Sir Peter Jackson has paid tribute to a young Wellington writer who lost her battle with cancer last Friday.
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Album review: Asymmetry – Karnivool
ASYMMETRY Karnivool (Sony) For an Australian band that started off playing Nirvana covers, Karnivool have progressed somewhat into more sonically ambitious territory on their third studio album and first in four years.
Girls hysterical for 1D wax
Teenage girls from around the world have descended on London for the chance to have their photo taken with One Direction. They’re lining for hours so they can sit next to the boys, wrap an arm around their favourite and even peck a cheek or two.
Amanda Bynes ‘seeking anger management’
Amanda Bynes allegedly knows she has “lots of anger issues”. The 27-year-old has reportedly been seeking out treatment options in Los Angeles to help manage her temper
Gallagher’s jealous rant at Daft Punk
Britpop’s pre-eminent windbag, former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher, has goaded chart-topping Daft Punk, claiming he could have written the French electro duo’s hit Get Lucky in an hour. According to The Sun, Gallagher told Sony’s MU streaming service: “I’d write that in a f—ing hour
Quiz and win with Daft Punk
After what has been one of the smartest marketing campaigns in pop music, the day of Daft Punk’s album launch is finally here. To celebrate the release of the French duo’s album Random Access Memory, we are offering you the chance to win one of five stylish 3D masks and your copy of the album
R e-Cigarette Ads Making Smoking Sexy Again?
Many public health officials fear that e-Cigarettes could lead non-smokers to “light up” and electronic smoke and eventually move onto the “real” stuff. Also, many anti-tobacco advocates just don’t like the idea of making ciarette smokers feel like they are a member of the “norm” and fear they are going to “lose ground” to the smokers again. Big Tobacco […]
Kate Middleton, Future Queen of England, Says She Wouldn’t Be Caught Out in Kardashian Clothing, Kim Furious
Kim Kardashian sent an invitation to Buckingham to offer up some of her signature couture to the Duchess of Cambridge to wear, however, the invitation was politely declined. Two Types of Royalty The princess of American reality TV is getting the royal brush-off from the future Queen of England! During a London trip to promote […]
Happy Birthday Google
Google Turns 14 Today Google turned 14 Thursday and celebrated its birthday with a doodle of a rich chocolate cake. Google was inscribed across the cake and seconds after opening the site, the 14 candles atop the delicacy get extinguished. A click on the doodle displayed a list of Google products. Larry Page and Sergey Brin […]
Luxury Retailers Thrive Online
For Net-a-Porter, a London-based e-tailer of luxury-brand women’s wear, the Great Recession wasn’t even a speed bump. “We actually outperformed our own business plan