AUSXIP UPDATES Created 15 December 1996 and maintained by MaryD   FEBRUARY 2013 Click here for the more current news Click here for more archived news    28 February 2013 MESSAGE FROM LUCY: Lucy has not confirmed that the deal is done for Chicago in NZ as mentioned in the NZ Herald today - She says "If the fat lady don't sing, don't believe it." Please wait for Lucy to confirm it before you make any booking for tickets Lucy Lawless / Upcoming Event -  Lucy Lawless to Star in Chicago in NZ 1-24 Nov! UPDATE FROM LUCY! Lucy Lawless / Save The Arctic -  Shell Gives Up Arctic Drilling on Anniversary of Noble Discoverer Protest! Lucy Lawless / Charity -  Lucy Lawless Matchbook Art on Auction for Amnesty International Spartacus: War of the Damned -  War of the Damned Episode 5: Blood Brothers Log + HQ Stills + Video     BUSY LUCY NEWS DAY: CHICAGO, SHELL STOPS DRILLING, AMNESTY AUCTION... MESSAGE FROM LUCY: Lucy has not confirmed that the deal is done for Chicago in NZ as mentioned in the NZ Herald today - She says "If the fat lady don't sing, don't believe it." Please wait for Lucy to confirm it before you make any booking for tickets   Here's some fantastic news just hot off the presses. The NZ Herald print edition (it's not online at the moment) has an article that says Lucy will be in the stage production of Chicago by the Auckland Theatre Company.   Lucy will be starring as Velma Kelly (the Catherine Zeta-Jones character from the 2002 movie) in November from 1 - 24 November NZ   READ MORE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AUCTION - CLOSES: 8 MARCH Amnesty International is running an exhibition and Trademe auction of tiny art created on Beehive matchboxes. The exhibition has been named Strike. Each artist is given a matchbox to decorate however he/she would like to. Lucy's matchbox is now up on Trademe.co.nz where you can bid on it. Current bidding is $500 Fabric wrapped with planting. Keeping it green, kiwi actress Lucy Lawless used a plant that survives on humid air to customise her matchbox. Strike is an auction of Matchbox Art created by various artists, designers, musicians and more, especially for Amnesty International and featuring tiny art measuring just 5cm x 7cm created on Beehive Matchboxes. All money raised from this sale will help fund Amnesty International's work to protect the human all over the world. Bid on Lucy's Matchbox     26 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Top of the Lake -  First Photo of Lucy Lawless in Top of the Lake Mini Series Lucy Lawless / Events -  Press Release and Video from 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party Angie Harmon -  Photos of Angie at Grey Goose party     25 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Events -  Lucy Attends 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party     Lucy in Top of the Lake & 2013 AUSXIP Charity Auction in Association with Starship Foundation FIRST PHOTO OF LUCY IN TOP OF THE LAKE It's taken a while for images of Lucy to surface from the Jane Campion Mini Series but here is the first one. A larger scan of the image will be posted shortly. More news and multimedia (when it becomes available) of Lucy on Top of the Lake can be found on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Top Of the Lake  Subsite AUSXIP Charity Auction 21-27 March   It's that time of year again when we fire up the AUSXIP Charity auction site and host our annual AUSXIP Charity Auction in association with the amazing Starship Foundation. I have created the 2013 AUSXIP Charity Auction FAQ to help those with questions regarding this auction. Please let me know if you have any questions that are not listed. Read More     24 February 2013 2013 AUSXIP Charity Auction -  2013 AUSXIP Charity Auction in Association with Starship Foundation FAQ Lucy Lawless / Events -  Lucy Attends Book Party For Intelligent Governance for the 21st Century 22 Feb     Rizzoli & Isles -  Tweet Pix Rob Tapert - Evil Dead Poster Bleeds Red - New Version     22 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Parks and Recreation -  Parks and Recreation Season 5 in Italy Erin Cummings -  Photos of Erin at the Kari Feinstein's Pre-Academy Awards Style Lounge Rizzoli & Isles -  Gallery Update Rizzoli & Isles Video -  Rizzoli & Isles S3 – Angie Harmon Interview on Alibi UK part 3       21 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Starship Foundation -  Starship Christmas Album 2012 Raises $250,000 for Starship National Air Ambulance Service! MaryD Art / Lucy Lawless -  MaryD Art: Lucy Lawless The L Word Rizzoli & Isles -  TV Guide's Best TV Crime Fighters: Users' Picks! - The Results are in     20 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Events -  NZ Gay Pride Parade Video + Lucy Screencaps 16 Feb 2013 Lucy Lawless / Top of the Lake -  Top of the Lake Australian Premiere 24 March MaryD's Art / Lucy Lawless -  Art: Lucy Lawless Battlestar Galactica D'anna Biers by MaryD       19 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Save The Arctic -  Greenpeace Responds to Ngamotu Beach Unrest Taranaki Daily News 19 Feb 2013 MaryD's Blog - The Partially Examined Life Podcast with Jonathan R White on Terrorism 19/2       New Artwork by MaryD: Lucy in Battlestar Galactica & The L Word Here's a new artwork by MaryD of Lucy Lawless as D'anna Biers from Battlestar Galactica and The L Word Click on the thumbnail for the larger art.                   18 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Save The Arctic -  Taranaki Daily News Opinion Piece: I Love Lucy For Putting Children Before Oil Companies 18 Feb 2013 Lucy Lawless / Mrs New Zealand -  Photo Recall Young Mum Takes The Crown - Herald on Sunday 17 Feb 2013 Erin Cummings -  An Evening of Giggles & Gloves event on March 23       17 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / @RealLucyLawless Twitter Q&A -  Lucy Lawless Twitter Q&A for 17 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Events -  Lucy Attended the 2013 NZ Gay Pride Festival and Big Gay Out - PicLinks Spartacus: War of the Damned -  Episode 4: Decimation Log, Episode Stills and Video Promo     16 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Twitter Q&A -  Lucy Lawless Twitter Q&A 16 February 2013 Rizzoli & Isles Video -  Rizzoli & Isles S3 – Angie Harmon Interview on Alibi UK part 2     15 February 2013 Renee O'Connor -  Happy Birthday Renee - Leave Birthday Wishes! Kevin Smith Memorial -  Remembering Kevin Smith 11 Years On Lucy Lawless / Top of the Lake -  Top of the Lake DVD Update Rizzoli & Isles -  Rizzoli & Isles Filming on location -  Tweet Pix from the set     14 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Save The Arctic -  2.7 Million Have Signed the Arctic Scroll Xenaverse News -  William Shatner's Xena Fandom Documentary "It's Going To Be Great" Spartacus War of the Damned -  Spartacus War of the Damned DVD and Blu-Ray Pre-Order From Amazon.com     13 February 2013 Xena Art -  New Xena Warrior Princess Poster Art by Calli MaryD's Blog -  Call The Midwife Season 3 News -  AUSXIPMaryD Twitter Updated     12 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Tweets & Messages -  Lucy Twitter Archive Updated - January 2013 Tweets Angie Harmon -  Angie's Crunchy Salad with Cocoa Vinaigrette recipe Angie Harmon Video -  Paula's Best Dishes     11 February 2013 Erin Cummings -  Photos of Erin at the Cupid's Undie Run in Seattle     10 February 2013 AUSXIP & Legendary Heroes Giveaway -   ALL 6 Seasons of Xena Warrior Princess plus Xena 10th Anniversary DVD Collection Legendary Heroes Giveaway! MaryD's Blog The Next Chapter -  The Miracle of Life - Hand of Hope Lucy Lawless / Save the Arctic Court Case -  High Resolution Images of Lucy at New Plymouth Court 7 Feb Lucy Lawless / Images -  Lucy Photo & Video Roundup - Web Links Xena Warrior Princess -  15 Ways To Rally Your Team - Earth Shattering Cry - #6 Xena     09 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Interviews -  Radio New Zealand Interview with Lucy About Court Case 07 Feb 2013     08 February 2013   Lucy Lawless / Save The Arctic Protest Support Page -  Cleaning Toilets Is Easier Than Cleaning Oil Off Sea Birds - NZ Herald 8 Feb 2013 -  Lucy Determined To Keep Fighting For the Environment TV3 News 08 Feb 2013 Lucy Lawless / Greenpeace Blog -  We Did It For The Future by Lucy Lawless Rizzoli & Isles -  Rizzoli & Isles Books Prison Break's Amaury Nolasco -  Japanese DVD site -  Rizzoli & Isles Shoutout on Glee Rizzoli & Isles Video -  Angie Harmon Interview on Alibi UK -  Angie and Sasha intro for episode     Featured Eco-Warrior Video Lucy Lawless Keynote Speech Powershift Youth Climate Summit Posted on: 7th December 2012 Lucy Lawless at the Powershift NZ Youth Climate Summit giving a keynote speech on 7 December 2012 in Auckland New Zealand Please note: the video goes fuzzy when a Powershift camera guy gets in the way for a bit; the audio is crystal clear. Credits: Camera: Jo Editing: MaryD AUSXIP Lucy Lawless – www.lucylawless.net       LUCY LAWLESS BLOG POST: WE DID IT FOR THE FUTURE We Did It For The Future by Lucy Lawless It’s almost a year since we climbed the Shell-contracted drilling rig, Noble Discoverer. Landing on the pier that day we felt dwarfed by the vast 53 meter drill tower that sat atop this rusting hulk which Shell was to use to pioneer their drilling programme in the Arctic. Insignificant as we were we felt something had to be done – a light had to be shone on Shell’s insane plans to drill for oil in the icy Arctic wilderness. Not in my wildest dreams did I think we would succeed as we did remaining atop the drill tower for over 77 hours. Read more of Lucy's Blog    Press Release: Star Lawless Slams Oil Giant Shell Outside Court    GREENPEACE PRESS RELEASE "We are proud to have taken part in our attempt to stop Shell's reckless plans to drill for oil in the pristine Arctic." - Lucy Lawless New Plymouth, 7 February 2013 - Film and TV star Lucy Lawless and seven activists were today convicted and sentenced to…    Read     Full Press Release     07 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Greenpeace Video -  Official Greenpeace NZ Video + Screencaps of Lucy Lawless Meeting The Press 7 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Court Case The Verdict! -  BREAKING NEWS: The Verdict Is In! Community Service & Fined $651.44! -  Press Release: Star Lawless Slams Oil Giant Shell Outside Court Lucy Lawless / Save The Arctic -  Editorial: What Happens In the Dark Comes To Light For Shell Lucy Lawless / Upcoming Event -  Lucy To Attend Big Gay Out in Auckland 10 February 2013     06 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / TV Alerts -  Italian TV Lucy Lawless Alerts For This Week Rizzoli & Isles -  Rizzoli & Isles Swag Giveaway Angie Harmon Video -  AP Interview with Angie about being UNICEF Ambassador Sasha Alexander -  New Sasha photos from Conan appearance     05 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Save the Arctic Protest Court Case -  Lucy Tweets: Lucy Going to Court 7 February Confirmed Lucy Lawless / Xena -  Italian Lucy Video: How She was, How She is Now: Xena Still Beautiful 17 Years After Spartacus War of the Damned -  War of the Damned: Episode 3 Men of Honor Log+Video+Episode Stills Erin Cummings -  Michigan Matters Interview Part 1 -  Michigan Matters Interview Part 2 -  Erin participating in Cupids Undie Run for charity in Seattle Feb. 9 Rizzoli & Isles -  New Site Banner     04 February 2013 AUSXIP Site News -  Where To Now For AUSXIP in 2013 and Beyond? Lucy Lawless / Dine and Dash -  New Lucy Photo from Official Dine and Dash Facebook Page Lucy Lawless / Spartacus -  VIP Fan Auctions: Lucy Lawless Lucretia Costumes Season 1 and 2     02 February 2013 Lucy Lawless / Save The Arctic -  Lucy Tweets: Save The Arctic Protest Court Case Set For 7 February -  Lucy Responds To The Alaskan "Lucy Lawless Bill" On Twitter Lucy Lawless / Climate Rally -  Upcoming Event: Largest Climate Rally In US History - Climate Forward 17 February Erin Cummings -  BSCENE Magazine: Why We Love Erin Cummings     SAVE THE ARCTIC COURT CASE: 7 FEBRUARY Lucy tweeted this morning that the Save The Arctic Court Case will now be heard on 7 February in New Plymouth Court.  Lucy and her fellow Greenpeace protesters are due to face New Plymouth Court for sentencing on several occasions but it was postponed. The charges related to trespass of the Shell arctic drill ship The Noble Discoverer on 24-27 February 2012 where they occupied the ship's derrick for 3.5 days preventing it from sailing to the Arctic for drilling of oil in the pristine Arctic waters. Lucy and her fellow protestors pleaded guilty to the charge of trespass (after it was downgraded from burlgary) on 14 June 2012. They were due to be sentenced on 13 September but the court case was adjourned to 22 November. The court case was postponed once again by Shell. Their reason? Shell was seeking damages of $700,000. Click here to read Greenpeace Press Release on why Shell wanted damages back in November. We now wait to see if the 7 February court case will go ahead or once again be postponed.   READ MORE     Alaskan Politican Introduces "Lucy Lawless Bill"!!!! This is just UNBELIEVABLE Below is the article from Anchorage Daily News that has me totally gobsmacked.  An Alaska lawmaker has introduced legislation that would make it a felony to interfere with permitted oil and gas, timber or other development projects. He called it the "Lucy Lawless Bill" Read More       01 February 2013   Lucy Lawless / Save The Arctic -  Alaskan Politican Introduces "Lucy Lawless" Bill to Stop #SaveTheArctic Campaign Lucy Lawless / Dine and Dash -  Dine and Dash Release Lucy Lawless Photo Lucy Lawless / Spartacus Vengeance -  Spartacus Vengeance for Italian Fans Update Rizzoli & Isles -  David Selby to guest star on Season 4 premiere Erin Cummings Video - Erin Cummings Chats Up Michigan