Next Bond to be Q-less, gadget-less (Go
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Washington:
English actor Daniel Craig replacing Pierce Brosnan as
the 007 agent is not the only change fans will witness in
upcoming Bond movie. MI6 gadget maker Q, who featured in the
majority of the James Bond movies, is also not going to appear
in the next instalment. According to E!online, 'Casino Royale'
screenwriter Paul Haggis last month at the Toronto Film Fest
had said that Q, most recently played by John Cleese, would
not be seen in the next Bond film. Haggis said that it would
be the first absence of Q since 'Live and Let Die', and that
the new installment was trying to do for Bond what 'Batman
Begins' did for Batman. "We're trying to reinvent Bond. He's
28. No Q, no gadgets," he was quoted as saying. The idea of
a Q-less, gadget-less movie, however, couldn't impress some
die hard Bond fans. "No gadgets or Q, eh? Why not get rid
of the theme music, the cars, girls and vodka martinis as
well?" asked a poster to the MI6.co.uk fan forum. Casino Royale,
the 21st film in the Bond franchise, begins shooting in January
next year in the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and at
Pinewood Studios near London. It is slated for a Novemeber
2006 release.
Lennon's son didn't know his father was
a Beatle (Go
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London:
The whole world knew John Lennon as a Beatle, but his
son Sean Lennon was not aware of his father's fame until his
classmates told him that he was the son of the legendary musician.
"John and I were very careful about not trying to influence
Sean musically or telling him who we were. Sean came home
from school one day and said, 'Daddy are you a Beatle?' John
had never mentioned it to him," femalefirst quoted Sean's
mother Yoko Ono as saying. Yoko, however, expressed happiness
that now her son knows everything about his parent's music,
and is quite obsessed with it. "But you know, now he knows
every lick, every intro, every beat of the Beatles' music,
of John's music, of my music. Privately that makes me very
happy. I don't know how he found out, but obviously he does
some listening," she said.
Drew
Barrymore may be new face of 'Missoni' (Go
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London:
Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has reportedly been chosen
as the official "face" of the world famous design house "Missoni".
The 30 year old star is currently in Ibiza posing for the
Italian fashion house's Spring-Summer 2006 Collections with
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, reports Femalefirst quoting the
Woman's Wear Daily. The 50-year-old fashion house, Missoni
is known worldwide for their distinctive bright zig zag prints
and patterns. The actress's last modelling assignment was
for French cosmetic house Lanctme.
Going topless is liberating for Keira Knightly
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London:
Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley has admitted
that she felt completely "liberated" while going topless in
the desert in her new film "Domino". The 20-year-old actress
has reportedly done a kissing scene flashing her boobs in
the desert as she plays a model turned bounty hunter in Tony
Scott's new action-thriller. "I found it extremely liberating
to be topless in the desert. It was marvellous. I just put
on some sunscreen and I was ready to go," the Sun quoted the
British beauty as saying. Though Kiera freaked out sunbathing
her breasts in the desert, she found shooting with the guns
as the biggest challenge. "The guns were the biggest challenge.
Shooting the machinegun absolutely crippled me. I burst into
tears - I was in pieces," she said.
Gladiators
gave the world G-strings (Go
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London:
The very mention of G-strings conjures up images of sexy
models donning them to enhance their sex appeal, but it may
come as a surprise to you that its origins can be attributed
to Roman gladiators over two thousand years ago. A piece of
pottery discovered by divers Rolfe Mitchinson and Bob Middlemass
in a river in the North of England shows a warrior wearing
the distinctive thong, which is believed to be the genesis
of modern day G-strings, reports the Mirror. The figure found
in the River Tees at Piercebridge, near Darlington, is also
holding what looks to be a whip. The divers have also found
a hoard of 3,000 coins and jewellery, a Roman road and the
remains of a Roman bridge in the river over the last 20 years.
Britney's baby's name up for grabs on eBay
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London:
Now, you can bid for Britney's son Sean Preston Federline!
Surprised? No, its not a joke, as a person, who has registered
the pop princess' son's name as a website, is demanding two
million dollars for it on internet auction site eBay. According
to femalefirst, the person, whose identity has not been revealed,
legally acquired the domain name seanprestonfederline.com,
and is now trying to sell it back to Britney and her husband
Kevin Federline. The unique sale has already attracted a host
of bids, but the 'Toxic' singer is said to be unaware of the
stunt at present.
Keira
feels at ease lapdancing for gang members (Go
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Washington:
Hollywood actress Keira Knightly has said that she was
getting nervous while dancing for real-life gang members in
front of her mother, but the guys were really nice and made
her feel at ease. Knightly, who plays late bounty hunter Domino
Harvey in upcoming movie 'Domino', said that filming for the
movie was quite daunting, as she had to defuse a standoff
with East Los Angeles gangbangers by giving their leader a
lapdance. She, however, said that the gang members were very
sweet and conversed well with her mother. "They were really
great, they were sweet guys. Very respectful, great to my
mum, had good conversations; they'd explain all their different
tattoos to her. And it was a hard scene for me to do because
it was the first week of filming and, regardless of whether
he was in a gang or not, I had to give his guy a lapdance.
But they were really, really nice to me," Contactmusic quoted
her as saying.
Pillows are hotbeds of fungi (Go
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London:
Pillow talk may actually be bad for health, with University
of Manchester researchers revealing that there are millions
of fungal spores right under our noses, harboured in pillows.
According to a study, published in journal Allergy, the researchers
dissected both feather and synthetic samples and identified
several thousand spores of fungus per gram of used pillow.
They studied samples from ten pillows with between 1.5 and
20 years of regular use. Aspergillus fumigatus, the species
most commonly found in the pillows, is most likely to cause
disease; and the resulting condition Aspergillosis has become
the leading infectious cause of death in leukaemia and bone
marrow transplant patients. Each pillow was found to contain
a substantial fungal load, with four to 16 different species
being identified per sample and even higher numbers found
in synthetic pillows. The microscopic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
was particularly evident in synthetic pillows, and fungi as
diverse as bread and vine moulds and those usually found on
damp walls and in showers were also found. "We know that pillows
are inhabited by the house dust mite which eats fungi, and
one theory is that the fungi are in turn using the house dust
mites' faeces as a major source of nitrogen and nutrition.
There could therefore be a 'miniature ecosystem' at work inside
our pillows," said lead researcher Professor Ashley Woodcock.
Aspergillus is very difficult to treat, and as many as 1 in
25 patients who die in modern European teaching hospitals
have the disease. Immuno-compromised patients such as transplantation,
AIDS and steroid treatment patients are also frequently affected
with life-threatening Aspergillus pneumonia and sinusitis.
Aspergillus
can also worsen asthma, particularly in adults who have had
asthma for many years, and cause allergic sinusitis in patients
with allergic tendencies. Constant exposure to fungus in bed
could be problematic. Fortunately, hospital pillows have plastic
covers and so are unlikely to cause problems, but patients
being discharged home - where pillows may be old and fungus-infected
- could be at risk of infection. "These new findings are potentially
of major significance to people with allergic diseases of
the lungs and damaged immune systems - especially those being
sent home from hospital," said Dr Geoffrey Scott, Chairman
of the Fungal Research Trust which funded the study. Since
patients spend a third of their life sleeping and breathing
close to a potentially large and varied source of fungi, these
findings certainly have important implications for patients
with respiratory disease - especially asthma and sinusitis,
the researchers conclude.
Royal
Marines speedboat terrifies new James Bond (Go
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London:
New 007 agent Daniel Craig will soon be seen doing stunts
in upcoming movie 'Casino Royale', but in real life the actor
is petrified of taking a boat ride with the Marines! As the
star got off the Royal Marines speedboat, which brought him
along the Thames to his unveiling as Bond, he revealed that
the superfast patrol boat had terrified him. "I'd like to
thank the Marines for bringing me in like that - and scaring
the s*** out of me," the Sun quoted him as saying. Craig,
who has been picked to be the sixth actor to play James Bond,
boarded the Raider at the warship HMS Belfast, and the Marines
sped him over to meet waiting media at naval facility HMS
President. Meanwhile, the MoD has defended Craig for wearing
his lifejacket. "The Royal Marines are very professional and
very conscientious about safety. The rules on lifejackets
obviously depend on the circumstances. He was in safe hands,"
a spokesman was quoted as saying.
Aniston's public display of passion for
Vaughn (Go
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London:
Though actress Jennifer Aniston has repeatedly laughed
off her romance rumours with Vince Vaughn, she has again been
spotted recently engaging in a public display of smoochies
with the handsome actor. The pair, who met on the set of 'The
Break Up', were reportedly spotted making out backstage at
a Chicago theatre, after Vaughn's 'Wild West Comedy Show',
when they became increasingly close with their arms around
each other. At a party after the show, Vince grabbed the former
'Friends' beauty by the waist, pulled her to his side and
told a few friends, 'She's the best!' while rubbing her back.
The couple then started kissing each other passionately while
bodyguards warned off onlookers. Aniston's spokesperson has,
however, denied she is having a relationship with the actor.
"Do not read into this. At the wrap party everyone was enjoying
themselves, cast and crew included, and they were all being
very affectionate to each other," Femalefirst quoted Aniston's
spokesperson as telling America's People magazine.
J Lo is nuts about her butt (Go
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London:
She has it, flaunts it, and takes good care of it, and
when people admire Latina diva, Jennifer Lopez' famous rear,
she loves it. But keeping her bottom in shape is no easy task
for the singer, as she says that it takes her hours of hard
work in the gym to achieve the desired results. "I do special
squats and work with loads of weights in the gym to achieve
my butt," Femalefirst quoted her, as saying. And she says
that all the efforts pay off when she gets compliments from
her fans over her full posterior. "And in a way I'm kind of
flattered when people compliment me for having a big ass."
She was quoted, as saying.
Bond snub leaves Brosnan 'shaken and stirred'
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London:
He may have loved his Martini's "shaken, not stirred"
when he was Bond, but getting the boot from Bond bosses, appear
to have left former Bond star, Pierce Brosnan, both shaken
and stirred. Brosnan, who despite being nowhere on the bookies
favourites lists in the run-up for the selection process for
the next Bond, had harboured hopes of landing his fifth stint
as the suave secret agent, but not having got the slot has
left him fuming and questioning the rationale behind the producers
decision. "I was just getting the hang of it, you know? But
they wanted to go younger. They wanted to reinvigorate the
part," The Sun quoted him, as saying. "Whether they made the
right choice, who knows? "They're probably scared s***less,
thinking, 'What have we done?' " he added.
Gravity taking toll of Jordan's bust (Go
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London:
Silicone, it seems, is no match for nature, especially
when it comes to breast implants, and the full force of gravity
seems to be striking busty model, Jordan's bustline, forcing
her to consider getting back to what nature bestowed her with
in the first place. The model, who silicone-enhanced bustline
has helped her make millions, and made her one of the most
viewed celebrities in the media, has admitted that she is
planning to go in for breast reduction surgery to make her
bosom more pert. "I want to get them done because I want them
to be more pert. Just because I've had implants doesn't mean
they stay perky forever," The Sun quoted her, as saying. And
she says that with the passing years, physical forces like
gravity have taken their toll on her famous assets, forcing
her to consider getting her implants removed. "I've had two
kids and gravity still has an effect." The paper quoted her,
as saying.