Entertainment

The third instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana".

From the soaring heights of wealth and prosperity to the wild whirlwind of the 70's music scene, the March selection from Madman has it all.

'Danny Bhoy: Live at the Festival Theatre', 'The Intouchables', 'The Hour (Series 2)', 'Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars', and 'The Great Mint Swindle'.

There's an election going on. But where's the noise, where's the humour?

 Courtesy of Lindsey Dawson. I guess the time may come for all of us to get ...

That was a lovely picture of Telecom boss Paul Reynolds in last week's paper. He's got a great smile. Mind you, I'd be smiling too, if I were earning $5 million a year...

Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the web? Well, take a deep breath. You ain't seen nothin' yet.

I can explain about the rat. It was dropped on our driveway from a great height by a hawk who had momentarily lost his attention span. As I approached it, it stretched out one forepaw towards me and squeaked.

The words 'red' and 'cake' don't really go together in my mind, so I was intrigued to see a story about some big dinner attended by political star Sarah Palin where the menu largely consisted of 'thick slices of roast pork and red velvet cake'.

There's lots of bad news out there and, conversely, lots of hopeful talk as well. You hear many 'experts' saying things will get worse, and just as many saying things will get better. Who knows which way it'll go.