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Golden girl Kate Moss denies anorexia
A solid gold sculpture of a naked Kate Moss (detail pictured) by the British artist Mark Quinn was unveiled at the British Museum on Wednesday. Entitled
Siren, it forms the centrepiece of a contemporary art show, Statuephilia, and is thought to be the largest gold statue created... [continued]
In pictures: Statuephilia 
Opinion Digest: fashion's thin fixation
Marc Quinn creates golden Moss
Steve Jobs: death greatly exaggerated
Red faces at Bloomberg today after they mistakenly put out an obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs – who is still very much alive. The financial news wire realised its embarrassing
mistake and hastily retracted the 2,500-plus words death notice. "Steve Jobs, who helped make personal computers as... [continued]
When Steve Jobs sneezes apple catches a cold
George Clooney distances himself from Obama’s A-list cheerleaders
The manner of George Clooney's arrival at the Venice Film Festival yesterday - in a slick-looking speedboat, hair blowing in the wind - might have even made a Doge blush. However,
the suave old silver fox would not want anyone thinking that he is not a serious... [continued]
Clintons give up the fight as Obama gets nomination
In pictures: scenes from the Democratic convention
In pictures: Brad and George hit Venice
Princess Margaret and the gangster
One of the most intriguing royal secrets – the exact nature of Princess Margaret's relationship with South London criminal and sometime actor John Bindon – is to be examined in a new Channel 4 documentary. The unlikely couple met on the Caribbean island of Mustique in the... [continued]
Ramsay protege dishes up revenge
The feud between Gordon Ramsay and his former protege Marcus Wareing (pictured together in happier times) has reached boiling point with publication of the
new Harden's guide to London Restaurants. The guide, which is based on the reports of 8,000 diners, names Wareing's Petrus restaurant the finest... [continued]
Knives out for Ramsay in France
Chavez gives Livingstone a job
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has got himself a nice little earner - from his old friend and fellow socialist, Hugo Chavez (pictured right with
Livingstone). The Venezuelan president has invited him to work as a consultant on policing, urban planning and transport in the country's notoriously badly-run capital, Caracas,... [continued]
Livingstone defends Beijing trip
In Town Last Night: The Town That Boars Me film launch
The decadent Notting Hill eatery Beach Blanket Babylon was the setting last night for the launch of Ben Charles Edwards's short indie film The Town that Boars Me.
Filing in for the private screening of this curious 15-minute musical about a shoe-stealing porcine creature were actress/fashion designer Sadie... [continued]
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Sadie Frost's lingerie company goes bust
Slimline Richard Griffiths on Broadway
Fans of the film Withnail & I are in for a shock the next time they see Uncle Monty, aka Richard Griffiths (pictured). The actor, instantly recognisable by his
rolly-polly rotundity, has shed a very noticeable amount of his legendary bulk. The change in appearance, astonishing by... [continued]
Art in pics: Alfie Allen in Equus
In brief: Beckinsale hands out school prizes
Pupils at Davenies, an all-boys Buckinghamshire prep school, were treated to an appearance by two major Hollywood stars, Robert de Niro and Kate Beckinsale (pictured), at their end-of- summer-term dinner. The actors appeared by video link, which had been arranged by film director Kirk Jones, the father... [continued]
