Arts

55 countries to take part in 13th Venice architecture fest - 05/03/2012

ROME- Stars and budding architects from 55 countries will be taking part in the 13th Venice Biennale for architecture, curated by British architect David Chipperfield, organisers said on Wednesday....

Uggie, canine movie star, to 'write' book - 05/03/2012

NEW YORK- Uggie, canine star of the Oscar-winning film "The Artist," is to put paw to paper and come out with an autobiography about his dramatic rise from condemned dog to Hollywood darling. "Uggie...

Blanchett, Hawkins set for Woody Allen pic: report - 05/02/2012

LOS ANGELES- Australian actress Cate Blanchett and Britain's Sally Hawkins are being lined up to star in Woody Allen's next film, industry daily Variety reported Tuesday. Hawkins, who had a small...

Cuban actors plot new life in America after defecting - 05/01/2012

HIALEAH, FLORIDA, Paula Bustamante- Two Cuban actors who defected last week en route to the Tribeca Film Festival in New York are plotting a new life together in America and hope to pursue their...

'Think Like A Man' tops N. America box office - 04/30/2012

LOS ANGELES- The romantic comedy "Think Like A Man" topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, industry estimates showed Sunday. The ensemble date movie based on the...

Rome mayor caught in neo-Nazi blunder - 04/29/2012

Freda has also published works by Holocaust deniers and an Italian edition of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" -- which is banned in several countries. Alemanno is himself a reformed neo-fascist who has...

Nobel laureate Pamuk opens physical 'Museum of Innocence' - 04/28/2012

ISTANBUL, Nicolas Cheviron- Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk on Friday inaugurated a museum based on his last book about an obsessive lover who collects things to remind him of his inamorata and...

Lady Gaga wows S. Koreans as global tour kicks off - 04/28/2012

SEOUL- US pop diva Lady Gaga wowed tens of thousands of South Koreans at the opening show of her global tour Friday with signature flamboyant outfits and a provocative performance. The star dazzled...

Sean Penn urges more aid for Haiti - 04/26/2012

CHICAGO- Actor and activist Sean Penn on Wednesday urged more aid for Haiti as it struggles with the "enormous task" of recovering from the devastating 2010 quake. "It would take a poet laureate to...

Wagner's 'Ring' gets a new spin in New York - 04/26/2012

NEW YORK, Mariano Andrade- Retro, futurist, minimalist and powerful, the new production of Wagner's "Ring" cycle was staged in full this month by the New York Metropolitan Opera, giving this classic...
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