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Anne ‘would have been a Belieber’
Justin Bieber has visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and the museum says the Canadian pop star wrote in the guestbook that he hoped Frank “would have been a Belieber” if she had lived. A post on Saturday on the Facebook page of the museum said Bieber had visited the previous night and stayed over an hour, along with a group of friends and guards, as fans waited outside to “see a glimpse of him”.
Jennifer Lawrence won’t play the fame game
Jennifer Lawrence might be Hollywood’s golden girl, but she isn’t cashing in her ingots yet. The actress has starred in films such as The Hunger Games and X-Men: First Class and scooped a best actress Oscar thanks to her role in Silver Linings Playbook at this year’s ceremony.
Film review: A Lady In Paris
A LADY IN PARIS (M) (94 min)
VIDEO DONNIE WAHLBERG: Hurricane Sandy Flooded Out My Entire Apt
Donnie Wahlberg’s apartment was flooded out in the weather disaster, Hurricane Sandy Danny Documents The Damage Donnie Wahlberg’s cereal bowl was floating across his kitchen last night … after his apartment flooded due to Hurricane Sandy … and he documented the entire situation on camera. Wahlberg shot footage of himself sloshing his way through his […]
7 Things You Won’t Believe Science Says Make You Happy
You can find plenty of articles in magazines or on the Internet with tips for living a happier, more fulfilling life. Things like “exercise” and “be an understanding spouse” are all time-honored ways to beat a path to happiness, and won’t be included here. But there are also some seemingly random activities that are […]
Illegal Aliens: Who Left the Door Open?
The next time you pass through an airport and have to produce a photo ID to establish who you are and then must remove your shoes, take off your belt, empty your pockets, prove your laptop is not an explosive device and send your briefcase or purse through a machine to determine whether it holds weapons, think about this: In a single day, more than 4,000 illegal aliens will walk across the busiest unlawful gateway into the U.S., the 375-mile border between Arizona and Mexico. No searches for weapons.
Gay Marriage: A Bittersweet Victory?
I woke up this morning to discover that, despite my best efforts, I was still only married to my job. I had spent part of the night in Greenwich Village with the crowds outside the Stonewall Inn celebrating the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York state.
Louis CK’s Hands-On Sitcom
Inside a crowded apartment in upper Manhattan, the executive producer of the FX comedy Louie needs to confer with the director, the star, the writer and the editor.
A Tale of Two Indias
There are few finer views of the new India than from the cliff-top terrace of manufacturing magnates Parmeshwar and Adi Godrej. At night on the horizon, like a diamond necklace, streetlights trace a shoreline curve past the high-rise bank offices and apartment blocks of downtown Bombay, skirt the bars, gyms and boutiques of Marine Drive, and encircle Chowpatty Beach, ending in the rocky surf below