Fun to be had for all at Benicia Witches' Ball (The Vacaville Reporter)

For Gared Nickas, good fortune is in the cards -- literally."She told me this one can fill up," said the 7-year-old from Sonoma as he pointed to a mini Tarot card with a single large cup.

Witches brew up a ball at Benicia Clocktower (Vallejo Times-Herald)

BENICIA -- For Gared Nickas, good fortune is in the cards -- literally."She told me this one can fill up," said the 7 year old from Sonoma as he pointed to a mini Tarot card with a single large cup.The good tidings were hard earned, as Gared was one of a dozen or so

Interview: Frank Beddor: There's Something About Alice (The Trades)

Here's a take on Alice that's rather novel: Alice is grown, and returns to Wonderland, only to find that the Red Queen has taken control and imposed tyranny on the citizens. Card soldiers roam the streets, and the Hatter and her other friends form an armed resistance, with Alice as their leader.

Omid Djalili: 'I'm cast as the Arab scumbag' (Independent)

Omid Djalili is contemplating taking his clothes off. Well, not right now, as we're sitting in a busy restaurant near his house in leafy East Sheen and that would be extreme behaviour, even by his standards. No, he's talking about stand-up – which despite his successful film career is still his greatest love – and how there are times when he struggles to curb his baser impulses.

Recovering from heartbreak: my hard journey (Times Online)

No one ever told me that grief generates so much time. In the past I had always had too little of it — now I can’t get rid of the stuff: hours, months, years of emptiness stretch before me in what used to be a jam-packed future.