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Q&A with Fashion Photographer Inez van Lamsweerde

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The female half of husband-and-wife photography duo Inez & Vinoodh talks about balancing creativity with commercial sensibility Over their 26 years of professional collaboration, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin have become powerhouse photographers in the fashion world. As pioneers of digital manipulation, they’ve amassed a vast portfolio: editorial shoots for Vogue Paris and Harper’s

The Genius of Sharknado

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Note: I have been on vacation and was not planning to return to blogging until next week. There are certain times, however, when a journalist cannot ignore the call of duty. Assassinations. Acts of war. And sharknadoes. One of the greatest legacies left behind by the late film critic Roger Ebert–who celebrated some of the movies’ greatest artistic triumphs and also wrote the screenplay for Beyond the Valley of the Dolls–was that a work of art needs to be approached critically on its own terms. A movie like Syfy’s Sharknado, say, should not be judged on how well it fulfills the

Hottest Celebrity Bikini Bodies!

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Rachel Bilson

Shah Rukh Khan shows the ways of a superstar in Chennai Express.

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Shah Rukh Khan is known to churn out fresh ideas in terms of promotional strategies to keep his films top-of-the-mind till their release. This time, as a memoir to mark the completion of his project, he got the makers to capture behind-the-scenes footage of the final day’s shoot of Chennai Express.

LADY GAGA has chosen the UK for her first proper gig in seven months.

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Roundhaus of Gaga Big return at iTunes Festival LADY GAGA has chosen the UK for her first proper gig in seven months. She’ll play at London’s Roundhouse in September to launch new album Artpop after being laid up since February following hip surgery. The New Yorker’s been in a wheelchair for most of 2013 after suffering a torn labrum and being ordered to rest. It is a real coup that she has picked the historic UK venue rather than an arena in her native US. Her Haus Of Gaga team are spending £500,000 on the production to make the show at the 3,300-capacity hall extra special.

THE Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack has revealed she only had ONE BOOB growing up – and was forced to stuff her bra with tissue.

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The telly star makes the admission in pal Dawn O’Porter’s new book about breasts, The Booby Trap And Other Bits And Boobs, which benefits a cancer charity. Caroline writes: “When I was growing up I only had one boob. “It was fairly disturbing as I was the only one who knew and I used to stuff the other side of my bra with tissue. “It wasn’t until one day when it just got too lopsided that I ran down to the kitchen where my mum was making carbonara and shouted out in despair, ‘I’ve only got one boob’. “Mum sat me down and told me it was totally normal. “Weirdly, within a couple of months, I grew a second boob and all was ok. “You can rest assured now that I have two fully functioning boobs!” Caitlin Moran, Sarah Millican, Marian Keyes and even Dawn’s husband, actor Chris O’Dowd, also contribute to the book, due out

Kelly Brook will star in the independent movie, Taking Stock,

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Kelly Brook will star in the independent movie, Taking Stock, written and directed by Maeve Murphy - it is a Bonnie and Clyde inspired comedy drama, set in London and Paris. Filming will commence in London on July 1st. Kelly Brook will play a beautiful up and coming actress (Kate) with her whole life ahead of her. That is, until it comes crashing down. In a week from hell, Kate’s boyfriend leaves her, the store she works at goes bust and much to her dismay, rent and gas bills have not been paid. With unemployment and homelessness looming, spurred on by her bitter, selfish manager,