Actor
Just two movies and $19m: how Naomi Watts became Australia's highest paid actor
David Hirst Naomi Watts may have had a quiet year when it comes to movie releases but that hasn't stopped the King Kong star from becoming Australia's highest earning actor for 2011.
Back to the future
Stephen Lacey The retro revival is turning curiosities like clamshell mobiles, hamburger joints and Space Invaders into modern-day must haves.
Leaders of the celluloid world
Sylvia Pennington Meet the white collar warriors whose fictional shenanigans have stamped a lasting impression on the collective consciousness.
Happiness tips from The Dude
Actor Jeff Bridges is writing a spiritual guidebook called The Dude and the Zen Master.
Taste this
Sam de Brito Do you have good taste? A lot of people think they do but I'm certainly not one of them, leaving me distressingly vulnerable to women convinced of their aesthetic discretion ...
The powder and the glory
The cultural mash-up that is Davos is not all about heavy-duty business, economics and politics.
The young and the powerful
Who are tomorrow's best and brightest? Mark Zuckerberg, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber make list of top-achievers under age 30.
Treasures of pain
Sam de Brito I've been reading what I think is the seventh book of Glen Cook's Chronicles of the Black Company - a truly bizarre, sometimes unintelligably complex fantasy series, because I've been weirdly...
GQ's man of the year
The 37-year old actor Joel Edgerton takes top gong amid rumours he is set for super-stardom for his upcoming role in The Great Gatsby.
Face spinach
Sam de Brito You know the whole facial hair thing has gotten out of hand when our august National Portrait Gallery in Canberra jumps in on the act ...
Stars join Wall Street movement
Occupy Wall Street is getting a little help from its celebrity friends as the movement enters a second month. But star power also carries risks when the issue of wealth rears its head.
Forever The Fonz
Katie Puckrik Henry Winkler is thrilled with his award for raising awareness of childhood learning difficulties. But whatever else he does, he tells Katie Puckrik, he is for ever The Fonz
Alice Cooper's family values
The rock legend on life, love, loyalty and staying faithful to his wife of 35 years.
Hollywood's top earning men
Sarah McInerney Tyler Perry may not be household name in Australia but he has beaten the likes of Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio to top the list of Hollywood's highest earning blokes.
Humblebrags
Sam de Brito Being told you smell or you're boring can be jarring, dislocating, even humiliating but you'd hope to at least be able to claim ignorance - Dear Lord, I didn't know my breath stunk like an open...
Barrymore tops list of overpaid actors
Drew Barrymore has topped Forbes magazine's annual list of most overpaid actors.
The malt's in his method
Willie Simpson Paul Mercurio is a beer tragic. The former dancer-turned-actor and television personality is a serial home-brewer who launched his own peach-infused beer, Merc's Own Peach Ale, a few years ago.
Ken given the 'Bieber' treatment
He is nearly 50, but today's Ken is video-game chic, with a slender torso and hair that has been Biebered.
Dinosaur company stomps to top of rich list
Andrew Hornery, Private Sydney The company behind Walking With Dinosaurs has eclipsed the likes of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman to top the list of this year's richest entertainers.
TV host Jon Stewart named most influential man of 2010
Talk show host Jon Stewart has been crowned the most influential man of 2010, outranking the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
