MARISA MONTE (my favorite female brazilian artist) is releasing not one but two (independent from each other: one samba and one pop) new albuns today, 5 years after her last release. Estadão.com

TEENAGE 'BUDDHA' MISSING: "A teenage boy in Nepal whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha is missing after 10 months of meditation. (He) has been sitting cross-legged and motionless with eyes closed in a niche among the roots of a tree in the jungle since May 17, 2005, according to his associates, who claim he has had no food or water during that period." CNN.com