Norah Jones opened the Gent Jazz 2010 festival on July 7th - in the nice historic setting of De Bijloke in Gent. Nice weather, good accomodations (including the sound system) which made for an enjoyable evening. Certainly a better setting for Norah Jones then Vorst Nationaal where she played a few days earlier. Her concert at Gent Jazz covered both her popular hits as well as a broad selection of her latest album - without being a spectacular concert it was still one I'll remember for the combination of the music, the atmosphere, the venue and the nice crowd. Click here to read more »

Here's the story: 12-year old Michael Greyson performs Lady Gaga's Paparazzi at his Sixth Grade School event - an impressive piano driven cover. Solo, in front of his classmates. Someone records it on mobile video, about one million people go look at it on YouTube, and the Fox Networks decides to give this video a spot on their 10pm news. The result: just three days later the online video has 13 million views (and counting), Michael is invited at talkshows, and lives the American Dream. Click here to read more »

Weekends are supposed to be fun. So how about throwing a party on Friday, attending a concert on Saturday, and some outlet shopping on Sunday ? Check, check, and check. Add some great friends - and it sounds like the recipe for a great weekend. And it was. Click here to read more »

Last night, we went to see The Ghost Writer, Roman Polanski's latest movie, in Raleigh's Independant Rialto Theater. A nice cast (Kim 'Sex In The City' Cattrall, Pierce 'James Bond' Brosnan, busy bee Ewan McGregor, ...), an engaging story which sounds all to familiar, and of course a bit of US (and UK) bashing as could be expected from the director. In total: 90 minutes of entertainment and suspense. No need to go and see this in 3D, on IMAX, or other technological gadgets: the storyline and actors make this movie worthwhile by itself ! Click here to read more »

The official event poster and a doll-re-enactment... nice ! Now, if only we could stage this with a real person (as a third version). Click here to read more »