Posted November 30th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney in R.I.P
Sydney Opera House (Photo by Pierre Lesage/Flickr)
Jørn Utzon (1918-2008)
Danish architect Joern (Jørn) Utzon, the Pritzker Prize winner who designed the iconic Sydney Opera House, has passed away. He was 90 years old. Mr. Utzon died from a heart attack in his sleep in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday November 29, 2008, reported AP.
At his later 30’s, Joern Utzon unexpectedly won the competition to design the Sydney Opera House in 1957. The designs he submitted were little more than preliminary drawings.
The House was constructed starting on 5 December 1958 and completely finished in 1973 with a total cost $103 million.
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Posted November 28th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney in Christina Aguilera
Video! Watch the video of Christina Aguilera renditioning Beautiful on CNN Heroes. Christina Aguilera performed her Grammy Award-winning song on CNN Heroes November 27. The Keeping Gettin’ Up star won a standing ovation from the audience after her performance. Commenting on X’tina’s fabulous performance last night, one Youtube user said, “l…there be no doubts that the vocal crown still belongs to Aguilera”.
Posted November 27th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney in Michael Phelps
Who is Michael Phelps’s girlfriend? Stephanie Rice or Nicole Johnson? Neither! Caroline “Caz” Pal is the real girlfriend of the swimming great Michael Phelps who won eight gold medals in Beijing Olympics!
Michael Phelps and rumored girlfriend Nicole Johnson picture (TheHollywoodGossip.com)
People is reporting that Michael Phelps has taken the new girlfriend Caroline Pal to his Baltimore home for a Thanksgiving reunion with the family.
“She’s there [in Maryland] meeting his family for the first time,” a source close to Pal revealed.
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Posted November 27th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney in Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Country music hottie Carrie Underwood together with , , etc., is featured on the Elvis Presley Christmas Duets CD, which is sold on the market now. Through the magic of modern technology, the 25-year-old singer duets with legendary I’ll be Home for Christmas.
“I never thought I’ll be singing a duet with Elvis Presley it’s very surreal but that it felt like a good thing to do, I am very honored,” Carrie Underwood, who won the Favorite Album/Country Music at American Music Awards 2008 days ago for her Carnival Ride, said when interviewed on Enterntainment Tonight. Check out the video above.
Source: Carrie Underwood Sings with Elvis Presley! @ EtOnline
Posted November 24th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney in Amy Winehouse
Sophie Schandorff Is Amy Winehouse Blake Fielder Civil Divorce Cause?!
Blame model Sophie Schandorff! The marriage of British singer Amy Winehouse and her junkie husband Blake Fielder Civil was over. Grammys-winning but drug-addicted Amy Winehouse, had confessed to News Of The World, that now she and Blake Fielder were only together for nothing but sex. Read the rest of this entry »
