Hostile co-workers, tough cases and an unconventional family life - it's all in a night's work for displaced London cop Dominic 'Nicky' Cole (Don Gilet, Babyfather) in BBC AMERICA's latest original Monday night mystery series. The Night Detective premieres Mondays from January 31, 2005 at 10:00 p.m. ET\PT.

The Recording Academy® has teamed up with Capitol Records to release the 2005 GRAMMY® Nominees CD, the 11th edition in the series that honors many of the year's GRAMMY-nominated artists and songs. This year's compilation - due in stores nationwide on February 1, 2005 - encompasses some of the year's best music and features nominated songs and artists from several major categories. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit music-related charities including the Academy's MusiCares® Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation®.

The 2005 GRAMMY Nominees CD includes:

1. THE BLACK EYED PEAS
"LET'S GET IT STARTED"
Record Of The Year
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

2. RAY CHARLES WITH NORAH JONES
"HERE WE GO AGAIN"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Pop Vocal Album

3. GREEN DAY
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

4. LOS LONELY BOYS
"HEAVEN"
Record Of The Year
Best New Artist
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

5. ALICIA KEYS
"IF I AIN'T GOT YOU"
Album Of The Year

6. USHER
"BURN"
Album Of The Year

7. KANYE WEST
"THROUGH THE WIRE"
Album Of The Year
Best New Artist

8. MAROON5
"SHE WILL BE LOVED"
Best New Artist
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

9. JOSS STONE
"YOU HAD ME"
Best New Artist
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Vocal Album

10. GRETCHEN WILSON
"REDNECK WOMAN"
Best New Artist

11. SHERYL CROW
"THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

12. NORAH JONES
"SUNRISE"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Vocal Album

13. JOSH GROBAN
"YOU RAISE ME UP"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

14. JOHN MAYER
"DAUGHTERS"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

15. PRINCE
"CINNAMON GIRL"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

16. SEAL
"LOVE'S DIVINE"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

17. EVANESCENCE
"MY IMMORTAL"
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

18. BRIAN WILSON
"GOOD VIBRATIONS"
Best Pop Vocal Album

19. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS
"MONKEY TO MAN"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

20. U2
"VERTIGO"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

21. BEASTIE BOYS
"CH-CHECK IT OUT"
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Julia Stiles (see image below) and Anne Hathaway (above) wear Roberto Cavalli for the “Roberto Cavalli Hosts a Preview Gala for the Metropolitan Museum's WILD: Fashion Untamed”” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on 6 December 2004

Julia Stiles

Minty Fresh Feet

Ona Spa and Prive Salon are introducing an exotic manicure and pedicure to its menu of spa choices, the Moroccan Mint Manicure and Pedicure. The Moroccan Mint Manicure and Pedicure uses fresh mint to stimulate senses. Clients can sip from a hot cup of Moroccan Mint Tea. Feet are relaxed and rejuvenated as fresh mint is sprinkled around feet soaking in a warm scented bath. Both hands and feet are pampered with their signature lavender mint sugar cane scrub, and massaged with mint essential oil cream. A complete manicure and pedicure follows this hand and foot treatment, leaving your fingers and toes minty fresh.

Kyle MacLachlan always travels with his $4000 Sony Qualia digital camera. He has donated some images that he recently took during down time from shooting his TNT mini-series The Librarian: Quest for the Spear in Thailand to TakeGreatPictures.com.

Photographs from other travel destinations including iconic Moscow buildings reflected in water, tropical sunsets, and a historical sailing vessel are also featured TakeGreatPictures.com. Some of Kyle's images are featured in the Jan/Feb issue of American Photo and are also part of a traveling photo exhibition, Life of Luxury, also featuring images taken by other Qualia photographers Ashley Judd, Herbie Handcock and Joel Grey.

MacLachlan is best known for his role as Trey MacDougal in HBO’s Sex and the City series. The actor made his film debut in 1984 in auteur director David Lynch'’s Dune. MacLachlan later starred in Lynch's Blue Velvet and TV serial 'Twin Peaks,' in which he played FBI Agent Dale Cooper in a Golden Globe winning turn. He has also appeared as Ray Manzarek in Oliver Stone's The Doors. More recently, MacLachlan starred as the spirit of Cary Grant in the critically acclaimed Touch of Pink.

MacLachlan joins the ever growing list of famous faces who have posted their images on www.takegreatpictures.com. Actor Jeff Bridges shares his behind-the-scenes portraits from the sets of films such as The Big Lebowski, The Fabulous Baker Boys, and The Fisher King. Supermodel Tyra Banks posts some heartwarming photos she snapped at her "T-Zone" youth camp. Henry Winkler provides some gorgeous landscape shots taken during his travels. Kenny Rogers flaunts his images of celebrities, including Dwight Yoakam, Frank Sinatra and Muhammad Ali as well as nature shots of Lake Michigan and Chinle, Arizona. Ex New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani shows off his own snapshots of New York City landmarks and 'One Life to Live' actor Nathan Purdee displays his black and white portrait shots of actresses, models and nature. Actor Jamie Elman, who plays Luke Foley on NBC’s Sunday night drama American Dreams, provides behind the scenes photos on the set of this hit show. Country icon Marty Stuart has posted some of his photos which include candids of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr., Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Bill Monroe. Star Trek stars Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner have also donated photos to the site.

Funny Lady

Fresh from picking up Best Comedy Newcomer prize at the British Comedy
Awards, Catherine Tate can be seen on BBC AMERICA in an original new
comedy sketch show. The Catherine Tate Show premieres Wednesdays at
8:40 p.m. ET\PT from February 23, 2005

Characters from everyday life are parodied to the extreme as the
talented actress morphs through numerous accents and wigs. Meet:

* Margaret, a woman frightened of her own shadow.
* Bunty Carmichael, the Doncaster Spinners' best majorette but, at 31,
the oldest by about 20 years.
* Elaine, the Death Row wife who has found love with a convicted
murderer awaiting execution.
* new parents Ben and Karen, determined not to let their first baby
dictate how they live their lives.
* Bernie the Irish nurse, for whom caring for people has always been a
passion, just as long as it doesn't interfere with her love of good
food and, more importantly, men.
* Lauren, a feisty teenager with a tenuous grasp of street slang
("Bing, bing, innit").
* Erin, a soap opera star who has collagen lip enhancements between
takes.

Widely acclaimed for her sharp observation, versatile acting ability
and enviable comic timing, Catherine Tate has been credited for creating
one of the funniest and most addictive new comedy sketch shows.

Catherine Tate was winner of the Best Comedy Newcomer Award at
the British Comedy Awards. The Catherine Tate Show is the winner of a
2004 BANFF Rockie Award.

Who?

Richard Gere advises to Get Out The Vote"I don't even know who the candidates are other than Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas), let alone this Gere," Gaza soap factory worker Manar an-Najar told Reuters.

"We don't need the Americans' intervention. We know who to elect. Not like them -- they elected a moron."

A video image shows U.S. actor Richard Gere (news) showing his support in a television advert for a pro-peace group to help persuade Palestinians to vote in their upcoming presidential elections is this grab taken January 4, 2005. Well known for his vocal support of Tibet's Dalai Lama and celebrated for his captivating good looks, Gere urged Palestinians in a television commercial broadcast ahead of Sunday's poll in the West Bank and Gaza to get out to vote for a new president to succeed Yasser Arafat (news - web sites), who died in November. (Reuters - Handout)

Don't Be Ill-Willin'

No Ill Will: Statement From King Of Crunk Lil Jon Regarding the Alleged Animosity Between Lil Jon (pictured here) and Usher:

Contrary to rumors regarding Lil Jon's animosity towards Usher, Lil Jon insists there is absolutely no dispute or ill will between the two: "Usher and I are good friends. It's just haters trying to stir some negative bullsh** up because we've had such a big year. We've made history together...#1 records, non-stop radio play and a bunch of awards. We're looking forward to more hit records and we're definitely gonna keep it Crunk in the New Year."

Lil Jon's single "Lovers & Friends" features Usher and Ludacris and is currently #4 and rising on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart.

Reaching : Indian tsunami victims reach for relief goods being distibuted from the back of a truck at a fishing village on the seashore of Cuddalore, some 185kms south of Madras. (AFP/Emmanuel Dunand) 

Tsunami Relief: How To Help

From CNN.com: The death toll from Malaysia to East Africa has climbed to nearly 155,000, after Indonesia's toll was raised by 14,000 to more than 94,000 early Monday by the country's health ministry. Tens of thousands are still missing --including many tourists -- in the aftermath of the December 26 tsunamis that struck a dozen countries. The 9.0 magnitude quake, the strongest since 1964, has been followed by dozens of aftershocks -- many of them with magnitudes of 5.0 or higher.

Here's some information courtesy of BeansTalk associate JC Province's work colleague, Rhea L. Rogers of Info-Line Los Angeles. Give, give, give, but be sure you're giving to a legitimate organization.

Southeast Asia Tsunami Relief

For information regarding U.S. citizens in the disaster areas, contact the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs at (888) 407-4747. For people outside of the U.S. searching for loved ones, call (317) 472-2328.<>Monetary donations are currently being accepted to assist residents of Southeast Asia affected by the recent tsunamis and earthquake. No food or clothing is being accepted at this time.


American Red Cross International Relief Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, DC 20013
Write “Southeast Asia Earthquake Relief” on checks.
(800) HELP NOW (435-7669) English
(800) 257-7575 Spanish
www.redcross.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(800) 889-7146
http://www.ajws.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave.
Stanford, CT 06902
(800) 486-4357
www.americares.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Baptist World Aid
Asia Tidal Waves
405 N. Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 790-8980
www.bwanet.org/bwaid
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Care USA
151 Ellis St., N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303-2440
(800) 521-CARE (2273) ext. 999
www.careusa.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, MD 21203
(800) 736-3467
http://www.catholicrelief.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Church World Service
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
(800) 297-1516
www.churchworldservice.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Direct Relief International
27 S. La Patera Ln.
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(805) 964-4767
http://www.directrelief.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
P.O. Box 1856
Merrifield, VA 22116
(888) 392-0392
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Episcopal Relief and Development
P.O. Box 12043
Newark, NJ 07101
(800) 334-7626 ext. 5129
www.er-d.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted. <>


Food for the Hungry
Asia Quake Relief
1224 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034-1102
(800) 2-HUNGERS (800) 248-6437
www.fh.org


International Medical Corps
1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(800) 481-4462
www.imcworldwide.org


International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
Asia Disaster Response
P.O. Box 630225
Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
(877) 803-4622
http://www.iocc.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Mercy Corps
Dept. W
P.O. Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208
(800) 852-2100
http://www.mercycorps.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Operation USA
8320 Melrose Ave., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Write “Southeast Asia Earthquake Relief” on checks.
(800) 678-7255 or (323) 658-8876
www.opusa.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Oxfam America Asia Earthquake Fund
26 West St.
Boston, MA 02111-1206
(800) 77 OXFAM (800) 776-9326
www.oxfamamerica.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Plan USA
Asia Disaster
155 Plan Way
Warwick, RI 02886
(800) 556-7918
www.planusa.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Project HOPE
Asia Tsunami Response
255 Carter Hall Lane
Millwood, VA 22646
(800) 544-HOPE (800) 544-4673
www.projecthope.com
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


Salvation Army World Service Office
South Asia Relief Fund
900 W. 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(800) SAL-ARMY (800)725-2769
www.salvationarmy.org
Check, credit card and phone donations are accepted.


US Fund for UNICEF
333 E. 38th St.New York, NY 10016
(800) 4UNICEF (800) 486-4233
www.unicefusa.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.


World Vision
P.O. Box 9716
Federal Way, WA 98063-9716
(888) 511-6548
www.worldvision.org
Check, credit card, phone and online donations are accepted.

Here a Dior, There a Dior, Everywhere a Dior

Dior, Dior, Christian Dior. The legendary designer house continues to clothe Hollywood's Hottest, as depicted in the following photos.

If you look at them both closely, you can see the resemblance between Bello's Dior (note bottom ruffles) and Christina Ricci's, shown here. Ricci chose a soft pink silk chiffon that flatters her figure, along with furry stole to keep her armpits warm.

Va Va Voom. Ali Larter is probably the most successful of the Dior-donning attendees, showing off her smashing figure in an ivory silk satin halter Dior, also reminiscent of the 60s (but in a whole different way than Bello's).

Famke Janssen chose a Dior jacket. BeansTalk can't get past the "Nip & Tuck" final episode, starring Janssen as a post-op transexual (!), just now. Maybe in the future...

Heather Graham, also at the same event as Bello, in her Dior.

It makes sense that Maria Bello (and a host of other celebs attending Dior Sponsors the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's Young Collectors Council Artist's Ball Honoring Matthew Ritchie event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City on December 16, 2004 chose to wear Christian Dior. Here Bello channels the 60s in a vibrant lime green silk chiffon overlay with ruffled bottom and bell sleeves over a mini slip dress.

The Fantastic Friends bracelet (see story under 31 December 2004 newsletter).