Shakira, Roger Waters buy a Caribbean island
Shakira and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters have bought a USD 16 million Caribbean island together.Shakira, 34, who is currently dating Barcelona soccer star Gerard Pique, has joined forces with the 68-year-old musician to purchase the site of Bonds Cay, north of the Bahamas, in order to build a resort which will cater for millionaire holidaymakers, [...]
Want to make a TV serial?
For all those who are interested in television serial making, the National Institute of Design (NID) has some help to offer you! At a time when TRP battles are increasing every day, NID aims to brush up skills in serial making as it hosts a workshop: ‘Make a TV episode’ in October. The five-day workshop [...]
Russian director of Seventeen Moments of Spring dies
Russian film and TV director Tatyana Lioznova, best known for her seriesSeventeen Moments of Spring,which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin describes as one of his favourites, died on Thursday in Moscow, state TV reported. She was 87. The Muscovite was a darling of the Soviet film industry, directing much-loved classics such as Three Poplars at Plyushchikha Street [...]
Rihanna booted off Irish farm
Rihanna was thrown out of a corn field by an angry farmer in Northern Ireland after he spotted her posing for cameras in a skimpy top. The Grammy Award winning singer, whose hit singles include Rude Boy and S&M, was using the backdrop of the field near the town of Bangor for a video shoot [...]
Robert Downey Jr hits Scarlett Johansson
Robert Downey Jr has reportedly knocked his ‘Avengers’ co-star Scarlett Johansson while fiddling with the high-tech gadgets in his ‘Iron Man’ costume.Downey, 46, was wearing his heavy superhero suit while he was waiting to film scenes with his glamorous co-star in their new movie ‘The Avengers’, Contactmusic reported.However, he suddenly hit the ‘wrong’ button which [...]
Pamela wants to work for UN
‘Baywatch’ star Pamela Anderson says she wants to be a UN goodwill ambassador.The 44-year-old model and actress is already an animal rights campaigner and she now wants to put her fame and power to good use by joining the United Nations to help those less fortunate than her, reported Contactmusic.”An aspiration of mine since I [...]
Kardashian turns most annoying celeb
Kim Kardashian has been named as the most annoying celebrity in a new US magazine poll.The 30-year-old beat out troubled star Charlie Sheen and ‘Jersey Shore’ regular Snooki to land at the top of the new list compiled by Parade magazine, Contactmusic reported.Kardashian scored 29 per cent of the readers’ vote — two per cent [...]
What Stops You From Living Your Dreams?
written by Patty Sherry People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them. – page 130, The Alchemist Don’t we all have dreams? I’ve been thinking about some of my own dreams lately. I found myself thumbing through The [...]
Paris Hilton tipped a beggar $100
Paris Hilton, who is in India on a three-day business trip, showed her humanitarian side when she tipped a beggar $100.”Yesterday (Sunday) when Paris was travelling to launch her bag store, a woman with a baby was begging near her car; she was so moved that she gave her a $100 note,” a source told [...]
Mila Kunis fell asleep in scene
Mila Kunis says she fell asleep while filming an intimate scene with Justin Timberlake for the movie ‘Friends with Benefits’.The 27-year-old says that the pair had to do so many naked scenes during filming she eventually became tired and needed to take a nap, reported Contactmusic.”Towards the very end, we were shooting the lovemaking scene [...]
None of my films have proved acting abilities: Dia Mirza
She has been in Bollywood for almost a decade and has done over 30 films but Dia Mirza says she is yet to do a movie that proves her as an actress. The 29-year-old, who started her career with ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’ opposite Madhavan, says she hasn’t had success as an actress but [...]
Woman sues 50 Cent for assault
50 Cent is being sued by a woman who alleges she was assaulted by one of the star’s associates at his mansion two years ago.Vasti Ortiz has filed legal papers at the Superior Court of Hartford, Connecticut against the 36-year-old hip-hop star, real name Curtis Jackson, as well as his G-Unit Films and Television company, [...]
Katie Holmes back to TV roots
Katie Holmes is going back to her TV roots for a cameo in hit US comedy show ‘How I Met Your Mother’.The 32-year-old actress, who is married to Hollywood superstar, Tom Cruise and rose to fame on TV series ‘Dawson’s Creek’, will play the woman in the “slutty pumpkin” costume in the show, reported E! [...]
Adaminte Makan Abu is India’s official entry to Oscar
Award winning Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu has been chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars. The film received numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards and four Kerala State Film Awards. At the 58th National Film Awards, it earned four major awards: for Best Film, Best Actor (Salim Kumar), Best Cinematography and Best [...]
Lady Gaga named catwalk queen
Lady Gaga has seen off competition from Kate Moss and Beyonce to be crowned queen of the celebrity catwalk.The 25-year-old ‘Poker Face’ hitmaker topped a survey to coincide with London Fashion Week for her bizarre range of stage outfits in a poll conducted by clothing brand Hot Tuna, reported Contactmusic.Stylish supermodel Kate Moss came second [...]
Just Go With The Flow
Written by Patty Sherry Woke at 3:30 am to my own voice saying, “Patty, get up and type” and I have learned not to fight these late night/early morning rambles. I could choose to stay under the covers, try to go back to sleep, but I know this little whisper I hear urging me to [...]
Sheen vows against more marriages
Charlie Sheen has vowed never to walk down the aisle again because he is convinced marriage ruins relationships.The 46-year-old actor has been married three times in the past, to Donna Peele in the 1990s, to Denise Richards, the mother of his two daughters, and to Brooke Mueller, who gave birth to twin boys with Sheen [...]
Beyonce loves her baby bump & maternity shopping
Beyonce Knowles is proudly showing off her baby bump as she is having a great fun time with her pregnancy. Beyonce, 30, who is pregnant with her first child with husband Jay-Z, revealed the news of her pregnancy at the MTV Video Music Awards in August. According to her, although it had been hard to [...]
Scarlett Johansson latest victim to leaked photos
Scarlett Johansson has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to apparent leaked nude photos from her mobile phone, which appeared on a website on Wednesday. The FBI has been drafted by “The Avengers” actress to investigate, according to celebrity news website TMZ. An FBI spokesman declined to confirm or deny the investigation, and a [...]
It’s Time For A Personal Revolution
written by Patty Sherry The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s [...]
Why Honesty Is Important In Your Relationships
written by Patty Sherry When it comes to your relationships, the most important person to be honest with is yourself. If you can’t do that, chances are you will never be truly honest with another anyway. Today I pondered the topic of honesty. I decided to let my mind just wander, and let my fingers [...]
Musicians less likely to suffer age-related hearing problems
Lifelong musicians experience less hearing problems in old age than non-musicians, Canadian researchers have found. The study led by Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute in Toronto sought to see if lifelong musicians were less prone to the hearing problems prevalent in the elderly, who often report having difficulty understanding speech through background noise, what scientists have [...]
Cameron Diaz splits from Alex Rodriguez
Hollywood star Cameron Diaz and baseball player Alex Rodriguez have ended their relationship in order to focus on their careers. The 38-year-old actress and Rodriguez have broken up after dating for over 18 months, reported Us magazine. “They broke up recently. She’s very busy with her career and he’s had injuries and wants to focus [...]
Chinese man has 3-hour operation after eel swims up his bladder through his penis
A Chinese man is said to have got an eel removed from his bladder after it entered his body through his penis. Zhang Nan from Hubei province, China, was relaxing in a spa bath with live eels to let them feed on his dead skin, when one of the eels started travelling up urethra of [...]
‘I am a strict mother’
Former ‘Baywatch’ star Pamela Anderson says she can be a strict mother at times who likes to challenge and push her two teenage sons. The 44-year-old actress – who has sons Brandon, 15, and Dylan, 13 – with ex-husband Tommy Lee, is pleased with the way she has raised her boys to be little gentlemen [...]
Strauss-Kahn to break rape case silence on French television
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to break his silence in a prime time French television interview over charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid in New York, a French magazine said on Thursday. “Strauss-Kahn will on Sunday answer questions from Claire Chazal during the 8:00 pm news on TF1,” Le Point said on [...]
Denmark picks ‘Gucci Helle’ as first woman PM
The left-leaning leader who is slated to become Denmark’s first female prime minister was once derided within her own ranks as “Gucci Helle” because of her taste for designer clothes and accessories. After returning the Social Democrats to power following 10 years in opposition, no one questions Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s credentials as leader of a party [...]
‘Can’t buy me love’ : Macca to marry, says no to pre-nup
Beatles legend Paul McCartney, who is all set to marry for the third time, has refused to sign a pre-nup ahead of his marriage to American Nancy Shevell. The 69-year-old musician, whose divorce with his second wife, Heather Mills, cost him a whopping $48.6 million, has declined the offer from his wife to be to [...]
How your mobile phone’s electromagnetic field suppresses your brain’s glucose metabolism
A new study has claimed that the electromagnetic field from GSM mobile phones suppresses glucose metabolism in the human brain. Recent PET-measurements in Turku, Finland, show that glucose metabolism is suppressed in the temporoparietal and anterior temporal areas of the hemisphere next to the antenna. Researchers of the study, initiated by Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience [...]
Kim Kardashian’s six-bikini achievement
Kim Kardashian was pictured wearing six swimsuits within just three days of her mini honeymoon trip to Italy. The 30-year-old socialite, who had just two whole days on Italy’s Amalfi coast with her husband Kris Humpharies, managed to change her outfits an overwhelming number of times as compared to the NBA star, who was happy [...]
‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan will change Katrina’s diva image’
Ali Abbas Zafar says he always wanted Katrina Kaif to play the bride in his recently released ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ and he hopes that the comedy will change her diva image. Zafar, a newcomer, has directed the film under Yash Raj Banner, and says Kaif, in a joyous and fun loving avatar is much [...]
There Is Never Enough Time!?
You’re running out of time! Time is too short! Stop wasting time! written by Patty Sherry Writing these words I can feel the urgency in my body, it “understands” and feels the anxiety of them. You’ve probably felt it too, the anxiety that life and time is slipping by, and you’re missing out. You have [...]
Hollywood diva Miley Cyrus’ new “Om” tattoo
American singer-actress Miley Cyrus reportedly gets a new tattoo of Hindu religious symbol Om on her right wrist.Cyrus is known to get tattoos in the past when she felt passionate about something. She reportedly already had ‘karma’ tattooed on her right index finger. She has reportedly said in the past, “I could never get a [...]
There Are Some Things You Just Can’t Accept!
You don’t have to accept anything! written by Patty Sherry “Acceptance” a buzzword for spiritual and personal growth. As I have gone on my own path of personal awareness, ACCEPTANCE is something I talk about and explore endlessly. I have both embraced and struggled with ACCEPTANCE. I’ve felt the ease and peace of acceptance within [...]
Miley Cyrus says she is no good girl gone bad
Former Disney star Miley Cyrus says that she may have not been the perfect kid but she is not a reckless wild child.The 18-year-old says people have got a wrong impression about her and she is no good girl gone bad, Us magazine reported.”People have very mixed opinions on me. I’m a great model, or [...]
Water: Your Health and Beauty Depends On It
by Donna Sonkin (this article originally posted on http://www.greenbeautyteam.com/) Are you dehydrated and don’t even know it? Many of the body’s signals that it needs more water are often misinterpreted: sallow skin, sugar cravings, fatigue, constipation.We all know we should drink more water, but sometimes it feels like a chore to pack a water bottle [...]
8 glasses of water a day, nonsense!
A medical practitioner has argued that the recommendation to drink six to eight glasses of water a day to prevent dehydration “is not only nonsense, but is thoroughly debunk nonsense.” There is currently no clear evidence of the benefit from drinking increased amounts of water, yet the “we-don’t-drink-enough-water” myth has endless advocates including the NHS, [...]
George Clooney’s ex Elisabetta Canalis bares all for PETA
George Clooney’s ex-girlfriend and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis has bared it all in a new anti-fur ad for PETA.The 32-year-old who parted ways with Clooney in June after being together for two years, has posed nude covering her modesty with hands for “I`d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign by People for the Ethical [...]
I don’t want to look back: Madonna
Pop diva Madonna refuses to look back on her past as she says she only wants to concentrate on her future. The 53-year-old singer, who will celebrate 30 years in the music industry in 2012 and while she has led an interesting, and sometimes controversial life, says she is too busy in her future projects, [...]
‘Happy gene’ inheritors are optimists
Scientists have found that some people are born optimists because they have inherited a “happy gene”. The finding may help to explain why some people are always miserable while others tend to look on the bright side, the Daily Mail reported. Professor Elaine Fox at Essex University showed more than 100 people positive and negative [...]
‘Possible to love two men simultaneously’
Actress Keira Knightley says it is possible for a woman to love two men at the same time.The 26-year-old actress, who is currently dating Klaxons singer Jamie Righton and was previously in a five-year relationship with actor Rupert Friend, said that a woman can have strong romantic feelings for more than one guy at one [...]
Net addiction weakens mental capability
Surfing the Internet is changing the way our brains work, reducing our ability to think and concentrate, a leading psychologist in the UK has warned. Sheila Keegan says that its long-term use could even cause brain dysfunction. “We spend huge and a growing number of hours on the Internet and, as a result, our brains [...]
‘Beyonce’s body impresses me’
Kim Kardashian, who is famous for her own curvaceous figure and bountiful butt, has revealed that she is impressed with Beyonce Knowles’ body.The reality TV star also admitted that Beyonce’s enviable body and booty inspires her to work out.“It’s no secret that I’m a huge admirer of Beyonce. She has one of the best bodies [...]
Prenatal yoga becoming trendy with pregnant Hollywood celebrities
Prenatal yoga is becoming trendy with pregnant Hollywood celebrities.Golden Globe nominated pregnant January Jones (Mad Men) was reportedly spotted heading to yoga class in Los Angeles and Silver Lake (California) recently.Soon-to-be first time mom Alyssa Milano (Charmed) was reportedly seen going to yoga class in Calabasas (California) and Los Angeles sometime back.Tori Spelling (Saved by [...]
Birth control pills can alter memory
A new UC Irvine research has found that women who use contraceptives like birth control pills experience memory changes. “What’s most exciting about this study is that it shows the use of hormonal contraception alters memory,” said UCI graduate researcher Shawn Nielsen. She stressed that the medications did not damage memory. “It’s a change in [...]
`Two And A Half Men` star Ashton Kutcher goes nude again
After baring all for the `Two And A Half Men` ad, actor Ashton Kutcher has once again gone nude for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”.The actor, who replaced actor Charlie Sheen in the “Two And A Half Men”, features in the billboard ad undressed along with co-stars Jon Cryer and Angus Jones, and the tagline reads [...]
Kate Winslet poses as Elizabeth Taylor
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has transformed into her favourite heroine Elizabeth Taylor for a new magazine photoshoot.The 35-year-old star poses as the legendary Hollywood actress, who died in March this year, in a series of snaps shot by famed photographer Mario Testino for a magazine’s Heroes issue, reported Contactmusic.In the spread, Winslet sports a uncanny [...]
Have You Ever Wanted To Turn Off Your Brain?
written by : Patty Sherry Have you ever wanted to turn off all the noisy chatter in your head? What I mean by “noisy chatter” is that repeating internal voice that can nag you with doubts, questions, and worries about tomorrow? I was chatting with a friend of mine the other night who said [...]
Madonna attracted to creative men
‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna says she was attracted to her ex-husbands Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie because they are ‘creative’ people. The 53-year-old singer said that she was attracted to both Penn and Ritchie as they were interesting, talented and encouraged her to pursue her personal acting and directing dreams, reported Contactmusic. “I am and [...]
Justin Timberlake back with Jessica Biel?
Singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake is reportedly back with ex-girlfriend Jessica Biel after they split earlier this year. The 30-year-old was seen hanging out with Biel at a coffee shop in Toronto, Contactmusic reported. “They seemed so comfortable, happy and at ease. They literally couldn’t stop staring and smiling at each other. Justin seemed completely smitten with [...]