Apolo Anton Ohno: The Ice Man

For those who only know the name Apolo Anton Ohno as the winner of Dancing with the Stars, you are missing a big part of this athlete’s story. Apart from being a wonderful dancer, Apolo has also won five Olympic medals including two gold medals in short track speed skating. He is a remarkable athlete with a great personality, and he is just 25 years old.

Iremember first seeing Apolo Anton Ohno during his dazzling show at the Salt Lake City winter Olympic Games in 2002. His compact, muscular frame, his long hair and funky goatee – Ohno cut quite a dashing and unique figure and he definitely stood out. When the gun sounded and he cut the short track speed skating competition to pieces, it was clear that the world was watching a new sports star claiming his place in the cosmos. He would win a gold and a silver medal in those Olympic Games Read more

George Clooney: The new King of Cool

George Clooney is often described as an old-time movie star, someone in the mould of Cary Grant or Errol Flynn – suave characters with a natural cool and undeniable charisma. Women want to be with him, men want to be like him.

With his new film Ocean’s Thirteen and the five films that he has in various stages of production at the moment, George Clooney is not only one of the biggest movie stars in the world but also one of the hardest working. That is what is important to Clooney – the work. Although he has been named “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine and was selected for the cover of the first ever Men’s Vogue, Clooney puts that all in perspective. “I just want to do work that I can look back and be proud of,” he says. “All the rest of that stuff is something I have little control over.” In fact, Clooney was so irate about Read more

Discovering Beautiful Brussels

When people decide to head to Europe for a visit, places like Rome, Paris, London and Madrid spring to mind almost immediately. But there is another little jewel in Europe – a place rich in history, culture and beauty. That place is Brussels, Belgium.

The first thing you notice when arriving in Brussels, Belgium is the wildly divergent architecture around you. The striking buildings that have stood for hundreds of years share terrain with wonderfully eccentric Art Nouveau buildings designed by native Belgian architect Victor Horta. The one thing that’s consistent about the look of Brussels is its inconsistency. The reason for this is that Belgium has been conquered so many times over the centuries – by the Spanish, the Germans, the French and the English – that the city reflects the diverse looks of all those different cultures. Read more

Gael García Bernal – The Reluctant Movie Star

Gael García Bernal is quickly rising from the ranks of acting obscurity to global recognition and fame – but for Bernal, obscurity actually suits him just fine.

Gael García Bernal is a cool guy, tall and lean – thoughtful and quiet with a soft laugh that he engages in often. This well-spoken Mexican-born actor is on the verge of real acting superstardom, but he faces that reluctantly. “You know, I like this right now, what I am doing, meaningful films,” said Bernal. “I don’t understand why everyone assumes it is the goal of every actor to be in huge Hollywood blockbuster movies – that certainly is not the case with me.” Wearing his black hair closely cropped and dressed in faded worn jeans and a t-shirt, Bernal exudes that kind of cool that movies stars of the past, like James Dean, Read more

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