Celebrity
After results day: Are UK teenagers driven enough?
Official figures released yesterday show that the proportion of GCSEs awarded at least a C grade has fallen for the first time in the exam’s history.
By Nyima Pratten | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 24 August 2012 at 9:00 am
Who is the fairest in Hollywood? Celebrities such as Kristen Stewart face heavy moral pressure
It seems the world of celebrity has experienced some strange moral epiphany all of a sudden. With the news that Kristen Stewart could lose her part in the new Snow White film because of her affair with Rupert Sanders comes a new implication about stardom: that having any kind of morality lapse could actually damage your career.
By Louise McCudden | Arts, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 21 August 2012 at 6:00 am
Is this the real life, or is this just Twitter?
It seems not a week goes by without some news story involving Twitter abuse, just last week we had national coverage of a few stupid and offensive tweets sent to British Olympic diver Tom Daley. Now Twitter abuse has claimed another victim as Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton closed her Twitter account as a reaction to abuse sent to her on the social networking site.
By Rob Harries | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 20 August 2012 at 2:00 am
Want Sleazy Gossip? Read The Classics!
Gossip in the time of ancient Rome has trickled down to us. There are passages in Petronius, Procopius, Seneca and Suetonius that would have regular readers of crazydaysandnights.com or gawker or d-listed or any other celebrity schadenfreude site spit-spray their latte.
By Johan Kugelberg | Arts, Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 25 April 2012 at 4:45 am
Celebrity transport: Hot wheels
Rupert Grint, the actor who played Harry Potter’s sidekick Ron Weasley, this weekend told of his affection for his car – a 1974 Mr Whippy Bedford van. The ice cream van isn’t the only unusual celebrity vehicle on our streets.
How social networking made public vanity acceptable
When did it become acceptable to brag about oneself publicly?
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 17 February 2012 at 11:02 am
Caught & Social: Cast of ‘The Artist’ party all night
Gossip from the world of celeb
By Luke Blackall | Notebook | Tuesday, 14 February 2012 at 12:41 pm
Caught & Social: Lights, camera, (focus), action
Daily gossip from the world of celeb
By Luke Blackall | Notebook | Friday, 6 January 2012 at 12:36 pm
Caught & Social: Rain fails to ruffle Iron Lady
Daily gossip from the world of celeb
By Luke Blackall | Notebook | Thursday, 5 January 2012 at 11:09 am
Caught & Social: Was Brand cursed in Rajasthan?
Daily gossip from the world of celeb
By Luke Blackall | Notebook | Wednesday, 4 January 2012 at 11:15 am
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