The 18 year old twins John and Edward Grimes are the topic of most tabloids in the U.K. The twins have been ridiculed and hated for “having no talent” and for making “unintelligent” remarks. The kids have been almost been the subject of the worst ridicule any teen could go through and the ridicule doesn’t come from peers but adults and newspaper journalists as well. Their fault could be that they look crisp and fresh, and sing less and talk less and look good on stage.

The X Factor experts have come down heavily on the twins but their popularity only seems to be rising. It is a different thing to be able to sing or not, but to rip two kids apart in tabloids and make fun of everything they say or do is something that is uncalled for and not expected of a civilized country. Jedward, or how the twins are known, are virtually indistinguishable and you could go ahead and read about them on Daily Mail.

The twins were also abused physically and verbally at school as they always stick to each other. The tabloids do not seem to be treating them any better. If you do not like someone’s singing, you have the option of not listening to them. Or you could be grateful for all the juice they provide for the tabloids to bitch about. Making a pair of 18 year old twins the object of national hatred is uncalled for.

The surfboard abs have always been craved for by most guys and desired by people of both the genders. However, it is also one of the most difficult to acquire and when you look at a guy like Diego Cristo, you would only go green with envy or red with desire. He acted in the Brazilian soap Caras & Bocas, and was recently photographed in this month’s issue of Nova. Nova is the Brazilian equivalent of the Cosmo.

Brazilian actors are known to be better looking than their counterparts in Hollywood or elsewhere but the kind of body that Diego has would only make every guy run to the gym or cringe at the thought of eating a piece of cake. While most women have already gone through that guilt of gobbling down pieces of cake, men will soon begin to feel that way too.

This I say because, to acquire abs like Diego, you would have to stick to protein rich fat free diet all your life and perhaps even cut on your alcohol intake! Nevertheless, strong ab muscles are known to support the back and save you from lumbago when you get old. So, working on abs is really important and if nothing motivates you, take a second look at Diego Cristo.

Via: Made in Brazil

Oprah Winfrey one of the media icons who took her popular talkshow to dizzy heights of success in last more than 20 years has decided to end her show in 2011 and move on to create her own television channel. She has grown along with the medium in past two decades and her decision should not come as a surprise as she is not dumping the television media which made her a household name. She will be back in a big way with many more interesting shows on her OWN (Oprah Winfrey Channel) channel.

Oprah Winfrey show is a long standing show and it would be difficult to point at one reason for its immense success. If one has to pick up one reason for its popularity then it is definitely Oprah herself. Her candid style of conversation with her celebrity and non celebrity guest, the issues she addresses and all laced with wit and emotions has touched a chord among Americans and people all over the globe. She has made glass ceiling non-existent for here is a black woman who has made to the top and is aiming higher.

Critics have much to say about her shows but in today’s media TRP is the last word. Oprah, all the best and you know why audiences love you!

Via Guardian

Some actresses, no matter how sexy or famous, have to be seen in several films before they make a strong enough impression on the audience’s mind to never be forgotten, and then, very rarely, someone like Rachel McAdams comes along and you know that seeing her just once is enough to make her one of your most favourite actresses.

Beauty and talent are the milder terms with which one can describe Rachel. She is sensual, yet innocent in a way that makes you want to watch out for her and take care of her; even so, as you sit in a darkened movie theatre and watch as the whole place is lit by her smile, you sense that you are in the presence of an exceptional woman. Rachel first shot to fame from the 2004 movie Mean Girls which had Lindsay Lohan in the lead. The Notebook which came out later that year solidified her status as an actress and a celebrity. Her on-screen chemistry with co-star Ryan Gosling spilled over into her real life and they eventually dated for quite a few years.

The following year was just as good for Rachel as the release of three big movies, Wedding Crashers, Red Eye, and Family Stone, saw her in varied roles that put her in romance, drama, and action genres. In each of these movies (especially Red Eye), Rachel McAdams stole the screen space from her co-stars and appeared to completely dominate the audience’s interest with much élan, almost without effort.

As amazing an actress as she is, Rachel McAdams may come across as the girl-next-door type and yet she is so much more. Extremely concerned about the environment, she usually takes a bus or cycles in an effort to save gas; she even co-founded a green website, GreenIsSexy. Rachel’s latest movie, Sherlock Holmes, which releases on the 25th of December will see her playing the role of Irene, the only woman that ever outsmarted Holmes and even managed, perhaps, to gain his heart.

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When Maggie Gyllenhaal made her first appearance in father Stephen Gyllenhaal’s Waterland in 1992, she was only 15 years old and more desirable than most guys could hope for. Over the years and through the many amazing performances that Maggie has delivered, her attractiveness and raw sexuality may have been subtly hidden away because of her preference for choosing slightly quirky roles that cast her as erotica-obsessed, deranged, un-ladylike or ill-fitted in society, but her appeal as an actress and a woman has only increased over the years.

Maggie appeared with actor-brother Jake Gyllenhaal of Brokeback fame in the movie Donnie Darko which was perhaps her first claim to fame. A year later, Secretary released and Maggie’s portrayal of a mentally disturbed woman who enjoyed a sado-masochistic relationship with her employer further elevated her to the status of actresses one could never forget. Provocative and something of a neo-feminist, her personality is possibly least concealed in the movie Mona Lisa Smile in which she played out-of-control Giselle Levy.

Attempting to break the mould she had created for herself, Maggie chose to go mainstream by playing Rachel Dawes in the hugely successful movie The Dark Knight and though she wouldn’t like it much, this maybe the role that Maggie would be most remembered for. The actress has a 3 year old daughter with husband Peter Saarsgard (remember Jarhead?) but even motherhood hasn’t changed this temptress into the type of quiet and obliging woman that society expects them to be. Strangely, although she is the more sexy and talented of the two, Maggie Gyllenhaal remains lesser known when compared to brother Jake but hopefully all that will change when Crazy Heart comes out next year!

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Photography is not merely freezing a moment, it sometimes reveals more. Photographer David Schultz has captured a rare candid moment of group of Emperor Penguins getting curious about camera in Antarctica.

David Schultz considers this as a ‘great photo’ because everything came together at a precise moment but to capture this precise moment also marks him as a great photographer. Emperor penguins here seem to very curious and what is extremely striking is the position of one of them behind the camera, that too peering through the lens and other two seem to be taking a pose before it. This is best candid shot ever. It just rubs in the fact that humans need not take pride in their intellect.

These penguins seem as curious about human beings and their activities as human beings are about them. These penguins were so fascinated by David Schultz presence that they approached him every day and let him take their pictures.

It is a rare picture and much thanks to David Schultz for sharing it with millions of others!

Via Telegraph

Says Megan Fox whose celebrity image is that of a foxy sex bomb, “All women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. You’re sold, and it’s based on sex. That’s OK, if you know how to use it.” And she knows how to use it, alright. She adds, “When I sit down to talk to men’s magazines, there’s a certain character that I play. There’s something so ridiculous about always being in your underwear in those magazines, and you know the interview is going to run opposite those pictures.”

Megan Fox is Hollywood’s current favorite sex symbol. She also admits that she has ‘manufactured her own image, creating a character to play in the press because “I’m not willing to give my true self up. Who is that true self? It’s not the next Angelina—comparisons to Jolie are “the bane of my existence,” she says—or Julia Roberts. “I’m 23. I don’t belong in a romantic comedy yet. Those movies are very safe.”’

A good part of the manufactured foxy vixen image, and alongside the pictures featuring her in scant clothing and provocative gestures, is an endless stream of quotes that the movie press and Internet blogs eat up. ‘None of these comments were accidental. All of them made the Hollywood press, especially on the Internet, swoon. Some of Fox’s comments may have been fiction, but most seemed startlingly honest and entirely quotable. Fox, who is 23, understood instinctively that noise plus naked equals celebrity.’

‘With Fox, it’s not a conversation but a presentation.’ Megan Fox, according to Megan Fox, is all an act made for Hollywood that reinforces stereotypes and prejudices.

Via The New York Times

One of the most famous and entertaining rock n roll bands of all time, Aerosmith is reportedly heading for a break up since the band’s lead vocalist, Steven Tyler quit the band. The lead guitarist for Aerosmith, Joe Perry announced the Tyler’s decision to quit and has stated that, as of now he is not [privy to any further details. As per the details given by Perry, Steven Tyler has been out of contact from the band, since their performance in Abu Dhabi.

According to Joe Perry,

“Steven quit as far as I can tell. I don’t know anymore than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. He has had no contact with me or the other band members. He’s notorious for that, that’s one thing I’ve learned to live with. I try to overlook it.”

Aerosmith is well known for some of their biggest hits, such as “Dude Looks Like A Lady”. “Sweet Emotions”, “Amazing” etc. and has sold more than 150 million albums in last forty years of  creating some of the most renowned music compositions.

The performance at the Abi Dhabi Grand Prix was part of their tour schedule that was previously interrupted due to the injuries suffered by Steven Tyler, when he fell off the stage during a performance at a concert in South Dakota. During an interview Joe Perry further stated,

“Obviously he hasn’t been giving 100 per cent to this thing for a long time. He’s obviously had this planned for a long time. To disregard his brothers to the point where we have to find out about it on the Internet. I still care for him as a person, or at least the person I used to know. But things change. Right now I’m adjusting to how we’re going to go on, Aerosmith is such a powerful band, I mean it’s like a steam locomotive. You just can’t disregard 40 years of four guys who play together as well as they do. I am trying to figure out what direction the band should take. As far as replacing Steve… We’ll probably find somebody else that will sing in those spots where we need a singer and then we’ll be able to move the Aerosmith up a notch, move the vibe up a notch.”

Via IBN Live.

Ex-Miss California Carrie Prejean wanted nothing more than to win the Miss America title and go on to spread the word of Jesus to all her righteous countrymen. Unfortunately for her, there were so many people treading on the wrong paths who just didn’t want for her to be the second Virgin Mary. These vile and evil creatures (gays and lesbians, for the uninitiated) hurled cruel words at her because of her strong belief that they were threatening the holy sanctimony of marriage. Imagine anyone wanting to get married to someone of the same sex just because they are in love; it’s blasphemy!

Such devoted and holy Christians like Prejean live only with the desire to make the world a safe haven for all the straight and homophobic of the world. If, in the process, a few million LGBTs are hurt, humiliated, tortured, raped, and killed, then this world has not lost much. After all, there would still be plenty straight people making babies like crazy so the human species would never become extinct. Prejean’s ill-spoken speeches against the community must have impressed the Pope and certainly convinced all the religious extremists to place her high up on a pedestal. When her nude photos started circulating on the net, Prejean’s supporters declared them photoshopped and some even forgave them as a mistake from her childhood. All she needed to do was whisper a few Hail Mary’s and her sins would be forgiven by the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

Prejean was such a pure daughter of the faith that she even demanded millions from the Miss California Pageant for dethroning her and revealing to reporters that she had undergone breast enlargement. Having a few million dollars would have been great; self-righteous and angelic Prejean could have started a Straight Church but it now appears that she only needs her faith. Prejean has settled out of court with the Pageant officials after a hardcore sex tape of Prejean having a great time on her own made its way into the discussion. Ah, these damned LGBTs will stop at nothing to destroy the image of Our Lady of Abstinence.

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Via: NewsBlaze

An upcoming film entitled ‘2012’ feeds on the current paranoia of some people that the world will end on December 2012 as predicted by the Mayan calendar, that a rogue planet called Nibiru will collide with Earth, and that solar flare will consume the planet in flames. These are all highly-imaginative fiction, of course. NASA refutes the notion. Even modern-day Mayan descendants, themselves, have stated that the 2012 end of the world idea is false.

“I don’t have anything against the movie. It’s the way it’s been marketed and the way it exploits people’s fears,” says NASA scientist David Morrison at the Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. He has launched a counter-attack through an online column.

The movie ‘2012,’ with John Cusack playing the lead character, has employed various marketing strategies to hype up its promotion through feeding alarmist propaganda into people’s fears and collective paranoia. ‘Sony Pictures is behind a particularly viral campaign to build publicity for its upcoming apocalyptic movie which debuts on November 13.’

Morrison believes that the film’s producer, Sony, ‘has crossed a line with promoting “2012”.’ He adds, “I think people are really, really worried about the world coming to an end. Kids are contemplating suicide. Adults tell me they can’t sleep and can’t stop crying. There are people who are really, really scared. People are very gullible. It is a sad testimonial that you need NASA to tell you the world’s not going to end.”

Via Discovery Channel