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...Only a few years ago British arts critics were bemoaning the theater's detachment from politics. Where were the plays that dealt with the big issues? Iraq changed that. "I think it has revived the fortunes of political theater," says Benedict Nightingale, theater critic for the Times of London. "Here's something people felt strongly about and playwrights are there to respond to that worry...
...unprecedented deal, Prince granted British tabloid the Mail on Sunday exclusive rights to distribute his new album as a freebie. Cutting out record stores, online sellers, and even his U.K. label, Sony BMG, he decided to take Planet Earth straight to the people, and all it cost them was the paper's $3 cover price. "It's direct marketing," the pint-sized popster said when the deal was announced three weeks ago. "And I don't have to be in the speculation business of the record industry, which is going through a lot of tumultuous times right...
...flailing - last month, HMV reported its annual profits have more than halved - or already fallen: last year, retail giant Tower Record sclosed its stores and in June the U.K. music chain Fopp shut up shop. Meanwhile, record labels are looking for solutions in mergers and takeovers - any day now, British firm EMI could be bought out by investment group Terra Firma. Says McNicholas: "With the pace of change, you just have to be very quick on your feet and rework your business model every six months - that's the challenge...
...Manager Garry Blackburn thinks it's a challenge the industry can't escape. There are rumors that one of the bands he works with, the veteran British ska group Madness, is considering a deal with another national newspaper to release their upcoming new studio album. Blackburn won't confirm or deny, but says he's a big fan of the freebie. "If everybody takes a deep breath and considers what's going on, this is a wonderful opportunity," he says. "Yes, it means the industry will be dramatically different in a few years, but I don't think screaming like...
...adopted more Western-style diets - high in red meat, bread, desserts and candy - had a two times greater risk of breast cancer than peers who stuck with traditional Asian diets consisting of vegetables, soy and fish. A separate study of 50,000 postmenopausal women, published in the current British Journal of Cancer, found that women who ate a quarter of a grapefruit or more a day were up to 30% more likely to develop breast cancer than women who ate no grapefruit at all. But the findings are preliminary and the study's authors say more research is necessary before...