A man was shot dead at Wiz Khalifa's concert last night.The 26-year-old rapper was performing at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, when the victim was gunned down backstage at around 11pm.A source told TMZ.com:...
Saturday 23 August 2014
The Last Saint: A slice of raw kiwi life
A small crowd is gathered in a central Auckland movie theatre to watch one of the first official screenings of Rene Naufahu's directorial debut in a feature film, The Last Saint .There have been murmurings about this film for some...
A play for a generation
Described as "a seething play of thrilling twists and turns", American playwright Amy Herzog's Belleville should give Silo Theatre ample space in which to explore Generation Y's "sense of entitlement to success and happiness and...
MKR: Hot in the kitchen
Australia's addictive culinary competition, My Kitchen Rules , is crossing the ditch. Chefs Ben Bayly, of The Grove and Baduzzi fame, and Gareth Stewart from Soul will judge the contestants' cooking efforts in the inaugural New Zealand...
Behind the scenes of Shortland St's paradise plot
Hidden on an island in the midst of a slow-flowing river stands a grand but crumbling cathedral. Its stone walls are blackened by age and weather, but its green-painted doors show signs of recent care and attention. Above the doors...
Casting call for unborn September babies
Unborn babies are being cast for roles in the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon sequel being filmed in Auckland.Local talent agencies have put out the call for Chinese mothers due to give birth in mid-September."One male and one...
EU-funded space project in jeopardy after satellites are launched into WRONG orbit
A MULTI-BILLION pound space program paid for by the European Union is at risk after two satellites were launched into the WRONG orbit.
Carol Vorderman gets hosed-down by firemen in see-through top for the Ice Bucket Challenge
CAROL Vorderman took the ASL Ice Bucket Challenge to a whole new level today and it involved firemen, an airfield and 2,000 litres of water.
Model to share spotlight with stripped All Blacks
An international fashion model will be the most envied woman in New Zealand as she steps out on the catwalk in sexy lacy lingerie flanked by buff All Blacks wearing nothing but their underwear.Nikki Phillips is returning to her...
Record 19.6 million bitten by 'Anaconda' in one day
Nicki Minaj's much-discussed Anaconda video smashed Vevo's record for the most views in 24 hours, racking up more than 19 million clicks on Tuesday, the day of its release.The explicit rump-shaking clip is still going strong,...
Spectacular tour de force
Thousands of Kiwis will witness the dazzling performers in Cirque du Soleil's Totem in its five-week Auckland season.The show, which opened on Friday night, is a stunning visual spectacular, complete with extraordinary trapeze artists,...
Amazon seeks to reach viewers with 'Hand of God'
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dana Delany had an urge.While playing the take-no-prisoners wife of a law-bending judge in the upcoming Amazon pilot "Hand of God," an indecent inclination by the veteran actress conflicted with the instincts she'd...
Vegas' storied Sahara casino reborn, transformed
LAS VEGAS (AP) That's no mirage. The Las Vegas Strip has a new casino in business on the foundations of the old Sahara.A $415 million pleasure palace called the SLS Las Vegas short for "Style, Luxury, Service" opened Saturday...
Andy Murray and Kim Sears look loved up as they attend basketball game in New York
DESPITE his hectic schedule ahead of his anticipated match at the US open next week, Andy Murray has made time to have a romantic date night with his girlfriend Kim Sears.
VIDEO! Katie Hopkins takes on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
SHE HAS a tendency to rub people up the wrong way, so its no surprise Katie Hopkins was nominated to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
WATCH Coldplay's Chris Martin wearing a fat suit in new True Love Video
HE MAY be of a slim build but Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin is living it large in their new music video for True Love.
Iggy Azalea falls off stage during pre-VMA show
LOS ANGELES (AP) Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has tumbled off the stage during an MTV Video Music Awards benefit concert.Azalea fell off the stage Friday night while performing her hit "Fancy" at The Avalon in Los Angeles. Security...
China shuts down Beijing Independent Film Festival
BEIJING (AP) Chinese authorities blocked an annual independent film festival from opening on Saturday, said organizers of an event that has become a rare and influential venue for the showing of films that could be critical of the...
Rebecca Barry Hill: Cooking up satisfaction
Well I'm stuffed. But watching TV2's My Kitchen Rules finale was nothing compared to the life we won't get back having sat through an entire series. And much as Manu, Pete and the guest judges lamented the lack of horseradish on...
T.J. McNamara: Looking down at the city
In 1957, Robert Ellis, a young artist and amateur musician, arrived in Auckland directly from the Royal College of Art to lecture at Elam School of Fine Art. His achievements as a painter over a long career are blazoned in a show...
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