Nicole Kidman steps up security
SYDNEY, June 23 (UPI) -- Nicole Kidman's wedding gown may undergo some last-minute alterations before her Australian wedding.
Aussie designers are pitching in at the last minute to complete the final touches, Entertainment Tonight reported Friday.
The dress is reportedly going to be a strapless yet conservative design in white.
Kidman's Husband-to-be, Keith Urban still has not been sighted in Sydney, the supposed city of the couple's wedding.
Due to security concerns, Nicole and Keith have hired a private security team, and local police have been asked to help keep the peace while the big event takes place, ET said.
Host wants to buy show, says report
LONDON, June 23 (UPI) -- Chris Tarrant, who has hosted Britain's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" since 1998, may buy the show, says a report.
The Daily Mirror says Tarrant, working with a group of investors, has made a $175 million bid. The report said the offer comes after the show's main creator Paul Smith announced he will sell the rights to the highest bidder.
"Chris has always been integral to the success of the show. Now he hopes to become involved in the success of the business too," the Mirror quoted a source as saying. "The opportunity was there and he took it. It's a logical step."
The winning bidder will get worldwide rights to the program, which is now shown in 106 countries.
Voodoo fest draws Peppers, Duran Duran
NEW ORLEANS, June 23 (UPI) -- The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Duran Duran will be headlining the eighth Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans Oct. 28-29, a report says.
Other performers are The Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips, My Chemical Romance and Kings Of Leon, Billboard.com reported Friday.
"Despite the ongoing uncertainty in New Orleans, I feel it's important for people to continue to invest in the rebirth of our city," Voodoo producer Stephen Rehage said. "Whatever small part we can play in that, we will continue to do and we'll see in due course if it was the right decision. What I do know with no uncertainty is that New Orleans and its music culture is something worth nurturing back to its glory."
'Spontaneous' New Yorker cartoonist dies
NORWALK, Conn., June 23 (UPI) -- Donald Reilly, 72, who drew 1,107 cartoons and 16 covers for the New Yorker since starting with the magazine in 1964, died in Norwalk, Conn.
While most artists do preliminary drawings, Reilly "liked his work to be as spontaneous as possible, and he was one of the few artists who would sit down and just do a drawing," said Lee Lorenz, a former New Yorker art editor.
Reilly also wrote his own captions, which were anthropomorphic, The New York Times reported. He tickled customs and manners. In one cartoon, for example, one tot says to another: "I'm thirsty. What kind of water does your mother buy?" At the other end of the age spectrum, someone comments, "Yes, Oregon's lovely, but we're just here for the suicide."
Reilly, who died Sunday, was born on Nov. 11, 1933, in Scranton, Pa. He received an English degree from Muhlenberg College in 1955 and a certificate in fine arts from Cooper Union in 1963.
His first marriage ended in divorce, and he then married the former Kathleen Collins. He is survived by his wife, a sister, three children from his first marriage, three stepchildren and eight grandchildren.
