First there was South Korea's Gangnam Style - now it's China's Little Apple.In China, millions are singing and dancing to Xiao Pingguo (Little Apple), even the communist state's military and police.Now the phenomenon has made...
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Rare van Gogh gets $61 million at New York auction
NEW YORK (AP) A rare piece of artwork painted by Vincent van Gogh weeks before his death has sold for $61.8 million at a New York auction of big-ticket impressionist and modern art.The 1890 painting, "Still Life, Vase With Daisies...
PS4 News: New GTA online mode, Resident Evil villain returns, FarCry 4 story trailer
GTA 5's new first-person mode will be available online, Resident Evil fans have been given a hint about the new villain heading for Revelations 2 and the new FarCry 4 trailer is out.
Why everyone's shouting Parklife at Russell Brand on Twitter
Russell Brand's tendency towards verbosity has led his detractors to find a succinct way to palm off his talk of revolution: just stick the chorus of Blur's Parklife on the end.You may remember the 1994 song featured lines spoken...
Woman sentenced in attack on Mary J. Blige's dad
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan (AP) A woman accused of stabbing the father of R&B singer Mary J. Blige during a domestic dispute in Michigan has been sentenced to jail.The Battle Creek Enquirer reports (http://bcene.ws/1upu61P ) that Cheryl...
First-person mode confirmed for Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V will feature a first-person mode when it's released on next-gen consoles later this month, Rockstar has confirmed.First-person mode will be available both in the campaign and online, and is an old idea Rockstar...
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Review: Ruhl deals with reincarnation in new play
NEW YORK (AP) Would a 21st-century American mother really consider giving her 3-year-old son to a Tibetan monastery because he was allegedly a reincarnated Buddhist monk?Melding modern Western life with ancient Tibetan spirituality...
Soap opera exporter Brazil shows 1st African soap
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Brazil's own prime-time soap operas have long appeared on African television networks from Tunisia to South Africa. Now it's about to import an African soap opera for the first time.The state-run Agencia Brasil...
Daughters inspire independent Disney princesses
LOS ANGELES (AP) A Disney princess no longer needs a prince to experience true love.Sisterhood saves the day in "Frozen." Motherly love breaks an evil spell in "Maleficent." A little girl's love of her own life is a focus of Pixar's...
Nick Jonas aims for solo stardom
LOS ANGELES (AP) A squeaky-clean member of the Jonas Brothers no more, Nick Jonas is embracing his solo career and beefed-up image makeover."It's a big transition," Jonas said in a recent interview. "I am stepping into what is...
GTA 5: Rockstar reveal big change to series for Xbox One and PS4 launch
GRAND THEFT AUTO is set to feature a new first-person mode, making it one of the biggest innovations in the series' long history.
Thom Evans and Frankie Bridge confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing live tour
FORMER rugby player Thom Evans and singer Frankie Bridge will be taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing live tour in 2015, it's been confirmed.
Robots, magic carpets and mobile phone eye tests: Technology that could change how we live
WE look at the latest high-tech projects which could shape how we battle disease in the future
TECH NEWS: Apple to discontinue iPad Mini, iPhone 6 dominates market, Apple Watch leak
APPLE are reportedly dropping their ipad Mini line of tablets, while their iPhone 6 handset continues to dominate smartphone market.
Shy bladder group protests Rob Lowe ad
NEW YORK (AP) Shy bladder sufferers want to stop the airing of a television ad where a "painfully awkward" Rob Lowe says that he can't urinate in public.The satellite TV company DirecTV suggests its critics should be able to take...
The Dairy: Toni's big news - it's a girl ... again
The secret is out: Seven Sharp host Toni Street is expecting another daughter. The pregnant television star, who is due in March, jokes that hubby Matt France, a former rugby star, will have to cope with more oestrogen in the family."My...
'Southbound': Some tracks work, others don't
Collaborations between contemporary country artists and classic rock stars have become commonplace over the years. But the Doobie Brothers, with their accent on catchy choruses, close harmonies and traditional influences, match up...
It's never too late to get fit says Pilates expert Lynne
WE explain how the exercise system can help protect our bodies as we get older
Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace cameras as oesophageal cancer test
SCIENTISTS have created a pill-size "cytosponge" that can collect cells from the stomach of patients with acid reflux conditions
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