20 May 2008, 01:01 No comments
Prince Harry’s girlfriend, Chelsy Davy got her first formal introduction to the Queen of England. You may not be meeting royalty, but first dates with your partner’s parents are still hard. We help you get through the “interrogationâ€
Hopefully, you won’t have to fight for your beau, while pitted against a scheming monster-in-law. And we certainly [...]
15 May 2008, 17:05 No comments
Proposed development off Johnson Drive in Ventura is the subject of a City Council workshop Wednesday that could help determine what mix of housing, offices or stores should go on a vacant piece of property.
A plan for the property at the corner of Johnson Drive and North Bank Drive, which went before the council in [...]
22 March 2008, 22:10 No comments
David Mamet%26rsquo;s satire on Tinseltown greed, need and terminal triviality has its
flaws; but it provides two super roles for men able to cope with his brash,
breathless dialogue. And last night Jeff Goldblum, playing the head of
production at a major studio, and Kevin Spacey, the fixer bringing him a
bankable star, didn%26rsquo;t merely rise to the challenge. [...]
22 March 2008, 22:10 No comments
Click
here to listen to a Leona Lewis podcast
Just like the sticker on her CD says, the wait is over. Forty minutes behind
schedule, Leona Lewis ambles into the fifth floor room of a private members’
club in East London and asks the waitress for a glass of children’s apple
juice. She sings like a diva and - bereft [...]
16 February 2008, 04:04 No comments
For an enduring gift I suggest Our Olympic Century, by Joesph Romanos. Here are some excerpts celebrating the romance of 100 years of New Zealand participation at the Olympic Games: There has never been an All Black Olympian, but there have been some near misses. Probably the closest was Mark Irwin, who played 18 games, [...]