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The Shocking Demise of Alexander the GreatWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:24PMThe start of New York Fashion Week was rocked by the news on February 11 of the suicide of designer Alexander McQueen, who’d apparently hung himself in his Mayfair apartment in London.

A Job Interview to End All Job InterviewsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:18PMIn James Hynes’s new novel, a middle-aged man on a one-day trip to Austin for a job interview comes full to life at long last and puts an end to his long, long phase of arrested development.

Lake Elmo Regional Art Center growing its presenceWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:17PMLAKE ELMO - Residents who attended last week's Lake Elmo City Council meeting found a bit more than zoning maps adorning the walls. A French sidewalk scene, a painting of thick woods and several other pieces of art hung prominently behind the council members, allowing attendees to admire the art in between listening to discussions over water-rate policies and wireless telecommunications ...

Dutch duo behind Fantastic Man launch sister titleWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:15PMThis morning, I started my day in the local Pret A Manger huddled over a skinny latte and a gay porn magazine called Butt. I can't think of many porn mags, gay or straight, that I'd be happy to read at 8.30am in Pret, if at all. But then Butt, with its apparently unpretentious Courier typeface, small format and smiling cover boy isn't really like the rest. Did I mention that it's printed on ...

Elderly Ont. man charged in shooting death of OPP officerWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:04PMThe Ontario Provincial Police have charged 70-year-old Fred Preston of Sundridge, Ont., with first-degree murder in the death of OPP Const. Vu Pham.

Small Ont. community mourning, in disbelief, after shootingWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:48PMAs one family prepared to bury slain Ontario Provincial Police Const. Vu Pham, another family was still reeling from the news a former politician, described as a loving father, is the suspect following a dramatic southern Ontario shootout earlier this week.

Palmerton District continues to construct 2010-11 spending planWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:46PMPalmerton Area School District continues in vain to construct next year's spending plan. The school board's Budget and Finance Committee on Tuesday held the second in a series of four meetings to cull together the 2010-11 budget.

Cookie Craze en FrançaisWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:38PMAs the century turned, Americans were completely sugar high for the cupcake. After hyperstylish Carrie Bradshaw enjoyed a retro, pink-frosted cupcake from Magnolia Bakery on an episode of Sex and the City , the fashion world became smitten with the little East Village bakery.

Regarding ‘The Nose’ and the Eye and the EarWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:38PMThree critics for The New York Times discuss the music, the art and the literary threads of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of the Shostakovich opera “The Nose.”