Los Angeles, Sept. 8.- Veteran Hollywood actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino revealed secrets of filming Heat, the 1995 classic Michael Mann film, on Wednesday night, during a tribute organized by the Hollywood Academy and moderated by British filmmaker Christopher Nolan, who called the film a 'masterpiece' and an 'American classic'. The greatest revelation of the evening came from Pacino, who ...

For the first time in history,  six Costa Ricans will represent the country at the e-Sports World Championship 2016 organized by the International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) to be held in Ancol Beach City Auditorium, Jakarta, in Indonesia  from October 6th – 9th. A national competition was held to determine the winners that would travel to Jakarta to represent the country; in total 40 LOL teams...

Costa Rican actor Daniel Zovatto is “Money” in the Suspense/Horror Film “Don’t Breathe”; Money is a young delinquent who breaks into a house with two other friends and find themselves trapped. “Don’t Breathe” premiered in the U.S.A August 26 and has brought in roughly about $54 million so far; not bad for a movie that had an estimated budget of under $10 million; the movie is directed by Uruguayan...

San Jose, Sep 4 (EFE).- Colombian writer Alberto Salcedo, who loves telling stories, said in an interview with EFE that books have a tremendous value because they are "the best thing that can happen to a society," providing "quality time" for people. "Books help us to have a good time, to spend some quality time. A book is the best thing that can happen to a society, helping it understand its t...

Saturday, September 10 will be a big weekend for boxing, as two of today’s best pound for pound fighters in the world step into the ring in different fights; Gennady “GGG” Golovkin the current WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO world middleweight champion will be putting three of his titles on the line WBC/IBF/IBO, (WBA is not sanctioning the fight as his opponent has never fought as a middleweight before), when ...

New York, United States, Sep 3 (EFE).- Rafael Nadal, who has already moved to the fourth round of the U.S. Open, said Saturday he feels less pain in his wrist, due to which he was forced to pull out of the Roland Garros this year. Nadal, addressing the press after his straight sets victory (6-1, 6-4 and 6-2) over the Russian Andrey Kuznetsov, said he still feels a bit of pain but it does not li...

ATV racing (cuadracross) continues to gain popularity in Costa Rica, the fifth date of the ATV National Championship is scheduled to   take place at La Olla racetrack, this Sunday, September 4, in Sabanilla, Alajuela, starting at 9 A.M. A lot of improvements have been made to this track to ensure that it presents excellent conditions for the race, however the weather may be a determining factor, a...

By Wendy Anders Wikimedia Commons Qualy TV, Costa Rica’s Direct-to-Home television service, announced today it will be ceasing its operations. The announcement comes just under two years after its commercial launch in Costa Rica, reported The Netherlands’ digital Telecompaper. “In the last few months we have experienced various difficulties beyond our control, prompting us to take the de...

Source: New York Post Twitter Huma Abedin, one of Hillary Clinton's chief aides, announced that she is separating from her husband, former Congressman Anthony Weiner, after his latest "sexting" scandal. Weiner resigned his seat in Congress in 2011 after it became known that he was sending Internet messages with sexual content and photographs to different women, and in 2013 that same behavio...

Warner Brothers Cinépolis, a leading movie Costa Rica movie theater chain with locations in Desamparados, Cartago, Heredia, Lindora, Moravia, and Tres Ríos, has started screenings of War Dogs, a film directed by Todd Phillips. In Costa Rica, the title has been translated into “Amigos de Armas” – a play on the expression “brothers in arms.” According to the official synopsis by film studio War...

Photo: Gevalia Gevalia® Kaffe unveiled a new Special Reserve line of coffee that includes four premium, 100-percent Arabica, single-origin coffees, including Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kenya and Papua New Guinea varieties. Each is sourced exclusively from its respective country and crafted for those interested in tasting the exotic flavors of the world. All four of the Gevalia Special Reserve c...

Kaycee Landsaw (@kaycee_landsaw) is a renowned photographer based out of Salt Lake City, Utah whose work has been featured in a number of respected motorcycle and adventure lifestyle publications including Iron & Resin.       His work blends a unique candid snapshot feeling with a richness of color and perspective that allows the viewer to fall into the photograph an...

By Wendy Anders The U.S. Pickleball Association (USAPA), based in Surprise, AZ, describes pickleball as “the fastest growing sport in the U.S.” Created in 1965 in Washington State there are currently pickleball play opportunities offered throughout the U.S., and even abroad. Tony Horpel, a California native who settled a few years ago with his wife in San Ramón, Costa Rica, a small mounta...

Carolina Rodriguez Carolina Rodriguez, a 27-year old English teacher and linguist from Alajuela, is the new Miss Costa Rica. The crowning of the 2016 Miss Costa Rica was celebrated on Friday at the Children's Museum, located in the northern sector of Downtown San Jose. The pageant, which was mired in controversy from the beginning, featured an unusual second round of interview questions to ...

Source: Facebook Andrea Morales Diaz, a former Costa Rica legislator whose short political career was filled with controversy, will be the host of a new tabloid-style television show. According to a news report filed by Laura Morales of online news daily La Prensa Libre (the oldest news publication still running in Costa Rica), Ms. Morales will abandon her current occupation as an attorney ...

Fidel Castro pictured in July 2014. (Russian state media) Cuban cigar maker Jose Castelar completed on Friday the world's largest cigar, a stogie 90 meters (295 ft.) long, to commemorate the 90th birthday of Fidel Castro. The feat earned Castelar, known as "Cueto," his sixth Guinness record, as certified by a diplomat from the British Embassy in Havana. "I was working on it 10 days, abou...

Source: Pixabay Commons Costa Rican expats worldwide will receive a gift of $3 Voice Credit on every purchase of $20 minimum on LlamaCostaRica.com before August 13, 2016 (EST). The Bonus consists of calling minutes to both mobiles and landlines in Costa Rica using LamaCostaRica.com. The Bonus balance never expires. In order for the Bonus to be added automatically, one needs to have a free acco...

Source: Nu Essence Facebook In Costa Rica, there is a place where men and women, individually or as couples, can be gently touched and fondled in their erogenous zones for the purpose of inciting pleasure and relaxation. This place, which is located in the mountains of Escazu, has a jacuzzi and offers wine to guests. The above may sound like a description of a brothel, but it is actually a ...

Wikimedia Commons An unusual legislative proposal by a group of female legislators in Costa Rica would send an adult five years older than his or her sex partner to jail. According to a recent news report filed by Bharley Quiros, a reporter covering the Legislative Assembly beat for La Prensa Libre (the oldest news publication in operation in Costa Rica), the proposal seeks to amend the Cri...

The idea definitely has its merits: Move abroad to a beautiful place and live for a fraction of what it would cost to retire in the United States, especially in light of increasing life expectancies and costs of living. Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Spain, and Thailand are all popular retirement destinations for Americans not only because of their temperate climates, but also for their marginal cost...

PRNewswire ALAJUELA, Costa Rica, Aug. 3, 2016 -- TWO Sons TOO Many is a shocking new memoir, now available on several online sites and shopping venues, Amazon.com, Kindle, plus international sites. Author Aidan McNally describes his book as a great read that will not only churn the depths of emotion but also provide a thought provoking outlook as real as true life can ever be. The author...

Cartoon by Clay Jones Just days after the New York Post published a set of nude photos featuring the wife of the Republican presidential candidate of the United States, the daily tabloid has upped the ante. The new photo gracing the cover of the New York Post shows Donald Trump's wife in a naked embrace with another woman, who has been identified as a Scandinavian erotic model. As previo...

Early Monteverde community diner., Source: John Campbell by Jody Jenkins How far would you go for your beliefs? It’s a question more pertinent than ever in today’s globalized world brimming with moral issues easily accessible with the swipe of a fingertip on any smartphone. In a virtual age where tapping a “donate” button equates to activism, how do we decide which causes are really worth ri...

Source: Nicole Carboni Facebook A fitness model and beauty queen disillusioned with the Miss Costa Rica beauty pageant has slammed the television network that organizes the competition. Nicole Carboni Renault is an extremely attractive and dazzling woman who has previously made controversial headlines for her outspoken opinions about the way Teletica (channel 7) handles the Miss Costa Rica ...

Juliana Lopez Sarrazola. Source: Miss World Colombia 2015 Juliana Lopez Sarrazola, a 22-year old Colombian bikini model and beauty queen who at one point faced the death penalty in the People{s Republic of China, will instead spend 15 years in prison. According to a wire report by Agencia EFE, MNiss Lopez plead guilty to one count of cocaine smuggling. In the criminal court trial, Miss Lope...

Gallo pinto, the most emblematic meal of Costa Rica, is one of the world's healthiest breakfasts. According to Mike Dunphy, a culinary author who writes for the online edition of the respected Time magazine, breakfast in Costa Rica deserves to be on a list that healthy morning meals from countries such as Turkey, Israel, Japan, Iceland, and others. On the top ten list of international healthy b...

Pexels.com public domain image Sexual education in Costa Rica is a fairly novel concept that in recent years has gone beyond the realm of public schools. Thanks to new radio and television productions, people in Costa Rica can now enjoy healthy conversations about sexuality, an important aspect of life that involves both physiological and emotional well-being. One of the better known person...

Cartoon by Clay JonesThe president of Fox News, Roger Ailes, resigned Thursday as the network's chief after being accused of sexual harassment by former Fox 5 reporter Gretchen Carlson, the president and executive chairman of 21st Century Fox, Rupert Murdoch, announced Thursday. "Roger Ailes has made a remarkable contribution to our company and our country. Roger shared my vision of a great an...

Source: FundMyTravel.comAdele and Matt Allen are a young British couple from Brighton, a pretty city of East Sussex, located in the southern region of England. They have two children: Ostara, who turned one year old recently, and Ulysses, who is five years old and still breastfeeds. The Allen family would like to move to Costa Rica. To fund their Brexit, so to speak, they are hoping to collect...

Salty website Shooting on Antonio Banderas' new feature, "Salty," will conclude this week in the Chilean cities of Santiago and Valparaiso, the filmmakers said Thursday. The culture, people and landscapes of Chile made the country an ideal location for the film, director Simon West said in a statement. "Salty" tells the story of a decadent Spanish rocker and recovering sex addict (Banderas)...

Source: Pura Vida BraceletsBJI, a leading fashion events organizer in New York and Las Vegas featuring marquee properties such as Accessories The Show, FAME, Moda, Stitch, and MRKet, announces a comprehensive August New York Market July 31-August 2, 2016 at The Javits Center in New York City. Among the designers and retailers in attendance, Pura Vida Bracelets stands out from Costa Rica. The h...

By Binod Ghimire and Moncho Torres Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod claimed to be the first Indian couple to scale Mount Everest and even had photographs to prove it, but now they face a 10-year mountaineering ban in Nepal as they have been found to have used altered images and never actually reached the peak. "We have recommended the Tourism Ministry to take appropriate actions against the c...

By Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto, SJ - Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia CommonsBy Helen Cook Philippine authorities have started making it compulsory for confessed drug addicts to attend Zumba classes to overcome the habit, as part of the country's recently launched war on drugs. "The main aim is to make them sweat as much as possible!" exclaimed an euphoric Roullette Folio, the monitor of the first Zu...

Source: Gun N' Roses Legendary rock band Guns N' Roses has officially announced its Latin American reunion tour, and the band's website lists Costa Rica as its final stop. Guns N' Roses fans from Costa Rica were excited to find the Chinese-donated National Stadium, located in La Sabana Metropolitan Park, listed for a concert appearance on November 26th, following a few dates in Brazil. I...

Source: LigaPokemonCR Facebook Although the Pokemon GO mobile app has not been formally released in Costa Rica, gamers are finding way to install the new game on their iPhones and Android-powered devices. Pokemon GO is an augmented reality game that requires mobile devices equipped with Internet connectivity, camera, GPS, and Bluetooth. The game is the latest iteration of an entertainment e...

By Wendy Anders Cine Magaly, in downtown San Jose’s California neighborhood, is hosting Costa Rica’s 6th Annual European Film Festival with pictures from 10 different countries. Here’s the schedule for the remainder of the festival: Sunday, July 10: El Olivo, 3:40pm, (Spanish) Terapia para Un Vampiro, 6:15pm, (Austrian) La French, 8:25pm, (French)   Monday, July 11: ...

Source: Andrea Dipre Twitter Andrea Dipre, an Italian attorney and caustic comedian who is mostly known for his explicit interviews with adult film actresses, erotic models and prostitutes, recently visited Costa Rica. Signor Dipre hails from the Northern Italian region of Trentino. As a young attorney, he got involved in regional politics, an endeavor he abandoned after a disastrous politi...

Source: Melissa Mora Facebook Whenever an attractive woman who happens to be in the media spotlight offers a glimpse at her nipples in Costa Rica, a social media ruckus is bound to follow. The nipple of contention this time around happens to belong to Melissa Mora, a very sexy and popular glamour model who has also ventured into singing and appearing on reality television shows. For vari...

Source: Amazon Books Cocaine, prostitutes and a domineering First Lady are the highlights of a sordid memoir by a former United Secret Service agent stationed in the White House during the administration of former President William Jefferson Clinton. The book is titled Crisis of Character, and it hit bookshelves in the U.S. just a few days ago. The Costa Rica Star has not reviewed this book...

By Steve Mathieson - http://www.flickr.com/photos/38495915@N07/3933698385/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has praised Britain's decision to leave the European Union, saying that he hopes the United Kingdom can move forward alone. Starr, who lives in Los Angeles, said that he was in favor of the European Union when it first started. "I was a huge fan when (the EU) start...