Age is a touchy subject for some women, but not for veteran actress and model Andie MacDowell. We’re not even sure how to broach the topic; we try the cautious approach, asking her how she feels about being cosmetics brand L’Oreal’s oldest spokesperson. But MacDowell is quick to pick out the underlying question. “Oh, you [...]
Archive for September, 2005
Hollywood’s Not Kind To Older Actresses
Tele-Crusades
Tele-crusades Spirituality on the box is attracting a growing viewership. Anil Anand of Zee Jagran Often in the fight for visibility among entertainment, news, sports and kids channels, the genre we tend to overlook is that of spiritual channels. But a quick surfing of your home TV today makes you realise how many devotional channels [...]
RSAF Chinooks Fly 61 Sorties In US Hurricane Relief Effort
The four RSAF Chinooks in Louisiana have flown 61 sorties since its deployment in early September to help coastal areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The relief effort included transporting hundreds of evacuees from flooded areas to safety. The Singapore helicopters have also carried a total of 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid, cargo and supplies so [...]
Stunning Looks, Winning Tennis
Stunning looks, winning tennis The evolution of Maria Sharapova offers the most compelling evidence yet that the direction which the game has taken, particularly since the power chord-strumming Williams sisters arrived in the late 1990s, cannot be altered, writes VIJAY PARTHASARATHY. PRECISELY how much has Maria Sharapova grown in stature since her breakthrough performance at [...]
Sharapova: A Model Athlete
Sharapova: a model athlete ROHIT BRIJNATH A FLEETING visit last week to one planet in the online universe of Maria Sharapova (mariaworld.net), where her career is breathlessly recorded, is revealing in the symmetry of its headlines. First was stated news of the US Open draw, then the launch of her US Open dress, followed by [...]