Daniel Craig was lucky to see me naked'

Actress Gemma Arterton, who features in the new Bond movie Quantum Of Solace as Agent Field, says Daniel Craig was lucky to have a sex scene with her in the film.

Mirror.co.uk reports the 22-year-old saying: "There are not many people I would strip off for. Daniel was a very lucky boy to see me naked."

But she had a tough time filming the scene.

She said: "I was naked on the bed and they poured gunge all over me. I had to stay like that for three hours. I couldn't see and I could hardly breathe, it was horrible. But it was worth it because I knew it would look amazing."  source 

Science and Religion: 10ft (3m) high bronze statue for Stephen Hawking

Science and Religion: 10ft (3m) high bronze statue for Stephen Hawking

Golden Kate Moss by Marc Quinn

Solid gold Moss statue revealed

said he wanted to sculpt the 'ideal beauty' A 50kg solid gold statue of model Kate Moss has been unveiled at the British Museum, in London. The £1.5m sculpture, entitled Siren, is by artist Marc Quinn and is one of several contemporary sculptures in the exhibition Statuephilia. Each work has been sited in a different gallery within the museum, placed with items from its permanent collection. Quinn's sculpture is said to be the largest gold statue created since the time of Ancient Egypt. 'Ideal beauty' Described by the museum as an "Aphrodite of our times", it sits in the Museum's Nereid Gallery, alongside its statues of famous Greek beauties.  more  My greatest living British icon is Kate Moss because she is endurable, nobody can stop her. She's very good at what she does, she’s sexy, she has a dark side. She started out as a model like twiggy and has ended up like Keith Richards. James Brown . read more

Poornam Viswanathan dead

Staff Reporter, The Hindu,  October 2, 2008

Poornam Viswanathan

CHENNAI: Noted theatre person and character artiste Poornam Viswanathan passed away here on Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 87.

Mr. Viswanathan was known for his remarkable performances in Tamil theatre and films. In every role he played, he paid great attention to dialogue delivery and body language.

He started performing on stage when he was 18. He later moved to New Delhi for a few years, where he was part of the ‘South Indian Troupe,’ with renowned critic Subbudu. Mr.Viswanathan, who worked as news reader at All India Radio there, deemed it a matter of great pride to have announced the news of India obtaining independence in the first news bulletin broadcast on August 15, 1947.  more