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There's a new woman in Bill Clinton's life (Go To Top)

          London: Bill Clinton's infamous affair with Monica Lewinsky might be public knowledge with the release of his autobiography My Life, but it seems love is on the roll again for the former US president. According to The Sun, Clinton is allegedly said to be having a passionate affair with a wealthy divorcee. He is reported to be seeing a beautiful blonde for more than a year at a hideaway in Westchester County, New York, according to the National Enquirer. The unidentified woman is said to have several young children and got millions in a divorce settlement a few years ago. "Bill Clinton has been sneaking off to the home of this woman for late-night trysts after her kids are in bed," The Enquirer quoted an insider as saying.

Clinton wants Lewinsky to move on and have a 'good life' (Go To Top)

          New York: Former US President Bill Clinton hopes that his former paramour Monica Lewinsky can someday have a good life by putting behind their hugely publicised affair in the White House. "I hope that she will not allow her whole life to be defined by her Andy Warhol-like 15 minutes of fame," The New York Daily News quoted Clinton as saying to Oprah Winfrey on her show. Clinton described Lewinsky as a really intelligent person and said that she deserved an apology for the affair and its aftermath. "I think I owed her one and I gave it to her. Publicly," he added. Clinton revealed that he has not had a conversation with Lewinsky since their affair became public and feels that it is best not to keep in touch with her. The dashing ex-President further said that he hopes that the former White House intern's life will be full and not solely defined by the fact that she got caught up in this media and political firestorm because she does not deserve that. Clinton told Oprah that if he bumps into Lewinsky sometime, he would say a casual Hello to her and remark 'I hope you're having a good life'.

'Over the Rainbow' voted the best movie song of all time (Go To Top)

          Washington: "Over the Rainbow," the song sung by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz" has been voted the best movie song of all time in a list compiled by the American Film Institute. The list was announced by "Grease" actor John Trovolta on a show called "AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs," which aired on CBS. Other classicas to make the top ten included "Singing in the Rain", "Moon River", "Staying Alive" and "The Sound of Music".

           The ten best movie songs of all time are: 1.Over the Rainbow, The Wizard of Oz, 1939 2. As Time Goes by, Casablanca, 1942. 3. Singin' in the Rain, Singin' in the Rain, 1952 4. Moon River, Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961 5. White Christmas, Holiday Inn, 1942 6. Mrs. Robinson, The Graduate, 1967 7. When You Wish Upon a Star, Pinocchio, 1940 8. The Way We Were, The Way We Were, 1973 9. Stayin' Alive, Saturday Night Fever, 1977 10. The Sound of Music, The Sound of Music, 1965

Victoria Beckham is one devoted mother (Go To Top)

          London: Victoria Beckham is one devoted mother, the singer recently traveled 3,000 miles from Portugal, where husband David Beckham is playing in the Euro 2004, to London, to watch their son Brooklyn perform in his school play. According to The Sun, Victoria and David's elder son, five year old Brooklyn acted in his class play based on Shakespeare's famous comedy "Mid Summer Night's Dream," and is reported to have done his mother proud with an outstanding performance. Following the play, the mother and son immediately flew back to Portugal, where London will play against Portugal tonight. "It was more important to her than seeing David perform in Portugal on a much bigger stage. She was so proud of him - and he's a real natural. Maybe a career in acting is where his future lies. Mum and Dad will certainly encourage it," the report quoted a source as saying.

Vanessa Redgrave drops her clothes at 67 (Go To Top)

          London: 67-year old actress Vanessa Redgrave, who has acted in movies like "3 Kings," recently stripped on the Sky One drama "Nip/Tuck," to demand a facelift from her daughter, Joely Richardson who plays a surgeon on the show. According to The Sun, Joely put on a shocked look for the show but later revealed that it was a scary but thrilling experience. "I was terrified but it was brilliant. I'd do it again in a heartbeat," said Joely.

Beckham vows not to shy away from penalty shots tonight (Go To Top)

          London: David Beckham has assured fans that if things come down to a penalty shot at tonight's game with Portugal, he will not back out, despite his recent track record. According to The Sun, the Manchester United midfielder, who missed two spot shots against both France and Turkey in the ongoing Euro 2004, also confessed that the pressure while giving a penalty shot is very high because the entire match depends on one person. "I don't think penalties are a nice way to settle a game but, if that's the only way of making it to the next round, that's what we need to do. There is always a certain amount of pressure when I step up to take a free-kick or penalty because I'm always expected to hit the target," said the footballer who had bagged a win for England in the 2002 World Cup series after he successfully took a penalty shot against Argentina.

The Pope to release his autobiography in US (Go To Top)

          New York: Autobiographies seem to be the flavour of the season in America and Pope John Paul II's life story, which he penned down in a book called "Rise, let us be on our way," is going to be released in North America, this September. According to The New York Daily News, the book will be published and distributed by The Time Warner Book Group in North America and they plan to keep the release a low-key affair. The book, which is based on the priest memoirs and beliefs, will be introduced with only 60,000 prints. It is currently being publicized in schools, churches and through the press including Time and People magazine. The book, which is a third for the Pope, had been released in Italy in May this year and contains an account of his 20 years as a bishop and archbishop in the town of Krakow, Poland, before his appointment as the pontiff 26 years ago. A Vatican priest has revealed that the royalties from the book will be given away to charity.

Britney sheds her 'Toxic' ways to find God (Go To Top)

          London: The recent conundrum in Britney Spears life seems to have steered her nearer to God. According to The Sun, the 'Toxic' singer is reportedly attending Bible classes with her mum to "re-find God". The 22-year-old routinely goes to church in Santa Monica, California after she suffered a knee injury and found that her boyfriend had a child.

Scientists unravel the secret behind Monalisa's smile (Go To Top)

         London: She is the benchmark for every artist planning to capture a smile on the canvas and if scientists are to be believed the mystery behind Mona Lisa's smile is pure science. According to New Scientist, Christopher Tyler and Leonid Kontsevich at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco introduced random visual noise in a digital image of the painting equivalent to snow seen on a badly tuned TV set. They then asked 12 observers to rate the resulting expression on a four-point scale from sad to happy. Noise that lifted the edges of her mouth made Mona Lisa seem happier, and those that flattened her lips made her seem sadder. Tyler said that our visual system contains many sources of noise: fluctuations in the number of photons hitting light-receiving cells in the eye, spontaneous false activation of photon absorbing pigments, and randomness in the firing of neurons that carry the visual signals to the brain. This is responsible for people observing the picture to believe its expression is subtly changing, rather than thinking they are seeing a single ambiguous expression. "That may be part of what makes the painting so powerful," he said.

A tropical fruit that gives women voluptuous figures (Go To Top)

          London: The egg-sized Aguaje fruit, found in the Amazon jungle, reportedly helps women develop a voluptuous body. According to a report in Ananova, the yellow and brown fruit is believed to be loaded with hormones and is popular among Peruvian women. The fruit is also claimed to have aphrodisiac properties. "If I don't eat the Aguaje I have to go to the gym. I could eat 25 in a day." Model Paola Ruiz was reported to have told Las Ultimas Noticias.

Sir Paul McCartney's songs damage priceless paintings (Go To Top)

         London: Mikhail Piotrovski, director of St Petersburg's Hermitage Museum has said that Sir Paul McCartney's June 20 concert has proved to be damaging for its valuable artworks. Piotrovski said it was totally unacceptable to hold a concert so close to the museum because high-decibel noise vibrations had damaged the priceless paintings. "Something has to be done so there are no more of these types of shows," The BBC quoted Piotrovski as saying. The open-air concert, which was seen by 60,000 people, was held in a city square close to the Hermitage's Winter Palace. The palace houses some of the collection's most important art. "We prepared for this concert like we would for a flood, all the museum's departments were put on alert. We do not ship any of our paintings by airplane because of the danger from vibrations," said Piotrovski. "The sound levels during the McCartney concert were incomparably more powerful than that of any airplane," he added.

Girl loses lower lip in break-up with boyfriend (Go To Top)

          London: A sixteen year old girl who ended her relationship with her boyfriend on the grounds of his being a bad kisser ended up with her lower lip bitten off, reported Annanova quoting La Cuarta, Chile. The incident occurred in San Fernando, when the boy asked for a farewell kiss following their breakup. Though the boy fled, after spitting out part of her lip leaving the girl bleeding and distressed, the police who are on his lookout are sure of nabbing him.

Spiderman's girl will now make the romantic moves (Go To Top)

          London: Spider-Man 2 might see the romantic equations between Peter Parker and his lady love Mary-Jane shifting. According to Hello, the movie will see Spiderman facing a challenging situation in his love life since Mary Jane seems to have made up her mind to make the first moves. "I just wanted her to have grown up a lot and really make the decisions in Peter's and her relationship. In the last movie he kind of decides for them that they can only be friends, but in this movie she makes the decision for them, so she's a much more confident woman," Kirsten quoted as saying.