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Carlos Slim, a press baron in the making
Like many a plutocrat before him, Carlos Slim (pictured), the Mexican multi-billionaire, appears intent on entering the newspaper business. It was announced today that Slim,
who is said to be worth more than £60bn, has bought a share in the New York Times, paying $127m for a... [continued]
Carlos Slim profile 
Rose McGowan’s IRA claim causes outrage
Rose McGowan, the Hollywood actress best known for her stunts in last year's Quentin Tarantino flick Grindhouse (left in picture), may come to
regret the remarks she made at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday. While being interviewed about her latest film, Fifty... [continued]
Grindhouse: Torture porn? Now that's entertainment
Roger Federer fails to show for Anna Wintour
Michael Kors and Oscar de la Renta were two of the biggest names on Wednesday's schedule at New York Fashion Week - dubbed 'Fashion Weak' by one weary Gawker
blogger, one of the many to be unimpressed by much of this season's offerings. Kors sent models - including... [continued]
Anna Wintour swaps fashion for Flushing Meadows
Gawker on Fashion Week
In pictures: New York Fashion Week
Shaffer moans about Harry Potter fans
While Sir Peter Shaffer's play Equus is enjoying a critical and highly profitable revival – it recently transferred form the West End to Broadway where it is the talk of the
town – the 82-year-old playwright is a little peeved that the focus of attention has been... [continued]
Slimline Richard Griffiths on Broadway
Hawking and Higgs have Big Bang fall-out
A bitter public argument has erupted between two of the world’s leading nuclear physicists, Professor Stephen Hawking (pictured) and Professor Peter Higgs,
the man who gave his name to the Higgs boson, the particle at the centre of CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment that took place... [continued]
LHC could be end of the world – for physics
In pictures: the Big Bang machine
In Town Last Night: Royal Parks’ summer party
Entrepreneurs and high-society environmentalists gathered for the Royal Parks Foundation Summer Party last night at the Crystal Palace marquee. Held to raise awareness and funds for the preservation
of London's parklands, the gala bash was a jam-packed mix of champagne reception, auction and after-dinner entertainment (above). Top-whack property developers (and... [continued]
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Sarkozy union marred by anti-semitic row
On Wednesday evening, in a ceremony attended only by close relatives and friends, the French president's son Jean Sarkozy (pictured) married Jessica Sibaoun-Darty. The service was held at night, in secret, and away from the media's glare, partly because the union has reignited a row over the... [continued]
In brief: Nicole Kidman ‘most overpaid’ star
Nicole Kidman has been named the most overpaid actress in Hollywood in the second annual list of least bankable stars by US magazine Forbes. Kidman's films were
estimated to only earn $1 for every dollar the Oscar-winning actress was paid compared with $8 a year ago. Her ex... [continued]
Tom Cruise’s run of bad luck
