Saturday, 6 December 2014

'Me and Benedict are not a couple and Amanda is not my beard!' says Martin Freeman





THERE'S been plenty of fan fiction which brings him and his co-star Benedict Cumberbatch together, and Sherlock star Martin Freeman has finally spoken up about it.


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Celebrity chef Lisa Faulkner: 'As I get older, I'm going to try to love my body'





ACTRESS and celebrity chef Lisa Faulkner, 42, reveals her beauty secrets…


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Party girl: The essential beauty kit for the festive season





GET set for the festive season with this essential beauty kit, says Eileen Leahy


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Guilt-free pleasures: Gluten-free desserts for Christmas





TRIED-and-tested tips from Saturday magazine’s celebrity chef


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Berry Christmas: How to yield gifts from your garden





THE GARDEN can be your very own Santa’s grotto when it comes to gifts and decorations this Yuletide


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Strictly's Pixie Lott: 'I love shopping, especially at Christmas'





SINGER Pixie Lott opens up about Strictly Come Dancing, boyfriend Oliver Cheshire and weekends...


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T.J. McNamara: Painter explores depth of spirit

Poet and artist William Blake said, "Energy is eternal delight." It can be a quiet inner energy or an extravagant outward show.The work of Johanna Pegler at Anna Miles Gallery is filled with the inner spirit of the outward man...


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Classic CD review: Johann Sebastian Bach, 53 Cantatas (BIS)

If one were to compile a list of the seven musical wonders of the world, then Bach's Cantatas might head it. Just over 200 surviving works range from scores for solo voice with varying accompaniments to such monumental creations...


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Friday, 5 December 2014

Stress can reduce you to a 'small child' and impair critical decision making





IF you think being under pressure helps you perform better then you're lying to yourself! Research has revealed stress can impair your ability to think critically


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U2 guitarist The Edge: 'When Bono goes cycling, he likes to dress up as a Hasidic Jew'

The image of Bono on a bicycle on a long coat, sharp hat and flowing payots isn't one many of us have had the imaginations to visualise.That is until The Edge dreamt it up for us."You know, when Bono goes cycling he likes to dress...


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Xbox One fans warned of new Xbox Live outage after December online issue





XBOX ONE fans have been warned there could be more Xbox Live outages over Christmas after hacker group Lizard Squad claimed to have taken the service down earlier this month.


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Joe Jonas, Kim Kardashian hit up Art Basel parties

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) " Joe Jonas, Kim Kardashian, Usher and a bevy of supermodels are making the party rounds in South Beach this week, with Art Basel Miami Beach gatherings drawing celebrities, art collectors and fashionistas from...


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Father-and-son authors writing book on drug abuse

NEW YORK (AP) " Father-and-son best-selling authors David Sheff and Nic Sheff are teaming up for a young adult book about drug abuse.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Friday that the Sheffs' book, currently untitled, will come...


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Greece outraged by British Museum sculpture loan

LONDON (AP) " One of the British Museum's much-disputed Parthenon Marbles was unveiled Friday after being sent in secret to Russia " a surprise move that outraged Greece, which has long demanded the return of the artifacts.The loan...


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Janet McAllister: Thai spirit house sparks spirited debate

It's unusual for New Zealand critics to give any artist a public roasting. So last summer, when commentator Daniel Michael Satele severely criticised Tessa Laird and Tiffany Singh on prominent art site EyeContact for cultural arrogance...


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CNN's Candy Crowley moving on after 27 years

NEW YORK (AP) " Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley is leaving CNN after 27 years.Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday. Her final...


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The Queen of the Upper Nile and other sour plum faces

"The storm clouds that have been gathering over Anna and Bates finally burst," the press blurb for Thursday's season finale of Downton Abbey promised. Hooray!I have been waiting many moons (or five seasons) for the storm cloud...


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CNN's Candy Crowley moving on after 27 years

NEW YORK (AP) " Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley says she's leaving CNN after 27 years.Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday....


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Big and deep and huge

Lisa Reihana started In Pursuit of Venus , the video shortlisted for the Signature Art Prize, during the global financial crisis, when 7500 ships were anchored around Singapore waiting for world trade to start again."Everyone was...


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Cilla Black speaks of pain of losing husband and battling arthritis as she collects award





SINGER and TV personality Cilla Black spoke of the pain of losing her husband and her battle with arthritis today after picking up an award honouring her 50 years in entertainment.


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