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I love Keith Urban. I’ve always thought that he was one of the most talented and cutest guys in the world – I’m not trying to hit on him, cos he’s got Nicole [Kidman] and who could beat that, she’s Jolene.
like, ‘Okaaaay’. You’d just think to yourself, Oh, really? How are you going to pull that off? You’re going to call a rich Hollywood producer and they’re going to put you in a movie? You’re going to get discovered? Like, get real.” Jennifer Lopez on how she’s had to fight every step of the way, from the Bronx to the Hollywood A-list. ROLLING STONE I US
“Garage doors are a nightmare. Garage doors are the worst right now.” Rick Palacios Jnr, from John Burns Real Estate Consulting, on the great supply-chain shortage that’s holding up home building in the US. THE NEW YORK TIMES I US
Country superstar Dolly Parton on why she’d like to bake a cake (no, not a euphemism) for Keith Urban.
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“As I’ve said to a lot of the guys I’ve been talking to over the last couple of days, just how much I love him. I didn’t say that, but I wish I did.” Former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting on what he would say to his good mate and champion spin bowler legend Shane Warne, who died this month, aged 52.
“The Baby Boomers were the first parents who wanted to be cool, and who wanted their children to be cool as well.” Pamela Redmon, author of Beyond Jennifer & Jason, on the global surge of uncommon baby names, even in more traditional societies, as parents are increasingly determined to make their kids’ names “unique”.
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“It’s getting dark. You’re getting desperate, there’s nowhere to go. We hear a motor coming up the road. There’s two blokes in this little tinnie. They went from house to house. They were picking up and taking people to safety.” Murwillumbah man Brett Bugg relied on the bravery of strangers to save his family when their home was flooded: “We were all waiting for choppers. Where was the army?”
“I’ve only just started having flat whites; I usually have a cappuccino, but I feel like a flat white has that extra kick up the bum. It makes you feel like a grown-up.” Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer espressos herself.
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“Listen, if we were growing up in the Bronx right now, and one of my kids came to me and said, ‘This is what I want to do’, I’d be
“Sinking into this nice, warm bath, versus being lit in flames, is easier to wrap your head around.” Caitlyn Hauke, president of the Green Burial Council International, on the new eco-friendly funeral trend of aquamation, or alkaline hydrolysis, in which a body is soaked in a solution that dissolves practically everything but the bones. TIME I US
“My sister was much better than me. I was not very good growing up. And so, everyone was focused on Venus… That was devastating for me...but helpful. Because if that hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t have had the career that I have because I felt like I just had to prove and just had to win.” Tennis ace Serena Williams on channelling sibling rivalry into 23 grand slam wins. CNN I US
“Cultivating mindfulness can distract people from their own transgressions and interpersonal obligations, occasionally relaxing one’s moral compass.” Andrew Hafenbrack, from the
