Arts

Brains and beauty on show at naked readings - 08/21/2011

NEW YORK, Mariano Andrade- Sit back and enjoy readings of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde or Henrik Ibsen, sip a glass of wine -- oh, and gaze upon the readers themselves: they're naked. That combination...

Getty Museum in LA acquires Herb Ritts photos - 08/13/2011

LOS ANGELES- The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has acquired 69 original photographs by noted fashion photographer Herb Ritts, a collection valued at nearly $1 million, the museum said Thursday. The...

Nepal announces international literary festival - 08/13/2011

KATHMANDU- Nepal will host its first international literary festival this September which will shine a global spotlight on writing from the Himalayan nation, festival organisers said Friday. The...

Glenn Close to get lifetime achievement award in Spain - 08/13/2011

MADRID- Glenn Close, one of Hollywood's most feted actresses, will receive a lifetime achievement award at next month's film festival in San Sebastian in northern Spain, organisers said Friday....

New Bollywood film stokes caste controversy - 08/11/2011

MUMBAI, Phil Hazlewood- A new Bollywood film tackling the thorny issue of caste quotas in Indian government jobs and education is released this week in the face of vocal protests from minorities....

Madame Tussauds to open in Sydney - 08/11/2011

SYDNEY- Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman are expected to be among the first Australian stars to feature when waxworks museum Madame Tussauds opens a venue in Sydney next year, the company said...

US lawmaker wants probe of Bin Laden film project - 08/10/2011

WASHINGTON- A Republican lawmaker accused the Obama administration Wednesday of jeopardizing national security by cooperating with a Hollywood director planning a film on the raid that killed Osama...

Tony Curtis art collection to go under hammer - 08/10/2011

LOS ANGELES- An extensive art collection and other memorabilia that once belonged to late Hollywood actor Tony Curtis are to be sold at auction next month in Beverly Hills, sale organizers said...

'Desperate Housewives' to take final bow - 08/09/2011

"Season Eight of 'Desperate Housewives' will roll out in a way that is accessible even to viewers who may have lapsed in their viewing, and be all the richer and more rewarding to the series' loyal...

Musicians 'blackmailed' into charity gigs: British union - 08/09/2011

"It is extremely unfair to put professional musicians into a situation where they are emotionally blackmailed into working for no fee and are asked to give their services to a good cause. "This is...
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