The Sun - Celebrity’s faces
June 13, 2008
The Sun - Celebrity’s faces
The Sun - Celebrity faces
It’s a bit of a double edged sword commenting in The Sun (even apart from the dreadful misquotes). It could be the end of a glittering career. However never afraid to tell it like it is and speak her mind London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston did it anyway. You’re a celebrity and it’s your own fault if you are looking haggard you’ve been obcessively dieting for over 20 years! (more or less)
Totally fearless treading where other nutritionists fear to tread. Read More in The Sun Online
“I’m uncomfortable being referred to as a celebrity nutritionist” said Yvonne Bishop-Weston. “I think it detracts from the day to day business of getting people fit and well. I’d much rather be well known for what I can do rather than who I know”
She is probably right to be wary. One of the problems of being labelled a ‘celebrity nutritionist’ is the a risk of getting dumped in the quack-box with Gillian Mckieth and Patrick Holford and having ‘Dr’ Ben ‘I have a huge chip on my shoulder’ Goldacre trying to piggyback your career.
David Cooper, a photographer for the Toronto Star, has won a Canadian Newspaper Award for this photo of Ontario skip Glenn Howard scoring the title-winning three in the ninth end of the 2007 Brier curling final.
The award news release is here, and the Star photo page is here. And here is the original Star story as it ran (online) back in March of 2007. In the print edition, by the way, the photo itself ran full-size, and very large, on the front page of the sports section.
There were all kinds of similar photos taken at that very same instant – by Adrian Wyld of CP, by the National Post, by Michael Burns of the CCA, local shooters, and also by Anil Mungal of this here The Curling News – which makes us wonder: did other news outlets submit their versions of this photo for the award, or not?
If the former, the question becomes: what made the Star photo better than any of the others? Was it the precise angle of the shot? Did Cooper get more “air” between Howard and the ice?
Regardless, a nice job from a photographer who would typically not have even been in the building, if not for Hamilton’s close proximity to Toronto.
By the way, did you know The Curling News is currently running a photo contest? No? Well, you must not read the print edition of TCN; the contest has been underway since late February and the entries received to date are quite good. Stay tuned for more on this in the coming days …
In other news:
• Longtime Ontario curling coach Tom Coulterman, the father of Krista McCarville third Tara George, is being inducted into the Sault Ste. Marie Sports Hall of Fame …
• This story by the International Council of Sport Science and Physcial Education (ICSSPE) includes Austria skip (and curling calendar queen) Claudia Toth …
• Another new podcast from The Curling Show features Tylenol Players’ Champion Amber Holland …
• Finally, we’ve shown this Desktop Curling Game before, but the gadget gurus at Gizmodo aren’t too impressed. However, fans include Nerd Approved (if a wee bit sarcastic), plus heisthelamb who likes it, big time …
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