But not that kind of work, says Felicity Kendal, who has no regrets about choosing the London stage over Hollywood – after all, no close-ups means no need for cosmetic surgery. Now, 35 years since Britain fell in love with her on The Good Life, she’s still very much the sexy girl-next-door, as Jane Gordon [...]
This enjoyable book, written to accompany the BBC series of the same name, doesn’t challenge too many of our assumptions about the Victorians. We know now that a stuffy exterior hid many a seedy life, as Jeremy Paxman illustrates with the life of one popular and populist painter, William Powell Frith: he managed to father [...]
The celebrity excrement craze probably reached its zenith in the late 1960s, with the arrival in swinging London of Indian guru Jockum Gage Baba, who attributed his amazingly youthful demeanour (he claimed to be over two hundred years old), to his habit of drinking a litre of cow’s urine a day, just as prescribed in [...]
From The Sunday Times February 28, 2010 Neil Kirby on the five-star world of sex, lies and bribes As a prince stands accused of murder at a London hotel, our writer tells of the secrets he kept as a top hotelierA Saudi prince has appeared in court accused of strangling one [...]
Twilight’s Kristen Stewart on why she chose to play rocker Joan Jett and a stripper By David Bentley on Feb 27, 10 11:33 PMNOW that Robert Pattinson has finally admitted he and Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart are dating, the spotlight is on the pair even more. The pair play vampire Edward Cullen and [...]
Robert Pattinson is there to promote his new movie entitled, “Remember Me.”Dakota Fanning who is also Kristen Stewart’s “Twilight Saga” castmate,will be starring alongside Kristen in “The Runaways” movie as well. Dakota plays lead vocalist Cherie Currie,while Kristen Stewart plays the band’s founder, Joan Jett. Kristen is also in another movie,coming out called “The Yellow [...]
Drop-dead gorgeous actress Deepika Padukone has finally concluded that she is not yet ready to abandon her huge Bollywood career for the bright lights of London’s Soho.An offer to appear at the famous ‘Naked City’ club in Greek Street was delivered to her over a month ago. Deepika was told that the Naked City [...]
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UK road to be named Lara Croft Way!
By ANI
February 27th, 2010
LONDON – A new road in Derby, England, is set to be called the Lara Croft Way following a public vote. As many as 89 per cent were said to have [...]
But long before (and even since) the growing awareness about intersexuality issues, the possibility of someone having both male and female parts has served to illuminate rigid cultural attitudes about expectations for male and female behaviour.Consider the women who have been accused of being hermaphrodites. Jamie Lee Curtis is rumoured to be one (if you [...]
Suspected brothel shut down in Virginia WaterFebruary 26, 2010A SUSPECTED brothel has been shut down in Virginia Water after neighbours raised concerns over apparent prostitution activity.Police attended the address in Station Parade on Tuesday and “found evidence to suggest the premises were being used as a brothel”.Officers are now working with the owner of the [...]