 | Women´s magazines
break the mould
RACIAL diversity on magazine covers is
a rarity. But Psychologies, Marie
Claire, Cosmo and others
are challenging the norm.
The recent issue of
Psychologies has attracted a lot of
attention from tweeters, readers
and, funnily enough ...
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Elizabeth Taylor! |  THE Accidental
Feminist, by
MG Lord:
E l i z a b e t h
Taylor was
many things: a talented
actress whose first star turn
came at age 12 in National
Velvet; an international
celebrity whose eight husbands
included her
Cleopatra co-star Richard
Burton twice; an AIDS
activist long before it
became fashionable; a
recovering addict, diet book
author and friend of
Michael Jackson; and a
voluptuous, violet-eyed,
raven-haired beauty for
the ages. But was she a
feminist?
In a new book published
almost a year after Taylor´s
death, the cultural critic
MG Lord maintains that
Taylor was indeed that,
notwithstanding her wellknown
affection for fabulous
jewels, clothing and
... | | | Clive Owen unveils
IRA thriller at
Berlin fest |  BRITAIN´S Clive Owen plays an MI5 officer
trying to protect an informant who is spying
on her own Irish Republican Army (IRA)
family in Shadow Dancer, a taut thriller
that premiered on Sunday at the Berlin film
festival.
Directed by Oscar-winning film-maker James
Marsh and written by Tom Bradby, a journalist
who covered the long-running
"troubles" in Northern Ireland, the
film revives the terror and paranoia
of the era´s sectarian violence.
"I think that if you´re brought up
in England and you´re my age, it
was something that was kind of
on the news every day, the troubles
in Ireland, and you kind of
lived with it," said Owen, 47.
"I remember going to
Belfast ... | | | Kissing on screen
scares Bipasha |  BIPASHA BASU is known for
her bold roles in Jism, Raaz
and Race. But when it
comes to locking lips on
big screen, the actress isn´t comfortable.
"I am scared of kissing
on screen. Yes, on-screen
kissing nerves me to death
and I had a really very
uncomfortable experience
in Jodi Breakers
with R Madhavan who is
a friend," Bipasha told
IANS.
"I had to kiss him, it was
important for the film, so
there was no convincing
that was required. I knew I
would do it but the process is not
easy.
"Even for Raaz 3, it´s not going to be easy but don´t scare me from
now. When it comes to it, we shall see," she added.
The Bipasha-Madhavan starrer romantic comedy Jodi Breakers
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