Posted in entertainment, Europe, movies, news, tagged Bridget Jones, literature, London, UK on November 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »
After 13 years Helen Fielding has started working on a third novel centered around the famous Bridget Jones , who was born out in 1995 of a weekly column in The Independent.
More than 15 millions copies were sold of the first two books (Bridget Jones’ Diary and The Edge of Reason), which inspired two films, starring Renee Zellweger as Bridget (photo, from telegraph.co.uk). (more…)
Posted in entertainment, Europe, history, news, tagged Italy, love padlocks, Ponte Milvio, Rome on September 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
After couples decorated the Ponte Milvio on the river Tiber with “love padlocks” for years, they are now being removed with bolt-cutters in order to protect the ancient structure. (more…)
Posted in Americas, entertainment, health, music, news, tagged death, Los Angeles, singer, USA, Whitney Houston on February 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Whitney Houston (photo, from aljazeera.com) has died on Saturday in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, where she had been staying as a guest.
She reigned as pop music’s queen until drug use and her tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown overshadowed her career. (more…)
Posted in entertainment, Europe, news, tagged Leonardo da Vinci, Madrid, Mona Lisa, replica on February 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
A recent restoration of a painting at Madrid’s Prado Museum led to the discovery of what some believe to be the earliest replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk) (more…)
Posted in Asia, economy, entertainment, media, news, politics, tagged China, entertainment, satellite TV on January 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
While Chinese president Hu Jintao warned of the influence of Western culture, an order by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) to curb “excessive entertainment” came into effect on January 1st. (photo from chinahush.com)
Therefore satellite broadcasters have cut entertainment TV by two-thirds, state news agency Xinhua has reported. (more…)
Posted in Americas, entertainment, Justice, music, news, tagged Dr Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson, propofol on November 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Dr Conrad Murray (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk), Michael Jackson’s personal physician has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a jury in Los Angeles. (more…)
Posted in entertainment, music, news, tagged Amy Winehouse, death, UK on July 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
27-year-old singer Amy Winehouse (photo, from lemonde.fr) was found dead at her London home on Saturday. (more…)
Posted in entertainment, Europe, history, news, tagged Kate Middleton, Prince William, UK, wedding on April 29, 2011| 1 Comment »
Prince William and his longtime girlfriend were married on Friday morning at the Westminster Abbey in London (photo, from nytimes.com), a wedding that will shape the future of the British monarchy, some say. (more…)
Posted in entertainment, Europe, history, news, technology, tagged Italy, Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa on April 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
To try to identify the woman portrayed by Leonardo da Vinci in Mona Lisa (photo), researchers will digg up the remains of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a rich silk merchant. (more…)
Posted in Americas, entertainment, health, movies, news, tagged death, Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood, USA on March 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
One of the 20th Century’s biggest movie stars died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 79, her publicist said. (more…)
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