Veeda: Newest music diva Mar 25, 2008
Entertainment of Monday, 24 March 2008. Entertainment of Monday, 24 March 2008. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Convergence of tastes and fine cuisine Mar 20, 2008
He'd opened four restaurants since moving to Boston from India 14 years ago, including Mantra and Diva. Banq, on Washington Street, would be his latest. (Boston Globe)
Solo sick days Mar 19, 2008
lmaooooooooooooo @ WISE DIVA Girl you know by now how it goes down and what s funny ALL how she just creep up out of the woodworks No hey, how yall doing comments ... Wise Diva I blame Bella think of this topic makes me think of all the special things I ve done, that has gotten me well rewarded by the ladies in my life. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Anti-United Nations measure stalls in House vote Mar 19, 2008
Diva Goddess wrote on February 24, 2007 6:41 PM I thought all the Freemen had been sent to jail. Oops. (Yahoo News -- United Nations)
Best in spring Mar 16, 2008
Troubled diva Liza Minnelli curtailed her tour last December, after she collapsed at the end of a gig in Gothenburg, Sweden. As befits a showbiz superstar, the show carries on in May. (Guardian Unlimited)
Restaurants are new venues for firms like Office dA to show their chops Mar 16, 2008
Another of Boston's bright young firms -it calls itself Studio Luz (it's another married partnership, Anthony Piermarini and Hansy Barraza) has already turned out five, among them the martini bar at Diva, in Davis Square, which has won national recognition. A restaurant like Banq is a cross between architecture and set design. (Boston Globe)
Unlikely recruit for Delta force Mar 15, 2008
Their music, like their hairstyles, could not be further apart, but the singer/songwriter John Butler and the pop diva Delta Goodrem were momentarily linked yesterday when both were awarded an ARIA No.1 Chart Award, Butler for his independent release with the John Butler Trio, Grand National, and Goodrem for her self-titled, third No. 1 album. Both artists will travel to the United States this year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Where do you go? Mar 15, 2008
Welcome to AccessAtlanta. The entry titled "Where do you go for a good steak?," and any of the comments about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Movies this weekend Mar 7, 2008
Your screening room for movies, movies and. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Dynamite Dion Mar 7, 2008
Though the Canadian megastar songstress has been away from the concert circuit for about seven years (first a two-year hiatus for personal reasons followed by a five-year stint at Las Vegas famous Caesars Palace), Dion is still the reigning diva today and the number of South Africans who attended her nine-city South African tour last month 300,000 more than confirms that ... By the late 1990s, Dion was one of the biggest contemporary stars alive, and an invitation to perform on VH1s Divas... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Best of Oscars 2008: awards that really mattered Mar 3, 2008
The notoriously anorexic fashion diva may have been called a raisin face by then-protege Nicole Richie, but apparently she has not lost her whole clientele. Jennifer looked great on Sunday and attributed it all to her shrunken clothing dictatress, who, as one of the chiefs of the recently revived Halston line, is having something of a moment. (Yale Herald, CT)
Heinz Hall dazzles during his 'audition' Mar 3, 2008
So I won't name the temperamental opera diva who refused to use the rehearsal room because she felt the fiberglass would hurt her voice or the comedian whose huge ego earned him the nickname of "ass----.". I can mention one name Carl has on his wish list of performers he yearns will one day play Heinz -- Barbra. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
All-Canadian punk rock girl hits road Mar 2, 2008
Nor does she act like a power-hungry diva. She refutes claims that she steals from other artists -- a pair of whom have sued her -- and dearly loves her fans (Lavigne says it was a production glitch, and not a reported bout of spoiled-brat behaviour, that caused a free outdoor concert in Vancouver to start an hour late in December). (Canada.com)
Nikolic's purple patch Feb 29, 2008
The Victorian with international experience has been on fire and among his rides at headquarters on Saturday are Musket, the three-quarter-brother to Melbourne Cup heroine Makybe Diva, and Silver Slipper winner Shaft. Another with promise is the Bart Cummings-trained Viewed and Nikolic will keep a close watch on Lee Freedman's two-year-old Sugar Babe from on board Percussive in the Gimcrack Stakes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Coraline Teaser Trailer Feb 23, 2008
Child star Dakota Fanning (Coraline) and Desperate Housewives diva Teri Hatcher (Coraline's Mother/The Other Mother) are above the marqu;e. Gaiman has given Hatcher's voice work the thumbs-up ("really good") after hearing her on a semi-animated story reel. (Suite101.com)
Looking for '80s style? 'Diva' delivers. Feb 22, 2008
"Diva" (with Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez and Frederic Andrei) epitomized chic in the early '80s, but it is the music that has lasted ... In the case of "Diva," both not so hot and better than it should ... The feature debut of Jean-Jacques Beineix, who'd go on to "The Moon in the Gutter" and "Betty Blue," "Diva" seemed to encapsulate the scrappy chic of post-punk/post-modern Euroculture: It deconstructed genre cliches just for the hell of it, then recombined them into something shiny, shallow,... (Boston Globe)
The itty bitty video Feb 22, 2008
Earlier this month hip-hop star Missy Elliott released the first-ever 3-D video, for her new single, "Ching-a-Ling." The video for "Touch My Body," from pop diva Mariah Carey's forthcoming album, was helmed by action-film director Brett Ratner. For shameless sprawl and sheer buzz, look no further than Rer R. Kelly's satirical, 22-chapter soap opera "Trapped in the Closet," released periodically between 2005 and 2007. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Who will colour-coordinate my bras? The bizarre world of Heather Mills Feb 17, 2008
The aggrieved single mother battling through the most prominent divorce case in British legal history, or a truculent diva whose temper is the stuff of legend. Kerry, a 34-year-old mother of two, spent six months tending to Heather's nails an experience, as she tells The Mail on Sunday, she is unlikely to forget. (Daily Mail)
Music videos rely on ingenuity and interactivity Feb 17, 2008
" The video for "Touch My Body," from pop diva Mariah Carey's forthcoming album, was helmed by action-film director Brett Ratner. For shameless sprawl and sheer buzz, look no further than R&B singer R. Kelly's satirical, 22-chapter soap opera "Trapped in the Closet," released periodically between 2005 and 2007.But the blockbusters are few and far between, the landscape is shifting fast, and MTV - whose slashing of its music-video programming was in direct response to declining viewership - is... (Boston Globe)
'La Vie en Rose' star Cotillard is in the Oscar spotlight Feb 15, 2008
" Does Cotillard ever worry that fame might lead her to become as demanding a diva as Piaf? "She was tyrannical. You have to understand why someone can be mean. (USA Today -- Life)
Top 10 most romantic destinations Feb 14, 2008
Go one better and wake up early and recreate the romantic, blue-tinged scenes from the hit French movie, Diva, as you wander around the captivating streets of the City of Light, just as the cafes are baking the first croissants of day. 5. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Uno the beagle becomes the toast of Westminster Feb 13, 2008
She was tending to Diva, petting her French bulldog's soft head on dogdom's biggest day. When people find out it's me, it's like it doesn't make sense, Shaw said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
132nd Westminster Dog Show: Uno is first beagle to win hound category Feb 12, 2008
Patricia Hearst Shaw, better known as Patty Hearst, earned a red ribbon with her French bulldog Diva as Best of Opposite Sex -- a male dog won the breed, and hers was judged the top female. The granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst gained her greatest notoriety in 1974 when, as a 19-year-old, she was kidnapped by the radical group the Symbionese Liberation Army. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
U2 eclipse Mariah Carey at Grammys Feb 12, 2008
The Grammys were supposed to be dominated by Mariah Carey, but the pop diva lost out to Irish rock veterans U2, who won five awards including best rock album for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb at the US music industry's biggest awards bash of the year. Carey had the chance to make history with the most Grammys won by a woman in a single night after being nominated in eight categories. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
How the Health Service 'is failing both young and old' Feb 11, 2008
KYLIE GETS A NEW HAIRDO. Kylie has remade herself again with another surprise makeover and a sleek new haircut. (Daily Mail)
Q&A: 27 years into her career, Dion preps for next tour Feb 10, 2008
" (laughs) Q: Through much of your career, you have been saddled with the "diva" label -- and yet those who know you recognize you as unpretentious and herald your sense of humor. This seldom seems to come through in your public persona. Dion: "You know what. People think I share it all. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Worlds best opera festivals Feb 4, 2008
Next summer's six opera line-up includes Mozart's "Zaide" and "Cosi fan tutte"; there will also be a July 22 recital by Finnish diva Karita Mattila. Tickets for all performances go on sale online January 23. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A Lebanese diva, performing in Syria, creates drama in more ways than one Feb 4, 2008
Fayrouz, the great Lebanese diva, had returned to Damascus for the first time in three decades. But offstage, she had the lead role in another drama, and sometimes it was difficult to tell the two apart. (International Herald Tribune)
Is Super Bowl a drag on dating? Feb 2, 2008
Diva, since we get Bella all the time, it s only fair we get you, we re equal opportunity hijackers ... Oh no WiseDiva - I got the fact that MOST of y all were talking about the early days ... you are getting your divas mixed up again. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Like You'll Never See Me Again Feb 1, 2008
The kitchen will be open after service dear hearts, Diva & Leggs will be fixin plates for a large donation to the Chuuch of Mt Blog ... WiseDiva - That is crazy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Dating: Like father, like son? Jan 29, 2008
WiseDiva - Dayum girly ... WiseDiva - You are a doodyhead ... Monny Dearest umm I mean Wise Diva why are you on here telling folks what to say. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
...threatens to 'name names' Jan 28, 2008
Do you have a complaint against this newspaper. If you have a complaint about the editorial content in this website which concerns inaccuracy or intrusion and the article directly affects you, then. (The Drudge Report)
* The Dutch diva returns Jan 21, 2008
The Dutch diva returns ... Thousands of Taiwanese love Dutch jazz diva Laura Fygi, but few are as ardent as the man who waits for her after a performance each time she tours here, with a white dinner jacket that he asks her - and only her - to sign. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Twists in the tale Jan 21, 2008
Neither a TV show, nor a serious soap, Soapdish was a feature film that satirised the genre with brilliant characters - jaded diva Celeste Talbert (Sally Field), scheming producer David Seaton Barnes (Robert Downey jnr) and ambitious bit player Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty). Barnes brings back Celeste's ex-lover Jeffrey Anderson (Kevin Kline), whose return sets the stage for a moment of pure soap - the young girl playing the destitute knife-wielding homeless girl (Elisabeth Shue) is... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* [SUNDAY PROFILE] Catwalk, stage and now... the Elysee Palace? Jan 20, 2008
He describes Bruni, who is currently recording her next album, as "extremely simple, normal and humble - not a star and not a diva. She is very like a teenager in her enthusiasms. She is very curious and likes debating, taking up causes that she falls in love with. She's a northern Italian, she's not Mediterranean, but she's Italian all the same; there's a lot of fire there.". Christine Clerc, an expert on French first-lady protocol, warns that there is no precedent for a French president... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chaka gets her groove back Jan 20, 2008
However else you describe her, calling Khan a diva is wide of the mark by a considerable margin. When I arrived at the swanky West Side apartment block in which she has rented a flat for the run of The Color Purple, the receptionist called up and was told to send me to the Sky Lounge. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Rip off Monsieur Oliver? Moi? Non, says French chef Jan 20, 2008
Rip off Monsieur Oliver. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (Independent)
Let's NOT be just friends Jan 19, 2008
By the way, good job on topics this week WiseDiva ... Blow me, Amazonred, and wise diva ... yea i am curious to feel the insides of :Blow me, Amazonred, and wise diva slow to the party as usual. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
How Russia's new super rich buy cool Jan 13, 2008
These girls are desperate to feature on Moscow's best-dressed list, alongside such women as Lidia Aleksandrova, the owner of several designer stores, with a penchant for Lanvin and Alexander McQueen; fitness diva Olga Sloutsker, who runs a chain of gyms; Gorbachev's socialite daughter Irina Virganskaya and granddaughter Ksenya; and Polina Deripaska, wife of 8 billion aluminium baron Oleg Deripaska. A new arrival on the scene is Svetlana Medvedeva, Russia's first lady-in-waiting (husband Dmitry... (Guardian Unlimited)
Winter movies Jan 10, 2008
"Diva" -- New print of Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1983 film about a young mailman who bootlegs a tape of his favorite singer and is soon chased all over Paris by cops and thugs. "El Violin" -- Back from the Three Rivers Film Festival, this drama is about Mexican peasants who make their living as traveling musicians in the 1970s and also become guerrillas. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Tell us your FanFest wish list Jan 10, 2008
Who do you want to see at FanFest. The entry titled "Who do you want to see at FanFest?," and any of the comments about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Review: Villazon Makes Triumphant Return Jan 6, 2008
His performances with Russian diva Anna Netrebko sizzle, and the pair has been hyped up as opera's new "love couple." At its best, his voice is a mixture of silver and honey. And even if it isn't, his masterful theatrics are worth the price of even a better seat in any opera house. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
People's party Jan 4, 2008
The talent in Linehan's penultimate program includes the influential pop composer and producer Wilson, the Spanish troupe Compania Nacional de Danza, the pop diva Bjork, Scott Rankin and Trevor Jamieson's Ngapartji Ngapartji at Belvoir St Theatre, James Thierree's magical troupe with Au Revoir Parapluie, Urban Theatre Projects' The Last Highway set in Bankstown, circus artist Johann Le Guillerm, South Africa's Third World Bunfight, French troupe Ilotopie's sound and light show Water Fools, La... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
With grit or grace, they left their mark Jan 1, 2008
Among the many renowned artists lost were cellist and human-rights champion Mstislav Rostropo vich and two of opera's glittering stars, Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti and American soprano Beverly Sills, whose bubbly personality made her the people's diva. Author, playwright, and film director Ingmar Bergman created such cinematic masterpieces as "The Seventh Seal" and "Cries and Whispers." Percussionist Max Roach laid down the beat for countless jazz greats while beating the drum for civil... (Boston Globe)
Why Flower died, Ellen cried, and other questions Dec 30, 2007
Which famed R&B diva turned down a chance to record Rihanna's smash hit "Umbrella". a. Aretha Franklin. (Boston Globe)
Postal Service Previews 2008 Stamps Dec 28, 2007
Bette Davis Film diva Bette Davis becomes the 14th inductee into the Legends of Hollywood series on the 100th anniversary of the year of her birth. A consummate actress with a magnetic screen presence, Davis (1908-1989) played a wide variety of powerful and complex roles during her six-decade career. (PR Newswire)
Stars at ChristmasWho cooks the turkey at Mickey Rooney's house? Dec 22, 2007
I had a small diva hissy fit about skinny jeans ... " Scouting For Girls' self-titled debut album is out now. JOHNNY BRIGGS - CORONATION STREET'S MIKE BALDWIN Briggs, aka Mike Baldwin, joins ITV's Echo Beach soap in 2008 What's the worst Christmas present you've ever received?I was about 10 and my mother and father gave me a book called Black Beauty, an orange and some cashew nuts. I've hated Black Beauty ever since and I've not been that keen on oranges. Or cashew nuts. What about the best... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Trips of a lifetime Dec 22, 2007
$7 online stock buys. from Kaplan University. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Artists, entertainers who died in 2007 include Deborah Kerr, Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Goulet Dec 20, 2007
Opera diva with a dazzling voice, bubbly personality. July 2. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
I hate Celine! ... Or do I? Dec 16, 2007
Long disdainful of the diva, critic Carl Wilson travelled to Vegas to check out her show, which ends a four-year run tonight at Caesars Palace. As his new book explains, what came next surprised him. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Naughty or nice Dec 15, 2007
Last week Wise Diva mentioned dating during the holiday trifecta Christmas, New Year s and Valentine s Day and how some people may avoid it completely. But what if the holidays sneak up on you and you re already with someone who you might be well, losing interest in. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Kiss and tell Dec 12, 2007
Do Bella and Wise Diva a favor and send in some topic suggestions ... I might push for a who is Staceye bio under Bella s and WiseDiva s to cut down on diversions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Artist's vision offers Boston Bruins immortal Bobby Orr in the nude Nov 29, 2007
A Kauper painting of a fictitious opera diva was shown as part of a 2002 group show at the Worcester Art Museum, placed next to a work by 19th-century painter James A. M. Whistler. Susan Stoops, curator of contemporary art at the museum, said Kauper's skills as a realistic painter drew viewers into the work. (Boston Globe)
Give 'em the old Yazoo dazzle Nov 23, 2007
" That evening, when she takes the stage at a Piccadilly supper club, the afternoon's "practical witch" becomes the diva. The mouth yawns wide, the face contorts, the tortured soul emerges. She delivers French chansons, gorgeously wise new songs and poppy '80s hits with uncompromising commitment. The mixed crowd sing along with the Yazoo song Only You (later a hit for the Flying Pickets) and burst into rapturous applause to her new album's most theatrical piano ballad, The Man In The Wings,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Anti-United Nations measure stalls in House vote Nov 23, 2007
Diva Goddess wrote on February 24, 2007 6:41 PM I thought all the Freemen had been sent to jail. Oops. (Yahoo News -- United Nations)
Lipsyte: Sports corruption Nov 22, 2007
Turned out, he was also a bullfrog, not a Bear, and the capricious, distant, bullying style that can intimidate college athletes, terrified of losing their year-to-year scholarships and conditioned to offer sly servility to alpha males, just didn't work for long in a place where diva dorks and nettlesome nerds of long service and accomplishment thought they were bigger than the team. Using the Jayson Blair scandal -- perhaps unfairly -- the guerrillas gang-tackled Raines and drove him from the... (Zmag.org)
High fashion lightens up with Galliano's frills and flappers Nov 21, 2007
Who murdered New York's leading real estate diva. All signs suggest the game is up for property investors. (Yahoo News -- Fashion and Modeling)
Celine Dion is 'Taking Chances' with her latest show stopper Nov 12, 2007
"I had a vision. I was in the front row at the Academy Awards with my mother, husband and son, and I won an Oscar for my role as Maria Callas," says Dion, 39, conjuring up the ill-fated Greek opera diva whose story haunts the Canadian siren. REVIEW: MORE. (USA Today)
Old School Dating Nov 8, 2007
Diva, I ve already talked to Rev. Shotgun, we re currently negotiating that dowry amount ... Wise Diva Gangster Minister. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Celine Dion: The Legend Nov 5, 2007
The 39-year-old diva from Quebec already holds a World Music Awards prize for the world's best-selling female artist of all time. She won the so-called Diamond Award in 2004. (Globe and Mail)
Buzz builds for fall box office Nov 2, 2007
On the feature side, Rialto re-releases 1981 French drama-actioner "Diva" in one theater in Gotham. Regent opens comedy "Fat Girls" in two theaters in Gotham and L.A.. (Variety)
Gotta sing, gotta dance Nov 2, 2007
" The 2008 line-up includes the influential pop composer, producer and co-founder of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson; the National Theatre of Scotland performing Black Watch; the Spanish troupe Compania Nacional de Danza; the inimitable pop diva Bjork; James Thierree's troupe; Urban Theatre Projects; a celebration of Kev Carmody songs featuring Paul Kelly, Tex Perkins and Missy Higgins; the Spanish Harlem Orchestra; the return of La Clique in the Famous Spiegeltent; and the popular About an Hour... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Haunting down a date Nov 1, 2007
Disclaimer: Diva wrote an awesome blog about Halloween, the hook-up holiday, last week. This week s blog is more about your personal approach to dating scene. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
'Provocative' Scent Oct 30, 2007
Hmm but was the "Complicated" punk princess tricking or treating our ding-a-ling diva ... Pop Tarts has heard that Brit and her bygone beau underwent a "very successful" co-par 00002F3F enting class with a pro, and our ding-a-ling diva was even on her best behavior ... But to add some salt to the "Spice," the director stormed out when the diva demands got too much, threatening to leave the reformed rhythm-makers to do it all alone. (Fox News)
Straight from Venice Film Festival, the best films you'll never see Oct 27, 2007
The new documentary, "Callas Assoluta," by director Philippe Kohly, is the best of the many documentaries about soprano Maria Callas, uncovering information not widely known and focusing on her inner psychology and her conscious creation of her diva image. There's a market for this among Callas aficionados, and there are plenty of them. (San Francisco Chronicle)
