PARIS (Reuters) – Punk music pioneer Iggy Pop – famous for onstage mayhem like smearing his sinewy torso with olive oil and diving headfirst into crowds – is mellowing in old age with a solo album of crooning classic covers, half of them in French. But at 65 years old it’s all part of pushing new boundaries, and making sure he’s not categorized as nothing but a punk icon. “I don’t want to get in a box
Chanel and McQueen entice fantasy in Paris shows
March 7th, 2012 -
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With only one day to go, the final furlong of Paris’ roller coaster nine-day long fashion week has produced strong and fantastical ready-to-wear offerings from the houses of Alexander McQueen and Chanel.
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"Descendants," "Midnight in Paris" win Writers Guild Awards (Reuters)
February 20th, 2012 -
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Reuters – U.S. film and television writers gave their top two movie awards on Sunday to romance “Midnight in Paris” and drama “The Descendants” in the final Hollywood guild awards show before next week’s Oscars.
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Julie Delpy, Chris Rock talk "2 Days in New York" (Reuters)
January 26th, 2012 -
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Reuters – Back in 2007, actress Julie Delpy brought to theaters a comical love story, “2 Days in Paris,” that she also wrote and directed, starring Adam Goldberg as her on screen boyfriend in a romance set in the City of Light.
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Gaultier channels Winehouse, stars shop for Oscars (AP)
January 25th, 2012 -
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AP – The final day of Paris’s spring-summer haute couture week saw Jean Paul Gaultier serve up a cigarettes-and-all homage to late singer Amy Winehouse and Valentino show off the dazzling couture work of seamstresses who toiled for thousands of hours to create a lavish white collection.
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Chanel aims sky-high, and Armani courts A-list (AP)
January 24th, 2012 -
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AP – On day two of Paris’s frantic three days of haute couture collections, Chanel took the fashion crowd to the skies and highlights included super-sexy, celebrity-filled Armani Prive.
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Sun shines again for Woody Allen after ‘Midnight’ (AP)
January 11th, 2012 -
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AP – The chimes may have tolled midnight in Paris, but in Hollywood, it’s the dawn of another career revival for Woody Allen after his biggest hit in decades and a new round of awards accolades.
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Kyle Richards branches out with new book, TV pilot (AP)
January 6th, 2012 -
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AP – Paris Hilton may have put her family’s name on the reality TV map, but her aunt Kyle Richards is hot on her tail with a new book and a TV pilot about her life.
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‘Descendants,’ ‘Bridesmaids’ earn writers noms (AP)
January 5th, 2012 -
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AP – George Clooney’s “The Descendants,” Brad Pitt’s “Moneyball,” Kristen Wiig’s “Bridesmaids” and Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” are among nominees for the Writers Guild of America Awards.
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American dean of Paris literary scene dies at 98 (Reuters)
December 15th, 2011 -
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Reuters – The man who nurtured a generation of aspiring writers at a rickety English-language bookstore in Paris, offering supper and a bed to literature fans providing they dusted the shelves or penned their memoirs, has died aged 98.
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