Arts

Statue of Britain's Amy Winehouse unveiled in London - 09/15/2014

LONDON- A life-size bronze statue of Amy Winehouse, complete with a red rose in her trademark beehive hairdo, was unveiled in London on Sunday to mark what would have been the British...

Film festivals fire starting gun on Oscars race - 09/14/2014

LOS ANGELES, Veronique Dupont- Hollywood's annual awards season may be months away yet, but for many the race for Oscars gold has already started, with strong contenders emerging from key film...

Pakistan's Malala, global icon of girls' education - 09/13/2014

ISLAMABAD, Jerome Taylor- Schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai's courageous fightback from being shot by the Taliban has transformed her both into a symbol for human rights and a campaigner in global...

"Blue Moon" diamond unveiled in LA - 09/13/2014

LOS ANGELES- Los Angeles County's Natural History Museum on Friday unveiled the "Blue Moon Diamond," a 12-carat gem described as one of the rarest stones in the world. Deep blue and intensely...

007 'Jaws' villain Richard Kiel dies aged 74 - 09/12/2014

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Richard Kiel, who played the towering, steel-toothed baddie "Jaws" in two James Bond movies, has died. He was 74. The 7-foot-2 inch (2.18-meter) US actor, who made a...

Musical all-stars take up Paul McCartney in new album - 09/11/2014

NEW YORK- Bob Dylan, B.B. King and The Cure have all been covered extensively in their own right, but the artists have come together to interpret a giant -- Paul McCartney. On a new album that is...

Two US novelists on Booker Prize shortlist - 09/11/2014

LONDON- Two US authors made the shortlist Tuesday for the 2014 Booker Prize for Fiction, which has opened up the field for the first time to novelists from outside the Commonwealth. The six-strong...

Long tongues and leaping cats in 60th World Records book - 09/11/2014

LONDON- From super-long tongues to leaping cats, a host of weird and wacky landmarks have made the cut for 60th anniversary edition of the Guinness World Records book out on Thursday. The new edition...

Prince William 'thrilled' at Kate's new pregnancy - 09/09/2014

LONDON, Alice Ritchie- Britain's Prince William said Monday he was "thrilled" that his wife Kate is pregnant with their second child, but admitted it had been a "tricky few days" as she struggles...

Broadway outshines Hollywood on and off screen - 09/07/2014

VENICE, Ella Ide- The age-old rivalry between Broadway and Hollywood took central stage at this year's Venice film festival, which winds up on Saturday, with a host of theatre-based tales and stars...
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