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Courtney’s got love for Ray

Courtney Love has reportedly set her sights on a new man and is determined to ensnare 18-year-old Ray Quinn, runner up of this year’s X-factor. Young Ray eventually lost out to female songstress Leona Lewis. However, now that Ray has recorded his debut album and in the style of runners up think Gareth Gates and Jordan – he has been chased by Courtney.

Kelis arrested and charged

Singer Kelis was arrested early Friday morning in Miami Beach after screaming racial obscenities at two female police officers who were posing as prostitutes.The officers were working an undercover operation in South Beach, when cops say Kelis started screaming racial slurs at the women. She continued screaming and rushed toward them, and had to be restrained by friends, a police report said. According to the repgort, Kelis’ “actions caused people walking by to stop and form a crowd. The sidewalk was blocked by the disturbance, causing people to walk in the street and causing traffic to stop.” Kelis, the wife of rapper Nas, was charged with two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and for resisting arrest.

Hormonal stallone

Sylvester Stallone faces stiff fines after trying to bring vials of a muscle-building hormone into Australia, where it is restricted. Stallone and his entourage were stopped at the airport in Sydney and kept for several hours as he arrived for a promotional visit, while customs officials searched bags and confiscated items. His hotel room was searched and more items confiscated three days later.

is a fine of $86,000 and five years in prison. Stallone is unlikely to face the maximum penalty.

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Issue 52 - Front Page

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81

Left-eye Lopez’s tragic demise

Angus Mcbean

McBean was one of the most prominent portrait photographers of the

Sunshine

Dir: Danny Boyle, Starring: Cillian Murphy, Rose Bryne, Chris Evans

Bright Eyes - Cassadaga

Snotty Nose

Love school

(or how to have a good study break date)

Blades of Glory

The Will Ferrell formula is one that can be broken down into three distinct ingredients. The first of these is that his characters must always be highly successful braggarts with delusions of grandeur.

A Little Less Conversation

Women: It’s time to put the volume firmly on ‘mute’...

Manga - A different kind of graphic novel

After the recent success of films based on graphic novels at the box office, Books examines its favourite style...

Explosions In The Sky

It’s a matter of mere moments before the arrival of Explosions in the Sky to the stage and the atmosphere in the Astoria is incredible. As with many of their post-rock peers, here is a band that demand nothing short of sheer adoration from their fans.

Arcade Fire - Intervention

As a fan of Arcade Fire, I really want to plug this single. But Intervention is not very good, sounding more like a hymn than their angry selves. There are better tracks on the album Neon Bible, so buy that instead. Or see them live.