Tuesday, 15 July 2008 @ 02:37
Brazil "Elite Squad" director puts lens on poor
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Jose Padilha, whose movie "The Elite Squad" depicted Rio de Janeiro's violent, corrupt cops, turns his camera toward another form of injustice in a new documentary about poverty in Brazil's northeast.
Tuesday, 15 July 2008 @ 01:00
How to break the despairing cycle of self-harm
I am 27 years old and I self-harm, which I have been doing on and off since I was about 13. My parents hated each other - and I don't think they liked me or my brother very much either. They would get so wrapped up in their own arguments that I think they used to forget that me and my brother had feelings and emotions of our own. I used to get very badly bullied at school because I was ...
Tuesday, 15 July 2008 @ 01:00
Helping the children who don't chatter
My three-year-old can't sing nursery rhymes. It's not that Elsie can't hold a tune (unlike her father). It's the words that get her in a muddle. There are other things, too: we were convinced that she was colour-blind for a while because the names of colours bamboozled her; everyday words seem to slip from her grasp, leaving her stammering (or screaming) with frustration. Her inabili...
Tuesday, 15 July 2008 @ 01:00
I had sex with my brother but I don't feel guilty
Strangely enough, Daniel's wedding day didn't upset me at all. It was his 30th birthday six months later which really got to me, as he stood there with his wife Alison while they greeted the guests. I can honestly say that that was the only time when I felt real envy and wished desperately that it was me standing beside him, arms round each other as we showed the world how much we loved each other.
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 23:43
Actors on Bush biopic arrested for bar fight
Los Angeles - Josh Brolin, the actor playing George W Bush in a biopic about the US president, was
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 23:00
Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman split up
Los Angeles - US comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman, once named the 'world's funniest couple' by People magazine, have
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 19:24
In photos: 'The Regis & Kelly Show Hosts High-Heel-A-Thon'
We have added a new set of images from the event "The Regis & Kelly Show Hosts High-Heel-A-Thon."
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 17:52
New search starts for adventurer Steve Fossett
Los Angeles - A team of hikers and climbers on Monday started a new search for adventurer Steve Fossett, who
Monday, 14 July 2008 @ 16:22
Brother backs Madonna's marriage
Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, says his sister will work hard to maintain her marriage to Guy Ritchie.