Arts

Rock patriarch Mick Jagger to become great-grandfather - 11/25/2013

LONDON- He may still be strutting about onstage giving his fans "Satisfaction" -- but at 70 the Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger is about to become a great-grandfather, his daughter confirmed...

"Doctor Who" zips around the planet in 50th anniversary TV special - 11/24/2013

LONDON- TV's most famous Time Lord popped up simultaneously in nearly 100 countries on Saturday -- in a special 50th anniversary episode of the BBC's cult sci-fi series "Doctor Who". Fittingly, for a...

Jewish leader blasts return of Nazi art trove to recluse - 11/22/2013

BERLIN- The leader of Germany's Jewish community on Thursday slammed a decision by authorities to return hundreds of paintings to a recluse accused of hoarding priceless artworks stolen by the Nazis....

Hugh Jackman reveals treated for skin cancer - 11/22/2013

LOS ANGELES- Australian actor Hugh Jackman revealed Thursday that he had been treated for skin cancer, posting a picture of himself with a plaster on his nose. The Oscar-nominated Hollywood star...

Lady Gaga album hits number one despite weaker sales - 11/21/2013

LOS ANGELES- Lady Gaga entered the Billboard 200 album chart at number one Wednesday with her new release "Artpop," though it sold less than its predecessor. The recording industry trade journal said...

Dylan puts interactive video spin on 'Like a Rolling Stone' - 11/20/2013

NEW YORK- Bob Dylan put a 21st-century interactive spin on a 48-year-old song that many consider his greatest composition when he released an official video for "Like a Rolling Stone." Posted on...

Harry Potter stamps rattle US philatelists - 11/20/2013

WASHINGTON- The loss-making US Postal Service (USPS) introduced Harry Potter stamps Tuesday, delighting fans of the fictional boy wizard but angering some philatelists who complain he's not American....

Selfie tops twerk as Oxford's word of the year - 11/19/2013

LONDON- Selfie is the 2013 word of the year, Oxford Dictionaries announced Tuesday, edging out some stiff competition from twerk. Usage of the word has increased 17,000 percent over the past 12...

Angelina Jolie kicks off award season with honorary Oscar - 11/18/2013

LOS ANGELES- A-list star Angelina Jolie kicked off the movie award season late Saturday as she accepted an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work at the Governors Awards ceremony in Hollywood....

Nobel Prize-winning British author Doris Lessing dies at 94 - 11/18/2013

LONDON, Katy Lee- British author Doris Lessing, whose powerful feminist and anti-colonial writing won her the Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Sunday at the age of 94. Her agent and longtime friend...
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