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A Lion Called Christian: Two Men and Their Very Large Cat
A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion By Anthony Bourke and John Rendall 221 pages; Broadway Books The Gist: In 1969, two flamboyantly dressed, long-haired hippies named Anthony Bourke and John Rendall purchased a lion cub from London’s upscale department store Harrods — which, at the time, traded in exotic animals — and brought him to live in their Chelsea furniture store in the heart of Swinging London. Christian lived in the store, aptly named Sophisticat, for five months. He played well with children, was litter-trained, and only ruined the store’s furniture by accident.
Meghan McCain: ‘I support the president’
Meghan McCain, a contributor to TheDailyBeast.com, is the daughter of Sen. John McCain and Cindy McCain.
Reality TV star Jade Goody loses cancer fight
British reality TV celebrity Jade Goody died early Sunday morning following a public battle with cervical cancer, her publicist has announced. Goody, 27, died in her sleep at home in Essex, east of London, just before 4 a.m. (midnight Eastern Daylight Time), a spokeswoman for Max Clifford Associates said
Suspected moonshine kills seven in India
Seven people have died in a week after drinking suspected illicitly brewed liquor in the Indian capital, police said Sunday. Citing Goody’s publicist Max Clifford, both the Press Association and the BBC reported that Goody died at her home in Upshire, Essex. Goody’s death from cervical cancer at the age of 27 is a tragic end to a very modern tale.
Reports: UK reality TV star Jade Goody dies
British reality TV celebrity Jade Goody died in her sleep this weekend following a public battle with cancer, British media reported. Citing Goody’s publicist Max Clifford, both the Press Association and the BBC reported that Goody died at her home in Upshire, Essex
Julia Roberts: Woman at Work
Earlier this year, shortly before the publicity machine for her new film Duplicity moved into gear, Julia Roberts inadvertently starred in a 43-second movie that made the rounds online. Though she’s costumed in mom jeans and comfortable shoes, she’s featured at her most thrilling, marching menacingly toward the camera and quickly exceeding the number of expletives allowed in a PG-13 movie. “I have had it with you,” she tells the paparazzi
Austria Squirms in Limelight of the Cellar Incest Trial
The authorities in Sankt Poelten are making the most of their sleepy, baroque town’s misfortune of being the venue for perhaps the most grotesque trial in Austria’s history. A large marquee reminiscent of a beer tent, flanked by sausage stands and a mobile sweetshop, has been erected outside the courtroom to accommodate the hundreds of journalists who’ve arrived here to follow the trial of Josef Fritzl.
Analysis: Attack puts sport in terror gunsights
The media are in place, thousands of fans watching and major stars present. It’s not hard to see why sport makes a tempting target for terrorists and, say security experts, Tuesday’s attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team could set the two worlds on a new collision course. At least six security personnel were killed when a gang of 12 gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in the Pakistani city of Lahore that left eight players and their coach injured
GOP rising star Jindal’s speech a ‘coming-out party’
Thrust into the spotlight as a Republican rising star, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has been depicted as an up-and-comer capable of helping reshape the party and jockeying for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. And now, Jindal’s party is putting him on a national platform, awarding the once little-known congressman the political plum of delivering the Republican’s televised response to President Barack Obama’s address to Congress on February 24.