SXSW: Look who Grumpy Cat has upstaged

The annual music, film and technology conference South By Southwest boasts a stellar lineup of guests this year: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, NSA leak Edward Snowden, music superstars Lady Gaga, Blondie, Spandau Ballet and Coldplay, and environmental advocate Al Gore. But have they all been eclipsed by a pussycat with a miserable expression etched on its face The so-called Grumpy Cat – a two year old mixed-breed cat which became an internet superstar in 2012 because of its seemingly unhappy demeanour – is also attending the conference in the Texas capital, Austin, and appears to be its breakout star

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Bobbi Kristina Brown: My fiance is not my brother

Whitney Houston’s daughter has confirmed she’s engaged to her “adopted brother” while lashing out at critics. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the late singer’s daughter with former pop star Bobby Brown, was linked to Nick Gordon shortly after her mother’s February 2012 death

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Album review: Be – Beady Eye

BE Beady Eye (Sony) After the ill-conceived Different Gear, Still Speeding that was Beady Eye’s debut, Liam Gallagher has finally found his wings post Oasis. And boy does he soar on an album that’s as sonically adventurous as it is full of sneering, snappy and sharp Brit rockers such as Flick Of The Finger, Second Bite of The Apple and Soon Come Tomorrow.

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Is this the worst TV show for women?

The wonderful (“wonderful”) thing about television is that just as soon as you think it has finally reached its nadir – Celebrity Big Brother, Duck Dynasty, Outrageous Celebrity Lookalike Behaviour Caught On Tape 2 – it somehow manages to plumb even further depths.

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