Madonna performs at the Valle Hovin Stadium in Oslo Norway Tuesday July 28. 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Madonna performs at the Valle Hovin Stadium in Oslo Norway Tuesday July 28. 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Some of Madonna's innermost and personal effects are to be auctioned this week including love letters and erotic answering machine messages to an ex-boyfriend dating back to the 1990s. Sources: Xinhua
Madonna pens article for Israeli daily Thursday July 30, 2009 USA Madonna performs at the Valle Hovin Stadium in Oslo Norway Tuesday July 28. 2009. (AP Photo) Israel's biggest daily newspaper is boasting a new international correspondent — Madonna. The Material Girl's byline is on the front page of Wednesday's issue of Yediot Ahronot with an excerpt from her upcoming article headlined: "How My Life Changed." The paper translated her words into Hebrew. Madonna's full article is to be published Friday. Madonna isn't Jewish but she has adopted the Hebrew name of Esther and studies Jewish mysticism. She made a private pilgrimage to Israel in 2004 and plans two shows in the country in September as part of her Sticky & Sweet tour. In her article, the 50-year-old entertainer describes her religious awakening almost 14 years ago, saying she realized fame and fortune were not the end but only the beginning. Sources: Sina.com
