Last Dance Candy Floss...

A sad goodbye to the Queen of Disco...Donna Summer, who will always be remembered for her wonderful anthems and all the fun and joy the brought to our lives!
Peaches Geldof shows her baby boy...
Demi has a hot new man...
Nigella has replaced the wine in her life with diet coke...way to go!
Reece Witherspoon continues to feel the family angst as her parents who have been seperated since 1996 but never divorced fight over her father`s remarriage and will changes...this aint pretty!
Cameron Diaz is looking a little lacklustre at the moment...wonder why?
Wills talks about his incredible Granny...
Anna Wintour will not have Kim Kardashian at any function she is organising...this is going to hurt!
Shorty`s biggest fan has only missed 2 episodes in 20 years...that is endurance!
Tori Spelling is positively blooming!
Barack Obama receives a very special shirt from David Beckham.
Katherine Heigl is finding mothering a newborn a challenge, first daughter was adopted at 9 months...really the house elves and baby nurse will be the ones run of their feet!But the pictures are real cute.
Tom Cruise is thrilled beyond belief with the way he looks in his new movie Rock of Ages...he plays a rock star, when asked the secret of his eternal youth he said" I don`t know why I look so good and so young"...botox, fillers anyone?
Kelly Travolta`s private hell...it appears that the court case may have turned to custard but this is an enduring roundabout in Hollywood and the questions about JT never end.....
Camilla is jealous of Kate?
Scott walks out on Kourtney?
Simone Callahan(Warne) tells Liz to leave her children alone...not much chance there I`d say! and shows of her new man.
J.Lo and Casper are hoping to adopt twins...say what?
Rachel Hunter goes on an Intrepid Journey and its got nothing to do with Rod!
Mel Brown really, really enjoys herself at Brian McFadden`s engagement party but wasn`t feeling so sunny next morning!
Stars without Makeup, just like us, kind of!
Ashton Kutcher and Halle Berry lose it with the papz....
Nicole, Harlow and Sparrow join Joel in Sydney for some family time downunder.
Jessica Marais and James Stewart introduce their baby and share their love!
And Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel kiss up big time at the basketball!

Titanic Candy Floss.....

Near, Far, Where ever you are...100 years have passed since the world`s most famous ship sinking. I have been asked twice while reading to children when there has been a mention of the Titanic,if I was on it when it went down...sorry ROPS guys but the answer is NO!
Kate and William celebrate their 1st Anniversary!
The Real Reason Jacko Gill quit the Olympics....
Rhys Darby has a secret heartache...heavens knows what it is!
Bobbi Kristina is doing a reality show?
Rihanna is pining for Ashton Kutcher.. are they kidding?
Joel Madden and Delta Goodrem tell why they click..
Are Kanye and Kim really on??? Well he has a K name....
One Direction are a big hit in Australia, lets hope the girls on this side of the Ditch show more restraint this week!!!
J.Lo gives Casper a birthday present he couldn`t afford himself... a customised Dodge Ram Utility! Way too go Jen!!
Beyonce and J.Z. share their holiday with us...snaps that is!
What really caused Danni and Kris to split?
Jay and Anna get engaged and so do Brad and Angelina!!
A supposed cousin of Jennifer Aniston`s has blurted that he is helping to arrange her Big Fat Greek Weeding in Crete, guess he won`t be now!
Paul Henry takes a Romantic Cruise...
Julia Roberts and Naomi Watts enjoy the sea with their children, while Pink`s cute little girl Willow goes for a whizz with Mum and Dad.
A week later and Beatrice and Eugenie are out in their first official capacity with Granny, while cousin Louise comes a cropper on her horse and breaks her arm.
North and South is out and asks are young people becoming accidentally addicted to pain killers like Oxy Contin(Hillybilly Heroin) and should we be aware that this dangerous drug is to put it mildly, addictive. We know that Michael Jackson and Courtney Love had big problems with this drug and yet its being prescribed here, if its caused a death is it wise to give it out?
Animal Testing... is it right or is it wrong?
A terribly sad bike accident raises the question of why is there so much Death By Bicycle in New Zealand? and what can we do about it?
La Leche League answers its critics....
A very poignant essay.
As always great columns, beautiful layout, divine recipes and great book reviews!

Monkeeing Around Candy Floss...

I was too young to be putting up posters etc of Davy Jones but we never missed an episode of The Monkees, knew the words to every song and the children at ROPS still sing I`m a Believer, so its hats of to Davy whose legacy will go on, have a look at clips of the show on YouTube, very funny show indeed and that great leveller hindsight shows very clearly just how talented these guys were.
Uma`s pregnant and Elle`s upset...have a drink dear you`ll feel better or maybe not!
Alison Mau`s in love and engaged.
Nicky Watson is having a sizzling love affair...
Becks gives Posh the hard word...slow down!
Zachary attends Daddy`s Oscar Bash, dressed like David he didn`t seem all that wrapped in proceedings...
All the stars came out to play after the Oscars, gorgeous frocks and all and in J.Lo`s case her Toyboy looked about 15! Way to go Jen!!
The Queen, Camilla and Kate go out together and have a great time!
Pippa goes skiing with the very rich George Percy, she really wouldn`t be going out with a pauper would she?
Taylor Swift hits Town this week...
Melissa and Joan show us around their little pile...
Dawn French has a new man.
Minnie Driver reveals her son`s Daddy, no Toyboy here!
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene appear to be making progress towards the goal of shared happiness....
Colin Firth does the gentlemanly thing an escorts Cameron Diaz to her car at a pre Oscars party, she looked a little worse for wear!!
Does Rihanna still love Chris?
Lindsay Lohan`s face looks a fright to put it mildly! Such a gorgeous young thing she was.
Lucy Lawless shares how her life has changed...
Bret McKenzie brings home an Oscar!
David Shearer introduce is wife and family...
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have a son to join their two daughters, his name is Samuel.
Is Snooki in the club?
Lisa Chappell is single and fancy free, having a blast!
We say goodbye to Cathy Campbell who trail blazed for Women to become Sports Presenters on T.V., she did an amazing job and never lost her niceness in the mix.

Could it be love Candy Floss....

Kerre Woodham shares what she`s learned about men... you go girl! Love is everywhere this week....
Sonny Boy Williams and Jamie Ridge, apparently its love and they`ve headed of to Raglan!! but not before making the cover of the Woman`s Day!
10 Kiwi Couples share their love secrets....
Demi`s girls are a little worried about Mummy...
Wills has gone to the Falkland Islands and Kate is feeling sad...
Kimberly Stewart takes Delilah out and she`s rather cute.
Shirley McLaine joins Downton Abbey... this can only be good as she as probably lived her role in a previous life!
Is Jim Carrey`s daughter using his name to gain fame and riches? American Idol anyone?
Inside Jen and Justin`s new home...
SAG award parties and gowns...
Jean Paul Gaultier pays tribute to Amy Winehouse... amazing looks!
The Hoff pops the question!
Drew Barrymore and her finance chill at home.
Heidi...is not happy but apparently Seal would like her back!
Gwen takes the boys fishing and they come up trumps!
Is Ange expecting and could it be another set of twins?
Fran Dresher claims she and her ex were abducted by Aliens... ex says it ain't so! Wacky or what?
Madonna and Elton are still snipping at each other...
Has Cameron Diaz been under the knife?
How come David Arquette`s new girl looks so much like Courtney?
Hayley Westenra is engaged to her French love and is very happy indeed!
Kourtney and Scott have a Babymoon...
Awen and Natasha renew their vows in Bali and this time the children are with them.
Alix Bushnell gets married and Masterchefs Kelly is engaged and pregnant!
Valentines Day should be a highlight this year if all the hearts, pink borders and love stories within this weeks mags tell the story!

Vanity Fair January 2012

Into the future we go!
This is an interesting little issue and not for its cover Lady Gaga but for the fact that someone in Auckland has been buying up almost every copy of Vanity Fair they can lay their hands on and it is a someone, if it hadn`t been for the good folk at Mag Nation in Ponsonby Road I wouldn`t have a copy, this might make a gorgeous stocking filler if you really like Lady Gaga but it would be a rather expensive exercise as this is the airfreight edition!
Lady Gaga tells all and certainly shows it! All the makeup products are MAC and it is a gorgeous cover.
The Royal Romance you didn`t know about...
The Heroes who are braving the Japanese Hot Zones to help others.
P.D James does the Proust Questionnaire.
Thomas Horn....Jeopardy Wizz Kid turned Movie Star!
Rebecca Eaton the Lady behind all those period dramas we love, think Downton Abbey.
What really went on between Michael Ovitz and Teddy Forstmann as Forstmann battled for his life..
Jamie Bell makes the jump from Billy Elliott to Tintin...
Rick Perry zooms down the political ladder....
The talented and very witty Christopher Hitchens has passed away after a life that was very well lived, often very controversial he did have as habit of hitting the nail on the head even if you didn`t agree with him. RIP.
Celine Dion has her feet on the ground and 3000 pairs of shoes to put them in.
Hot Type rocks as do the winners of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy which includes 3 members of the Lauder family.

The Sweet Second Life of Darrell Kincaid by Catherine Robertson

Written by first time Novelist Catherine Robertson, this was a well written, well paced novel which centres on the life of Romance Writer Darrell Kincaid whose happy endingdoesn'tt quite eventuate.
Darrell decides that her only real option is to tackle life and its challenges head on and away she goes, seeking new adventures and hopefully new love. An easy read and very well suited for that summer/beach book that you can pop into your bag, it is a little bit more than the average Chick Lit novel and would appeal to a far wider age range of readers than that genre usually appeals to. The characters are well drawn and the storyline has obviously been well plotted and thought out, it would make an excellent gift for anyone who likes to read especially with Christmas racing up, equally if someone you know is having a birthday and you are stumped, this would solve your problem, throw in some chocolates and Viola!
I am sure we will hear more from Catherine Robertson.
Thank You to Random House for this book.