Arts

Palestinian artist 'creates' Gaza metro - 01/15/2012

Abusala had his "vision" while observing Gaza's anarchic traffic system, a tangle of donkey carts, motorcycles, rickshaws, and dilapidated old cars, not to mention the trucks plying the 40 kilometre...

Louvre buys 'core' mediaeval painting for 7.8 million euros - 01/13/2012

PARIS- The Louvre museum said Friday it had bought a mediaeval painting by Franco-Dutch artist Jean Malouel hailed as "the core of French painting" for 7.8 million euros (10 million dollars)....

Silent film hopes to make noise at US Globes - 01/13/2012

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Silent French-directed film "The Artist" hopes to make a lot of noise at the Golden Globes on Sunday, aiming to add to a string of awards and nominations ahead of the...

Upset French fans sue Michael Jackson doctor - 01/13/2012

RENNES- French fans of Michael Jackson are suing the late pop star's doctor for "emotional damage" they suffered over his death, their lawyer said Friday. The case against Conrad Murray, who was...

Buzz around Beyonce as fly named in diva's honour - 01/13/2012

SYDNEY- It might not be the most flattering accolade for the "bootylicious" American pop star, but new mother Beyonce now has a fly named after her. Just days after the singer and actress gave...

Russian author Akunin reveals 'female penname' - 01/13/2012

"Boring is the writer who never wanted to be an authoress. That is to try to imagine: what it is like to be a woman and look at the world through a woman's eyes," he said in his Wednesday blog post....

Damien Hirst connects the dots in global exhibit - 01/12/2012

NEW YORK, Sebastian Smith- British artist and self-marketing genius Damien Hirst looks to connect the dots in a big way with the opening Thursday of a global show for his body of colored spot...

Rushdie shrugs off call for India 'blasphemy' ban - 01/11/2012

NEW DELHI- British author Salman Rushdie has dismissed demands by an influential Islamic seminary in India that he should be banned from entering the country to attend a literature festival later...

Beyonce, Jay-Z welcome baby girl Blue Ivy - 01/10/2012

NEW YORK- Music royalty Beyonce and Jay-Z are the proud parents of a baby girl named Blue Ivy, media reports said, breaking the news of one of the biggest celebrity births in years. Pop diva...

Joel Edgerton 'in talks' to star in bin Laden film - 01/08/2012

"I've been involved with those guys for a long time. The thing was I was possibly going to be involved when the film was of a different incarnation, before bin Laden was killed," he told AFP. "I...
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