The Tycoon's Companion

Scott Fitzgerald died in Los Angeles in 1940, he'd been laboring for a year and a half on "The Last Tycoon," a novel about a charismatic movie producer named Monroe Stahr. Published posthumously, this uncompleted manuscript would be called—by, among others, Edmund Wilson—the finest work of fiction ever written about Hollywood.On weekends during those same creative months, Fitzgerald dashed off (for...

: Hobby Ideas

Hobbies are a perfect way to utilize one’s time fruitfully. All of us have some hidden talent and innate latent creativity. A hobby is an ideal medium to express it. Check out popular list of interests on variety of creative ideas for new hobbies.Effective storytelling is most pertinently valued as a unique art, which requires real talent. Read the article to know some useful tips on how to tell a...

Overbearing parents raise obsessive kids

new study fromUniversite de Montreal showed that parental control had a direct impact onwhether a child develops a harmonious or obsessive passion for their favouritehobby.The research team led byProfessor Genevieve Mageau of Universite de Montreal's Department of Psychologystudied 588 musicians and athletes between the ages of six and 38 who practicetheir hobby at different levels (beginner, intermediate...

The Tycoon's Companion

Meet Pat Hobby, down-at-heels Hollywood scriptwriter. F. Scott Fitzgerald created him as a way to express an alternative view of Tinseltown....

Entrepreneurial Family Creates Website to Design Personalized Sports Letter Art

say a picture is worth a thousand words, and one family is combining words and photos to create high-end, personalized artwork reflecting the recipient's interest in sports.) October 20, 2009 -- Daughter-parent team Laurie, Denis and Rosemary Conway created, an online art boutique where customers can design their own interest-related art using various backgrounds, themes and letters and have it printed...

Unplugged: Freida Pinto

Whydoes Freida Pinto collect boarding passes? Spicy tid-bits from the life of theSlumdog actor, now a Hollywoodstar- The actor is quite abutterfly in terms of hobbies and tries to find new ones to re-invent herself.At the moment, she’s interested in imitating people with differentaccents!- Freida is a foodietoo. She loves experimenting with food. Spaghetti arabiatta and frutti di mariare her favourite.-...

'World's shortest man' comes of age in Nepal

Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal, thought to be the world's smallest living man at just 22 inches (56 centimetres), has turned 18 and now hopes to be officially recognised for his record size.Four years ago, Thapa had his application for a Guinness World Record for the smallest man rejected because at just 14 he was too young to qualify. But on Wednesday he started adulthood and is now set to submit...

Moss to celebrate New Year at Depp's island

to celebrate New Year at ex-boyfriend Depp\`s island < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateKate Moss has been invited to spend the New Year at ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp's island, Little Hall's Pond Cay, in the Bahamas. The British model will go there along with her boyfriend Jamie Hince.Depp, his singer wife Vanessa Paradis, Moss and Hince will be joining others for a winter escape to thestar's private 45-acre...

Brit nuke chief's secretary puts national security at risk through her orgies

personal assistant to Britain's nuclear weapons chief has been told that she has put the national security at risk by being a part of a sex scandal.Julia Sinclair, 48, is secretary to Rear Admiral Stephen Lloyd, who is in charge of procurement and delivery of nuclear submarines.According to experts, married mum-of-two Sinclair is at risk of being blackmailed by indulging in sordid orgies.Her sleazy...

Extreme Billionaires

Laliberté has taken his act on the road. On Sept. 30, the billionaire founder of psychedelic entertainment group Cirque du Soleil blasted into space aboard a Russian rocket. Cost of the ride: $35 million.His trip, organized through American exploration outfit Space Adventures, lasted 12 days, including a nine-day stay at the International Space Station. Laliberté used part of his time in orbit to promote...