Arts

Mad Hatter Johnny Depp named 'hat person of the year' - 03/16/2011

WASHINGTON- Johnny Depp has been crowned "hat person of the year," beating out other celebrity hat-wearers including US singer Gwen Stefani and Australian actor Hugh Jackman, the US Headwear...

Benghazi radio rap boosts morale of Libyan rebels - 03/16/2011

BENGHAZI, Mariano Andrade- Two young Libyans whose rap music is broadcast to the front line by rebel Benghazi radio hope they are helping to maintain the morale of fighters outgunned by Moamer...

Vaclav Havel's celluloid dream comes true - 03/15/2011

PRAGUE, Jan Marchal- Czech freedom icon and ex-president Vaclav Havel has made his dream of celluloid come true with "Leaving", his debut film focused on the ups and downs of a politician ending his...

Israeli anger over Palestinian film at UN - 03/13/2011

UNITED NATIONS- Israel has complained to the United Nations for allowing the US premiere of a controversial film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the UN headquarters. A red-carpet showing of...

China approves Bob Dylan concert in Beijing - 03/13/2011

BEIJING- China's culture ministry has confirmed American music legend Bob Dylan will be allowed to play in Beijing, the first time in the singer's illustrious career he will have performed in the...

'Spider-Man' director replaced - 03/12/2011

NEW YORK- "Spider-Man," Broadway's troubled, $65 million musical, will get a new director and a makeover after months of technical problems, bad reviews and delays to opening night. The lead...

Uganda minister raps 'silly' museum protestors - 03/12/2011

KAMPALA- Ugandan activists are protesting against a planned demolition of a city museum thought to be East Africa's oldest, but the tourism minister dismissed them Friday as "just being silly."...

Mel Gibson given probation in abuse dispute - 03/12/2011

LOS ANGELES- Mel Gibson was ordered to do 16 hours of community service, pursue domestic violence counselling and serve three years' probation, in a deal Friday to end a row over alleged abuse of his...

Polish collector finds unique death photo of Chopin - 03/11/2011

WARSAW- A Polish collector announced Thursday that he had discovered what he said was a unique photograph of iconic romantic composer and pianist Frederic Chopin taken after his death in 1849....

Pope rejects image of 'revolutionary' Christ in new book - 03/10/2011

PARIS- Pope Benedict XVI has dismissed the image of Jesus Christ as a "political revolutionary" in a new book out on Thursday in which he also absolves the Jews of responsibility for Christ's death....
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