Simpsons matriarch Marge Simpson is gracing the cover of Playboy magazine, becoming the first cartoon character in the publication's history.
The November issue sees Marge posing on a chair with the distinctive Playboy Bunny logo.
Simpsons matriarch Marge Simpson is gracing the cover of Playboy magazine, becoming the first cartoon character in the publication's history.
The November issue sees Marge posing on a chair with the distinctive Playboy Bunny logo.
The Beatles walked across a zebra crossing on the road in St John's Wood, north London, at 11.35am on August 8 1969, for an image caught on the cover of their classic album Abbey Road.
Fans gathering to commemorate the event will be led across the road by Beatles tribute band Sgt Pepper's Only Dartboard Band, who will be wearing replicas of the clothes the Beatles wore four decades earlier.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/5991801/Beatles-fans-mark-40-years-since-Abbey-Road.htmlSeven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher has abandoned his comeback with Ferrari because of a neck injury.
The 40-year-old, who retired at the end of 2006, was set to deputise for the injured Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix in Valencia on 23 August.
"Unfortunately we did not manage to get a grip on the pain in the neck which occurred after the private F1-day in Mugello," Schumacher told his website.
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The Royal Opera House is to stage an opera created through social networking site Twitter.
Members of the public have been invited to submit their "tweets" online - messages of up to 140 characters - which will form the new libretto.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8193917.stmThe highlight of Dragon Boat Festival is the Dragon Boat Race, where teams of rowers propel Dragon Boats to the beat of drums. This tradition is centuries-old, and has been taken up in countries around the world.
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Two child actors from the film Slumdog Millionaire will be moved from slums to new houses by Indian authorities.
Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, who played young versions of two main characters, were discovered by casting agents in Mumbai's Garib Nagar slum.
There was an outcry when it was found they were still living there after the success of the Oscar-winning film.
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