Shame on NZ X Factor

OPINION: As a member of ‘Generation Y’, I dutifully tuned into X Factor New Zealand this weekend to watch the drama, the showcasing of NZ’s greatest talents, and the arrival of one of the world’s most talked about shows to the shores of Aotearoa. What I saw was something that was a disappointing indictment of how our culture apparently derives pleasure

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Susan Boyle fans await next stage

Fans of the television show "Britain’s Got Talent" are looking forward to the performances of 40 semi-finalists Sunday. But one in particular will have necks craning even higher: Susan Boyle. The 47-year-old from Scotland wowed audiences and judges during her audition six weeks ago when she belted out the classic “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical Les Miserables

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Host ‘concerned’ about ‘Top Model’ audition melee

Supermodel and television host Tyra Banks said Sunday she’s "concerned" about Saturday’s melee at an "America’s Next Top Model" audition at a New York hotel, but said she didn’t know what caused the disturbance. “We are concerned by the events that occurred Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of the New York City casting call for the next cycle of ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ ” Banks, who hosts and produces the show, said in a joint statement with executive producer Ken Mok. “At this time, we still don’t know all the details of what happened or what triggered the incident

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