Sunday, 31 August 2014

Fashion Five A Day: Leopard print for pre-fall








One look at the glossy pages of September issues this season and you'll be clued in on the fact that leopard print is back and here to stay for the season ahead. Let's be honest- this print is never out of style and easily jazzes up any outfit. All you need is a touch of leopard - a belt, a shoe, or pair of sunglasses. Or go full on leopard and rock a House of Holland number for the season. Just don't wear all at once! [Click image above to shop]












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Preview: The Sound of Music

As he stretches his hands above his head in the Singaporean heat, musical theatre performer Rhys Williams' arm reveals a tattoo written in an old typewriter-style font: "Worse things happen at sea". The South African explains it's...


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Assassin's Creed Unity delayed by two weeks

The release of Assassin's Creed Unity has been pushed back two weeks, Ubisoft has announced.That makes its official European launch date November 13. It was due to launch worldwide on October 28.The date change means Unity will...


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Video premiere: Jeremy Redmore - One Day Alone

Jeremy Redmore's latest music video might as well be called, 'Around the world in 29 seconds'. Because that's exactly what the concept for One Day Alone is.The video for the song, taken from his debut solo album Clouds Are...


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Pittsburgh-based reality show 'The Chair' to debut

PITTSBURGH (AP) Viewers of a new reality TV show will soon find out what happens when two fledgling directors are given $850,000 to direct their own movies from the same script."The Chair" is shot in Pittsburgh and documents the...


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California Made in America show tunes up for day 2

LOS ANGELES (AP) With the first day of downtown Los Angeles' inaugural outdoor music festival in the books, the city is tuning up for round two.The Budweiser Made in America concert resumes at 2 p.m. (2100 GMT) Sunday in Grand...


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Joan Rivers' daughter: 'We are keeping our fingers crossed'

Joan Rivers' loved ones say that they remain hopeful about her recovery three days after she went into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office."We are keeping our fingers crossed," her daughter, Melissa Rivers, said in a statement,...


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Downton Abbey burns in fifth season trailer

The first full-length trailer of Downton Abbey series five has been released.The one-minute clip shows Downton in flames as an unidentified blonde is scooped up into a man's arms, and a terrified Earl of Grantham despairing that...


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No update on Joan Rivers' condition, hospital says

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...


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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...


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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...


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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...


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'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.


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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...


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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


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'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.


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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...


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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.


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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.


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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.


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