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- Julia Roberts displays toned swimming outfit figure
- NASCAR: Patrick is tight-lipped about ideas
- Heidi Montag is clueless, Anderson Cooper gets the Giggle
- Kat Von D and Jesse James engaged again
- Bar Refaeli in scanty two-piece
- Avril Lavigne tops the 2011 workout tune hit record
| Julia Roberts displays toned swimming outfit figure Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT Julia Roberts might be 43, but looked more than perfect when she showed off her enviable figure in a bikini during her family break in Hawaii. The 'Pretty Woman' star looked ageless in dark blue tropical patterned string bikini as she spent time splashing in the ocean with her children and relaxing on the sand, reports the Daily Mail. Looks like the Oscar winning actress has clearly taken good care of herself over the years to look toned and taut. Though Roberts spent most of the day getting tanned, later on she covered up to protect her skin with a white shirt and sarong wrap. The actress was joined by her husband of nine years, cameraman Daniel Moder, and three children twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, 5, and son Henry, 4. |
| NASCAR: Patrick is tight-lipped about ideas Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:44 AM PDT As stories go in motoring, this one’s been about as uncertain as whether you might be detoured on your drive around Montreal. Next Wednesday, four days after she runs the NASCAR Nationwide Series NAPA 200 on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, it seems we’ll finally get confirmation that Danica Patrick is going to put a full-time roof over her racing helmet. Dinnertime on Thursday, timed for live television, Patrick and Jacques Villeneuve stepped into the media circus of a downtown hotel ballroom – a stock car parked in the lobby outside – to talk up this weekend’s fifth annual Montreal NASCAR race. And as much as Patrick spoke eloquently about her eagerness to revisit the road-course she hasn’t raced since her development-series open-wheel days in 2004, she knew the question about her future was coming. As it always is. “Sorry, there’s nothing new to report,” she fibbed in this months-long game of cat-and-mouse. “I watch the news and see it just like you guys do.” Another layer of racing’s worst-kept secret had been peeled back before Patrick had touched down in Montreal mid-afternoon. Multiple sources were reporting that next week she will formally announce she’s leaving IndyCar’s Andretti Autosport to run a full Nationwide stock-car schedule in 2012 with JR Motorsports, along with a number of carefully chosen elite-level Sprint Cup races for Stewart-Haas Racing. As outlined, the plan calls for the 29-year-old to move full-time into Sprint Cup in 2013 after a year of grooming in Nationwide. Confirmation is expected to come in Phoenix, headquarters of Patrick’s major sponsor and partner, Internet domain and Web colossus GoDaddy.com. When it comes, it will be a terrific decision for Patrick and others. She has spent seven years in IndyCar and has pretty much done what she can with the equipment she’s been given. NASCAR, meanwhile, could use the lightning-bolt of interest her arrival would bring, and stock-car racing offers fresh opportunities for everyone, both on and off the track. But that’s all for next week, and beyond. For these microphones and notebooks, Patrick and Villeneuve spoke thoughtfully about this race and their hopes for the weekend. Asked about the uncertain future of the NAPA 200, Villeneuve repeated his oft-spoken sentiment that “it would be a shame if this race disappears because it’s good for us and good for the town, for Canada, Montreal and Quebec.” For her part, Patrick expects the Villeneuve circuit to be narrower than it was when she was racing Toyota Atlantic here, thanks to her now wider car. “It looks like if you don’t crash, basically, you’ll probably finish in the top 10 for sure,” she said. “But it’s very easy to get into a crash. Especially at the end, it looks like it’s red mist for drivers and it turns into chaos.” Villeneuve knows a thing or two about that, having wrecked here in 2008 during a driving rain under caution. He finished third last year. In his most recent race, June’s road-course at Road America, he caused a multi-car crash while finishing third, a mishap that dented fenders and feelings. Now, he’s back in that same Penske Racing Dodge, the best Nationwide car he’s had in Montreal. So does he feel that this is his race to lose? “Elkhart was my race to lose and I managed to do that,” he said, laughing. “I don’t need to do that again here.”For Patrick, the challenges are clear for her first road-course race in a 3,400-pound Chevrolet, running against someone who’s very special to her: “(Villeneuve) was probably the only driver I really thought I wanted to be like,” she said. “Usually I say that I had no heroes or role models. (But) Jacques is the only one I looked up to and though: ‘Man, if I could do something like (what he achieved in open-wheel racing), that would be amazing.’ “It’s really hard to see out of these cars,” she said, switching to the technicalities. “I’ve asked (crew members) to add extra mirrors for me and get them to a position where I can see as much as possible. And I’ve heard the brakes are a real challenge, that they don’t last very long.” Villeneuve, Patrick and 41 other drivers will to try shoehorn almost 93 combined tonnes of car into the Senna Corner a few ticks past 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Their paths are among the storylines that are as varied and intriguing as they are plentiful: A heated Nationwide Series championship points race resumes between leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his closest pursuers, Ricky Sorenson (10 points back), Elliott Sadler (24), Aric Almirola (70) and Justin Allgaier (80). Three of four former Montreal winners are expected in the field: Toronto’s Ron Fellows (2008); Carl Edwards (2009); and Boris Said (2010). They’re joined by road-course wizard Marcos Ambrose, who’s earned two poles and led 149 of the 249 laps he’s raced in four Montreal events – fully 60 per cent – without ever being first to the checkered flag. On the tight, are-you-nuts-trying-to-pass-there? Île Notre-Dame layout, seven Quebecers will have the chance to, well, drive like Quebecers: Villeneuve; Patrick Carpentier, in his final career race; Alex Tagliani; Andrew Ranger; Maryeve Dufault, the first Canadian woman to run a Nationwide race; and brothers Jean-François and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin. The high-octane, table-sagging smorgasbord opened Thursday with Discovery Day, an open house for fans to watch three support events run in practice – and in one case, hold its qualifying – ladled around an hour-long autograph session featuring Quebec drivers. It continues in earnest Friday morning with three hours of main-event Nationwide practice, then an afternoon of action that will culminate at 5:05 p.m. with an expected 49 Nationwide cars vying for spots on the grid. Organizers have added another autograph session for Saturday at 10 a.m., Patrick and Villeneuve surely to be the most popular of the 14 drivers who will take part. Assuming she survives writer’s cramp, Patrick will arrive at the green flag with a nice database of friendly advice from fellow drivers whose kindness is guaranteed to be a rumour once the racing begins. “I start with respect with drivers, I do,” she said, smiling. “I start off like we’re going to play fair. But if they get rowdy, then I will, too. You have to give it back or you’re going to continue to get pushed around. “I think you’re going to have to use a fender here or there, but there’s a time and a place.”Don’t think for a heartbeat that this woman’s place isn’t in NASCAR. |
| Heidi Montag is clueless, Anderson Cooper gets the Giggle Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:44 AM PDT So much happened on TV last night. "How much?" you ask. Like, at least these three things. Here's what you might have missed if you were reading alone in your bathroom. On last night's episode of Famous Food, perfect human Heidi Montag (bless her heart) unwittingly revealed that she doesn't know how to tend bar or serve people food. Watch as she clumsily flips bottles of booze and gets wasted with customers while the other contestants — and her boss — observe in horror. Super serious silver fox Anderson Cooper (sigh) was already adorable in every way possible. But now he's taken his charm up a notch by getting a serious case of the giggles during last night's "Ridiculist" on AC360. The topic? Gérard Depardieu's plane urination. Combine that with the coining of the term "Depar-two" and, lo and behold, you have Tickle-Me-Cooper. [Watch at Gawker] Hardcore rapper Anne Hathaway continues to make the media rounds to promote her new movie, One Day, but all anyone wants to talk about is The Dark Knight Rises. Chelsea Handler is no different. On last night's Chelsea Lately, good ol' Chels wanted to know how teeny-tiny Anne fits into her teeny-tiny catsuit. Hint: It takes a lot of people — and booze! |
| Kat Von D and Jesse James engaged again Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:24 AM PDT "Sometimes you are only given one chance in life," James told People. "It was up to me to open my eyes and see it. That girl is my chance. I will never stop fighting and striving to hold on to her. Showing her how special she is, and how much I love her." James tweeted "para siempre" (or "forever" in Spanish) along with a photo of the two of them together embracing. Last month, the couple called off their engagement despite their love for each other. "I'm so sad, because I really love her," James told People in July. "The distance between us was just too much." James and Von D got engaged in January and had been planning a summer wedding around the one-year anniversary of their first date, which was just days after James' divorce from Sandra Bullock. But the commute between Los Angeles, where Von D shoots her reality show, and James' home outside Austin, Texas, where he lives with his three children, was just too great. However, TLC canceled Von D's show, "LA Ink," today after four seasons, network officials said in a statement. Von D had a different take on the situation. "In an effort to capitalize on my recent breakup, the network has decided to focus their energy on re-editing events that didn't happen while filming," Von D told People. "Regardless of everything I remain grateful,"she tweeted. The couple's reconciliation comes after a difficult year for Von D. Before they got back together, when it came time for her to promote the new season of "Ink," Von D split before a television interview with "Good Day LA" rather than face questions about James. Then, in a long, rambling Facebook note, Von D, whose full name is Katherine Von Drachenberg, apologized not for walking out on a "silly morning show interview" but for having a moment of weakness. "Never planned on walking away from this relationship, let alone the timing of things," Von D wrote. "And as much as I'd like to picture me being this strong, independent woman, the truth is most of the time I'm not as strong as I'd like to be — but I'm still trying." |
| Bar Refaeli in scanty two-piece Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:23 AM PDT She is one of the world's top models, but it takes a little bit of brain power to look beautiful according to Bar Refaeli. The 26-year-old Israeli born model reveals she studies all her modelling photographs to ensure she strikes the sexiest pose. The results are clear to see in a set of shots featuring Bar in an array of sizzling swimwear for a new campaign. The model shows off her enviable figure in a pink and black leopardskin bikini in one shot, which shows her usually straight blonde hair teased into a bigger tousled look. 'I’ve learned how to do this,' she recently told GQ magazine. 'I study all of my pictures. Which turn of the hip is sexier, which toe to curl or leg to straighten. I know every bone.'And the results are clear to see in the new shots taken for the Agua Bendita’s 2012 swimwear collection. Bar told the men's magazine that she enjoyed modelling from her early teenage days. 'One of my first memories was asking my mother every day when my next shoot was going to be,' she said. 'I’d skip school to do it. I loved nothing more than being in front of the camera. I didn’t want it to stop.'The star also manages to look good in a brightly coloured 'monokini' in a pink, brown and black pattern which is draped over a more revealing brown and tan two piece. Several bracelets and back combed curls complete the look. In another photograph, the model wears a brightly coloured striped style playsuit which flatters her svelte figure. The new shots come a week after another selection of photographs of the star were released showing her wearing yet more stunning swimwear. From the notoriously difficult-to-wear monokinis, to a selection of pretty patterned triangle bikinis, Bar looks entirely stunning in the new campaign. While the beauty shines in the photographs, which show off her toned curves in all their glory, Bar said recently she doesn't 'go crazy' to maintain her figure. She said: 'I don’t feel the need to be super skinny, but being in shape is important. But even if I wasn’t in this industry I would still want to look after myself and be healthy and keep my body in good condition. 'I always want to look my best on a shoot, or for a fashion show, so I do an extra couple of sit-ups the night before and I drink hot water with lemon to get my metabolism kick-started in the morning and to cleanse my system, but I don’t do anything crazy.” 'There’s nothing worse than forcing yourself to spend hours in the gym when you don’t enjoy it, so I do all sorts of things to work out because I get bored easily.'The star split from former boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio back in May this year. She has since been spotted spending time with a rumoured new boyfriend, businessman David Fisher. |
| Avril Lavigne tops the 2011 workout tune hit record Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:23 AM PDT So what makes a great workout song? “It’s actually pretty straightforward: Popular songs that are fast,” says Chris Lawhorn, the music writer who created a website — runhundred.com — devoted entirely to workout mix tunes. In the three years since the site starting polling workout warriors for their favorite motivational music, the top tracks have typically met one or both of two criteria: The song has appeared on the Top 40 charts or it has 125 or more beats per minute. |
Just when distance seemed to tear apart Jesse James and Kat Von D, their love brought them back together. James, 42, and the "LA Ink" star, 29 are back together and are engaged again, James told People magazine.
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