Books
Vidal 'feared paedophile accusations'
GORE Vidal feared being accused of being a paedophile, according to family members of the renowned American writer and essayist.
Franzen hated Salinger, Moby-Dick
US AUTHOR Jonathan Franzen has revealed the books he most loves and loathes, hating on some of the world's most celebrated stories.
Ms Marvel returns as Muslim teen
MARVEL Comics is bringing Ms Marvel back as a 16-year-old daughter of Pakistani immigrants living in Jersey City named Kamala Khan.
Dolly, Cleo mag to 'lose half their staff'
By Staff Writers BAUER has announced that staff from its two youth mastheads, Dolly and Cleo magazine, will merge to form one newsroom, according to new reports.
Tori Spelling 'lied' about weight loss
STAFF WRITERS TORI Spelling has revealed her publicist instructed her to say she lost 20 kilos by "swimming". But the real reason she dropped the weight will shock you.
Cocaine, rape, orgies: Mike Tyson's sordid life
By Staff Writers HE WAS having sex with dozens of women a week. Addicted to booze and cocaine. A man whose only skill was "putting a guy in a coma". Mike Tyson's life was a "freak show".
Mary Poppins author 'ruined son's life'
PAMELA Travers created the perfect children's nanny, but in real life the Australian-born author split up a pair of twins because she only wanted to adopt one boy.
Asterix returns in a new adventure
AFP MORE than 50 years after their first adventure, those 'indomitable Gauls' Asterix and Obelix have set out again, this time to Scotland.
Iron Man's family secrets revealed
TONY Stark's always been a man of many talents for whom surprise is a rare thing - but he's about to discover a shocking family secret. SPOILER ALERT.
Confessions of a hipster bookworm
HIPSTERS reveal their darkest book-reading secrets ranging from the quirky to the truly bizarre.