gloom
World stocks slumped Monday, giving up about half of last week's gains after a raft of weak economic data from the U.S., Europe and elsewhere renewed fears that the global economy is in the midst of a prolonged economic downturn.

World AIDS Day 2008: Much accomplished, much to do
When we commemorated the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, we had little to celebrate.

Governments tackle HIV stigma on World AIDS Day
Governments across the globe pledged Monday to step up the fight against HIV, promising to bankroll treatment programmes on the 20th annual World AIDS Day.

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