St. Barts is very popular with upscale gay and lesbian travelers (it's known to be very expensive).

The Hurt Locker” clobbered “Avatar” at the Oscars. It also exploded an old gender bias, bringing the first directing Oscar to a woman. See the recap/analysis by SDNN movie critic David Elliott plus the list of winners.

Park City offers lodging that runs the gamut from wallet friendly to budget busting, but one of the most charming properties in the area is the ski-in/ski-out Goldener Hirsch Inn in the photogenic Silver Lake area of Deer Valley, with its festively lit and snow-covered evergreen trees.

"KOOZA" is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil that combines two circus traditions - acrobatic performance and the art of clowning.