Angelina Jolie opens a girls school in Afghanistan

Looking for inspiration to make the world a better place? Well, Angelina Jolie has opened a school for hundreds of girls in Afghanistan and intends to open more funded by profits from her jewelry collection, according to a report out Monday. The all-girls school in a village outside of Kabul is attended by 200 to 300 primary-grade students in an area with a high refugee population, E! News reported. It's a girls school because the area, which was not named specifically, traditionally favors education for boys, E! said. Jolie, of course, is a goodwill ambassador for the UNHCR, the U.N.'s refugee agency. With plans for more schools in the works, the "In the Land of Blood and Honey" director is also making her jewelry line, the Style of Jolie, available at a retail level starting later this week at Tivol jewelers in Kansas, with a promise that 100% of profits will go to charity. "The beauty of these creations is matched by the beauty of spirit behind Angelina's most heartfelt mission — to empower children in crisis," said Robert Procop, Jolie's longtime jeweler and business partner in the Style by Jolie project. The first funds from their collaboration, he said, went to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict to open the school in Afghanistan. "Beyond enjoying the artistic satisfaction of designing these jewels, we are inspired by knowing our work is also serving the mutual goal of providing for children in need," the actress told E! exclusively.

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Kim Kardashian's Pregnancy Diet: Kanye West's Love Is "Eating for Two," Focusing on Good Nutrition

Baby Kimye is precious cargo! Of course, mommy-to-be Kim Kardashian knows that more than anyone. That's why Kanye West's love is committed to eating healthfully for herself and her baby. "Keeping a healthy lifestyle has always been important to me," the E! star, 32, wrote on her blog Monday. "And now it's even more important because I am looking out for someone else's well being other than just my own." LOL! Check out Kim's "vampire facial" So what's a girl to do? "I've been researching recipes and healthy eating tricks to make sure that I get the right nutrition now that I'm eating for two!" Kim said. For her, that entails "maintaining a well-balanced eating and fitness plan." She's also looking to her trainer for advice. "My Kim Kardashian's Pregnancy Diet sent me this book [The Body Diet Reset] and I am so excited to read it! [It] will give you the tools you need to restart the way you are eating and boost your metabolism. I love his recipes and I know you guys will too!" Hey, if it's good enough for Kim and baby Kimye, we wanna try it, too. Don't miss Kourtney & Kim Take Miami Sunday at 9 p.m. on E!

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Fan mail sent to Taylor Swift found in a recycling bin

Kylee Francescan was recycling her newspapers when she saw hundreds of letters addressed to the singer. "I didn't know if they were stolen or discarded," she said. "So I threw them in a box. And I'm like, 'Somebody needs to let Taylor know.'" She said that some of the letters had been opened but that the majority remained sealed. "It didn't bother me because I know how much her fans mean to her," she added. Kylee Francescan then forwarded them to a local television station, who got in touch with representatives of the pop star. 'Accidentally' recycled A spokesperson for Taylor Swift suggested that a mistake must have been made. ''Taylor gets thousands of fan letters every day and they are delivered to her management office," the spokesperson said. "After the letters are opened and read, they are recycled. "The only explanation for any letters being unopened would be that a small batch of mail that was supposed to be delivered to Taylor was accidentally put with letters headed for the recycling centre. "We sincerely appreciate [local television station] Channel 2 bringing this to our attention." Last year Taylor Swift scored the biggest first week sales for an album in a decade in the US with her fourth album, Red. She recently performed at the Brit Awards ceremony in London.Fashion Day

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Watch it! Kim Kardashian winces in pain after clumsy bodyguard accidentally steps on her foot

She's doted on by personal assistants and security guards every second of every day. But Kim Kardashian fell victim to a clumsy bodyguard as she shot scenes for Keeping Up With The Kardashians in Studio City, California, on Tuesday. The 32-year-old star, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Kanye West, was seen wincing in pain after her bodyguard accidentally stepped on her foot outside her mother Kris Jenner's management offices.Quickly realising what he had done, the security guard raised his hand up in apology for the accident, before turning to check that pregnant Kim was not hurt. But Kim put the game face on and put the error behind her as she made her way into the offices, looking chic in a stylish maternity ensemble. The skirt featured a zip from top to bottom, which Kim was obviously a little worried about - keeping a close hand on the zipper to make sure it did not come inadvertently undone.Kim teamed the skirt with a pair of pale pink Louboutins featuring delicate straps at the ankle, and a matching blouse. The mother-to-be was all dressed up to film her reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The show features a gruelling recording schedule and Kim is spotted most days being tailed by a camera.The reality star is documenting her pregnancy on her blog, where she is setting a good example by writing about the importance of a healthy lifestyle while expecting. 'Keeping a healthy lifestyle has always been important to me and now it’s even more important because I am looking out for someone else’s well being other than just my own,' she explained on Monday. 'I’ve been researching recipes and healthy eating tricks to make sure that I get the right nutrition now that I’m eating for two!'For me it’s about maintaining a well-balanced eating and fitness plan.' Never missing the opportunity to promote a product, Kim took the chance to promote her friend's new book. She wrote: 'My friend Harley Pasternak sent me this book and I am so excited to read it. The Body Reset Diet will give you the tools you need to restart the way you are eating and boost your metabolism.'

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‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’ review: Omarosa cries, Dennis Rodman impresses

Is there something in the water on “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice”? Maybe the collective experience of some of these people on reality TV has led to us have some preconceived notions about the people on this show. For one, we expected Omarosa to be completely and totally tough-as-nails. However, she completely broke down this week after winning Project Manager, and it was one of the most emotional moments we’ve ever seen on this show. Meanwhile, who saw Dennis Rodman the game-player coming? After being a mess for his first time on the show, he may have really been the reason Omarosa’s team won. He was smart enough to ask the question to Universal Orlando during the meetings about whether or not they should use celebrities as a selling point, and this was really what guided them along the right path while Dee Snider’s team faltered. The whole North Korea thing aside, we really want to see Dennis do well on this season. He’s an interesting guy who clearly has some business savvy, but is often misunderstood.Before we get into the firing, we have to take issue for a minute with what La Toya Jackson accused Omarosa of doing after her challenge win: using her fiance’s passing as a means to get sympathy and advance in the game. Does she not realize that taping for this show began just around six weeks after Michael Clarke Duncan’s death, and that this would be very much on her mind? What a horrible thing to say, and we don’t care what your preconceived notions of Omarosa are. This would be like someone accusing La Toya a couple of months after Michael’s death of using him for some sort of benefit, and we do not believe anyone would really have the gall to say something like that. It was just unseemly, and you cannot just assume the worst of Omarosa because she’s the villain. In getting back to the actual firing itself, it was clear to us that (shocker!) Gary Busey really should have been sent home. He’s not much of a team player, he acts a little creepy around guests from time to time, and we don’t really know at the end of the day if he’s going to help in the long-term. However, Trump’s love for the Busey continues, and we are pretty sure the man refuses to do anything about this guy until at least week 4. Instead, the Donald went for the easy route and fired Dee, mostly because he was the Project Manager and he had a brilliant idea from under his nose that he didn’t bother to use.

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Sarah Jessica Parker Reveals Perils Of Cheap Shoes

SARAH JESSICA PARKER says that there is a price to pay for wearing lower-priced shoes. The actress, who is accustomed to labels such as Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin, tried cheaper styles when in character for working mother Kate Reddy in 2011 film I Don't Know How She Does It. "So I got shoes from [Aldo and Nine West] and the bottom of the shoes aren't leather, they are plastic, so I slipped a couple times and twisted my ankle," she said. "I went to a foot doctor and he said, 'Your foot does things it shouldn't be able to do. That bone there - you've created that bone. It doesn't belong there."' The Vogue cover girl also added that her role as a producer, as well as an actress, in Sex and the City paved the way for Lena Dunham to take on such an instrumental part in Girls - a US show that is also create by HBO. Dunham wrote, directed, co-produced, and also stars in, the hit series. "HBO was very encouraging of the beyond-camera role I played, and I feel that had we not done it, I don't know that would have existed for Girls," she told Net-A-Porter magazine. "It's a such a different way of thinking and it's not conventional. I also think that [Dunham] came along understanding her voice and with the support of a producing partner [Judd Apatow] experienced enough to say she is capable of this, that she needs to be in charge of the story as it's her voice. I do feel Sex and the City's success made that possible, and it would have been different otherwise."

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Holly Madison: My Daughter Won’t Be Traumatized By Her Name

She may not have chosen a girl next door name for her daughter, but Holly Madison says Rainbow Aurora‘s future is looking bright. After sharing that her inspiration came from a former school mate, the new mom — who welcomed her first child Tuesday — adds that if history does in fact repeat itself, her baby girl has nothing to worry about. “She was a perfectly normal, well-adjusted, sporty girl, by the way, so I’m not worried about my daughter being ‘traumatized’ by having an unusual name,” Madison, 33, writes on her website. Acknowledging all those knocking her name choice, the first-time mama says that the “smug haters” will only make Rainbow stronger. “I want my daughter to be proud of who she is and learn to speak up and stand up for herself at a young age,” Madison explains. “I spent most of my life being a people-pleaser who worried about what other people thought … and I don’t want that for her.” In fact, Madison is so proud of Rainbow’s moniker that she’s already showing it off to the world. “Got my nails done rainbow colors to celebrate my new daughter’s name!” she says.

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SXSW 2013: Untold stories of The Beatles in 'Good Ol' Freda'

She was in the employ of the Beatles longer than the existence of the group itself, though the film focuses most strongly on the period of their rise and early fame. Still working today as a secretary in Liverpool, Kelly gave away countless items of now-valuable memorabilia when she disbanded the fan club and kept only a few small boxes for herself. In some of the film’s most charming moments, she digs her keepsakes out from deep in her attic. “When I ended the fan club in 1972 and the Beatles had split up as a group, I wanted to go into another box, I wanted to be a housewife, I wanted more children, I just didn’t want to do that anymore, I wanted to concentrate on my family,” Kelly said in interview in Austin on Saturday morning. “And I thought, well that’s the end of it.” Filmmaker Ryan White had met Kelly through his family, his uncle being Billy Kinsley of the Liverpool band the Merseybeats, who also appears in the film. Though Kelly had always rebuffed all offers to tell her story, after the recent birth of a grandson she decided the time was right. “I didn’t know she was the Beatles’ secretary,” said White, who also directed the 2010 documentary "Pelada." “I just thought she was my aunt’s friend who was a solicitor’s secretary and very charming to talk to at weddings.” Filming some 40 hours of interviews with Kelly, White couldn’t believe the wealth of stories and information she was still able to recall. He also found that the discretion that had made her such a trusted ally of the band in their heyday still held fast, as she never revealed more than she thought proper. “I would often get asked as I was trying to get the film made, people would say, 'What’s new in this movie?' And my answer was always, everything’s new,” said White. “Nothing has ever been heard before. Freda has never talked about it. The movie isn’t about recapping Beatles history; that’s well told, what happened during the Beatles’ decade. So it’s a very personal film, Freda’s personal experience dealing with the Beatles.” White was even able to secure the rights to use four songs by the Beatles, “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Love Me Do,” “I Feel Fine” and “I Will.” The very morning he was first meeting with representatives of Apple Corps, who oversee use of the Beatles catalog, was the same day news broke of the $250,000 paid by the television show “Mad Men” to use only one Beatles track, “Tomorrow Never Knows.” “We’re very grateful they were willing to work with us,” White said. “We didn’t get it for free, but we didn’t have to pay $250,000.” Even after all these years, Kelly still considers herself a fan of the Beatles. And she remembers those early days the best, when they were playing rock 'n' roll in small clubs. “I just wish everybody could see the Cavern days,” Kelly said. “That was the real Beatles. To me.” With countless books, films, re-issues, compilations and the like, it would be easy to assume there are no new stories to be told about the Beatles. The documentary “Good Ol’ Freda,” which has its world premiere Saturday at the South by Southwest film festival, finds a previously unheard-from eyewitness to the entire history of the band. Freda Kelly was a secretary for the band and ran their official fan club for more than 10 years. Only 17 when she started working for the band, at first she made the fan club address her home address in Liverpool. When her father got upset by the incredible volume of mail that started pouring in as the band took off, she had to have it sent elsewhere. Kelly was right there in the rush of those early days, as the band moved from small local clubs like the Cavern to larger halls and international success. Working in the office of the band‘s manager Brian Epstein, she would distribute weekly stipends to John, Paul, George and Ringo while also collecting hair cuttings to send to fans or asking a band member to sleep on a pillowcase that had been sent in.

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