Friday 29 August 2014

The Devils' Alliance review: Compelling account of Stalin and Hitler's 'pact of pure evil'





HISTORIAN Roger Moorehouse's detailed and well-written account of Hitler and Stalin's plans to divide Poland which affected 50 million people


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Thursday 28 August 2014

How did Brad and Ange keep it so quiet? (+quiz)

How did they do it? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie managed a no-leaks wedding in France after some nine years and six kids together, and a years of speculation on when and if they'd marry."A majority of celebrities are doing everything...


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Shakira is pregnant with baby No. 2

NEW YORK (AP) Shakira is pregnant with baby No. 2.The Colombian singer made the announcement on her Facebook and Twitter pages on Thursday. Her representative confirmed that the accounts were real.The Grammy winner wrote: "Yes,...


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A brother seeks answers in 'The Look of Silence'

VENICE, Italy (AP) What is it like to look into the eyes of the men who killed your brother and went unpunished?It's almost impossible to imagine, but "The Look of Silence" provides a glimpse at an answer.Joshua Oppenheimer's...


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Officials: Joan Rivers rushed to hospital

NEW YORK (AP) Joan Rivers is in a New York City hospital Thursday after she was rushed from a doctor's office when she went into cardiac arrest, police and hospital officials said.The 81-year-old comedian's condition wasn't immediately...


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Broke the golden rule! Cheryl hits back at Simon Cowell over his comments about her weight





MOST men know you should never ask a woman about her age or talk about her weight, but it seems Simon Cowell is oblivious to this rule according to Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.


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Who are Royal Blood, and why do they rock so hard?

Excuse us for sounding a little like NME at the moment, but Royal Blood are worth getting excited about.The UK twosome have released the year's most exciting rock record, a self-titled debut full of guitar-fired blues-rock rebellion...


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NZ on Screen: Vintage TV fashion

This year's NZ Fashion Week is being covered extensively on the web, as is the way of modern media. But fashion coverage on screen wasn't always so comprehensive. From the mid 60s to the early 90s, the Benson and Hedges Fashion...


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George Clooney shares his excitement over Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's secret wedding





HE'S BEEN a close friend of Brangelina for many years and today George Clooney expressed his joy on the news that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have finally tied the knot.


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No jail for man arrested amid Hoffman probe

NEW YORK (AP) A friend of Philip Seymour Hoffman who was arrested on drug charges after the actor's overdose death won't face jail time.Robert Vineberg pleaded guilty Thursday to heroin possession. He was ordered to serve five...


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Country singer slammed for jokes about rape, drugs

LeAnn Rimes has come under fire for making a rape joke.The 32-year-old singer - who is married to actor Eddie Cibrian - crassly quipped that she lost her virginity by raping her then-boyfriend in a new interview and, unsurprisingly,...


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Movie academy to honor Belafonte, O'Hara

LOS ANGELES (AP) Harry Belafonte and Maureen O'Hara are among those who will be honored by the motion picture academy's board of governors.The academy said Thursday that Belafonte will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award...


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Shakira: 'Yes, I'm pregnant'

Shakira has confirmed she is pregnant.Reports have been circulating for weeks that the 37-year-old singer and her soccer player partner Gerard Piqué were expecting their second child together and now the Colombian beauty has admitted...


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TV picks of the week: In remand and on demand

Pick of the Week: Orange is the New Black If you watched any of this week's award shows, you'll have realised Orange is the New Black is Hollywood's new darling. Monday saw the show's leading ladies present at the MTV Video


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Manziel appears as aerobics instructor in TV ad

CLEVELAND (AP) Wearing spandex leggings, a headband and working out a class of exercising women as if he were Richard Simmons. No, we've never seen Johnny Football like this.He's Johnny JamBoogie.Browns rookie quarterback Johnny...


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Joan Collins tweets old school 'in the dark ages' flashback picture





AT age 81 Joan Collins is still living a very eventful life, but it seems every now and then the veteran British actress likes to reminisce about the good old days.


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'I don't twerk' Kylie Minogue spurns Miley Cyrus fad





KYLIE Minogue has spurned the trend of “twerking” – the infamous on-stage dance performed by inflammatory ex-Disney protĂ©gĂ©e Miley Cyrus.


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Officials: Joan Rivers rushed to hospital

NEW YORK (AP) Joan Rivers is in a New York City hospital Thursday after she was rushed from a doctor's office when she went into cardiac arrest, police and hospital officials said.The 81-year-old comedian's condition wasn't immediately...


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Police officials: Joan Rivers rushed to hospital

NEW YORK (AP) Two police officials say Joan Rivers has been rushed in cardiac arrest from a doctor's office to a New York City hospital.The comedian's condition wasn't immediately known.The officials spoke on the condition of...


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Joan Rivers hospitalised after stopping breathing during surgery

Joan Rivers' daughter has asked friends to 'please pray' for her mother after she was rushed to hospital when she stopped breathing during a surgical procedure.The 81-year-old was having surgery on her vocal cords at a clinic in...


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