For
Madge, it's Kabbalah water, even for laundry (Go
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New
York: Madonna is such a Kabbalah fanatic that she even
gets her towels to be washed in Kabbalah water before she
uses them. According to New York Daily News, this was revealed
by spa staff at Chicago's posh Peninsula Hotel. The water
is "imbueded [sic] with ancient kabbalistics meditations,"
according to the hotel's web site, and is available from
Rabbi Philip Berg's Kabbalah Center at around 3.50 dollar
for a bottle.
Madonna
to lend her voice to toon flick Arthur (Go
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New
York: Pop princess Madonna is lending her voice to the
new computer-animated Arthur, based on a series of children's
books written by French film-maker Luc Besson, who is all
set to direct the project. The 80 million dollars project
which is slated for release in 2006 follows the travails
of 10-year-old Arthur who, in a bid to save his grandfather's
house from developers, goes in search of treasure hidden
in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony
with nature. Madonna will be lending her voice to the toon
character Princess Selenia who travels with Arthur to a
mysterious forbidden city where an evil being dwells. "The
recording is being done at the moment," a source was quoted
by ratethemusic, as saying.
Lewinsky
to study forensic psychology (Go
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New
York: Monica Lewinsky surely believes that one remains
a student all his life, for the former White House intern
wants to study further. According to New York Daily News,
she now wants to study forensic psychology at the John Jay
College of Criminal Justice. She hopes to start the grad
program in January next year. "I've been taking graduate
courses in art therapy for helping mentally ill patients.
Forensic psychology combines my interest in psychology with
my interest in law," she was quoted as saying.
Joss
Stone buys a used bra for 20 dolllars (Go
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London:
Teenaged singer Joss Stone's assistant reportedly paid
20 dollars for a woman's bra at a laundry after the star
forgot to wear one before a performance at Sir Elton John's
Oscar party. According to femalefirst, the singer's assistant
who went out to buy a new bra came back empty handed as
she could not find any shops open late at night. So the
assistant ran to a laundry and spotted a woman taking her
wet bra out of a washing machine and offered her 20 dollars
for it.
Joan
Collins left 'humiliated' after her airport stripping (Go
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London:
Yesteryears actress Joan Collins was reportedly furious
after she was asked to strip by the security at an airport
because they wanted to frisk her. The 'Dynasty' soap queen
had to remove her hat, sunglasses, jacket and stand barefoot
as she queued for a Virgin flight to Los Angeles, reports
the Sun. Although airport authorities say that it was a
routine exercise, 71-year old Joan said that she felt very
'humiliated' because she was singled out by the authorities
just because she is a celebrity. "Of course I'm in favour
of tight security. But to be singled out in front of the
entire queue was frankly humiliating," the Sun quoted her
as saying. "She was upset, but it was funny seeing this
big star standing there furious in her bare feet," added
an onlooker.
Church
slams Beckham, Britney for making rosary a fashion (Go
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London:
Celebrities like David Beckham and Britney Spears have
given the Roman Catholic Church a new cause to worry, they
have trivialised rosary beeds and turned them into the latest
fashion fad in London. After the English soccer captain
sported four Rosary necklaces on the cover of Vanity Fair
magazine and Britney was photographed wearing white rosary
in London, Christian bookshops and other suppliers have
now revealed that all youngsters have been asking for rosary
and it is selling like never before, reports the Sun. The
church has now gone into damage control mode by issuing
a pamphlet explaining how to pray with rosary at the Bishops'
Conference of England and Wales. The pamphlets are handed
out with every rosary that is sold. Traditional rosaries
consist of five sets of beads, each set comprising one large
bead representing the Lord's Prayer, and 10 smaller ones
representing the Hail Mary. "We have sold more than 100
rosary beads in the past six weeks. We normally sell about
three dozen in April and May, but during the summer, they
have been selling like hot cakes and the children keep asking
me to order more," the report quoted a Christian bookshop
owner as saying. "I think it's a bid sad if people wear
rosary beads and don't understand what they mean. But it's
an opportunity for Christians to explain to people what
they are all about. I make the youngsters earn their rosaries
by learning Our Father and I tell them they are prayer beads
and not fashion items," added another shop owner.
Soprano
Maria Callas's jewels to go under the hammer (Go
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London:
Legendary Opera singer Maria Callas's jewelry was probably
as dazzling as her performances and now, three decades after
her death, some of the most famous pieces are all set to
go under the hammer at an auction in Geneva on 17th November
and are expected to fetch more than 500,000 pounds. The
auction will feature 11 pieces including some of the jewels
that w ere given to her by her many lovers and the ruby
and diamond brooch she wore for her first performance as
Violetta in La Traviata at La Fenice in Venice in 1953.
The auction is a part of an exhibition, which will also
travel to America and Asia. The most expensive piece is
an 11.7 carat marquise-cut diamond ring which is expected
to fetch in the region of 100,000 pounds, reports the Scotsman.
According to the organisers the auction will be a huge success
as most of the pieces are the ones that were worn by her
during the zenith of her career during the 1950's when she
performed at the La Scala. "The appearance of these jewels
at auction is likely to create considerable interest given
their freshness to the market and the fact that they once
belonged to one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century.
The jewels capture the incredible aura which surrounded
Maria," the report quoted a jewelry expert as saying.
Oprah
lost the carbs to lose 100 pounds (Go
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London:
Carbohydrates are currently being touted as every dieters
worst enemy in Hollywood and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey
is the latest convert, as she reportedly limited her carbohydrates
intake to loose a whopping 100 pounds. According to Star
magazine, Oprah lost all that weight because she wanted
to prove a point on her 50th birthday and also look fabulous
on the cover of 'Vanity Fair' magazine, on which she appears
next month. She reportedly combined 45 minutes of cardio
vascular exercises a day with a limited intake of white
bread, rice, pasta and refined sugar to adjust her intake
of carbs to her activity level. "She came to me last summer
and said, 'I want to notch things up before I turn 50, I
want to knock it out of the park. It was strictly a matter
of 'I'm turning 50, I'm Oprah Winfrey and if I can't have
the life I want, then there's something wrong," the report
quoted Bob Greene, her personal trainer as saying.
