Arts

Indian minister pens 'lovey-dovey' Bollywood song - 01/03/2013

MUMBAI- India's communications minister, already a poet in his spare time, has found another outlet for his creative ambitions: penning a slushy love song for a new Bollywood film. Despite his...

Oscars voting extended after online poll gripes - 01/02/2013

LOS ANGELES- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday it has extended voting for the 2013 Oscars, after reports of problems with a new online polling system. The elite movie...

French composer Jarre in talks over London move - 01/02/2013

"Jean Michel Jarre visited Downing Street to meet with officials about 'Tech City', London's media and technology hub," a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron's office told AFP. "There are a...

Raucous Nigeria's blossoming art scene tweaks the powerful - 01/01/2013

LAGOS, Ben Simon- With a champagne flute pressed between his fingers, the Nigerian oligarch stares out with a self-satisfied grin on his bulbous face, not bothered by the desperate masses behind him....

Vienna New Year's concert rings in 2013 with Wagner, Verdi - 12/30/2012

VIENNA- Wagner, Verdi and a myriad of waltzes will broadcast live to 81 countries when the Vienna Philharmonic kicks off 2013 with its traditional New Year's Concert on January 1. The event -- sold...

Taiwan holds first Chinese music concert - 12/30/2012

TAIPEI- Thousands of music fans packed a Taipei stadium to watch the island's first concert staged by Chinese singers and rock bands, reports said Sunday, in the latest sign of warming cross-strait...

Iraqis get glimpse of golden era in new exhibit - 12/28/2012

BAGHDAD, Ammar Karim- Iraqis wistful for a golden age in politics, often labelled divided and cynical now, have been able to harken back to such a time through an exhibition on their inaugural...

Pakistan gallery defies dictators - 12/28/2012

With all but the most insipid forms of visual art officially banned as "un-Islamic", architect Naeem Pasha and a group of friends decided Pakistan's artists needed a space to express themselves...

Madonna builds ten schools in Malawi - 12/28/2012

BLANTYRE, Malawi- Former Material Girl Madonna has built 10 primary schools in Malawi this year, her charity announced Friday. Two years after abandoning a $15 million girls academy, the pop diva...

Winslet marries for third time - to Mr RocknRoll - 12/27/2012

LONDON- Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has married her third husband in a secret ceremony -- tying the knot with Richard Branson's nephew Ned RocknRoll, The Sun tabloid reported on Thursday....
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