Issue: February 28, 2012 (Archive)

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Iran swells with pride at win
Iranians flooded the internet and mobile phones in pride and joy at their first win Oscar win, and at director Asghar Farhadi's speech putting culture above politics.

Glory for Brit diva on home front
Just over a week after her spectacular sweep at the Grammys, British soul diva Adele triumphed on home soil at the annual Brit Awards in London.

Diva sale 'a twist of fate'
Dresses and jewelry worn by Whitney Houston will be included at a celebrity auction in Los Angeles next month - an announcement that came with the pop diva in her grave for barely 24 hours.

Laughter leaks in Simpsons landmark
The Simpsons, the long-running US animated comedy TV show, reached its landmark 500th episode with an appearance from controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

'Dead men walking' seek Euro tonic
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas and Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri will be looking to the Champions League this week to boost their chances of keeping their jobs.

Door opens at top to Safe House
Safe House, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, topped the North American box office over the weekend and earned US$24 million (HK$ 187.2 million) in ticket receipts from Friday through Sunday.

Oscars lift as writers swept off feet
US film and television writers gave their top two movie awards to Midnight in Paris and The Descendants in the final Hollywood guild awards show before Sunday's Oscars.

Bodyguard doubts recalled as actor tells of race factor
Kevin Costner said Bodyguard co-star Whitney Houston was almost overlooked for the role because of her color and lack of acting experience.

Black day for Sabbath fans on reunion front
Veteran British rockers Black Sabbath have been forced to scale back plans to tour this year as guitarist Tony Iommi continues treatment for lymphoma.

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