NEW YORK (AP) The world premiere of Thomas Ades' "The Exterminating Angel" at the Salzburg Festival in Vienna has been postponed a year until the summer of 2016.The festival announced the commission of the opera in 2011 but didn't...
Friday 7 November 2014
Urbanesia comes calling
Auckland is often referred to as the world's largest Polynesian city, yet many of its residents have little contact with Pacific culture. To rectify this after four years in its traditional stronghold in South Auckland, the Southside...
'You can still do what you want to': Theresa May on how diabetes has changed her life
THE Home Secretary has refused to let her diagnosis hold her back. Here she talks injecting insulin at dinner, nibbling nuts in the Chamber and why she admires Sir Steve Redgrave
Kate Beckinsale steals the limelight in daring cut out white dress
KATE Beckinsale flaunted a low-cut white dress as she attended the Battersea Power Station Global Launch Party in West Hollywood.
Leguizamo laughs last after being called 'Fugly'
NEW YORK (AP) He who laughs last laughs the best. And John Leguizamo, who was called "fugly" (beyond ugly) at school, makes use of the nickname that made him suffer in a new anti-romantic comedy that he stars in and co-wrote."When...
Rihanna announces Diamond Ball to support charity
NEW YORK (AP) Rihanna will host her first Diamond Ball on Dec. 11 to benefit her foundation that promotes education and arts globally.Rihanna announced Thursday that she would hold the black tie event at The Vineyard in Beverly...
Tanya Burr: The YouTube sensation shares her top tips on how to become an internet hit
THE lifestyle blogger, who shares make-up tutorials, beauty and style guidance with her millions of fans, reveals what it takes to be an online success
Restaurant review: Medlar, 438 Kings Road, Chelsea
LAST Spring, I was making a speech at a conference at the Business School at St Gallen, and I happened to sit next to a young Englishman who had first moved to take a job in Switzerland with Glencore.
London tops list of expensive properties with FOUR homes in world's top ten most expensive
BUCKINGHAM PALACE may hold the crown for most expensive residence ever - but three other plush London pads have also been deemed some of the most pricey in the world.
Bioware: Mass Effect remastered for Xbox One and PS4 hinted as fans wait for ME4 news
BIOWARE general manager Aaryn Flynn has hinted a new Mass Effect remastered trilogy is being planned for the PS4 and Xbox One.
VIDEO: 'I'm sick of dying on film,' Keira Knightley speaks out
BEGIN AGAIN is not only the name of Knightley's new film with James Corden and Mark Ruffalo, it represents an interesting new phase in her career
Is Ellie Goulding engaged? Singer steps out with rock on her ring finger
THEY'VE been dating for a year, but has McBusted's Dougie Poynter decided to make Ellie Goulding his wife?
AC/DC star could sue for hitman charge
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is considering civil action against police for "incalculable" damage he has suffered after they withdrew a charge of attempting to procure the murder of two men.High-profile defence lawyers have branded police...
Kiwi craft leads the way in drone industry
Good old Kiwi ingenuity on a shoe-string budget could see the world's first unmanned aerial vehicle for long-range search and rescue operational within the next two years.The Coastguard has been working with Christchurch-based Global...
Soloist, conductor excel in ingenious pairing
There may have been some discussion in the boardroom when Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra contemplated pairing Prokofiev with Bruckner in the one programme. But under the title of Romantic Bruckner, it proved an ingenious combination.Could...
Michelle Hewitson interview: Elisabeth Easther
Elisabeth Easther, the sometime actress, playwright and part-time journalist, lives in a pretty little house in Pt Chevalier. I went to see her there because her play, Famous Flora, which is based on the famous Auckland madam Flora...
Producers plan stage version of 'The Hunger Games'
LONDON (AP) Producers are betting there's appetite for a stage version of "The Hunger Games."Movie studio Lionsgate says it is teaming up with entertainment companies in the U.S. and the Netherlands to create a live version of...
Toy Story 4 announced: 15 facts you probably didn't know about the animated films
AS PIXAR confirms that Woody and Buzz will be back in Toy Story 4, we reveal 15 surprising facts about the film franchise
Katherine Jenkins dressed to impress in ladylike teal gown
THE opera singer looked effortlessly chic as she left the BBC Radio 2 studios on Friday morning.
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