Naomi Watts to star as Marilyn Monroe in biopic

Naomi Watts is set to play Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic, which is based on a controversial book detailing the actress' love affairs and encounters on the casting couch. Titled Blonde, the film is......

The Marilyn Monroe Quiz!

There was a time when Marilyn Monroe ruled the hearts of most men, and was the cause of envy for women. Had she been alive, this beautiful actress would have been 80 today. rediff.com quizes you......

Happy Birthday, Norma Jean

This day in 1926, Norma Jean Mortensen was born to Gladys Baker in Los Angeles, California. Since her father's identity was undetermined, she was baptised Norma Jean Baker.August 5, 1962, she was......

Old friends break the silence

Like old friends who once 'sat on the park bench like bookends', Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel put the sounds of silence of the last two decades behind them. The 1960s folk-rock duo seemed to forget......

'Raise the roof': BBL players fume over 'bizarre' rule

IMAGE: Melbourne Renegades players celebrate victory over Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League match, at Marvel Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday. Photograph: Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty......

Baseball legend Yogi Berra dies aged 90

IMAGE: New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra. Photograoph: Steve Nesius/Reuters The Yankees said in a tribute on Twitter: "We are deeply saddened by the loss of a Yankees legend and......