Derek Zoolander and Hansel walk the runway

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 10: Derek Zoolander and Hansel walk the runway at the Valentino Fashion Show during Paris Fashion Week at Espace Ephemere Tuileries on March 10, 2015 in Paris, France. ZOOLANDER 2 will open in theaters in the U.S. on February 12, 2016. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images For Paramount Pictures)

20,000 Women Set to See 50 SHADES OF GREY [video]

Fifty Shades of Grey, the global phenomenon and hit erotica trilogy, is to date the largest and fastest selling Chicks at the Flicks film ever with over 20,000 women set roll up on opening night to in Event, BCC and Greater Union Cinema nationally.

With the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy novels having sold over 45 million copies in the U.S. and an additional 27 million copies in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries, and translated into 51 languages, it is no surprise over 300 sessions have sold-out at Event, BCC and Greater Union Cinemas nationally of which 150 are Chicks at the Flicks - Fifty Shades of Grey is set to join other films such as the Twilight Sagas and The Hunger Games Trilogies having the highest advance ticket sales of all time, showing consumers are keen to book their seats early.

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Not only do guests to Chicks at the Flicks get to watch the hotly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey and enjoy the chance for a catch up with the girls, but they can indulge in a swag of girly experiences including beauty stalls, entertainment, and glamorous prize giveaways. All guests to ‘Chicks at the Flicks’ will also receive a fantastic goodie bag brimming with yummy food and fabulous beauty products.

"We are thrilled with the ticket sales of 50 shades of grey with ticket sales already breaking records," said Ian Sutherland, Group Director Marketing, Amalgamated Holdings Limited. “It is great to see movie goers pre-booking in Gold Class our luxury cinema experience and at Chicks at the Flicks, the ultimate girls movie experience!’

“We will continue to add more sessions of the film where possible to meet demand and ensure we are offering our movie goers the ultimate cinema experience with big screens, big sound and unparalleled comfort through Vmax and Gold Class”, Sutherland continued.

Fifty Shades of Grey opens across Australia on February 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day which makes for the perfect date night in Gold Class and for those girls eager to catch the movie first with ultimate girly experience, there are special Chicks at the Flicks screenings at selected cinemas on opening night.

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Toyota 86 cult sportscar

FANS CELEBRATE TOYOTA 86 CULT SPORTS CAR

More than 800 fans of the Toyota 86 shared their passion for the cult sports car at the Festival of 86 held in Sydney at the weekend.

Enthusiasts flocked to the two-day club event from around Australia - by plane from as far away as Townsville while many drove their 86 from Queensland, Victoria and the ACT.

The car's global chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada, said he believed the Festival of 86 - held to celebrate the second anniversary of the car's Australian launch - had attracted the biggest gathering for the 86 nameplate outside Japan.

"I am very excited to join Australian fans of the 86," he said. "You have made this car a great success with more than 12,000 sold in this country, which is the third highest in the world after Japan and the United States. It's amazing."

Tada-san was mobbed by the car's passionate fans, spending most of the two days signing autographs on everything from components, including the car's dash panel and engine cover, to model cars, T-shirts, owner manuals and posters.

Leading the tally of those who registered to attend were close to 400 owners of the Toyota 86, a further 50 owners of the AE86 - the spiritual predecessor of the modern car - and a similar number of Subaru BRZ owners.

High-profile guests included four-times Australian rally champion and 86 owner Neal Bates and drift champion Beau Yates whose 86 drift monster was in hot demand.

Many of the owners at the event have embraced the spirit of the 86 by personalising their cars - including several who have spent tens of thousands of dollars on special body wraps, wheels, suspension and other components.

Toyota Australia supported the event and added to the excitement by revealing it is planning a one-make motorsport series for the popular car, which has been Australia's best-selling sports car in 2013 and so far this year.

The company's executive director sales and marketing, Tony Cramb, said Toyota expected to make a formal announcement of the 86 motorsport competition in the first half of next year and start the series in 2016.

"The concept is a pro-am with amateur drivers from across Australia competing against selected professional drivers," Mr Cramb said.

Tada-san said the 86 was ideal as an entry into motorsport because it is compact, light-weight, affordable and, above all, fun to drive.

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Body painted women 'athletes' promote female sport

In another celebrated case of 'what were they thinking', Women's Health magazine held a much welcomed 'I Support Women in Sport' function at The Establishment on October 13, 2014 in Sydney.

Critics were quick to point out the confusion between the sensationalist tactics of employing body-painted glamour models and recognising the achievements of Australia's elite female athletes.

They posed as a swimmer, netballer and gymnast, while a fourth wore a design resembling Cathy Freeman's running suit from the Sydney Olympics 400m final.

Danielle Warby, a board director of the Australian Womensport and Recreation Association, called the models' inclusion "bizarre" in a report in Fairfax's The Daily Life.

"The sexualisation of women in sport is a massive issue," Ms Warby said.

"These women are not athletes, they are naked and I don't know why they are there."

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— Danielle Warby (@DanielleWarby) October 14, 2014

What if we performed animal tests on humans?

Animal tests performed on humans

In a dramatic demonstration of the cruelty humans inflict on animals in cosmetic testing, performance artist Jacqueline Traide, willingly submitted herself to a battery of painful experiments.

All of this was done in full public view in a shop window in Lush cosmetic store’s branch in Regent Street, London.

While Jacqueline's discomfort was temporary, it was genuine. She, however was free to go home afterward. The animals' fate is not so pleasant.

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Australians in Vietnam: Hell, they're shooting at me!

Source: Everybody's Magazine 14 Sept. 1966

Tales of the fighting first

An Australian soldier relives his baptism of war in the jungles of Vietnam in this, the first of a series of portraits of Australian fighting men.

By Sgt. Rusty Smith as told to Tom King

BELOW us was the enemy. From the belly of the American helicopter the Vietnam jungle melted together in a vast green mat broken only by a web of rivers.

Off to either side of our helicopter other whirly birds hovered in formation like a great swarm of dragon flies. Somewhere beneath us the VC watched and waited.