Eminem blasts Bush
in his song (Go
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Washington:
After Michael Jackson, it is now George Bush's turn
to be in the firing line of the irrepressible rapper Eminem
who has brought out a track, 'Mosh', in his upcoming album,
mocking President Bush for the Iraqi fiasco. According to
E-Online, a copy of the Bush-bashing song, which has some
strong lyrics blasting the President, leaked out on the
internet. The lyrics say "Let the President answer on higher
anarchy/Strap him with an AK-47, let him go fight his own
war/Let him impress daddy that way. No more blood for oil."
Bollywood,
Lollywood stars to grace Dev Anand's US b'day bash (Go
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Washington:
Several Indian movie stars -- past and present will
gather at the Trump Taj Mahal and Casino in Atlantic City,
New Jersey on November 20, to celebrate veteran actor- director
Dev Anand's 81st birthday. Some of the Indian stars who
have confirmed their appearance are Vijayantimala, Krishma
Kapoor, Feroz Khan, Zeenat Aman, Helen, Padmini, Prem Chopra,
Mahendra Kapoor, Bhoomika Chawla, Aftab Shivdasani, Tushaar
Kapoor, Dino Morea, Neha Dhupia, Amit Kumar, Sameer Soni,
Shahzad Khan (son of the late actor Ajit), Tanaz Currim,
Jeetendra, and Moushumi Chatterji. According to the Daily
Times, Pakistan will be represented by Lollywood actress
Reema. Dev Anand has acted and directed a number of successful
movies and is the winner of India's highest state honours,
such as the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Bhushan.
Surgery
made Elton John's voice better (Go
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London:
Sir Elton John has revealed that he underwent surgery
in 1987 to actually save his voice after it was affected
by his excessive marijuana smoking. The pop superstar began
to smoke dope during his stay in Australia in the 1980s
after his brief marriage to Renate Blauel. "I could speak,
and only barely sing. Deep down, I knew that there was something
chronically wrong with my voice," he was quoted as saying
in an interview with Canadian television. "The first thing
the doctor said to me was: 'You smoke a lot of dope, don't
you?' I gasped and said: 'How do you know that?' And the
doctor said: 'I can tell by the way you're talking. If you're
a singer, the worst thing you can do is smoke dope.'," he
added. "We did the operation in Australia and it lowered
the timbre of my voice. It's deeper, has more resonance
and it's stronger.I used to be a piano player who sang and
now I'm a singer who plays piano," he said.
Mickey
Mouse is the highest grossing fictional character (Go
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London:
Walt Disney's most famous cartoon character, Mickey
Mouse, which first appeared in a cartoon named 'Steamboat
Willie' in 1928, has been named the highest grossing fictional
character of 2003, in a list compiled by Forbes magazine.
His total earnings from print, television and video games
stood at 5.8 billion dollars. The second richest cartoon
character for last year was Winnie the Pooh who netted a
total of 5.6 billion dollars, followed by Frodo Baggins
from Lord of the Rings, reports BBC.
The ten highest earning fictional characters of 2003 were:
1. Mickey Mouse and Friends 2. Winnie the Pooh and Friends
3. Frodo Baggins, Lord of the Rings 4. Harry Potter 5. Nemo,
Finding Nemo 6. Yu-Gi-Oh! 7. SpongeBob SquarePants 8. Spider-Man
9. Wolverine, X-Men 10. Pikachu, Pokemon.
Lenny
Kravitz's being sued for not fixing his toilet (Go
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Washington:
Rocker Lenny Kravitz's toilet malfunction is costing
him 333,849.77 dollars after the toilet in his Manhattan
penthouse overflowed recently and its contents spilled on
to the condo below, causing it "catastrophic water damage."
A commode in the 'American Woman' singer's condo reportedly
became clogged due to which the porcelain fixture spewed
its contents, which then poured down on the home of Joel
Disend, who lives below him, reports E Online. Disend has
now hired an insurance company, which has announced that
they are going to file a lawsuit asking Kravitz to reimburse
Disend for damages plus accrued interest.
Man
may live till 150, claims study (Go
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London:
A new study by Steve Austad of the University Of Texas
Health Science Center claims that people are going to start
living till the age of 150 and some of the children alive
today will still be alive in 2150, because future evolutionary
changes are going to make aging slower and slower. According
to Austad it has been noticed that more and more people
are living to see their 90th or 100th birthdays than ever
before and he says that this is not only because of better
medical facilities as people in remote parts of the world
where medicines are not available have also started living
longer. Meanwhile another study by Jim Carey, a biodemographer
from the University of California at Davis, suggests that
people will live longer because of people's ability to specialise
and act together. He based his study on the fact that left
by themselves, people's brain sizes would let them live
for only 30-40 years. But because brain size and sociality
are also related i.e. sociality increases brain size, people
are able to live much longer. "We are left with the idea
of explaining why we humans live much longer than we should
for our body size. One reasonable guess about why that may
be true is that we live in these complex groups that provide
us some protection that we wouldn't have if we were out
there on our own," BBC quoted Dr Austad as saying.
Prince
Harry repentant (Go
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London:
Prince Harry, who made headlines after his scuffle with
a photographer outside a London night club, has reportedly
apologized to his father, Prince Charles, for the unfortunate
event. According to The Sun, a senior Royal aide said that
Harry was full of remorse when he told Prince Charles about
the incident and vowed to keep his temper in control. "Harry
is contrite about the whole thing. He is extremely disappointed
that he allowed himself to be provoked in this way," a source
was quoted as saying. "There have been a number of conversations
at the highest level and there is determination that something
like this does not occur again," he added.
Liz
wants Hugh play father at her wedding (Go
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London:
Liz Hurley has reportedly expressed a desire that she
would like her ex, Hugh Grant, to give her away when she
says 'I Do' to her Indian boyfriend Arun Nayar. The 'Bewitched'
star wants the 'Notting Hill' actor to take the place of
her late father who died eight years ago. "Liz and Hugh
are really close, and therefore, she can't think of anyone
else she would ask to perform the special role," the Daily
Star quoted a close friend of Liz as saying. "Even before
they officially split up, they were more like best friends
than anything else, and even though both have found themselves
new partners, the strong bond is still there. Hugh is a
big fan of Arun. He was a little sceptical at first, but
now they get on really well. Obviously, he has always vetted
Liz's boyfriends closely, because they are more like brother
and sister than anything else now," Hurley's pal added.
Madonna,
Demi Moore bash for Kabbalah guru (Go
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London:
Screen diva Demi Moore and pop star Madonna reportedly
hosted a 40,000 pound Kabbalah party in honour of Kabbalah
guru Rabbi Michael Berg at Home House club in London. Demi
and Madonna, who are both devout followers of Kabbalah,
co hosted the bash for twin reasons, the first being getting
publicity for Berg's new book 'Becoming Like God: Kabbalah
and our Ultimate Destiny', and secondly for thanking the
Rabbi for improving their lives. "Rabbi Berg is the founding
father of their religion and they both credit him with turning
their lives around," the Mirror quoted a source as saying.
"Demi and Madonna are the two most A-list followers of the
faith and knew that holding the party would get a lot of
publicity for Michael's book," the source added. Insiders
have claimed that the venue itself might have cost 10, 000
pounds, and the celebrity pair had shipped in specially-
blessed Kabbalah water and paid for an unlimited bar and
macrobiotic canapis for their 50 guests, which included
Madonna's director hubby, Guy Ritchie, actress Gwyneth Paltrow
and designer Donatella Versace. Berg's book, which claims
all people are inhabitants of a prison called life, has
already become a best seller in America. "Rabbi Berg must
be really pleased. He's treated like an A-list star by two
of the most famous women in the world," revealed the source.
