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My rented gentleman and I spent a cozy afternoon getting to know each other over famous art at the Met. Carla Giugale Wanted: a charming plus-one for a cocktail party or wedding. Advertisement Sound familiar? It's a regular refrain for single ladies. Sometimes you can rustle up a friend, or find a date. But when that fails, we can now look to options like Rent A Gent, a site that sets you up with a professional platonic date.

'Bachelorette' Villain Luke Parker Ordered to Pay Producers $100,000

Luke Parker is going to be paying a hefty sum for breaching contract. The Bachelorette suitor -- who quickly became the so-called season 15 villain while vying for the heart of Hannah Brown -- had a judgement against him upheld recently, and he's on the hook for $100,000. NZK Productions Inc., the company behind the hit ABC reality dating series, first filed a petition against Parker in May, after he violated his contract with the company.

Delta's website suffered a glitch that wouldn't let some people buy tickets, and passengers are not

Redeem now The official website for Delta Air Lines suffered from a technical glitch that prevented certain passengers from buying tickets on Thursday.Complaints from various Delta customers indicated that there were several nonresponsive icons on the website's purchase page that prevent tickets from being booked.In a statement, the airline apologized and said it is working to address the technical issue. The official website for Delta Air Lines suffered from technical issues that prevented certain passengers from purchasing tickets on Thursday.

I was so close to the sky. It was spiritual: Sonny Rollins on jazz landmark The Bridge at 60 |

Sonny Rollins plays his saxophone on the Williamsburg Bridge in New York. Photograph: New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News/Getty ImagesIt’s one of the most romantic stories in music: the jazz star rejecting fame to practise on a New York bridge for two years. Now 91, Rollins recalls those long cold days – and how he has coped after losing the power to play by John FordhamIf you happened to be gazing idly from a window of New York City’s J train crossing the East River on the Williamsburg Bridge, most days between the summer of 1959 and the autumn of 1961, you might have glimpsed a lone saxophonist huddled into a cranny of the gigantic steel skeleton.

Jodie Byrne and Sam Alford get fairytale wedding in romantic lakeside ceremony

They fell in love on reality TV show The Farmer Wants A Wife in 2012 – she was a travel agent from Sydney, he was a musterer and cattleman from Western Australia. Now, Channel Nine stars Sam Alford and Jodie Byrne have had their happy ending, tying the knot in an idyllic lakeside ceremony in Nowra, New South Wales. On a summer's day in January Jodie, 30, was a picture of bridal perfection stepping out in a stunning strapless cream wedding dress.