Auckland's upcoming Laneway festival has lost one of its headlining acts just weeks before the event.Lykke Li, the Swedish singer-songwriter who was billed as one of the biggest names performing at the January 26 festival, said...
Monday, 5 January 2015
Rapper Joey Bada$$ charged in Australia on concert tour
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) " An official and media say New York hip hop artist Joey Bada$$ has been charged in Australia with assaulting a security guard before a performance last week.Australian Broadcasting Corp. and Australian...
Nicki Minaj talks about her teenage abortion
In 2014, much ink was spilled debating whether rapper Nicki Minaj was making a bold feminist statement with her controversial song (and album cover) Anaconda .That this conversation was happening around her music seemed to mark...
Miley Cyrus snapped in alleged drug scandal
Miley Cyrus has sparked new concern among her fans after a picture of the star sitting opposite what appears to be a table strewn with drug paraphernalia was published.The shocking snap has been obtained by the The Sun and features...
The Big Read: Ed Sheeran
When British popstar Ed Sheeran came to town, TimeOut's Lydia Jenkin tagged along as he went about his daily work. It's 6.50am, the air has that heavy, cold feeling. It's only just light, and yet there are already at least 20 t...
Debbie Reynolds: 'My lack of passion cost me three husbands'
DEBBIE Reynolds was America’s sweetheart, the whole- some fresh-faced girl-next- door radiating perky innocence.
Xbox One's Halo 5: Guardians Beta just got a whole lot more interesting
THE Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta received a big boost in content this week, with a brand-new game type and maps added.
Here's Johnny! Depp's new horror role
IN slouchy clothes and beret, this is Hollywood heart-throb Johnny Depp as you have never seen him before.
Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch top GQ's Best Dressed Men List
HOLLYWOOD stars Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch have topped GQ's list of Best Dressed Men.
Paul Casserly: A year in telly quotes
Before I start my collection of the best, worst and just plain bamboozling quotes from the goggle box in 2015, I thought I would revisit the ones that stuck with me from the year that was. All the "best of the year" lists have exhausted...
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg starts reading program
NEW YORK (AP) " Mark Zuckerberg wants to add a little more "book" to Facebook.The Facebook founder and CEO announced on his page recently that he has vowed to read a book every other week in 2015, with an emphasis on learning about...
Brad Pitt leads sing-along at film-awards gala
PALM SPRINGS, California (AP) " The first star-studded film-award ceremony of the new year was literally something to sing about.While not an honoree himself, actor-producer Brad Pitt stole the spotlight with a sing-along for a...
Correction: Obit-Donna Douglas story
NEW YORK (AP) " NEW YORK (AP) " In a story Jan. 2 about the death of actress Donna Douglas, The Associated Press reported erroneously that television station WAFB is located in New Orleans. It is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.A...
Sunday, 4 January 2015
The hit music medley made with kale and cushions
Beer bottles, shoes, sofa cushions and kale are just some of the household items used as instruments in the first viral hit of 2015. In a mind-blowing medley featuring a half-dozen songs - including Pharrell's Happy , Taylor Swift's...
Birdman review: Michael Keaton plays a washed-up former superhero actor
BIRDMAN is a mid-life crisis movie that generates considerable intrigue and comedy from the casting of former Batman star Michael Keaton as a washed-up former superhero actor, Birdman, trying to relaunch his career by putting on a Broadway play.
The theory about everything review: Film depicting the life of Professor Stephen Hawking
IT is going to be a battle of the boffins at the Oscars next year. Benedict Cumberbatch is a frontrunner for playing Alan Turing in The Imitation Game and Eddie Redmayne will be a powerful contender for his remarkable performance as Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything.
Elvis Presley's private jets for sale
In spite of not being airworthy two of Elvis Presley's private jets are expected to raise over NZ$12 million when they are auctioned off. The private jets are up for sale via Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California and will...
Hobbit still victorious in global box office battle
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is on track to be the second biggest film released in 2014.It is still at the top of the North American box office after three weekends, taking in US$21.9 million over the latest, while...
Best of the Blogs: Rose Matafeo: I like my movies like my milk, whole
Rose Matafeo spent $30 to see the new Hunger Games film, Mockingjay, so you don't have to. Last week, I spent $30 to have a nap. It was the midnight screening of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and I had foolishly sai
N. Korea blasts US for sanctions over Sony attack
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " North Korea on Sunday criticized the United States for slapping sanctions on Pyongyang officials and organizations for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures " the latest fallout from a Hollywood movie depicting...
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