Cosby to return to Cincy

Cosby to return to Cincy
CINCINNATI -- Hey, hey, hey: Bill Cosby has decided it's time to return to Cincinnati.
The 68-year-old comedian, who canceled two shows here in 2002 following the city's race riots, will moderate discussions on parenting, education and social responsibility April 13 at Xavier University.
Cincinnati will be the 19th stop on a nationwide tour, "A Call Out With Cosby."
Former Mayor Dwight Tillery, president of the Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati, one of the program's sponsors, said Cosby is eager to appear.
Rioting broke out in the city in 2001 after an unarmed black man was shot and killed by a white police officer trying to make an arrest.
Activists called for a boycott of the city and sent letters to entertainers, asking them to stay away until leaders agreed to pay more attention to police, racial and economic issues.
Longoria's big display
LAS VEGAS -- For air travelers flying over southern Nevada this week, the view offers more than miles of dusty desert.
A giant, bikini-clad Hollywood star perched on the desert sands isn't a mirage, but a recreation of a Maxim magazine cover.
The cover is made of a vinyl-mesh screen and reads, "THE ONLY MAGAZINE BIG ENOUGH TO BE SEEN FROM SPACE -- AND ONLY IN VEGAS!" A barely dressed Eva Longoria, star of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," graces the 75-by-110-foot display just outside Primm, near the California state line.
The cover is part of several days of events celebrating the magazine's 100-issue milestone, including poker and golf tournaments at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino, a Maxim public relations representative said this week.
Today's birthdays
Actor R.G. Armstrong is 89. Sitar player Ravi Shankar is 86. Actor James Garner is 78. Country singer Cal Smith is 74. Actor Wayne Rogers is 73. Actor Ian Richardson is 72. Country singer Bobby Bare is 71. Rhythm-and-blues singer Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) is 69. Jazz musician Freddie Hubbard is 68. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 67. Singer Patricia Bennett (The Chiffons) is 59. Singer John Oates is 57. Singer Janis Ian is 55. Country musician John Dittrich is 55. Actor Jackie Chan is 52. Football Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett is 52. Actor Russell Crowe is 42. Actor Bill Bellamy is 41. Actress Heather Burns is 31.