| Tedium steals show from 'Legends!' stars
When it comes to the end of the world, I'm slightly less worried about global warming than I am about a 2027 tour of Legends! starring Jennifer Lopez and Heather Locklear. Any show post-Oklahoma! with an exclamation point should come with caveats in the program. This James Kirkwood comedy (and I use that term loosely) is a sorry vehicle, preying on a public fascination with celebrity that extends to 20-year-old TV soaps. Originally, the stars were Broadway grand dames Mary Martin and Carol Channing, and even they didn't fare well with the show. Now we get Joan Collins and Linda Evans, and despite a few pleasures, it's a tedious evening. Chief among them is how stunningly gorgeous Collins is at 73. If she's had plastic surgery, sign me up. (Evans' face, sadly, has undergone the kind of transformation that results in permanently pursed lips and little facial expression).
Sharon Osbourne 'gone too far' with nip-tuck, says Kelly
Sharon has had several cosmetic procedures - including a face lift, tummy tuck, neck lift and a boob job - and has regular Botox injections, but her daughter thinks it makes her look odd sometimes. Kelly told The Times: "Sometimes mum has gone too far with the Restylane and Botox and ended up looking extremely surprised. "The first time she had plastic surgery she didn't know how to explain it to us kids - we've got big mouths and she didn't want us to go around saying, 'Mummy's had a facelift', so she told us she was in an accident. That freaked us out so she had to explain." It seems Kelly has had a change of heart about mum Sharon's surgery. Last week, she insisted she was so impressed with her mother's boob job she couldn't wait to go under the knife herself. She said: "I'm already planning my surgery.
Back from the dead, foosball is making a comeback
Sweat drips down Chris Marks' forehead as he leans over the foosball table. Mouth slightly open, right hand delicately turning the rod handle, the 26-year-old German insurance broker is a portrait in concentration. Back and forth. Back and forth. Marks gracefully passes the polyurethane ball up and down the line, from one yellow plastic man to the next, looking for an opening as his opponent nervously wiggles his two defensive rods. Not that it matters. Marks is simply biding his time. One quick flip of the wrist and it's over, the ball moving so fast you don't actually see it. The ball makes a tinny "thwack" as it hits the back of the goal. Marks celebrates with a triumphant "whoop." Arms raised, he flips the final bead across the scoreboard, digs into his nearby backpack and takes a slug of Gatorade as he pulls off his yellow-tinted sunglasses and wipes his brow.
Cosmetic surgery demand soars
Demand for cosmetic surgery is soaring in the UK with new figures showing the number of people having liposuction rose by 90 per cent last year. Nose jobs and eyelid surgery are still the most popular procedures and men are increasingly booking themselves in for so-called "moob jobs" to have their breasts reduced. But the number of people undergoing liposuction has rocketed - prompting experts to warn it is not a solution for obesity. The operation has jumped from being the eighth most popular cosmetic procedure in 2005 to the third most popular in 2006. According to today's figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), 3,986 liposuctions were carried out last year - up from 2,099 in 2005. BAAPS, which is based at the Royal College of Surgeons, said other operations - such as breast surgery and nose jobs - had also seen a rise.
Innovative Wii Sports package overcomes simplicity for fun gaming experience
Baseball, golf, tennis, boxing and bowling all received a facelift, courtesy of Wii Sports. The award-winning game, packaged with the Nintendo Wii console, released on Nov. 17, brought virtual sports gaming to a whole new level. The game captures the motion-sensing capabilities of the controller, the Wii Remote (or WiiMote).
The Wii games are played by Miis, player-created characters. When a Mii is used in game play, it accumulates points according to the performance. At 1,000 points the player gains "pro status."
Boxing is the only Wii Sports game that uses the Nunchuck attachment to the WiiMote. Players can block their faces and bodies from their opponent's punches using a split-screen view from each player's perspective. Punches are dodged by the player moving their body from left to right.
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