NEW YORK (AP) Joan Rivers remains hospitalized three days after going into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office in New York City.The Mount Sinai Hospital said Sunday that it had no updates to release on the 81-year-old comedian's...
Sunday, 31 August 2014
Classical review: The Medium, Opera Factory
The music theatre of Gian Carlo Menotti fits in well with the strengths of Auckland's Opera Factory, as its new production of The Medium revealed.Back in 1947, American critic Virgil Thomson commented on how this work "wrings...
Theatre review: Belleville, Herald Theatre
A knock at the door sounds like hammering with an anvil in this Silo Theatre production, but clever, compelling Belleville is really only playing dress-up as a thriller. Its taut, insightful portrait of a millennial marriage is...
Classical review: NZSO, Auckland Town Hall
Haydn's Creation is the perfect antidote for those who suspect that a choral night out might be an evening of gloom-filled religioso music.This treatment of the creation story is a resolutely sunny affirmation of life and faith.Adam...
'I know I can overcome this' Paul Gascoigne says latest relapse was a 'blip'
PAUL Gascoigne has insisted that it was his choice to get into an ambulance after relapsing and getting drunk again earlier this month.
VENICE WATCH: 'Star Wars' stars keep mum in Venice
VENICE, Italy (AP) The Venice Film Festival is bringing 11 days of red carpet premieres, innovative movies and Hollywood glamour to the Italian city. Here's what has been catching the eye of The Associated Press:'STAR WARS' ACTORS...
Staring down death to save lives: The grizzly work of Human Tissue Banks
THE work of Liverpool's human tissue bank is a mystery to most of us. Jane Clinton meets the team who retrieve skin and bone from the dead for a living
'I punched him straight in the face!' Kelly Brook opens up about love rat Danny Cipriani
SHE'S had her fair share of drama when it comes to her love life, and now Kelly Brook has admitted to punching some of her former flames.
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge arrives in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) It's pretty hard to find a novel way to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge by now, but two-time Grammy-winning rapper Pras Michel, a founding member of the Fugees, has done it getting his dousing in the...
Joan Rivers placed on life support machine following cardiac arrest
Actress and comedian Joan Rivers is now completely reliant on a life support machine, it's been reported.
What honeymoon? Brad Pitt heads back to work just one week after marrying Angelina Jolie
HE ONLY tied the knot one week ago, but Brad Pitt hasn't wasted any time in getting back to work.
Cheryl's husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini pictured with Clint Eastwood's daughter
HE MARRIED Cheryl Cole last month, but just eight months ago Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini was cuddling up to Clint Eastwood's daughter in New York City.
'I’ve done things beyond awful' Paul Ross admits to drug use and gay love affair
TV AND radio star Paul Ross has admitted to cheating on his wife of ten years with a man whilst hooked on mephedrone.
Fifi Trixibelle: The 'unknown' Geldof
She is the daughter of one of the most famous men in the world, yet hates publicity. She lost her mother to a heroin overdose as a vulnerable teenager, her sister Peaches to the same tragedy barely five months ago, and has fought...
Made in America music festival rocks Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) A group of sexy dancers backed Iggy Azalea as Rita Ora joined her on stage. Kendrick Lamar shared the spotlight with label-mate Schoolboy Q during his set. Afrojack got the crowd jumping, and Imagine Dragons closed...
Even the cows get to play a special role
Tonight, Nicholas McGegan is conducting the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Haydn's The Creation , and the affable Englishman is surprised when I talk of buying his albums back in the late 1970s."It was such fun back then, nearly...
The gardening charity which provides outdoor therapy for people with reduced mobility
RETIREMENT is often seen as a time to enjoy the garden but what if you begin to find the work of keeping it tidy physically difficult?
'Halo' makers shed light on live-action series
SEATTLE (AP) "Halo: Nightfall" is returning to familiar territory.The overseers of the popular franchise at 343 Industries announced Saturday at the PAX Prime gaming convention that the upcoming live-action "Halo" series would...
Simon Cowell is up for the fight in ratings war with Strictly
Simon Cowell has vowed to take the fight to the BBC after it pitched Strictly Come Dancing directly against his new series of The X Factor in the same prime-time Saturday night slot.
X Factor proves to be a prime-time thriller again
The X Factor made a dramatic return to our screens last night with the slickest start of any light entertainment show.
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