Entries from May 2014 ↓

THE Guardian has a fine reputation for making errors. This week, the paper of record for life in Islington and some parts of Camden Town says Glasgow is the capital of Scotland.

@Louisemac spotted the gem.

Who knew she was such a wordsmith?! It’s shocking she hasn’t been nominated for a Pulitzer yet!

Katie Price was in full holiday-garb at the photo-call for her new book, Santa Baby, at the Worx in London.

To date, this will be her seventh novel, accompanying her four autobiographies, two children’s series and a fashion book.

When does she find the time between modeling and raising kids and fighting with her ex’s on TV! Such a multi-tasker.

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ALEX Graves‘ divorce is turning nasty.

The Game of Thrones director has claimed his estranged wife is a vindictive, unbalanced woman who’s holding their kids hostage.

Alex and his wife Sarah were married in 1995 and have 2 kids, a son 15 and a daughter 11.

In court documents obtained by TMZ, Graves says his wife Sarah refuses to let him see his 15-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter unless he falls for her ploy to get more money.

Graves says he worked hard as a Hollywood director to provide a stable, upscale lifestyle for his family with exotic trips and festive holiday celebrations.

But Graves thinks his wife resented his work and complained for years he didn’t earn enough because he’s too stupid.

Graves says Sarah is bipolar and is fixated on the belief he’s having an affair.  Graves accuses Sarah of spying on him and using their son to try to bait him into admitting infidelity.

Graves must have plenty of cash — he has directed a number of huge shows, including West Wing (where he was also Executive Producer) and Ally McBeal.

It’s probably safe to say that Seth Rogen isn’t a big Justin Bieber fan.

(c) Business Insider/Instagram

Early this week, the comedian shared to Howard Stern, “I’ve met him a few times. He’s a good example of someone who you meet who you think you are going to hate and then you get to hate him as much as you [thought]…You meet him and he lives up to every one of your expectations of how you hope he’ll be.”

Harsh!

(c) Instagram

On the other side of the ring, Bieber tweeted, “”Seth Rogan sorry I didnt bow down when I asked 2 meet u was probably a bit shy and didn’t want to be over the top but still. love ur movies.”

Rogen then defends his comments on Today: ”To me, the idea that, like, a grown man doesn’t like Justin Bieber is not a controversial thought. Why would I (like him)? It would be much weirder if I did like Justin Bieber.”

(c) Liz Lynch

Good point.

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PHILIPPE Petit Is talking to the New York Times about his new book  Creativity: The Perfect Crime. It begins:  “Make no mistake. I frown upon books about creativity.”Is talking to the New York Times about his new book  Creativity: The Perfect Crime. It begins:  “Make no mistake. I frown upon books about creativity.”

 Most books on creativity are written by an author who references all the great creators of humanity — very often Einstein, the Beatles. They’re not drawing from themselves, and these books are usually in the self-help department. And very often, at the end of a chapter, they have an exercise for you to do. I don’t frown upon them; let’s be frank, I hate them.

On his wire-walking:

…two years ago in Washington Square Park. I put a little rope between two trees, and I improvised. If a leaf fell from a tree, I’d stop juggling and play with the leaf. I went to my prop bag and got a little bandage and stuck the leaf back on the tree. People loved it.

Philippe Petit with the Best Documentary award, received for Man on Wire, at the 81st Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles. Date: 22/02/2009

On gadgets:

I hate all electronic things that are supposed to help the human being. You don’t smell, you don’t hear, you don’t touch anymore. All our senses are being controlled. At the same time, I am a total imbecile because to have a little iPhone that can take pictures, that can find the nearest hospital, that can tell you the weather in Jakarta — it’s probably fabulous…

He famously walked between the roofs of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in 1974:

When I first touched the twin towers, I looked up, and I realized my dream was shattered. I will never, never, never be able to walk up there. I will never be able to bring a ton of equipment up there in secret. But at that moment, the fact that it was impossible was the whip that I needed to start working on it.

… those towers were almost human for me. I was in love with them, and that’s why I married them with a tight rope.

Walking on a high wire is inherently dangerous, but you’ve said that you prepare so much that death is not a risk. No, it’s not. I think this is very wrong to put your life in danger or to gamble with your life. I cannot do the first step not being absolutely sure that I will successfully perform the last.

 

You can see how Petite performed the incredible here.

Spotter: Afflictor

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Kim Kardashian had a bridal shower on Saturday, two weeks ahead of her wedding to Kanye West.

According to People, the reality TV star was joined at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills by mom Kris Jenner, sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, and other friends and family.

She wore a white minidress for the occasion (click here to see picture).

This month’s wedding will be Kardashian’s third.

Kris Jenner has said she has no idea what the bride-to-be and West have in store for the nuptials.

Stay tuned.

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Any by that we mean he can’t stop using you to garner a little attention for himself.

It’s been two years since his divorce from Katie Price, yet the memory of Peter Andre’s marriage to her haunts his memories still. Peter was a guest on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories this weekend, and he opened up about how their relationship has scarred him for life.

He explained:

“I think that’s what hurts the most about what went wrong a few years ago. Because I’d just come from the worst place in my life. I’m not blaming anybody, but when I finally found happiness (with Price), it was the first time I’d felt good. I felt good about everything. I think that’s probably why I’ve never been able to (move on)… I’ve moved on in leaps and bounds in one way but in another way I’m still a bit tortured inside.”

Yes, breakups can be difficult.

But c’mon! Time to move on! This tortured soul bit isn’t really going to get you anywhere. Let’s try a different angle to get your career started again, okay?

[Image via WENN.]

IT’S ok to kill the enemy so long as you don’t give a thumbs up over the corpse. What else are we to make of news that two members of 51 Squadron RAF regiment have been captured on camera posing alongside the body of a dead Taliban fighter killed during a prolonged attack on Camp Bastion? The fighting saw two US Marines and 14 of the 15 Taliban on the raid killed. The 15th was detained. Eight British soldiers were wounded.

Is taking the photographs “inappropriate”? The RAF spokeswoman uses that political buzzword in her statement:

 “Inappropriate actions will not be tolerated in the armed forces; the RAF is treating this incident extremely seriously, and has launched a military police investigation. As this incident is subject to an ongoing investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”

 

The Times recalls that in November 2013, Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman, a Royal Marine was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering an injured Taliban. But to us these photo brings back memories of the abuse US soldiers dished out to detained Iraqis at the Abu Ghraib prison.

It’s the jovial, up-beat thumbs-up sign. Its use in the context of a dead human being is suggestive of an unhinged mind, a sadistic twist on happiness.

The above is a picture of Crpl. Charles A. Graner Jr. posing next to a detainee who died during interrogation in late 2003 at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. The Army reservist from Uniontown, Pa.,was sentenced to serve 10 years for stacking naked prisoners into a pyramid, knocking one of them out with a punch and ordering prisoners to perform sex acts while other soldiers took pictures in 2003.

Graner was paroled from the US military’s Fort Leavenworth prison on August 6, 2011 after serving six-and-a-half years.

Others were also charged and jailed.

Lynndie England pointing to a naked prisoner being forced to masturbate in front of his captors.

It’s not inappropriate to give a happy thumbs-up over the body of a dead man. It’s criminally insane.

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Taylor Kinney reveals he and Lady Gaga like to spend their time hiking and painting in a new interview with Glamour.

There’s just one tiny issue… with the pop star’s wardrobe.

“I’m always giving her flak, like, ‘Babe, you can’t wear your heels when we’re hiking,’” Kinney tells the magazine.

And while the actor won’t share what he and Gaga like to paint, he does say, “There’s a lot of laughing.

“I think that’s the basis of a healthy relationship,” says the “Chicago Fire” star. “We laugh a lot.”

Kinney goes on, “I think we just complement each other. I’m proud of her, and I’d like to believe she’s proud of me. We’re kindred spirits.”

Last year, Gaga said she’s “found love” with Kinney, saying they “complement each other’s weirdness.”

The Other Woman actor clearly agrees.

Do you like Kinney and Gaga as a couple?

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