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<i>Beauty:</i> From NY with love
First they took Manhattan ... now this quirkiest of companies is coming to Auckland.

Toy makers go high-tech on the cheap
From a digital Scrabble game that checks the words to a hovering UFO to miniature radio-control cars, toy makers are amping up the tech quotient but not prices.

NZ designer Rebecca Taylor shows at NYFW
NZ-born designer Rebecca Taylor had a healthy dose of masculinity in her fall 2010 ready-to-wear collection at New York Fashion Week.

Barbara Walters to host last Oscars special
Barbara Walters says next month's Oscar interview special will be her last, ending a 29-year tradition.

Fur makes a comeback at New York Fashion Week
Alexander Wang showed a cool leather trenchcoat with a strip of mink running entirely down the back during the weekend's shows at New York Fashion week.

Nightmares for Gmail users as Buzz kills privacy
Google's new Buzz social hub features is set automatically to 'on' - and shares Gmail users' information without asking.

Madonna turns marriage ref for TV
Madonna, who's been divorced twice, is to appear as a judge on a US reality TV show about warring couples.

Alert: puppet sex
There's a new musical coming to town and it sounds like it's Sesame Street crossed with Peter Jackson's sordid black comedy Meet the Feebles.

<i>Jay Leno Show</i> officially over
Jay Leno has ushered out one of television's biggest flops without sentiment during the final night of his prime-time experiment.

New photos capture 9/11 drama
Newly released aerial photos of the World Trade Center terror attack capture the towers' dramatic collapse.

Andy Roddick's wife lands <i>Sports Illustrated</i> cover shoot
Model Brooklyn Decker has landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year.

Rapper Lil Wayne sentencing delayed
Lil Wayne's sentencing has been delayed until March 2 due to dental surgery, his attorney has announced.

Facebook gets yet another new face
Facebook has started rolling out a new front page design which emphasises chat and applications, and includes display advertising.