All in All, Not a Bad Job

But Chelsy Davy wants her own life, say pals

(NEWSER) - Still hungry for royal wedding hoopla? You might not have to wait long—if Prince Harry gets his way. "You're next," he was heard saying to gal pal Chelsy Davy at the wedding of the duke and duchess of Cambridge last week. The two were nearly inseparable at the reception and party following the big wedding. The on-again off-again couple have been a sometimes item for the last seven years. But it looked like the relationship was all over when Chelsy, 25, left London for a legal career in South Africa last year. More»

Women love romance, men sense of history, say experts

(NEWSER) - Men might be from Mars and women from Venus, but they're all drawn to the royal wedding—for different reasons, of course. Female spectators tend to be enthralled by the romantic relationship while men are intrigued by the history of the British knot-tying, say psychologists. “The royal wedding is not as emotionally salient to men as it is to women,” says social psychologist Terri Orbuch. "Women are far more invested in the relationships and connections around weddings than men in general.” More»

Action flick less than the sum of its all-star parts

(NEWSER) - Sylvester Stallone directed and co-stars, alongside a Magnificent Seven-style roster of action-film legends—Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, and Jason Statham—but critics have some issues with The Expendables.

• James Verniere (and a friend), Boston Herald : "Hulk like Expendables. It SMASH. Guns go BANG-BANG. Things go BOOM. Fire EVERYWHERE. Cars crash and make even MORE FIRE. HA-HA-HA. Hulk no like Rourke, though. Rourke NUTS."

First royal to compete in race runs as part of human caterpillar

(NEWSER) - Princess Beatrice became the first member of the British royal family to complete the London Marathon today—and even helped set a record. The 21-year-old daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson was part of the largest group ever to complete a marathon while linked together, the Telegraph reports. Bungee cords connected Beatrice, who ran to raise money for the Children in Crisis relief agency, and 33 other people wearing black clothing and fluorescent-green tutus. More»

Royal seeks better understanding of homeless issue

(NEWSER) - Prince William has spent a night sleeping under a bridge in London in freezing temperatures as part of his work supporting a charity for the homeless. The prince, his private secretary and the head of the Centerpoint charity for young homeless people bedded down in sleeping bags on top of cardboard, the BBC r eports. The prince answered a challenge to sleep on the streets, saying he would do so if the charity would double its efforts to help the homeless. More»