Arts

Germany opens taboo-shattering Wagner festival - 07/26/2011

BAYREUTH, Frederic Happe- Germany's 100th Wagner opera festival kicked off here Monday in an edition that will include a taboo-busting performance by an Israeli orchestra. The annual tribute to...

Amy Winehouse family 'bereft' as police probe death - 07/24/2011

LONDON, Danny Kemp- The family of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse said Sunday they have been left "bereft" by her loss at the age of 27 as grieving fans left tributes outside the London home...

'Captain America' breaks Harry Potter's box-office spell - 07/24/2011

LOS ANGELES- Comic book hero Captain America outdueled Harry Potter in this weekend's box office battle, earning an estimated $65.8 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. Paramount's "Captain...

Singer Amy Winehouse found dead aged 27 - 07/23/2011

LONDON, Robin Millard- British singer Amy Winehouse, whose drink and drug addictions overshadowed her sultry musical talents, was found dead at her London flat on Saturday. She was 27. The Grammy...

Memorial service planned for British artist Freud - 07/23/2011

LONDON- A memorial service will be held for realist painter Lucian Freud after a private family funeral, his lawyer said Saturday. Freud, a grandson of Sigmund Freud, the inventor of modern...

Queen spooked by Catherine's wedding dress display - 07/23/2011

LONDON- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly described as "creepy" a new exhibition featuring the wedding dress worn by the former Kate Middleton when she married Prince William in April....

Russia's Bolshoi plans October gala reopening: director - 07/23/2011

MOSCOW, Olga Rotenberg- Russia's Bolshoi Theatre is to finally reopen on October 28 with a lavish ballet and opera gala after a six-year closure for a sometimes fraught restoration, its general...

S.Korea singer wins fans worldwide after talent show - 07/22/2011

SEOUL- A young South Korean construction worker has become an international singing star after more than 10 million YouTube users watched his powerful performance on a local TV talent show. Nobody...

Space shuttles will soon be museum pieces - 07/21/2011

CAPE CANAVERAL- The end of the US space shuttle program brings the start of a new chapter for the remaining orbiters, which will soon take up residence as museum pieces in Florida, Virginia,...

African American Civil War Museum gets new home - 07/19/2011

The inauguration ceremony came as the United States marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in the country's history. More than 500,000 people were killed...
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