Monday, 18 August 2014

They're in! David McIntosh and White Dee lead the stars entering Celebrity Big Brother





IT'S SET TO be one of the most explosive series of Celebrity Big Brother to date - and it all began this evening.


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James Jardine: Rock's 60. Will you still need it when it's 64?

Rock and roll is turning 60 about now. The exact date depends on who is reminiscing. But should this event be treated as a birthday celebration or a memorial?In music, the most basic genre distinctions - classical, jazz, rock -...


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Colin Hogg: The fireworks too long in coming

Why is it, in this jerky new world of sound bites and short attention spans, that television shows are getting longer and longer?It's a question I had plenty of time to ponder wading through INXS: Never Tear Us Apart , which screened...


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Condom ad 'wrong place wrong time'

TVNZ has apologised for airing a condom advertisement that features a woman talking about her sexual enjoyment during a television movie about one of New Zealand's most high-profile rape trials. Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story...


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Pop star gives newborn a normal name ... just kidding

Christina Aguilera has named her daughter Summer Rain Rutler.The Beautiful singer - who already has six-year-old son Max with ex-husband Jordan Bratman - and fiancé Matt Rutler welcomed their little girl into the world on Saturday...


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It's dirty work on The Block

Contestants on the new series of The Block NZ are getting more filthy, frustrated and exhausted than ever before - and they've done only one room.The show, which pits four teams of two against each other in a race to rebuild, renovate...


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Gene Simmons apologises for depression comments

Gene Simmons has apologised after comments he made about depression in the wake of much-loved actor Robin Williams' suicide sparked outrage.The Kiss frontman, 64, said in an interview that those suffering from the illness should...


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NYC's Met opera reaches deals with 2 unions

NEW YORK (AP) New York's Metropolitan Opera reached tentative labor deals with two of its largest unions early Monday while negotiations continued with 10 more unions in hopes of averting a lockout.The federal Mediation and Conciliation...


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K. Michelle links with Idris Elba for VH1 musical

ATLANTA (AP) When Idris Elba agreed to direct K. Michelle's TV musical, the R&B singer thought he was kidding."I'm really good friends with Idris, and when I told him about it, he said he wanted to do it. I thought he was joking...


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Tidbit from Rowling: bio on minor Potter character

LONDON (AP) J.K. Rowling has posted new details about a minor character from her Harry Potter books on the fan website Pottermore.com.The author has written a short biography of Celestina Warbeck, a glamorous singing sorceress...


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Twelve Questions: Jogyata Dallas

1. Did you grow up with religion? My Dad was religious but I spent all my time avoiding church. He would give me a penny to take to our Presbyterian church in Wanganui but I would put it on the train tracks and lie in the long grass...


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Hollywood's lost sense of humour

Hollywood comedy is in serious trouble. This month, a study by Japan's Nomura Research Institute showed that America's four biggest film studios had slashed comedy production.In 2010, the genre accounted for 44 per cent of Twentieth...


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How to be a supermodel: Miranda Kerr on superfoods, prayer and a positive attitude





WITH her perfect complexion and love of organics and meditation, Miranda Kerr is one step away from becoming a Gwyneth Paltrow-style lifestyle guru. Here are her seven tips for making the most of each day...


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WATCH: Assassin's Creed bosses REVEAL exciting new changes for Unity





ASSASSIN CREED'S bosses have revealed players will now have the opportunity to solve objectives anyway they choose in the upcoming sequel Unity's 'black boxes' missions.


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Google Maps is tracking you! How your smartphone knows your every move





A MAPPING device on a popular brand of smartphone keeps a record of each journey you take


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Review: Country artists rock out for Motley Crue

Various Artists, "Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Motley Crue" (Big Machine/Eleven Seven)Country artists have long paid tribute to rock acts compatible with country music, from the Eagles to Buddy Holly to country-loving British...


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Review: Rice has clever take on new country sound

Chase Rice, "Ignite the Night" (Dack Janiels/Columbia)On "Do It Like This," country singer Chase Rice suggests he and his friends prefer pulling out a fiddle at a back-country bonfire to dancing under a disco ball. But the track...


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Source: Craig Ferguson to launch new talk show

NEW YORK (AP) Craig Ferguson is close to a deal to launch an early-evening talk show starting in fall 2015.The outgoing host of CBS' "The Late Late Show" would introduce his half-hour syndicated series on stations in a slot just...


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Celeb birthdays for the week of Aug. 24-30

Aug. 24: Actor Kenny Baker ("Star Wars") is 80. R&B singer Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) is 72. Actress Anne Archer is 67. Actor Joe Regalbuto is 65. Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 57. Actor Steve Guttenberg is 56. Talk-show host...


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Review: Amy Grant shows another side with remixes

Amy Grant, "In Motion - The Remixes" (Sparrow/Capitol)Amy Grant never has shied away from experimentation and change. Having transformed herself from devout singer-songwriter to upbeat pop star more than 20 years ago, she now leaps...


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