 | Medieval knights in
shining armour
TELEVISION shows will
do almost anything to
generate publicity, but
it would not be correct
to say that the people
at the History channel locked me
in this suffocating metal container
until I agreed to write something
about their new series. I
actually asked them to lock me in
here ...
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monkeys found in
Colombian park |  ANEW population
of one of the
world´s rarest primates
– the
brown spider
monkey (Ateles hybridus) –
has been found in Colombia´s
Selva de Florencia National
Park, conservationists
announced.
During a recent survey, scientists
found the brown spider
monkey subspecies A.
hybridus brunneus living
within the park.
That subspecies
and another, A.
hybridus hybridus,
were previously
known to live on
either side of the
Magdalena River,
which passes
through Selva de
Florencia.
Considered critically
endangered by
the International
Union for
Conservation of
Nature, the brown
spider monkey has
declined in its north
South American range
by at least 80 percent
over the past 45 years,
due mostly to ... | | | Grammy fashion ranges from
surreal to sublime |
 THE show must go on. Despite
Whitney Houston´s shocking death
a day earlier, music stars came out
to celebrate Sunday´s Grammy
Awards with typical red carpet flash and
over-the-top fashion. Several artists
exuded glamour, including Carrie
Underwood, nominated for best
country solo performance, who
arrived shimmering in a silver
Gomez-Garcia gown with a
Swarovski black clutch. Other musicians
raised eyebrows, including up-andcoming
Russian-born singer Sasha Gradiva,
who wore a soft pink mermaid shaped gown
that featured a machine-gun adorned sleeve. "I
think in the last five to seven years the Grammys have
become a showcase for the most outlandish look in fashion ... | | | Bollywood stars game for celeb cricket |  BOLLYWOOD stars and filmmakers participating
at the second edition of the Celebrity Cricket
League in India say it was a good break from their
hectic schedules but at the same time represented
a good challenge. "It is, indeed, a good break
as filming can be boring altogether, and sports and boys
always go together," said actor Ashish Choudhary, team
member of Sohail Khan owned Mumbai Heroes.
The 20-20 cricket tournament has teams not only from
Bollywood but also from Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and
Tamil cinema. Mumbai Heroes lost to Karnataka
Bulldozers by 53 runs in a semi-final match here Saturday.
Mumbai Heroes included actors and filmmakers like
Bobby Deol, Suniel Shetty,
Riteish ... | |
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