X Factor judge Mel Blatt has revealed she suspected axed judges Natalia Kills and Willy Moon might act up during contestant Joe Irvine's performance. The judges were booted from the show last week after Kills accused Irvine of...
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Simon Moutter: Netflix has immediate advantage by avoiding GST
It has been said taxes are the price we pay for a civilised society.So what happens when some of the wealthiest companies in the world don't pay toward the upkeep of the societies they operate in?No one likes paying taxes. In...
Canadian film and TV actress Alberta Watson dies at 60
TORONTO (AP) " Canadian film and television actress Alberta Watson has died. She was 60.Her agent, Pam Winter, said Watson died Saturday in Toronto after a long battle with cancer.Watson was best known for her role on "24" as...
Pros and cons: Should you join Netflix?
Pro: It's cheap When Netflix finally announced their pricing plans yesterday - from $9.99 to the basic package, to $15.99 for ultra-HD - its main competitor Lightbox announced plans to drop its prices to compete with Netflix head-on....
'Insurgent,' 'Cinderella' beat the boys at the box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) " The second installment in the teen dystopian series "Divergent" came in first at the weekend box office.Lionsgate's "Insurgent," starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, opened to more than $52 million in ticket...
Gumbel's 'Real Sports' marks 20 years
NEW YORK (AP) " Bryant Gumbel's "Real Sports" focuses on the NCAA this week during March Madness. As is typical of the HBO newsmagazine that marks its 20th year on air, the focus won't be on jump shots or bracket busting.Scheduled...
Second Julie Andrews memoir expected in 2017
NEW YORK (AP) " Julie Andrews' next memoir will tell the backstory of "Mary Poppins," ''The Sound of Music" and other beloved works during her years as one of the world's most popular entertainers.Hachette Books announced Monday...
Natalia Kills slammed for joking about X Factor outburst
Axed X Factor New Zealand judge Natalia Kills has been slammed for joking about her outburst that got her fired from the TV3 talent show.Kills and her husband Willy Moon were kicked off the show last week after bullying contestant...
Review: 'Balas y Chocolate' equal parts emotion, style
Lila Downs, "Balas y Chocolate" (Sony Music)Fluency in Spanish isn't necessary to understand Lila Downs' shape-shifting voice: It transcends language, carrying pure emotion.On her latest album, "Balas y Chocolate" (Bullets and...
Akhil Sharma's 'Family Life' wins Folio Prize for fiction
LONDON (AP) " Indian-American author Akhil Sharma has won the 40,000 pound ($60,000) Folio Prize for literature with "Family Life," the story of an immigrant family floundering in America that took him 13 years to write.A judging...
Glee star Matthew Morrison slams show after finale
Matthew Morrison thinks Glee had been in decline for several seasons.The 36-year-old actor - who played teacher Will Schuester in the musical drama series - has criticised the programme for having a large cast with characters that...
Taylor Swift buys two potential porn websites
Taylor Swift has bought two racy web addresses to stop adult websites being started in her name. The 25-year-old star has bought the rights to TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult - both of which would have been available from...
Ellen Conford, popular children's author, dead at 73
NEW YORK (AP) " Ellen Conford, an award-winning children's writer whose comic tales made her a favorite for at least one generation of readers, has died.Conford died at home in Great Neck, New York, last Friday, on her 73rd birthday,...
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