A British judge has blocked publication of a book by Niema Ash about folk singer Loreena McKennitt. “The ruling requires Ash to delete seven of 34 sections complained about by McKennitt as violations of privacy or confidentiality, before Ash can again publish the book.” The judge said that “most of the material to which McKennitt objected was either trivial, anodyne, not intrusive or not inherently confidential, but nonetheless awarded the singer 75 per cent of the trial costs and £5,000 for ‘hurt feelings and distress.’ The court costs alone are expected to amount to more than $1-million.”