Paris Hilton, the American heiress and TV show star targeted by animal rights activists for wearing fur, has given up wearing pelts, she says in the latest edition of a Hong Kong lifestyle magazine.
Twenty-five-year-old Hilton said she underwent a conversion after meeting Heather Mills, the vegetarian ex-wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney.
"I am not going to be wearing fur anymore," Hilton told the June edition of Prestige magazine.
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"I met up with (Mills) and she showed me videos of how badly the animals are treated," she added. "It is just disgusting. I am an animal lover."
Hilton was bombarded with flour earlier this year by activist members of pressure group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after she appeared on the London Fashion Week catwalk clad in fur.
Hilton's admission came in an interview in which she also revealed she is about to release her debut single, a reggae track that will be titled Stars Are Blind. The single's release is soon to be followed by an album and a tour.
"The whole album has so much different music on it," she said. Hilton told the magazine that she has written the lyrics to "like, seven of my songs."
The album will also include a cover of Rod Stewart's Do You Think I'm Sexy.
The world can expect to see a lot more Hilton in the near future, with a fifth season of her TV show The Simple Life planned, as well as the launch of a new fragrance and a fashion line bearing her name.
(AFP)
美國財團繼承人暨電視明星芭黎絲.希爾頓因穿戴皮草成為動物保育人士攻擊的目標,她接受香港最新一期時尚生活雜誌訪問時說,自己已經放棄皮草了。
二十五歲的希爾頓表示,她與奉行素食主義的前披頭四成員保羅麥卡尼的前妻海瑟.邁爾斯見面後,就徹底改變。
希爾頓告訴六月號的Prestige雜誌:「我不再穿皮草了。」
「我與邁爾斯見面,她讓我觀看動物是如何被殘忍對待的錄影帶,」她說:「實在讓人作嘔。我一向喜歡動物。」
希爾頓在倫敦時尚週伸展台上以皮草現身後,今年初遭到壓力團體「人道對待動物組織」(PETA) 成員以麵粉攻擊。
希爾頓這段訪問的自白也透露自己即將發行首支雷鬼風的單曲「Stars Are Blind」。單曲推出後很快會有專輯問世與巡迴表演。
她說:「整張專輯的音樂曲風多元。」她告訴雜誌她也自己撰寫歌詞,「大約有七首。」
這張專輯也包括了翻唱自洛史都華的「Do You Think I'm Sexy」。
在不久的將來,全世界將看到希爾頓強烈曝光,她第五季的電視節目《簡單生活》即將登場,以她為名的新款香水及一系列流行服飾也將問市。
(法新社/翻譯:賴美君)
A: I want to go to Neihu to see the cherry blossoms. B: Do you want to go by YouBike? A: Well, how much does it cost? B: The Taipei City Government just announced that riders can use the bicycles for free for the first 30 minutes! A: Great! Riding bikes is also more eco-friendly than driving. A: 我想去內湖賞櫻花耶。 B: 那要不要騎YouBike微笑單車去? A: 車費怎麼算? B: 台北市政府最近宣布︰前30分鐘免費! A: 太棒了,而且也比開車更環保。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
One of us is a murderer. The terrifying thought fills your head. There’s a corpse in the next room, and one of your fellow diners put it there. As the evening progresses, you learn disturbing secrets about everyone, and you’re forced to confess to a few yourself. You all have motives for the crime, but who committed it? Fortunately, it’s just a game. Murder mystery games are multiplayer role-playing games designed to be played over the course of an evening. The concept likely originated with “wink murder,” an amusing pastime that became popular in the early 1900s. In this game, a “murderer” kills
A: How does Taipei’s YouBike service charge after the free ride for the first 30 minutes? B: It’s NT$10 every 30 minutes within four hours. A: What a bargain. No wonder Taipei is listed by Britain’s “Time Out” magazine as one of the best 50 cities in the world. B: But I spotted a few English mistakes on YouBike’s Web site. A: I guess that aspect of it still has room for improvement. A: 台北市YouBike前30分鐘免費,之後怎麼算? B: 4小時內每30分鐘10元。 A: 真劃算,難怪台北市會入選英國《Time Out》雜誌全球最佳的50座城市。 B: 不過我在YouBike的網站上看到了好幾個英文錯誤。 A: 看來這個部分還有改善的空間。(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/ 台北時報張聖恩)
Mullet roe is a highly-priced delicacy typically served during special occasions like wedding banquets or Chinese New Year’s dinners, where families come together in celebration. The mullet roe can be prepared in various ways. It is usually pan-fried but can also be roasted or torched. To cook a pan-fried mullet roe, soak it in liquor or wine and peel off its membrane. Then, it is browned over a low fire and turned several times. Finally, the fried mullet roe is cut diagonally and is ready to be served. This dish is usually served with garlic scapes and daikon slices, but