“Anything I tell you is 100 per cent the truth.” William Shatner – Bill, as he prefers – is sitting across from me in a plush Auckland hotel suite. William Shatner! He has just finished telling me about his close encounter with an endangered monk seal while on holiday in Hawaii, and before that it was the rather thrilling tale of the time he hunted down a 2.7m-tall Kodiak bear in Alaska, armed only with a bow and arrow
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Top ten travel inspired tunes
Throughout pop music’s history, islands and beaches have inspired some memorable tunes.
George Lucas to tie the knot
George Lucas will marry longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson this winter, according to a new report.
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne split
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne have sparked speculation their marriage is going through a tough patch. The TV star and Black Sabbath rocker have been married for 310 years and have three children together.
The sound of Christchurch
Since the earthquakes first struck Christchurch on September 4, 2010, our musicians have not only been rebuilding their lives, homes and rehearsal spaces, but they have sought to express themselves in many ways and, with a shortage of venues, in various creative places.
A New York Hotel Is Classifying America’s Got Talent Finalist as A Menace
“America’s Got Talent” finalists The Untouchables, that sweet group of adorable kids, were almost thrown out of their NYC hotel this week after throwing objects out the window and generally and creating chaos. The Hotel Multiple sources said the hotel was overloaded with complaints from guests claiming the dance squad — composed of kids ranging between the ages of […]
Sex, Lies And American Justice: French Still Try To Understand Strauss-Kahn Case
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Court: Trial of Century Begins
The scrum of reporters assembles in the pre-dawn quiet two blocks from the border of Chinatown. It is more than two hours before Dominique Strauss-Kahn is scheduled to make an appearance, but it doesn’t matter.
The Nobis Hotel: Stockholm’s Hostage to Comfort
Sweden’s latest hip hotel is — but of course — impeccably designed.
Barcelona vs Man U: Beauty and Money in the Clash of the Titans
If you want a hotel in London this weekend, good luck. With the always-popular Chelsea Flower Show in full bloom , hotel availability was already at a premium.