"Anger is not an emotion I feel very often. It takes a lot to piss me off," Liv Tyler is telling me. "But if I do get angry, I go into this whole other mode and I almost black out." The actor was recently required to channel that...
Friday 17 October 2014
New Paris landmark: Giant sex toy or an Xmas tree?
PARIS (AP) A giant green art installation on the tony Place Vendome in Paris is attracting perhaps more attention than American artist Paul McCarthy bargained for.It's called "Tree," and vaguely resembles an inflatable Christmas...
Looking torn: Nicole Scherzinger showcases her slender pins in tight-fitting ripped jeans
NICOLE Scherzinger put on an eye-catching sartorial display as she headed to the ITV studios for an appearance on This Morning earlier today.
Bono says he wears sunglasses due to glaucoma
LONDON (AP) U2 singer Bono says his ever-present sunglasses are not a rock-star affectation he has suffered from glaucoma for 20 years.The condition a buildup of pressure that can damage the optic nerve can make the eyes sensitive...
Album review: Chris Brown, X
Chris Brown's new album has taught me a valuable life lesson: never listen too closely to the lyrics of an R&B song. You will be grossed out. Questionable lyrical content is nothing new, but on X it becomes completely unnecessary....
Game review: Driveclub
There's a grating irony about a game that's all about getting to the finish line quickly and cleanly having taken so long to actually make it into the shops, all banged-up on arrival. Driveclub was intended to launch alongside...
Review: 'On the Town' is a helluva revival
NEW YORK (AP) The webs have been swept away, the comic book villains are long gone and even the name of the theater has changed. So what better way to bid farewell to the doomed "Spider-Man" musical at the re-christened Lyric Theatre...
Album review: Lenny Kravitz, Strut
With two new Prince albums, the reissue of two Hendrix albums ( Cry of Love , Rainbow Bridge ) and the next instalment of Hunger Games pending (he continues in the role of Cinna), it seems timely to mention Lenny Kravitz, a man...
Thai soaps trigger outcry over romanticizing rape
BANGKOK (AP) In a famous scene from Thailand's award-winning soap opera "The Power of Shadows," the handsome protagonist gets drunk and rapes the leading lady. He later begs her forgiveness, and they live happily ever after.Boy...
Channing Tatum: I'm not a 'very smart person'
Channing Tatum felt "messed with" at school because he wasn't "a very smart person". The 34-year-old actor - who has suffered from attention deficit disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia - has hit out at the education system in the US for...
NZ on Screen: Labour leaders of the past
Our most recent long-serving and highly-regarded Labour Prime Minister was Helen Clark, who was PM for three terms, from 1999 to 2008. Clark's first full biography documentary was made just last year, and screened on TV3. It was a...
Album review: [shift], The Traveller
New Zealand band [shift]'s debut album The Traveller is one that you'll want to turn the volume up for.The independent four piece's sound plays in the same ball-park as Californian rockers Switchfoot and a more radio friendly...
Police: Body found near river could be actress
SEATTLE (AP) Police in the Seattle suburb of Auburn say they believe they have found the body of missing actress Misty Upham, known for her roles in "August: Osage County," ''Frozen River" and "Django Unchained."Police spokesman...
Jude Law to be dad to fifth child
Jude Law is set to become a father for the fifth time.The 41-year-old actor and his ex-girlfriend Catherine Harding are set to welcome their first child together into the world early next year. Despite their split, the exes are...
Motorbikes, flour and downtime: Five things Paul Hollywood can't live without
BAKER and television presenter Paul Hollywood, 48, lives in Kent with his wife Alexandra, 48, a cook and an author, and their 13-year-old son Joshua
Thursday 16 October 2014
Foo Fighters release first single from new album
The Foo Fighters have released the first single from their new album, Sonic Highways ."It started with a spark and burnt into the dark, now here I go" sings front man Dave Grohl on the band's latest song Something From Nothing...
Smithsonian honors Cash, 9 others for 'Ingenuity'
WASHINGTON (AP) Singer Rosanne Cash and the founder of virtual reality firm Oculus are being honored with American Ingenuity Awards at the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. museum complex, along with 8 other scientists and scholars...
Talking to vegetative patients can help
TALKING to loved ones in a vegetative state may not be a waste of time as new research showed they are more aware than previously thought.
Apple unveil eagerly anticipated iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 gadgets
APPLE has, for the second time in a month, introduced new hardware to the world.
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