Posts Tagged ‘ US ’

Shorter cuts: news doesn’t get any smaller

May 8, 2012
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Shorter cuts: news doesn’t get any smaller

Do not wear with socks: ‘duck’ nails, the new beauty trend in the US. Twister! A tornado hit Oxford on Monday. With 30 a year, the UK gets more per sq km than the US. Thankfully, ours are a lot weaker. Nailing it Be sure to ask for a “duck” when going for your...

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Pass notes No 3,168: Amanda de Cadenet

May 1, 2012
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Pass notes No 3,168: Amanda de Cadenet

Remember the blonde presenter from The Word? She’s back in front of the TV cameras on an all-female American interview show – and she’s talking candidly about sex Age: 38. Appearance: Billie Piper’s blonde big sister. The name rings a bell. Was she famous once? She was a bit....

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Prepare to be mindblown: the new face of US border patrol is a semi-automatic-toting Steven Seagal

April 5, 2012
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Prepare to be mindblown: the new face of US border patrol is a semi-automatic-toting Steven Seagal

Yes, it’s the return of Officer Steven Seagal, this time making sure the US-Mexico border is safe for law-abiding citizens – no matter what the cost Actor, director, philanthropist, aikido sensei, blues guitarist, Buddhist lama, international environmental diplomat, sheriff’s deputy, energy drink creator, Texas border guard, and current defendant...

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Jobriath: the man who fell to earth

March 28, 2012
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Jobriath: the man who fell to earth

Billed as the ‘new Bowie’, Jobriath exploded onto the glam rock scene in the 1970s – and then disappeared. Marc Almond salutes a personal hero Britain in the early 1970s was going through a depression: the naive dreams and optimism of the 1960s had soured and evaporated; life was...

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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’

November 9, 2011
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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’

The Rum Diary star on his love of Europe, flying by private jet and why he can’t stop smoking In the weeks leading up to this interview, I began to think there must be some law that makes it illegal not to love Johnny Depp. Everyone melts into a...

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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’

November 8, 2011
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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’

The Rum Diary star on his love of Europe, flying by private jet and why he can’t stop smoking In the weeks leading up to this interview, I began to think there must be some law that makes it illegal not to love Johnny Depp. Everyone melts into a...

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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’

November 7, 2011
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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’

The Rum Diary star on his love of Europe, flying by private jet and why he can’t stop smoking In the weeks leading up to this interview, I began to think there must be some law that makes it illegal not to love Johnny Depp. Everyone melts into a...

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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’

November 6, 2011
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Johnny Depp: ‘I’m not ready to give up my American citizenship’

The Rum Diary star on his love of Europe, flying by private jet and why he can’t stop smoking In the weeks leading up to this interview, I began to think there must be some law that makes it illegal not to love Johnny Depp. Everyone melts into a...

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SEC investigates allegations that Avon reps bribed foreign officials

October 27, 2011
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SEC investigates allegations that Avon reps bribed foreign officials

Dominic Rushe in New York The US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Avon executives bribed foreign officials, said the cosmetics company headed by Andrea Jung, above. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images The US financial watchdog is investigating whether Avon reps bribed foreign officials, the cosmetics company has disclosed. The admission follows a two-year internal...

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Has Simon Cowell’s X Factor proved too much for America?

September 23, 2011
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Has Simon Cowell’s X Factor proved too much for America?

Is there really that much to smile about? X Factor USA judges Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and LA Reid. Photograph: Chris Pizzello/AP By now, you will be aware that the Atlantic is at karaoke war. At 1am GMT yesterday, The X Factor finally broke out in the US, while the format that...

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