Some of the stranger stories from around the world

By the time Saul Williams got to poetry, he already had a solid grounding in hip-hop culture, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Teen star Lindsay Lohan is considering taking time out from her music and movie career to go to university and study for a degree.

CLODAGH McKENNA makes things happen. This swirling vivacious gastro-dame is the power behind the upcoming Slow Food Cork Festival, September 23-25, 2005.