Tag Archives: brother

SAN FRANCISCO — In George Orwell’s “1984,” the classics of literature are rewritten into Newspeak, a revision and reduction of the language meant to make bad thoughts literally unthinkable. “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words,” one true believer exults. Now some of the writer’s own words are getting …

A Metropolitan Police officer is under investigation after appearing on Nigeria’s version of Big Brother without permission. Khafi Kareem, 29, appeared alongside commissioner Cressida Dick as Scotland Yard celebrated 100 years of female officers last year. But she later took unpaid leave and became a housemate on Big Brother Naija, …

Miriam Rivera, who came to fame as the transgender star of the controversial Sky One reality show There’s Something About Miriam, has died at the age of 38. Rivera’s husband Daniel Cuervo revealed that she had died in Hermosillo, Mexico on 5 February this year, while suggesting that there may …

The seeds of Brexit didn’t begin with a bus, or a Farage, but with a beautiful Indian woman being told by a foul-mouthed reality TV contestant that her “head was so far up her own arse [she] could smell her own s***”. Jade Goody’s behaviour towards the Bollywood star Shilpa …

Jimmy Osmond is unlikely to perform onstage again after suffering a stroke, his brother has said. The US singer, the youngest member of the sibling band The Osmonds, suffered a stroke in December during a pantomime performance of Peter Pan in Birmingham, where he was playing Captain Hook. Merrill Osmond, the group’s …

Jade Goody believed her cancer may have been a punishment for the race row she caused on Celebrity Big Brother. The reality star, who first appeared on the normal version of Big Brother in 2003, returned in 2007 and was accused of bullying Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty. During her time …

Andy Murray and brother Jamie have battled past French pair Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Citi Open in Washington. The former world number one has so far been restricted to doubles action since returning to the game following his hip resurfacing operation in January, and played in the mixed …

Liam Gallagher changed the words to his song “Shockwave” during a recent gig, in an apparent dig at his brother Noel and the singer Bono. A clip shared on social media Tuesday shows Liam performing the tune in Carcassonne, France, on Sunday. The song’s lyrics usually go: “Backstabbed all your friends …

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has shared a heartfelt tribute to his late brother on what would have been his sibling’s 45th birthday. On Saturday, the Inception star posted a photograph on Twitter and Instagram of himself with his older brother Dan Gordon-Levitt, in which the pair are pulling funny faces while wearing …

Andy Murray will continue to play doubles as part of his comeback and will line up alongside brother Jamie in the doubles at the Citi Open in Washington next week. After defeat in the Wimbledon mixed doubles third-round with Serena Williams, Murray initially cast doubt on whether he would continue …