The Young Model and Age-ing Rocker
We thought we knew everything about Lara…but we had no idea she was chummy with rock and roll royalty with the pedigree Anthony Kiedis. There is a certain symbiosis between young magazine models and aging rockers (albeit one who has kept it extremely tight for a 50-year-old), i.e. beautiful youth is educated by secrets of … [Read the full story]
Gargling lemonade COULD help you quit smoking
For those smokers desperate to give up the habit, scientists have an unusual solution…gargling with a glass of lemonade. They found that the interaction of sugar (known as glucose) on the tongue boosts attention as well as energy and can improve self control. This could help keep smokers away from the cigarettes at least in … [Read the full story]
Mary Quant is back in Chelsea…for a visit
Mary Quant is back in Chelsea, the place she put on the map half a century ago. Back then, England was swinging like a pendulum…it was all Twiggy and The Beatles; the dawn of a bright new mad, mod world. And Mary Quant was right at the beating heart of it all. From her King’s … [Read the full story]
Paris club, Le Crazy Horse, celebrates 20 years
He opened his first boutique on in Paris in 1991 with Princess Caroline of Monaco as his first customer. Today, 20 years later and in a celebration of two decades in business, legendary designer Christian Louboutin is to become the first ‘guest creator’ in the history of Parisian cabaret club Le Crazy Horse. To mark … [Read the full story]
The ‘Toe Suck Fairy’ could be on the loose again
There’s nothing illegal about a foot fetish but police in Conway, Arkansas, are looking for a toe-sucking man they said has crossed the line into assault. Police have received two complaints in the past week about a man who seems desperate to suck women’s toes…whether they want him to or not. “We want him off … [Read the full story]
Stalker of Rotterdam…calls man 178 times a day
A Dutch woman who called a man 65,000 times in the past year…an average of 178 calls a day…is due in court later to face charges of stalking. The man told police he had been bombarded with calls, texts and emails from the woman. Lawyers say the 42-year-old woman claimed to be in relationship with … [Read the full story]
What’s wrong with GREEN cauliflower?
Children reluctant to eat their veg has been a never ending struggle for parents. That could be about to change, however, as brighter colours are worked into cauliflowers that hit the shelves maybe later this year. The supermarket chain has launched ‘rainbow’ packs that will have sprigs of purple, orange and emerald green cauliflower to … [Read the full story]
Dead man in morgue is very much alive
A 50-year-old South African man woke up inside a mortuary over the weekend and screamed to be let out…scaring away attendants who thought he was a ghost. His family presumed he was dead when they could not wake him on Saturday night and contacted a private morgue in a rural village in the Eastern Cape. … [Read the full story]
Forklift incident destroys $1m of wine
More than $1m of wine has been destroyed in a forklift accident in Australia. The 2010 Mollydooker Velvet Glove shiraz sells for $185 a bottle. Winemaker Sparky Marquis told reporters he was “gut-wrenched” that 462 cases of wine had been smashed while being loaded for export to the United States. “When they opened up the … [Read the full story]
