does amy winehouse wear depends?

this is the question of the moment. germany tabloid, bild zeitung has a crotch shot of amy winehouse. the caption reads: does amy now wear diapers?

elisabeth fritzl turns down multi-millions for interview and daughter wakes up from coma

more on elisabeth fritzl and various interview offers. according to uk tabloid, the daily mail, fritzl has turned down at least 10 million pounds (about 20 million dollars) in interview requests. the austrian cellar kidnap victim, who gave birth to 7 children, 6 of whom are still alive, might have something to be happy about. her 19 year old daughter, kerstin fritzl, recently emerged from a coma. the uk’s daily record reports that the fritzl family’s new identities are merely a signature away.

bbc films available on dvd after viewing

while i was recently in london, i caught ‘jane austen’ regrets, a bbc production which came highly recommended by both time out london and the independent. in june, following the airing of margaret thatcher: a long walk from finchley, one is free to purchase this title at the likes of amazon if you live in various european countries.

what happened to the elisabeth fritzl interview

i blinked and forgot to watch orf on monday. and now it seems that it’s been discoverd that as soon as the interview was confirmed, it was called off. at least, according to this article from . the english translation of the headline is ‘no interview with elisabeth fritzl.’ more info on the way.

the bbc obsessed with switzerland’s obsession with time

the european championships are just around the corner, and switzerland seems somewhat intent on branding the already well-branded country. when you thinks switzerland, what do you think? punctuality and banking.

french film the class wins palme d’or at cannes

The class, directed by laurent cantet tells the story about life in a difficult part of paris. benecio del toro won best actor for his bit in the self-indulgent che guevara film directed by steven soderbergh.

madonna and guy richie separation rumors

is it true? according to the daily mail, madonna and guy richie have his and her areas of their houses. will the world one day grow weary of 50 year olds trying desparately to look 25? hopefully, richie will throw madonna over for someone who really is 25. richie, whose had an endless string of flops since hooking up with madge, is hoping that rocknrolla might revive his career. oh no, not another film with jeremy piven. luv luv luv piven on entourage. but when it comes to films, he’s at his best when playing second fiddle to john cusack. ludacris also stars.

schwarzenegger invites elisabeth fritzl and her kids to hollywood

according to the german tabloid, bild zeitung arnold schwarzenegger, aka schwarzi, has invited incest victim fritzl, who was held captive by her father in a cellar for over 20 years, to visit the sunshine state.

new film coming about mein kampf

bbc reports today that a new film on the early life of adolph hitler is being filmed in germany and austria.

ban on genetic discrimination

well, hmm. so if you get your DNA done and it shows you just might get some horrible disease, in the u.s., insurance companies can’t discriminate against you.

100 delegates left to go for obama

as oregon and kentucky vote today, barack obama has merely 100 delegates left to go to wrap up the democratic nomination.

cellar girl elisabeth fritzl gives first television interview

on may 26, incest victim elisabeth fritzl, imprisoned in a cellar for 24 years, gives her first television interview. the interview is set to air on the vienna based station, ORF at 8:15pm. her father is accused of having imprisoned elisabeth.

old guy john mccain on saturday night live

john mccain sends himself up in a saturday night live skit.

angelina jolie shows off her tits in cannes

my memories of new orleans, where angelina jolie and brad pitt have a place, consists primarily of the mardi gras festival and people screaming on the streets show us your tits. apparently, this is wedged into jolie’s subconscious. bild zeitung, a german newspaper catches a very pregnant jolie doing a bit of sunbathing in the south of france. didn’t she and brad get married a few months back and nobody noticed?

(editor note: 17 nov 2008) the original photo has been taken down from bild.de. but you can view a smaller version here.

barack obama inches to 1907 delegates

barack obama inches to the 2025 (magic number) for capturing the democratic nomination. this weekend, conventions were held in nevada and kansas. in nevada, obama picked up 1 additional delegate and leads hillary clinton 14 to 11.

the weekly standard has a boris johnson love fest and california hands john mccain the presidential election

good article on boris johnson, the new mayor of london in the new issue of the weekly standard.

the recent ruling by california’s supreme court will send american conservatives to the polls in november for the presidential election.

trend spotting for the fashion industry

fashion. trend-spotters. not quite like a trainspotter, i’m afraid. but the job, which pays an entry level salary of about 20,00 USD, is also a job that one could ask what are the qualifications?

crackdown on car advertising in the european union

brussels, the hauptstadt of the European Union is threatening a crackdown on car advertising in the member states. this could negatively affect the european economy big time. ad agencies big and small. the auto industry.

narnia prince caspian opens this weekend in u.s.

the second bit in the tales of narnia series opens this weekend in the united states. in europe in rolls out in july opening july 31 in germany. you can watch the trailer here by the walden produced, walt disney distributed family film

i think movie studios should move into the future and offer .jpgs and .tiff files for bloggers to download and use on their site. just a thought.

mike huckabee and hillary clinton win west virginia

i think this kinda says it all. john mccain got 12 votes and came in third place behind mike huckabee (52%) and mitt romney (47%) with 1% of the vote in the west virigina primary.

robert downey jr all misty eyed and makes appearance in the hulk

robert downey jr., who got a bit of a career boost with ‘a scanner darkly’ and a huge bump with the new ‘iron man,’ will play tony stark 2 more times within the next 2 years. in about 4 weeks time, he will turn up in the incredible hulk and in 2010, he will turn up in ‘iron man 2.’ he recently gave a misty-eyed speech at a time mgazine gala.

downey, poster boy for gen-x, an appearance last week on ‘the tonight show.’

jenna bush wedding photos

here are the first official wedding photos of jenna bush’s wedding from reuters.

jenna bush photo album

the washingtonpost has assembled photos of 1/2 of of the first, first twins.

bill clinton only ever got 39%

in 1992, bill clinton, who in his 2 elections never got more than 43% and 46% of the national vote, won the u.s. election with 39% of the white vote, according to boston globe. some people within the democratic party are a bit up-in-arms that hillary clinton has decided that there’s this demographic of hardworking blue collar americans, who in her mind are only white. or rather, this is what she seemingly informed u.s. today earlier this week. but we know hillary clinton, famous for misspeaking (remember how she was under sniper fire in bosnia). perhaps she was having yet another senior moment. or she was having an al gore moment.

four new clips of the new batman film

the last great film i saw at the sundance film festival was ‘memento,’ directed by brit, christopher nolan. choosing him to take on the dark knight series, starting with ‘batman begins’ has been nothing less than inspiring. and along with christian bale the series, which faultered under the weight of george clooney as well as ‘fat girl and robin’, has mined the original feel of the graphic novels. yahoo to take a look at 4 different theatrical trailers for the dark night along with an interview with heath ledger. i should also mention aaron eckhart, who plays two-face. i still love him in ‘friends and neighbors’ and ‘the company of men.’

jenna and tonic marries this weekend

jenna bush intends to take her vows in a wedding dressed designed by oscar de la renta this saturday in crawford texas. the 26 year old is marrying henry hager whose a business student.

summer fashion favorites

i got my first taste of summer shopping a couple of weeks ago when i nearly went mad during a sample sale in the brick lane area of east london. vivienne westwood deep-discounted. now, i’m not a vivienne westwood fan, really. as i think she had her best years in the 70s (before i was sort of around) whipping up a frenzy with the sex pistols, especial sid (r.i.p.) vicious. but if you’re wondering about what to wear this summer, look here. the daily telegraph has a nice little fashion page with lots of video. jefferson hack used to have a highly pretentious fortnightly column in this section. it almost as over-the-top as tyler brule’s column in the financial times.

obama takes north carolina by 14 points

barack obama won north carolina yesterday by 14 points. as of this morning, the vote in indiana is virtually tied with hillary clinton leading by 51% to 49%. at 12.05am EST, illary was leading by about 28K votes with 91% of the vote in. but in northern indiana, the area around chicago, which includes michael jackson’s hometown of gary, only 28% of the precint had been counted and obama has been picking up 75% of the vote. this of course didn’t stop hillary from claiming victory and according to the washington post, saying “We’ve broken the tie and thanks to you its full speed on to the White House.”

mischa barton shows off her cellulite

the daily mail has this lovely little picture of mischa (the o.c.) barton in australia doing a bit of sunbathing. she accidentially turned her ass to the camera to reveal a bit of dimple here and there. the newspaper is seemingly fascinated by revealing what stars really look like: cellulite, knobby knees, wobbly asses, balding crowns, and all.

on the eve of the european championships austria gets a lot of attention

but it’s not the attention austria wants. the country is due to co-host the european football championships with switzerland next month. but instead of reams of footballs stories, the countries is being viewed through the prism of locked girls in cellars. 3 years ago, at the age of 18, natascha kampusch escaped from a man who had snatched her off the streets of vienna at the age of 10. now we have the unbelieveable story of josef fritzl and the daughter he kidnapped and held in a dungeon for 24 years. here’s how the european media has been covering it.

boris johnson new mayor of london of turkish heritage

boris johnson, a journalist, becomes the first conservative mayor of london in 30 years. according to wikipedia, boris can trace some of his roots on his paternal side back to the ottoman empire. but we all know how accurate wikipedia is.

tory party gains 200 seats in uk

they are calling it black monday for the labour, as the party has lost more than 200 seats and has come in an embarassing third place. it was labour’s worst showing in 40 years and this evening, we’ll find out whether or not boris johnson, a member of the tory party, becomes the new mayor of london, replacing ken livingstone. david cameron, the head of the conservative party who is barely 40 years old, was once nagged by the media, a bit like u.s. presidential candidate barack obama, regarding his so-called inexperience.

hillary says god bless rich people

i have a soft place in my heart for bill o’reilly. i think rupert murdoch and foxnews saw an opening in the market and filled the vacuum. sometimes he makes valid points and raises interesting questions. but i don’t 100% agree with him or even 80% agree with him, but i think his news program is important for expanding what used to be a one-sided dialogue.

hillary clinton appeared on the ‘no spin zone’ over the course of two days, going head-to-head, so to speak, with o’reilly. it gave her an opportunity to bring up obama’s ex-pastor (who is being given a harder time by the press than any white pastor is ever given. let’s pull quotes from hillary’s minister out of context)

but the most egregious pronouncement of the interview was hillary’s quote ‘rich people. god bless us!’

moveon.org rolls out anti-mccain ad

moveon.org, the organization filled with hopping mad democrats has produced the ad below taunting mccain about the iraq war. will the democrats be running against george w. bush? no. but no one seems to understand this. most americans don’t think dubya when they think john mccain. but perhaps spring is a good time to do a bit of test marketing.