It’s inevitable. If you’re in the spotlight at a relatively young age, and proceed to stay in the spotlight until middle-age – you’re going to need a makeover of sorts to keep the hordes interested. Jennifer Aniston has always had that very approachable, friendly girl-next-door vibe. She never strayed too far with the norm, and earned many fans by doing just that.
Pop news fans are drooling for Vanity Fair’s threatened Gwyneth Paltrow ‘take down’ piece – hitting shelves very soon. This comes after she was bust telling people not to cooperate with the magazine. Here are some possible angles for the story..
In Apple’s latest ad promoting its virtual assistant, it called on legendary film director Martin Scorsese. Shot in the back of cab driving through New York city, Scorsese uses Siri to help him with a handful of simple tasks.
When jobseeker Vanessa Hojda accidentally attached a photo of Nicolas Cage grinning manically (instead of her CV) along with a job application, she thought she was screwed. But after posting a screenshot of the incident onto her Tumblr account, her story and image quickly went viral. Two companies have since offered her a job via her Facebook page, she’s been interviewed by The Washington Post, and even appeared in a photoshoot for the Toronto Star!
This weekend we brought you news of Sportswriter Mark Keohane’s alleged sexual harassment and drug abuse scandal. While many claims have yet to be verified, the web is abuzz with conflicting views – some even suggesting that it may finally be Karma catching up with him.
A tooth that used to reside in John Lennon’s mouth will be auctioned off next month. It is expected to fetch up to R130 000! Lennon gave it to his housekeeper’s daughter “as a souvenir” after he had pulled it out himself in his kitchen.
This looks to be pretty rad – a look at the the lives of four photojournalists working in South African townships between 1990 and 1994, based on the book of the same name written by two of the original group. Unfortunate accents aside, the cast and crew are looking pretty rad. Checkit.
I am, on the whole, reluctant to write an article that does exactly what it says on the tin, but Elizabeth Taylor passed away yesterday, so it seems worth bringing up. Mel Gussow, the New York Times critic who put together the Liz Taylor obituary, passed away six years before she did.