Celebrity & Style Mag: 2014-11-30

Saturday, 6 December 2014

'It's been bloody marvellous': Edwina Currie booted out of I'm A Celebrity

FORMER Tory MP Edwina Curry has fallen just short of the I'm A Celebrity final after becoming the ninth celebrity to leave the jungle.

THEY'VE lived together in the jungle for almost three weeks, and tonight the remaining I'm A Celeb camp mates enjoyed a wonderful heart-to-heart.

New Las Vegas tourism ad features Imagine Dragons

LAS VEGAS (AP) " The latest 'What Happens Here, Stays Here' Las Vegas ad campaign features a familiar musical act from, well, right here.Indie-rock band Imagine Dragons has teamed up with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority...

PIXIE LOTT has stepped up her case to become this year's Strictly Come Dancing champion after coming out on top in this season's Waltzathon.

SOPHIE Ellis-Bextor is gearing up to waltz back on the dance floor after signing up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

'Karate Kid' honored for Los Angeles ties

LOS ANGELES (AP) " Los Angeles has honored an underdog that became a top dog: "The Karate Kid."The movie, which was filmed in LA's San Fernando Valley, was honored Friday to mark the 30th anniversary of its release.Director John...

Urban pockets $1.4m in house sale

Movie star Karl Urban has made a cool $1.4 million from the sale of his Herne Bay, Auckland, mansion.The 42-year-old actor sold the luxury villa he owned with ex-partner Natalie Wihongi for $6.65m after paying $5.25m for it just...

A tale of two buskers

Herald on Sunday chief reporter and occasional strummer Bevan Hurley took on Luger Boa frontman and former The D4 lead singer and guitarist Jimmy Christmas to see if Auckland's lunchtime crowd would notice a difference between the...

THERE'S been plenty of fan fiction which brings him and his co-star Benedict Cumberbatch together, and Sherlock star Martin Freeman has finally spoken up about it.

ACTRESS and celebrity chef Lisa Faulkner, 42, reveals her beauty secrets…

GET set for the festive season with this essential beauty kit, says Eileen Leahy

TRIED-and-tested tips from Saturday magazine’s celebrity chef

THE GARDEN can be your very own Santa’s grotto when it comes to gifts and decorations this Yuletide

SINGER Pixie Lott opens up about Strictly Come Dancing, boyfriend Oliver Cheshire and weekends...

T.J. McNamara: Painter explores depth of spirit

Poet and artist William Blake said, "Energy is eternal delight." It can be a quiet inner energy or an extravagant outward show.The work of Johanna Pegler at Anna Miles Gallery is filled with the inner spirit of the outward man...

Classic CD review: Johann Sebastian Bach, 53 Cantatas (BIS)

If one were to compile a list of the seven musical wonders of the world, then Bach's Cantatas might head it. Just over 200 surviving works range from scores for solo voice with varying accompaniments to such monumental creations...

Stress can reduce you to a 'small child' and impair critical decision making

IF you think being under pressure helps you perform better then you're lying to yourself! Research has revealed stress can impair your ability to think critically

U2 guitarist The Edge: 'When Bono goes cycling, he likes to dress up as a Hasidic Jew'

The image of Bono on a bicycle on a long coat, sharp hat and flowing payots isn't one many of us have had the imaginations to visualise.That is until The Edge dreamt it up for us."You know, when Bono goes cycling he likes to dress...

XBOX ONE fans have been warned there could be more Xbox Live outages over Christmas after hacker group Lizard Squad claimed to have taken the service down earlier this month.

Joe Jonas, Kim Kardashian hit up Art Basel parties

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) " Joe Jonas, Kim Kardashian, Usher and a bevy of supermodels are making the party rounds in South Beach this week, with Art Basel Miami Beach gatherings drawing celebrities, art collectors and fashionistas from...

Father-and-son authors writing book on drug abuse

NEW YORK (AP) " Father-and-son best-selling authors David Sheff and Nic Sheff are teaming up for a young adult book about drug abuse.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Friday that the Sheffs' book, currently untitled, will come...

Greece outraged by British Museum sculpture loan

LONDON (AP) " One of the British Museum's much-disputed Parthenon Marbles was unveiled Friday after being sent in secret to Russia " a surprise move that outraged Greece, which has long demanded the return of the artifacts.The loan...

Janet McAllister: Thai spirit house sparks spirited debate

It's unusual for New Zealand critics to give any artist a public roasting. So last summer, when commentator Daniel Michael Satele severely criticised Tessa Laird and Tiffany Singh on prominent art site EyeContact for cultural arrogance...

CNN's Candy Crowley moving on after 27 years

NEW YORK (AP) " Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley is leaving CNN after 27 years.Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday. Her final...

The Queen of the Upper Nile and other sour plum faces

"The storm clouds that have been gathering over Anna and Bates finally burst," the press blurb for Thursday's season finale of Downton Abbey promised. Hooray!I have been waiting many moons (or five seasons) for the storm cloud...

CNN's Candy Crowley moving on after 27 years

NEW YORK (AP) " Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley says she's leaving CNN after 27 years.Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday....

Big and deep and huge

Lisa Reihana started In Pursuit of Venus , the video shortlisted for the Signature Art Prize, during the global financial crisis, when 7500 ships were anchored around Singapore waiting for world trade to start again."Everyone was...

SINGER and TV personality Cilla Black spoke of the pain of losing her husband and her battle with arthritis today after picking up an award honouring her 50 years in entertainment.

Andrea Bocelli to kick off US tour in Las Vegas

LONDON (AP) " Andrea Bocelli can't get away from opera, even when he's relaxing at home. His 2-year-old daughter, Virginia, prefers opera to traditional lullabies."My daughter ... likes every kind of music, but in particular there...

A test of body and mind

On January 21 Melati Suryordarmo will spend 12 hours at Singapore Art Museum grinding a roomful of charcoal to dust. It's in a city state that at one time banned performance art, which ensured the practice still has currency in the...

2015 Grammy Award nominees announced

Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea are among artists nominated for next year's Grammy Awards.The three acts are up for the coveted Record of the Year category alongside Sia for 'Chandelier' and Meghan Trainor with 'All About...

Crew clean up graffiti on Cosby's Hollywood star

LOS ANGELES (AP) " Crews are cleaning up Bill Cosby's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after it was vandalized by graffiti.A statement Friday by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says cleanup work was underway on Friday morning.Houston...

Halo: Spartan Strike will not be released until early 2015 because of ongoing issues with Xbox One title Halo: The Master Chief Collection, 343 Industries have announced.

Movie review: Sunday

Cast: Camille Keenan, Dustin Clare Director:

IT WAS the celebrity wedding of the year and now fans can have a nose around inside George Clooney's nuptials to Amal with these new pictures.

Police: Rapper Beanie Sigel shot inside home

PLEASANTVILLE, New Jersey (AP) " Authorities say rapper Beanie Sigel has been shot and is being treated for a "life-threatening injury."Police Chief Jose Ruiz told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Sigel was shot in the stomach inside...

Late financier's photo collection going to auction

NEW YORK (AP) " A selection of photographs amassed by the late mutual fund guru Howard Stein is going on the auction block.Sotheby's says the pre-sale estimate of $13 million to $20 million for the 175 works is the highest ever...

ACTRESS Jennifer Aniston has revealed how she found it "terrifying" to shoot a sex scene in her new movie Horrible Bosses 2

BUNGIE have confirmed the date players can undertake the new Raid, Crota's End on the Dark Below, and when the new Iron Banner tournament kicks off.

'Matilda the Musical' recoups on Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) " The naughty kids in "Matilda the Musical" have one reason to smile: Their show paid back its $16 million investment on Broadway.Producers said Friday that the New York version had become profitable following last...

Dancing behind bars: Rikers hosts a special show

NEW YORK (AP) " Inmates at Rikers Island jail this week could have been forgiven for wondering if they were suddenly in an episode of "Orange Is the New Black."Thirteen female inmates who performed a deeply moving dance and poetry...