Geniuses rarely make for amiable human beings and Leo Tolstoy, whose towering achievements in writing War and Peace and Anna Karenina, which remain two of the world’s best-known novels, was no exception. His wife’s diaries published a few years back tell of a cruel and difficult man, indifferent to his family, endlessly critical, … Read more
Doreen Virtue, a hugely lucrative brand name in the angel and tarot cards publishing market had an epiphany at a church service in 2017, saw Jesus and gave up the New Age in favour of religious teachings. She was born 29 April 1958 1am? Burbank, California, into a Christian Scientist family, had clairvoyant … Read more
Billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of NFL New England Patriots and long-time buddy of Donald Trump has been caught in a prostitution bust as part of a human-trafficking sting operation. Also nabbed were a former Citigroup president, a president of a Florida Boys and Girls Club, and three former law enforcement officers. Kraft was named … Read more
Charles Dickens, renowned for his compassion for the poor, the suffering and the downtrodden, whose plight he exposed in his novels, appears to have been a good deal less saintly in his private life than his image suggested. Letters have emerged which tell the tale of how he tried to have his wife, … Read more
The Mueller Investigation looks to be coming to an end though according to those in the know is unlikely to bring closure but it may provide pointers – “a road map” – to further investigations by Congress and additional criminal proceedings by other prosecutors. Thus the end of the beginning, not the beginning … Read more
Actor and comedian Alec Baldwin has spoken of his fear that Donald Trump is stirring up some supporters to exact “retribution” against him for his satirical performance of the president on Saturday Night Live, saying the president “signals people” to become angry and bitter “and then the actions flow from there”. Baldwin born … Read more
Choupette, the pampered Burmese pet of Karl Lagerfeld, could become even richer after his death if, as rumoured, he bequeaths her some of his millions. Already a celebrity millionairess in her own right after she was launched on twitter and Instagram, she reputedly has a bodyguard, two maids and a personal chef. Born … Read more
Jussie Smollett, a US actor best known for Empire, claimed he was the subject of a hate crime last month when two white men hurled racial and homophobic insults as they punched him, poured a chemical substance over him and put a rope around his neck. “This is Maga country,” he says they … Read more
Another glitz and glitter moment as Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom announce their engagement after an on-off romance since 2016. She’s a singer/songwriter, one of the best-selling music artists of all time and he’s a mega successful actor – Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, Pirates of the Caribbean. Her previous short-lived … Read more
Michelle Obama’s mother – Marian Robinson – wasn’t about to let the former FLOTUS’ spotlight appearance at the Grammy’s go to her head with a distinctly off-hand series of texts suggesting the ‘real stars’ weren’t her daughter. Born 30 July 1937 in Chicago, she’s a tough cookie with a formidable and unyielding Mars … Read more