Thursday, 21 August 2014

'Downton Abbey style mistake!': Jason Manford points out Ripper Street water bottle error





IT SEEMS it's not only Downton Abbey who suffered an embarrassing water bottle incident with Jason Manford revealing another show mistake.


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No action over inappropriate condom ad

No action will be taken against TVNZ for airing a condom advertisement during a television movie about one of New Zealand's most high-profile rape trials.Complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority about the...


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What's up doc?: Makeup artist transforms lips into famous cartoon characters









Makeup artist Lauren Jenkinson is not your average beauty talent. This stunning creative is all about the lips. And no, we're not talking about a hot red lip or a talent for painting within the lines. In fact, Lauren sees no lines at all. She's an "outside the box" sort of thinker, as you will notice when you take a look at her work on Facebook. Lauren Jenkinson transforms her lips into cartoon characters. Didn't see that one coming did you? Well, not if you haven't already seen the accompanying pictures at least. Yes, this makeup artist has created everyone from Shrek to Minions on her lips, which are surely soon to be famous. Here's a look at some of our favorite cartoon lip characters.


























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MKR villains Chloe and Kelly bullied and abused

They were the team everyone loved to hate. But My Kitchen Rules finalists Kelly Ramsay and Chloe James say it's gone too far. The pair lost last night's MKR grand final to South Australian mums Bree and Jessica, which originally...


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Photographer sues Bieber over Hawaii altercation

LOS ANGELES (AP) A photographer sued Justin Bieber and one of his bodyguards Wednesday for assault and infliction of emotional distress over an altercation on Hawaiian beach last year.The lawsuit by paparazzo Aja Oxman states Bieber...


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Movie review: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared

If you belong to a book club it's likely you've already come across the popular Swedish novel by Jonas Jonasson, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared .It's the charming, whimsical and improbable tale...


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Movie review: 20,000 Days on Earth

From the opening title sequence of this quasi-fictional documentary about singer-songwriter Nick Cave you know you're in for something special. A fast-paced split-screen montage of thoughtful images and photographs whip us through...


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Is this the best celebrity ice bucket challenge yet?

John Krasinski carried out his own surprise version of the Ice Bucket Challenge with wife Emily Blunt in a video he posted online.The 34-year-old actor surprised Blunt, 31, as she exited a car carrying two bags of groceries."I...


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Dementia risk TRIPLES if you get fat in your thirties





PILING on the pounds in your thirties more than triples the risk of dementia later in life, experts warned last night.


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Foodie sisters share their recipe for a healthy, happy life





FOODIE sisters Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley reveal 10 golden rules for eating and living well.


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Skincare through the ages: Top tips for rolling back the decades





YOUR skin requires different care at every stage of your life but knowing which products and treatments to use and when can be a minefield.


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I have interviewed Steve Jobs and Gandhi from beyond the grave





FROM Farrah Fawcett to Gandhi, medium Susan Lander claims to have a heavenly hotline to the rich and famous


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Rolling in the money! Highest-paid model Gisele says she could never retire





DESPITE being named the world’s highest-paid supermodel for the eighth year in a row GISELE BUNDCHEN says she won’t be slowing down any time soon.


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'I don't care' Cheryl tells fans with a slouch and pout





NEWLY married Cheryl Fernandez-Versini relaxes in a slouchy jumper, closes her eyes and makes a jokey pout in her latest message to fans, telling them, “I don’t care”.


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Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Jennifer Aniston stays at home to avoid cyber bullying

Jennifer Aniston has decided to leave her house less to avoid public criticism, which she says has worsened with cyber bullying.The actress shares her home with fiancé Justin Theroux."You do the best you can but it feels like...


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Twelve Questions: Malcom Black

1. It's more than 30 years since the Netherworld Dancing Toys formed: why was that band so big, do you think? At the time we were playing there wasn't much New Zealand music about, certainly not the breadth and depth of New Zealand...


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NZ-bound Miley defends concert raunch

Controversial pop queen Miley Cyrus is defending her raunchy antics ahead of her upcoming New Zealand performance.The former Hannah Montana star is bringing her Bangerz tour to New Zealand in October, a show that has generated...


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Theatre review: Dog, Basement Theatre

Playwright Ben Hutchison establishes himself as an original and very distinctive voice with a play that has the gritty realism of a kitchen sink drama merging seamlessly into the weirdness of dream.The verisimilitude of Kenah Trusewich's...


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Lydia Jenkin: Radio - what's new?

You may have noticed the extra billboards, ads, and competitions promising grand sums of cash around the place over the past week or so. That's because we're smack bang in the middle of what the radio industry knows as "survey period"...


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Great British Bake Off recap: Luis rises to the top in Paul Hollywood's bread challenge





THE 10 remaining contestants faced the blue-eyed baker's bread test in this weeks' Bake Off, kneading, proving and glazing under his gimlet gaze


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