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Russell Brand still coming to Abu Dhabi?

  |  June 19, 2013

Russell Brand still coming to Abu Dhabi?

Russell Brand’s Abu Dhabi Middle Eastern tour is in doubt.

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Writing Tips by Jeffery Deaver

  |  June 19, 2013

Writing Tips by Jeffery Deaver

The blockbuster author of the upcoming Kill Room gives aspiring writers a few quick tips on penning that first novel.

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Snoop Lion is all about peace and love

  |  June 19, 2013

Snoop Lion is all about peace and love

Snoop Dogg speaks about the new album Reincarnated and the journey leading to the Rastafarian inspired new moniker Snoop Lion.

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Daytime Emmy Awards sees envelope gaffe

  |  June 17, 2013

The Daytime Emmys, held in Los Angeles on Sunday, was marred by a few stumbling blocks, including an envelop mix-up. When Aisha Tyler of The Talk went on stage to present outstanding talk show informative, she opened the envelope and realised she had been given the wrong one. “Oh, interestingly enough this winner is not in this category,” she said. “If I read it out I’m going to give another category away.” Murmurs rippled through the audience at the Beverly Hilton hotel as Tyler waited to be given the correct envelope. “There better be a cocktail waiting on my table,” [...]

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The movie mania of Kim Jong-il

  |  June 17, 2013

The movie mania of Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-Il of North Korea. EPA/KCNA

A new documentary is to shed light on the private interests of North Korea’s now-deceased Dear Leader Kim Jong-il.

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Short cuts: Keira Knightley rumoured for Alan Turing biopic and the rest of week in film, music and everything else

  |  June 15, 2013

Short cuts: Keira Knightley rumoured for Alan Turing biopic and the rest of week in film, music and everything else
The British actress Keira Knightley. Reuters/ Mario Anzuoni

Keira Knightley is rumoured to have signed up for a role in a biopic about the British codebreaker and mathematician Alan Turing. Benedict Cumberbatch is already attached to play Turing, who was a key figure in cracking the Nazi’s encrypted codes during the Second World War

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How I lost 5 pounds in 5 days (of torture)

  |  June 13, 2013

How I lost 5 pounds in 5 days (of torture)

I’ve been stuck at a weight-loss plateau for two months and tried to juice cleanse and exercise my way out of it with no success whatsoever. To make matters worse, I fell off a bicycle, scraped a big chunk of skin off my left knee, sprained a ligament in my knee and my right ankle- eliminating half of my workout routine entirely. A few weeks later I heard about Haddins Advanced Primal Transformation, a nutrition and exercise programme that claims a loss of up to 10 kg of body fat in just 28 days. This differed from Haddins usual Primal [...]

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Downton Abbey follow-up project ‘put on hold’

  |  June 11, 2013

Downton Abbey follow-up project ‘put on hold’
Dame Maggie Smith and Michelle Dockery star in Downton Abbey. Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited for Masterpiece via Bloomberg

Anyone looking forward to Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes’ next project – dubbed by some as the ‘American Downton’ – best resign themselves to a lengthy wait.

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Interview with Marc Spiegler, Art Basel’s director

  |  June 11, 2013

Interview with Marc Spiegler, Art Basel’s director
Works by Rob Pruitt, 2013, presented by Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York at Unlimited, Art Basel. Courtesy: Getty Images

Art Basel’s 44th edition opened yesterday with a private preview of the Unlimited and Statements sectors. The main halls open today for a special preview and the public opening follows on Thursday.

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Short cuts: Penelope Cruz could be next Bond girl and the rest of the week in film, music and everything else

  |  June 8, 2013

Short cuts: Penelope Cruz could be next Bond girl and the rest of the week in film, music and everything else
Spanish actress Penelope Cruz at the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival. Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

Penelope Cruz has reportedly signed up to become the next Bond girl in Sam Mendes’ follow-up to Skyfall, which currently has the working titled of Bond 24. Cruz’s husband Javier Bardem played the villain Raoul Silva in Skyfall   The web is abuzz with rumours that singer Florence Welch is being courted to play a lead role in the new Star Wars movies. A production source told The Sun: ‘Almost every actress in Hollywood wants a role in the new movies but we are keen to cast people who are unexpected’   Shah Rukh Khan is back on Twitter after [...]

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