AP Feb. 4, 2010: Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva arrive at the “Edge Of Darkness” Premiere in Paris. LOS ANGELES — Mel Gibson is heard using a racial epithet and calling his ex-girlfriend a “whore” in a recording released by a celebrity news website Friday. The two-minute recording... 

Laura Marling, the XX and Paul Weller are among those in the running for tonight’s prize. Photograph: David Levene/Katherine Rose 12.17am: Hello and welcome. Two years ago you may recall that I live blogged the Mercury Music Prize. It was a momentous occasion. The New York Times, for instance,... 

Sands of time … The surviving Beach Boys in 2006. From left to right: Brian Wilson, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Mike Love. Photo: Chris Pizzello/Reuters Less than a month after Mike Love killed rumours of a Beach Boys reunion, Al Jardine has revived them by declaring that... 

Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky at their wedding in Rhinebeck, New York state. Photograph: Genevieve De Manio/Reuters Chelsea Clinton outshone her parents last night as she wed her long-term boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky, in Rhinebeck, New York state. Some of the wraps finally came off the high-security...