The Earth has been coming to an end with comic frequency. We’ve seen tsunamis sweep the oceans (2012), the world freeze over (The Day After Tomorrow) and a rogue planet bear down (Melancholia)
The apocalypse becomes a laughing matter
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‘Incredibly emotional’: Michelle Fairley on GoT shocker
Catelyn Stark would be heartbroken to see where her children have ended up, says Michelle Fairley, who plays the honourable-to-a-fault Lady Stark in Game of Thrones. Speaking to Vulture, Fairley reveals what it was like filming the aptly named Red Wedding scenes, which saw the demise of several key characters of the popular fantasy HBO series.
Trial to delve into Jackson’s past
Almost four years after his shocking death, the bizarre life and sorry demise of Michael Jackson will play out again in a US$40 billion civil trial that pits the singer’s family against the organisers of a musical comeback that never happened.
Perry ‘seeing heartbreak coach’
Katy Perry is reportedly seeking the assistance of a “heartbreak coach”. The popstar split with musician John Mayer last month following an on/off relationship.
Why Bradley lives with his mum
Bradley Cooper is still dealing with the “aftershock” of his father’s death. The 38-year-old Academy Award-nominated actor suffered a great loss after patriarch Charles died of cancer in January 2011.
Chavez in a Cuban Hospital, Venezuela in Holding Pattern
No one ever got rich betting on the demise of Hugo Chvez. As a leftist Venezuelan paratrooper officer, he led a failed coup in 1992, but he was let out of prison just two years later and started campaigning for the presidency, which he won in 1998.
How Greece’s Ongoing Drama Could Undo the Euro
Crisis, drama, Herculean, Sisyphean, hubris and catharsis: the Greek language offers some apt words to describe Europe’s current dilemma.
The 25th Hour
The day Osama bin Laden died, his name was paired once again with the agent whose illustrious career he helped make possible.
Names and Faces: Chris Murphy Bieber fever, Michael Jackson, Kathryn Stockett
Bieber wins, loses a fan Rep. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has contracted, but speedily kicked, a situation of Bieber fever. Throughout a latest interview with Rolling Stone, singer Justin Bieber, a native of Ontario, came out in favor of health-care reform. “Canada’s the most beneficial country inside the planet. We go to the physician and we […]
Kate Gosselin: My kids are struggling
As their parents continue to make tabloid headlines — Jon faces contempt charges for taking money out of a joint account, while Kate has just lost the reality show franchise that made her famous — the eight children of Jon and Kate Gosselin are starting to feel the effects of all the stress.