SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " North Korea compared President Barack Obama to a monkey, and blamed the U.S. on Saturday for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row over the comedy "The Interview."North Korea has denied involvement...
Saturday 27 December 2014
N. Korea blames US for Internet shutdown
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " North Korea has hurled racial slurs against President Barack Obama while blaming the U.S. for shutting down its Internet amid the Sony hacking row.The North's powerful National Defense Commission said Saturday...
The Big Read: Rod Stewart
Fresh from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and a Vegas residency, Rod Stewart is returning to New Zealand. He talks to Russell Baillie about his hilarious autobiography and his best album of self-penned stories in ages.
Bill Nighy: I didn't have a clue about life, women or work
The Love Actually star tells GARTH PEARCE why he was nervous about taking on the role of Sergeant Wilson in the new Dad’s Army film and still can’t believe his big-screen success.
Why 2015 is a year to remember: a guide to significant anniversaries over the next year
FROM the birth of Elvis Presley to the death of Sir Winston Churchill and the first episode of EastEnders, here’s our guide to the anniversaries coming up over the next 12 months.
Downton Abbey's Dame Maggie Smith celebrates her 80th birthday
DAME Maggie Smith is one of those actresses who has the happy knack of being able to appeal to all generations.
Movie review: Mr Turner
The opening three shots of Mike Leigh's enthralling study of the British landscape painter J.M.W. Turner contain all of the elements that make it such a masterly portrait of the artist: in the first, in the shadow of a windmill, two...
Friday 26 December 2014
Movie Review: Horrible Bosses 2
After the success of the 2011 original, and the exceptional cast returning, expectations have been high for the second instalment of this messed up, crazed, black comedy. It appears, however, once may have been enough.Horrible Bosses...
Madonna brands online leaks 'artistic rape'
Madonna has been targeted in another online leak, just days after she was forced to release six tracks from her Rebel Heart album.The 56-year-old pop star released the songs after 13 unfinished demos appeared online earlier in...
Best of the Blogs: Karl Puschmann: Caught in the middle of a Swift break up
Another dumping by singer but this time it affects us all, writes Karl Puschmann. As a grown man I know far more about Taylor Swift than I really should. For instance, I know Taylor Swift is actually pronounced T-Swift, I know...
Sony film mess reflects gadgets-entertainment gap
TOKYO (AP) " Sony's iconic gadgetry and the star appeal of Hollywood may have appeared to be a perfect match when the electronics giant bought Columbia Pictures in 1989. A quarter century later, it's apparent that Sony Corp. has not...
Movie review: The Water Diviner
Big stars often make odd choices for their debuts as directors. That quintessentially American actor, Dustin Hoffman, made the very English (and very creaky) Quartet ; Ralph Fiennes chose Coriolanus , one of Shakespeare's least...
War on diabetes: Doctors told to snitch on patients piling on pounds
HEALTH chiefs are to wage a war on diabetes by helping Britons “get in shape” – by encouraging doctors to snitch on patients who are piling on the pounds.
Jazz great Buddy DeFranco dies at age 91
PANAMA CITY, Florida (AP) " Renowned jazz clarinetist Buddy DeFranco " who collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and other top singers and musicians of his era " has died at the age of 91.DeFranco's family told The Associated...
Box office: 'The Interview' makes $1 million theater debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Despite on demand availability, crowds still flocked to theaters to catch showings of "The Interview," Thursday.The film made just over $1 million in ticket sales from 331 locations for an impressive $3,142 per...
I lost four stone after friends nicknamed me 'Fatboy'
CRUEL friends nicknamed Dave Burn “Fatboy” during a walk up Mount Snowdon – and inspired him to lose four stone.
Movie review: Big Hero 6
Having dominated the blockbuster season and taken up residence in television primetime, since, you would think superheroes could at least leave us alone for the holidays.But no, here's another product of the Disney-fication of Marvel,...
Pamela Anderson shows off her enviable bikini body on the beach in Hawaii
SHE may have turned 47 this year, but Pamela Anderson can still give women half her age a run for their money when it comes to her figure.
'Belly's gonna get ya!' Pregnant Abbey Clancy tweets comical snap of her cute baby bump
SHE announced she was expecting her second child earlier this month, and now Abbey Clancy has shared a photo of her baby bump.
'There is so much more to do' Jenna Coleman confirms she's NOT leaving Doctor Who
FOLLOWING months of speculation, Jenna Coleman has confirmed that she will continue her role as Clara Oswald in Doctor Who.
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