Marriage and Family: Hollywood/Bollywood Fashion
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The Beckhams have been living an act on and off the screen. They have a fairy tale castle and a perfect family. Their children are part of the publicity stunt and look their parts. But scratch underneath the surface and the illusion of happiness shatters. David Beckham knows his sex appeal and macho image are highly popular with women. Posh Victoria is no gentle mother and laid-back wife. She has a wild past which does not seem subdued, and her bitchiness is legendary. But they are smart business people and image manipulators who know how to stay in the limelight in a highly fickle industry. And they are not doubtful about using their marriage or family as kindling to stoke the fire of their popularity.
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As much as Americans like champions and winners, they also love underdogs and losers. Remember Bill Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky incident? Remember William Hung? Those who least deserve the votes almost always evoke the public’s sympathy and support. Sanjaya Malakar is the beneficiary of this American syndrome now. He is touted to be the most undeserving and untalented American Idol contestant still to be in action while other more capable singers have been kicked out. Yet the voters seem to enjoy criticising him so much that they are keeping him in the show week after week.
Dogs are a man’s best friend. They are also a pirate’s worst enemy. Two black Labrador retrievers have been trained to sniff out pirated discs in Asian countries where contravention of copyright rules is on the rise. The dogs treat it like a game where they receive a reward after finding the discs. They associate the scent of discs with their reward, a tennis ball to play with. But there is a US$14,300 bounty on their heads.
‘Wash your hands,’ that is the mantra of mums all over the world. Children have always been told to wash their hands and stay clean. But now mums might have to eat their words. It seems that extreme cleanliness in children is the cause of a rise in Crohn’s disease in developed countries. Research carried out by the Gut Foundation shows that 30,000 Australians have Crohn’s disease, especially among children and teenagers.