The 18th edition of SAG Awards was held at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Sunday evening, January 29. Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Actor statuette honored the prime-time television performances and the exceptional motion pictures of 2011. The SAG Awards was transmitted live on TBS and TNT. Berenice Bejo, Brad Pitt, Bryan Cranston, Don Cheadle, George Clooney and Viola Davis were among the p…
…ot an email response from HP: “Since we sold out of the current stock, we are building new units in order to fulfill orders received through 4am Monday, Aug 22. This means a delivery date in the 6 – 8 week range. Your order will be fulfilled.” Order was placed Saturday August 20th 3:50 PM. Updates for 8/29: No update from HP yet and they have stopped taking email notifications. Every…
onductor: Horia Andreescu, Soloist: Nicola Benedetti – violin) of Great Orchestras of the World series is performing Glazunov’s Concerto for violin and orchestra and Mahler’s Symphony no. 6 Nicola Benedetti, 24, a pretty Scottish violinist plays a 1723 Stradivarius that took its sobriquet from Princess Diana’s grandfather, the 6th Earl Spencer. The 20th edition of one of the bi…
ping up in advertisements. She thought the unwanted attention would eventually come to an end, but the problem has only worsened. A recent Google Image search of “Angie Varona” drew almost 65,000 images. There are also numerous unauthorized Facebook profiles, Twitter accounts and YouTube channels, all claiming to be Angie Varona – one Facebook fan page has more than 41,000 likes….
nsemble in a Television Series “Dexter” “Game of Thrones” “Southland” “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” “True Blood” Screen Actors Guild Awards 48th Annual Life Achievement Award Mary Tyler Moore…
Roland Emmerich, the director of Independence Day movie, has won six awards at the 62nd Lola-German Film Awards for his Shakespeare mystery Anonymous. The film questions whether William Shakespeare was the true author of some of his most famous works. Cannes winner Stopped On Track, directed by Andreas Dresen won the top prize – the Golden Lola – as well as prizes for best director, b…
From asking to be someone’s friend, to viewing pictures, to asking for comments, to setting a status “Single”, “Interested in men” or asking to poke, this guy brings Facebook to life. “Can I follow you?” “Sure.” Woman walks away and after a while the man follows. “Oh god, your actually following me!” Watch the clip below:…
hanges, he said, “could have a major impact on awards season and on the viewing experiences of the Academy’s own members”. As part of the Oscars shake-up, many of the Academy’s 6,000 members will also have the opportunity to vote online for the first time. From 17 December a new system will allow them to vote on their preferred films, actors and technical film achievements…
Stella McCartney was the big winner of the British Fashion Awards 2012, taking home two major awards. Stella McCartney, daughter of Sir Paul McCartney and a mother-of-four, was awarded Designer of the Year and Designer Brand of the Year at a star-studded event at London’s Savoy hotel. The double win follows a momentous year for Stella McCartney, most notably her Team GB kit designs for the…
The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are set to go live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The videos have been reviewed, the list has been narrowed and you are now looking at the full list of nominees for the 29th annual MTV Video Music Awards. Rihanna and Drake lead the pack with five nominations each, followed by VMA darling Katy Perry with four and a bump…
ts inventors used Kickstarter to try and raise $10,000 so they could develop it – but instead raised $10 million, and hope to begin production next year. “Pebble is the first watch built for the 21st century,” say its creators. “It’s infinitely customizable, with beautiful downloadable watchfaces and useful internet-connected apps. “The watch will connect via Bluetooth, and alert use…
le filming their 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour It was not a hit, confusing the festive audience, and was savaged by critics in reviews that branded it “rubbish”. The film will be shown on 6 October on BBC Two for the first time in more than 33 years. It will follow a new documentary, Arena: The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour, looking at the film’s “artistic merit and…
nksgiving. Each year, new records are set as more and more people enjoy the convenience of shopping online. In 2012, online holiday sales are expected to grow 12%, to $96 billion. That’s because 51.8% of people will take advantage of web-based sales, up from the 46.7% in 2011. On average, each person will do more than a third (38.8%) of their shopping online. In 2011, Cyber Monday sales were…
ble fit, saving shoppers and retailers millions of pounds a year in return postage costs, as well as eliminating the need to send back clothes that are the wrong size or fit. Currently, between 30 and 60% of all clothes bought online are returned to the shop. Body scanning is already starting to make a mark in the clothing retail sector, but these often involve the user stepping into a machine tha…
British singer Adele was the big winner at the Grammy Awards 2012 in Los Angeles, winning six prizes including record, song and album of the year. Adele also made her live comeback at the ceremony, performing for the first time since having throat surgery last year. Rock band Foo Fighters won five prizes, while rapper Kanye West scooped four. The 54th edition of Grammy Awards ceremony saw heartfe…
8221; the statement said. The Russian Orthodox Church has apologized for showing a photo of its leader Patriarch Kirill in which a luxury watch he was wearing was airbrushed The original photo, dated 3 July 2009, showed a meeting between Patriarch Kirill and Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov. The photoshopped version appeared this month. Despite the airbrushing the watch’s presen…
The West Indian American Day Parade & Carnival celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2012. The party starts on the Thursday before Labor Day, August 30th, and doesn’t end till around 6 p.m. on the following Monday, September 3rd. 1. Monday September 3, 2012: WEST INDIAN CARIBBEAN AMERICAN LABOR DAY PARADE The parade starts at 11 a.m. and winds its way down Eastern Parkway, in a glorious di…
…ch has beefed up its online campaign to fight off intense competition from online retailers and discount stores. And the holiday season is crucial for retailers like Best Buy because it can make up to 40% of annual sales. Some glitches should not be a surprise with such a massive surge in online shopping this year, analysts said, but there is a risk of a backlash. “It is a hiccup for the company,”…
Together. Dressed as a circus ringmaster, the star danced under a shower of streamers and fireworks. Taking to Twitter after the ceremony, Taylor Swift wrote: “Such an insane night!!! You guys won me 3 EMAs! Best female, best live act, best look. Can’t even begin to thank you enough. I love you!!.”…
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez made sure to be seated apart and not seen together throughout the entire 2013 Billboard Music Awards show. However, backstage it was a completely different story for Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. After bumping into one another, Selena Gomez put her arm around Justin Bieber to lean in and give him a tender kiss on the cheek. Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber’s casual…
Novelist Richard Russo refuses to allow his new novel to be sold as an e-book. Richard Russo, 62, said Interventions, a collection of four volumes, is a “tribute to the printed book” and would not be made available online. The author, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 with Empire Falls, said he wanted to encourage people to buy from local bookstores. “Readers can’t surviv…
…e made a rude gesture Adele added her Brits to the six Grammy Awards she won last weekend, capping a year of huge global success. According to her record label, the London singer’s second album 21 has sold 17 million copies around the world and hit number one in 24 countries. Accepting the best album prize – the final and most prestigious of the night – Adele said: “Nothin…
Pregnant Beyoncé at the MTV Video Music Awards. Tyler, the Creator won “Best New Artist” at VMA 2011 VMA 2011: tribute to Amy Winehouse. The 28th Annual MTV Video Music Awards 2011 (VMA 2011), was held in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday August 28. Adele's Rolling in the Deep was the biggest winner at MTV Video Music Awards 2011 Adele, 23, English singer-songwriter…
…sh series Downton Abbey, which returns for its third series in the UK tonight, scooped two awards – for hairstyling and original dramatic score. As temperatures outside the Nokia Theater reached 36 Celsius (97 Farenheit), Glasgow-born Downton composer John Lunn joked: “How do you live in this heat? The ovens in Scotland don’t get this hot!” Political thriller Homeland won i…
Eddie Murphy signs on to host 84th Academy Awards ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday, September 6. In a press release on Tuesday, Eddie Murphy said: “I am enormously honored to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others.” Eddie Murphy will host 2012 ceremony of the Annual Academ…
China urges North Korea to release Yu Xuejun's fishing boat captured for $100,000 ransomChina has called on North Korea to secure the release of a fishing boat and its crew seized earlier this month. Owner Yu Xuejun said the vessel had been in Chinese waters…
Zahra Shahid Hussain funeral: Murdered PTI's vice-president buried in KarachiThe funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, has been held at a mosque in the country’s capital, Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain…
Imran Khan blames MQM's Altaf Hussain for Zahra Shahid Hussain's killing in KarachiFormer cricketer Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, has blamed one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain. Zahra…
Zahra Shahid Hussain shot dead in KarachiSenior Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's…
North Korea fires short-range missiles from its east coastNorth Korea has launched three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. Two missiles were fired on Saturday morning and one in the…
Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh's southern coast killing at least two peopleCyclone Mahasen has stricken Bangladesh's southern coast, as people packed into evacuation shelters. The storm hit Patuakhali district on Thursday with winds of up to 100…
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