Taylor Swift may not be the first name that springs to mind when considering the greatest world leaders.The multi-platinum selling singer has amassed legions of fans from across the globe with her music and recently snubbed Spotify...
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Saturday, 28 March 2015
ANZAC day sibbling for Prince George
As New Zealanders and Australians mark the centenary of Anzac Day England will be in the midst of royal fever, awaiting news of the birth of the newest member of the royal family.The second child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge...
New Matt Damon film shooting in Massachusetts
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Massachusetts (AP) " Lights, camera, action: Manchester-by-the-Sea is the backdrop for a new Matt Damon movie.Damon is producing the independent film with the working title "Manchester-by-the-Sea." Scenes...
Meet a beautiful new chip off the Block
The Block NZ stars Ben and Quinn Alexandre have welcomed a new addition. The couple have revealed via Facebook that Quinn gave birth to a baby in late February.They posted a picture of their recent arrival, with their wedding rings...
TV pick: Cilla
Cilla Black is best remembered here as a 60s pop star turned 70s television face.In Britain she's remained a national institution and was once Britain's highest paid female telly star for her hosting roles on the likes of Blind...
Study find the 'most dangerous time to be at home'
Curious tale of an island being strangled
The craggy seaward coast of Taveuni scrapes the rain from the humid sou'east trade wind by the bucketful. Combined with the rich soil on the flanks of this huge, elongated shield volcano, the hot, wet climate produces a near impenetrable...
For the urban jungle: Safari-style fashion for spring
Oliver Bonas, New Look and BHS: The things we want this week
Fresh faced: The best face masks
Sweet dreams: Gooseberry cheesecake, Carrot cake
Whatever happened to Eighties pop star Howard Jones?
Taraji P. Henson apologizes for racial profiling allegation
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Actress Taraji P. Henson has apologized to police in the California city of Glendale for accusing an officer of racially profiling her son.Henson posted a statement on Instagram Friday afternoon, hours after the...
Friday, 27 March 2015
From 'Where the bloody hell are ya' to motherhood for Lara Bingle
Sam Worthington's wife Lara Bingle Worthington has reportedly given birth to their first child.The 38-year-old actor "couldn't be happier" after he and the 27-year-old model, who recently confirmed they secretly got married following...
T.J. McNamara: Getting to the very core of Apple
As an artist whose life and art culminates in registering his name as a trademark, Billy Apple's retrospective exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery shows a total concentration on self. Apple was Apple before the computer company. He...
A place where people fall in love
Given her grandparents and parents met by the daffodils near Hamilton Lakes, it's understandable Rochelle Bright jokes about not going there because you never know who you might meet, but thanks to those daffodils everything is coming...
Richard Lewer: The game's the thing
Just before Christmas, New Zealand artist Richard Lewer, long based in Melbourne, won the A$25,000 ($24,500) Blake Prize for religious art. His work, Worse luck ... I am still here, was a lo-fi animation softly voiced by Lewer based...
Ellie Kemper: Netflix's breakout star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Not many young actresses can say that the head of a network commissioned a comedy show around them, but that's exactly what happened to Ellie Kemper.Having honed her skills in improv troupes and done her time as an intern on Conan...
Big screen action and activities for the kids
While many of us parents are hoping the good weather lasts a little bit longer, it's a good idea to have some rainy day ideas up your sleeve for the April school holidays.Going to the movies is always a good bet and this Easter...
9 road traffic laws that British drivers actually WANT
Decidedly sheepish: Shaun the Sheep hits cinemas
Shaun the Sheep may have sprung from Wallace and Gromit , the first big stars of British stop-motion animation company Aardman. But the adventures of the wily, woolly Shaun and his mates have made him the Bristol company's biggest...
Zayn Malik says he worries he's let fans down by leaving 1D
LONDON (AP) " Zayn Malik says he worries that he's let One Direction fans down by leaving the world-conquering boy band, but couldn't carry on in a role that made him unhappy.Malik quit the group this week, saying he wanted "to...
Talking the big stuff with Michele A'Court
It's 9.30pm on a Tuesday at a full Basement Theatre, and Michele A'Court is telling herself to shut up. A younger version of herself, that is: bulbous fringe, earnest expression, a dildo in her hand. As the 20-something on the screen...
Indie horror movie 'It Follows' gets wide theater release
NEW YORK (AP) " Two weeks after opening in just four theaters, the indie horror movie "It Follows" is getting a wide release this weekend.The film has been getting positive reviews for its originality, paranoia-inducing scenes and...
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