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| War Through The Net |
 THE decision by the United States
and Israel to develop and then
deploy the Stuxnet computer
worm against an Iranian nuclear
facility late in George W Bush's
presidency marked a significant and
dangerous turning point in the gradual
militarisation of the... |
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| THE GREAT
ABDICATION |
 AMONG economists who
know their history, the
mere mention of certain
years evokes shivers. For
example, three years ago
Christina Romer, then the head of
President Barack Obama's Council
of Economic Advisers, warned
politicians not to ... |
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 | From rail-splitting to
vampire-staking "TIRED of directing
such outlandish,
overthe-
top affairs as
Night Watch
(2004) and Wanted
(2008), Timur
Bekmambetov decided to
make an intimate, lowbudget,
reality-based
drama.
OK, not really, but
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire
Hunter may be about as close to
that sort of film as ...
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| | Renaissance of the rose |  FOR at least a century, the
rose has been entwined in
our notions of beauty and
desire. A key accessory for
prom queens and figure
skaters (not to mention Queen
Elizabeth II´s diamond jubilee), it
has figured in cold cream, Chanel No
5 and the classic Smith´s Rosebud
Salve.
But in recent years, the flower
came to seem outdated to some in
the cosmetics industry.
"It was because of tea roses," said
Ben Krigler, creator at Krigler perfumes
in New York, which was
founded by his great-great-grandfather
in 1904. "They were popular in
the ´50s and ´60s, but they´re really a
hybrid. That´s where you get that
musty, powdery smell. We call it the
´granny smell´ in the shop."
He said his company had tinkered
with its own rose scent ... | | | Post-Twilight flicks put
Pattinson´s career in jeopardy |
 ROBERT Pattinson, who
was looking to break
away from the film franchise
Twilight and graduate
from being a boy
vampire to a leading man, is having
trouble in his career as both his
movies post-Twilight have flopped
badly.
The Beekman Theatre on
Manhattan´s Upper East Side was
completely empty for a screening of
the film Bel Ami in which the 26-
year-old actor stars as a manipulative
journalist who sleeps his way up the
social ladder.
Not one punter had paid to see the
movie, which is set up against the
backdrop of 19th century Paris, with
cinema staff confirming this was not
an uncommon occurrence for the
film.
Despite boasting a fine cast
Pattinson romances Uma Thurman,
Kristin Scott Thomas ... | | | I just got lucky, says SRK on
20 years in B-Town |
 TWO decades ago a new Hindi
film superstar emerged:
Bollwood´s all-time favourite
romantic hero Shah Rukh
Khan, who debuted with
Deewana. On completing 20 years, SRK
says he just "got lucky" and admits he has
made mistakes all along.
"Twenty uninterrupted years of serving.
Not enough talent or looks or game
plan. Thank you all. I guess I got lucky,
lucky to be working all the time," tweeted
Shah Rukh, who entered filmdom with
Deewana, which released June 25, 1992.
Superstardom, disappointment and
controversies - Delhi guy SRK has seen it
all in his celebrityhood.
For Shah Rukh, it´s been two decades in
Bollywood, but his tryst with showbiz
began in 1988, the year he started his
journey with TV series Fauji,
after ... | |
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