Lindsay
Lohan gets her curves back
Washington:
Herbie: Fully Loaded star Lindsay Lohan has started
getting her curves back thanks to some sensible eating and
workouts with personal trainer Justin Gelband. According
to the Star magazine, Lohan was sick and tired of being
on the covers of magazines due to her sudden weight loss
and websites and fan mails urging her to put back those
pounds which made her the heartthrob of thousands. Lindsay
Has gained over 11 pounds in about 3 months by eating protein
rich food meals and staying away from unhealthy junk food.
Her trainer revealed, "Lindsay is on her way and is now
putting on lead body mass rather than fat". The 19-year-old
5ft 5 inch star insists that she is not on a diet and her
weight loss was primarily due to long work hours "I do not
have an eating disorder, when I was doing Herbie, I was
working a lot and pushing myself and then I got sick because
I wasn't taking care of myself. I was eating junk food and
not working out and not being healthy. So now I work out
and take much more care of myself," she was quoted, as saying.
Was
Cleopatra a cross dresser? (Go
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Sydney:
Cleopatra has for long been considered the epitome of
beauty and she used her looks to seduce Julius Ceasar and
Mark Antony for power. But a newly discovered stone slab
depicts her as a man raising speculations about her being
a cross dresser. A relief image carved about 2050 years
ago on an ancient Egyptian stone slab shows Cleopatra dressed
as a man, recent analysis shows. The object is only one
of three known to exist that represent Cleopatra as a male.
The other two artefacts also stone slabs, or stelae, that
date to around the same time, 51 BC, at the beginning of
Cleopatra's reign. Researchers theorise that the recently
discovered 34 by 25 centimetre stela was probably first
excavated in Tell Moqdam, an Egyptian city that the ancient
Greeks called Leonton Polis, meaning 'city of the lions'.
"It shows Cleopatra dressed as a male pharaoh with the [characteristically
male] double crown offering the hieroglyph of a field to
a lion crouching on a pedestal," Professor Willy Clarysse,
who conducted the analysis, was quoted by ABC on line, as
saying.
However,
Clarysse, an egyptologist and classics scholar at the Catholic
University in Leuven, Belgium, says that Cleopatra's apparent
sex change was probably due to the artist's laziness. "Up
to 51 BC, Ptolemaios XII, the father of Cleopatra, was king
over Egypt," he says. "When he died, some of the stelae
were already carved. The stone cutter then added the name
of the new sovereign in the cartouche, but he did not change
the picture of the male pharaoh into a female because this
was too difficult or too much work." Clarysse adds that
one of Cleopatra's legs had been re-carved, so perhaps someone
started to redo the initial image "but then gave up". The
findings will be published next year in the German publication
Antique World. However some researchers believe that the
male representation of Cleopatra was a way of showing authority,
in a time when women seldom wielded any power.
Ford
Coppola to come back with 'Youth Without Youth' (Go
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Washington:
After staying away from the silver screen for almost
eight years, 'Godfather' helmer Francis Ford Coppola is
all set to take the director's chair with 'Youth Without
Youth'. According to E!Online, the self-financed project,
based on the novella by Romanian author Mircea Eliade, tells
the story of a professor, who becomes a fugitive in the
years before World War II. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has
also penned screenplay of the movie. Filming is scheduled
to begin next month in Bucharest, and 'Pulp Fiction' actor
Tim Roth will be seen in the lead role.
Lennon's
Abbey Road suit to go under hammer (Go
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London:
A white suit worn by Beatles legend John Lennon on the
cover of the Beatles' Abbey Road album, will go under the
hammer next month. Lennon wore the suit in 1969 for the
photograph, which had the band mid-stride on a pedestrian
crossing in the London street of the title. US auction house
Julien's expects it to reach up to 150,000 dollars in a
memorabilia sale closing on 29 October. Also up for sale
is a hearse owned by Lennon, which featured in Imagine,
the 1973 documentary about the musician. The outfits worn
by the band were pored over by Beatles fans at the time
of the album's released because of false rumours that Paul
McCartney had died. "This iconic white suit fuelled rumours
that Lennon represented a clergyman in McCartney's funeral
procession," Laura Woolley, of Julien's Auctions, was quoted
by the BBC, as saying. In reality, the Beatles appeared
in the clothes they happened to wear to that day's recording
session. The items will be sold in an online auction, closing
on 29 October.
Paris
Hilton gets a ticket for erratic driving (Go
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London:
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was embarrassed after police
pulled her over for erratic driving. The hotel heiress was
reportedly heading along Beverly Hills' famous Rodeo Drive
in her Bentley when officers asked her to stop. Onlookers
claim Paris tried to avoid a ticket by claiming she had
been trying to escape the paparazzi. However, photographer
Frank Rohmer told America's New York Post newspaper, "She
was pointing at us, saying that it was our fault. The 'Simple
Life' star was issued with a ticket for making an improper
turn and for equipment violation, which could land her with
a 300 dollars fine, reports Femalefirst.
Lord
of the Rings left Dominic Monaghan depressed (Go
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Washington:
Actor Dominic Monaghan has said that he was left in
a deep depression after spending four years filming and
promoting 'The Lord of the Rings'. "I wasn't taking care
of myself. I was sleeping in the day and getting up at night.
I wrote 50 journals in a year. I'd never been depressed
so I didn't understand it. I felt like I had a big weight
on my chest," Contactmusic quoted him as saying. The star
admitted that rise to fame left him feeling empty, but co-star
Billy Boyd helped him regain his positive outlook, and he
would always be grateful for the support he received from
her. "Billy was a big help. He reminded me of why I wanted
to be an actor and I had days where I could see the magic.
I think it will be a long time now before I could go back
into that hole," he said.
'Fraggle
Rock' to return on big screen (Go
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Washington:
Popular TV puppet show 'Fraggle Rock' is getting set
for the big screen. According to website Muppet Central
News, original characters from the TV series like Doc, Gobbo,
Boober, Uncle Matt, Cotterpin, Mokey and Scooter will be
seen in the movie version. The filming is scheduled to begin
sometime next year and is slated for 2008 release. If the
Muppet Show spin-off, that ruled the small screen in 80s,
is a massive hit at box office, puppet masters may even
consider bringing the TV series back.
