Sunday 23 November 2014

AP Exclusive: Letter that inspired Kerouac found

LOS ANGELES (AP) " It's been called the letter that launched a literary genre " 16,000 amphetamine-fueled, stream-of-consciousness words written by Neal Cassady to his friend Jack Kerouac in 1950.And it's going on the auction block...


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Still smitten! Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban share passionate kiss at Paddington premiere





THEY'VE been married for eight years, but is seems Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are still very much enjoying the honeymoon phase.


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Keith Richards wears his art on his shirt

While Keith Richards was rocking Auckland with the Rolling Stones, the sometime painter wore a T-shirt bearing more than a nod to Kiwi art history.While the face on Richards' mauve T-shirt might have been his own, the style, the...


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Classical review: NZSO, Auckland Town Hall

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Tuscan Summer concert promised a festival of Italian sumptuousness with a poster featuring a double-headed gelato dripping down its cone.Drawing on smaller orchestral forces, this trip to Italy...


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Nicole Scherzinger kisses Lewis Hamilton after victory in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix





NICOLE Scherzinger looked every inch the doting girlfriend as Lewis Hamilton drove his way to victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix earlier on today.


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Susanna Reid still living with her ex for sake of their three boys





FROM starring in Strictly to vamping up the landscape of British breakfast TV, glamorous Susanna Reid has never lived her life the conventional way.


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EastEnders spoiler: Peter Beale proposes to Lauren Branning following trip to New Zealand





WEDDING Bells may soon be ringing out in Albert Square as EastEnders'Peter Beale is set to go down on bended knee as he proposes to girlfriend Lauren Branning.


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'There's something a bit smug about it': Lily Allen on turning down Band Aid 30





POP STAR Lily Allen has revealed she rejected an opportunity to appear on the new Band Aid 30 record.


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WATCH:Perfectly better Porsche





HOW DO you improve perfection? By definition you cannot, but clearly someone has not told Porsche


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Isn't that sweet! Victoria Beckham posts adorable childhood photo with sister Louise





VICTORIA Beckham seemed to be feeling a little nostalgic last night.


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Bridging the gap after a crazy year

It's fitting that Georgia and Caleb Nott should round off 2014 at home in New Zealand, headlining at Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park with Ladi6 before playing the country's premier New Year festival, Rhythm and Vines.It is after...


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Martin Clunes: 'My face is too big for Hollywood taste'





CHRISTMAS has come early for Martin Clunes. The TV star has a bona fide box office smash on his hands with Nativity 3: Dude Where’s My Donkey.The family film opened with a huge $1.8 million last weekend as children flocked to the third installment of the improvised, panto-style festive frolic.


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Opera reviews:L'elisir D'amore and Suor Angelica and Giannia Schicchi





STARRY cast and joyful staging of Donizetti's L'elisir D'amore transports us to rural Italy


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Theatre round up: Accolade, God Bless The Child and Behind The Beautiful Forevers





ACCOLADE is the most fascinating rediscovery in the British theatre for years, while God Bless The Child reveals the hypocrisy behind fashionable “child-centred” educational theories


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Tryptich at Sadlers Wells review





TERRIFIC dancers, irresistible enthusiasm and glorious performances


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Downton's Robert Bathurst: 'Actors come across as a bit distracted and barmy'





ROBERT BATHURST of Cold Feet and Downton fame tells Charlotte Heathcote how he is never quite ‘in the moment’ when working


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My Life in Houses by Margaret Forster review





A MEMOIR with wry humour and a great deal of poignancy


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Pick of the season's best literary fiction





A LOOK at this season's top reads


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David Baddiel: 'I work on five things at once'





BRITISH comedian, novelist and television presenter David Baddiel has published four novels. Here he opens up about his writing rituals


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Sets appeal: The best Christmas box sets





LOOK forward to the finest Christmas TV ever – with our pick of the most brilliant boxsets


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