Thousands of Cantabrians are expected to flock to tonight's opening ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 tournament, which will include a starring role for All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.The free event at North Hagley Park,...
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Meet the man who created Dothraki for Game of Thrones
David J Peterson was teaching English Composition at Fullerton College, California, when he heard that HBO was accepting applications to develop Dothraki for Game of Thrones . Using the handful of words and phrases in George RR Martin's...
Top Gear's back - get ready to be offended
Jeremy Clarkson and his fellow Top Gear presenters may have been forced to flee Argentina after causing offence to locals while filming the series' Patagonia special, but it evidently hasn't dented the programme's global appeal.The...
Sol3 Mio officially the nicest guys in Kiwi music
Chart-topping popera trio Sol3 Mio have cemented their reputation as the nicest guys in Kiwi music, taking time out to visit a sick fan. Brothers Pene and Amitai Pati and their cousin Moses Mackay went to visit Toni Reid in Christchurch...
In the Flesh - these zombies aren't dead just yet
Dominic Mitchell's first and only TV show has just been cancelled - but he doesn't sound too worried.Like the reformed zombies that form the basis of his "kitchen sink zombie drama" In the Flesh , it could soon come back to life."I'm...
Review: Kendrick sings _ and charms _ in 'Last Five Years'
Don't be surprised if, settling into "The Last Five Years" with your popcorn, you hear a large number of people around you singing rather than crunching.That's because the stage play it's based on, a soulful and romantic song cycle...
Fifty Shades of Grey: Kiss kiss, bang bang
Two weeks before the feverishly-anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey hits theatres, its burgeoning movie stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan are savouring their last few days of anonymity.Unsurprisingly then, when I meet Johnson...
Man pleads no contest to burglarizing Miley Cyrus' home
LOS ANGELES (AP) " A convicted burglar has pleaded no contest to breaking into Miley Cyrus' home last year.The Los Angeles district attorney's office says Rusty Edward Sellner entered the plea to one count of first-degree residential...
Modeselektor: In the perfect mode
Trying to explain the sound Modeselektor makes is a tough task. Just ask band member Sebastian Szary."I think that's your job," laughs Szary down the phoneline from their Berlin studio when asked to describe themselves."We stopped...
Fifty Shades fever hits the red (hot) carpet at the world premiere
HUNDREDS of frenzied movie buffs defied the winter cold to scream their support for the stars at the world premiere of Fifty Shades Of Grey last night.
Not us surely? Just nine per cent admit to being pushy parents
MOST mums and dads give their children a nudge in the right direction... but few will admit to being pushy parents.
Time to put down the rice cakes? Diet and exercise DON'T beat obesity, doctor claims
RESPECTED health experts have reacted with anger after a leading doctor claimed obesity cannot be beaten by eating less and exercising more.
Alcohol deaths in the UK are at their lowest level since 2000
DRINK-related deaths in Britain have fallen to their lowest level in more than a decade, new figures show.
Top 10 facts about colours
TODAY is an exceptionally colourful day in our calendar, as the first four items below testify.
What kind of granny are you? Take our quiz and find out
BECOMING a grandparent can be the start of a whole new life. Take our quiz to find out if you are the perfect grandma.
Perfect in every way! First sketches showing Mary Poppins to go on sale for £3k
THE first images showing what Mary Poppins was to look like in the classic Disney film have come to light.
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Beatles legend Ringo Starr back with new album Postcards From Paradise
PAUL MCCARTNEY set the Grammys on fire with Kanye West and Rihanna and now his old Beatles band mate Ringo Starr is getting in on the action with a brilliant new album
Review: 'Kingman' shakes up the traditional spy thriller
In his earlier "Kick-Ass," British writer-director Matthew Vaughn famously cast an 11-year-old Chloe Grace Moretz as a young killing machine in the stylishly brutal superhero film. In his latest, "Kingsman: The Secret Service," Vaughn...
Taylor Swift gives fan breakup advice: 'Utilize the block feature'
She's had more than her fair share of heartbreak for one so young.And having made her fortune from break-up songs, Taylor Swift put that disastrous relationship history to good use as she counselled a fan online.The singer is...
Netflix leaks House of Cards' third season
House of Cards fans got a brief glance at the third season when Netflix accidentally posted its hit series online Wednesday, two weeks early.The online video company called it a "technical glitch" and pulled the episodes of the...
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