Along with the gasps of amazement, a perfectly staged illusion makes us question the evidence of our senses. Such scepticism is useful when reality is constantly transformed by digital manipulation and political spin doctors can make...
Wednesday, 3 September 2014
'Guardians' tops box office for the summer, year
LOS ANGELES (AP) "Guardians of the Galaxy" closed out the summer movie season with a first-place finish.Marvel's Disney-distributed space adventure the top-grossing film of the year so far in North America added another $22.9...
Cee Lo Green: It is only rape if the victim is conscious
CeeLo Green has deleted his Twitter account after sharing his controversial rules on rape.The singer - who recently pleaded no contest to charges that he gave a woman ecstasy without her consent in 2012 - appeared to be saying that...
Venezuela rails against portrayal in US spy drama
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Critics have mostly ignored the new TNT spy drama "Legends," but it's creating a furor in Venezuela.Officials in the South American country are denouncing the show for portraying the socialist government...
Celebrities' nude shots removed from some websites
LOS ANGELES (AP) As federal investigators worked Tuesday to determine who stole and posted nude photos of several female celebrities online, the images continued to be removed from various sites.Copyright complaints apparently...
Tuesday, 2 September 2014
Fresh wave of hacked celeb pics leak online
A new wave of "nude" celebrity photos have been leaked online amid claims the graphic images may have been passed around an online club for months.The previously unseen pictures are alleged to feature Parks and Recreation actress...
Gory cannibalism movie shocks film fest
Cannibalism, maggots devouring rotting flesh and one soldier's desperate bid to cling to humanity in the chaos: Japanese war film Fires on the Plain has both thrilled and shocked Venice film festival.Cult director Shinya Tsukamoto,...
Larry David play heads to Broadway this February
NEW YORK (AP) Theater fans, get ready to laugh uncomfortably Larry David has written found a Broadway theater and some co-stars for his Broadway writing and acting debut.Producers said Tuesday that the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star's...
Baywatch theme tune singer Jimi Jamison dies at 63
Jimi Jamison, the lead singer of US band Survivor, has died at the age of 63.His booking manager Sally Irwin told TMZ that Jamison had died of a heart attack on Sunday night.The band issued a statement on their Facebook page,...
Bieber arrested, charged with assault, dangerous driving
Pop star Justin Bieber has been charged with dangerous driving and assault after his All-Terrain Vehicle collided with a minivan in the Canadian countryside.The crash occurred on Friday afternoon near his hometown of Stratford,...
Apple admits celebrity accounts were hacked
Apple says that some celebrity accounts were deliberately targeted and hacked, leading to the posting of nude photos online.The company says its investigation found that individual accounts had been compromised. It says there...
A bloomin' giant treat for Mary
MARY Berry added the final rose to a giant cake made of flowers as she opened this year's RHS Wisley Flower Show.
Piers Morgan confirms he's leaving CNN on Twitter
PIERS MORGAN took to his Twitter page earlier on today to confirm that he has declined CNN's offer to renew his contract.
Review: 'Summer of the Dead' has powerful plot
"Summer of the Dead" (Minotaur Books), by Julia KellerSmall towns where everyone knows your name and keeping secrets seems unfathomable can be hotbeds of concealment. No one really knows what goes on behind closed doors or within...
Family: Joan Rivers on life support
NEW YORK (AP) Joan Rivers' family is confirming that the comedian is on life support after going into cardiac arrest last week during a procedure at a doctor's office.Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, said in a statement Tuesday that...
New Lee Tamahori film to be crowd funded
A new film to be directed by Lee Tamahori is hoping to raise the final 5.3 per cent of its $9.4 million budget via equity crowd funding on the Snowball Effect platform, offering investors preferred shares with a 20 per cent per annum...
The Diary: Makere ups glamour quotient on Prime TV
Makere Bradnam is considered a hot newcomer to sports television in New Zealand, a star very much on the rise.The 27-year-old tennis coach is joining forces with ex-snowboarding champion Hayley Holt, working alongside each other...
Not Amused: Queen finds cell phone pics troubling
LONDON (AP) It's official. She is not amused.The U.S. ambassador to Britain has told Tatler magazine that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II finds the obsession with mobile phone images a bit disconcerting. The monarch expressed her...
Five of the top flowers for September
KEEP your garden looking colourful with this top five list of flowers that will continue to bloom well into September.
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