Arts

Painted mummies found in ancient Egypt necropolis - 04/13/2009

CAIRO- Archaeologists working in an Egyptian oasis have found a necropolis containing dozens of brightly painted mummies dating back as far as 4,000 years, the country's antiquities chief said on...

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: the Musical? - 04/13/2009

MADRID - A European theater operator wants to produce a musical version of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's 1988 movie "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown", one of its executives said...

Peter Zumthor: a craftsman of architecture - 04/13/2009

GENEVA- You might describe Swiss architect Peter Zumthor as a craftsman, or as he once described himself, an author-architect. Not one to rush through his buildings projects, Zumthor is well-known...

Palestinians call on Canada to cancel scroll exhibition - 04/12/2009

OTTAWA- The Palestinian Authority demanded this week the cancellation of an exhibition of Dead Sea Scrolls, which it said were stolen by Israel from Palestinian territories, Canadian media reported....

Iranian director aims to show different side of homeland - 04/12/2009

LOS ANGELES- Iranian director Majid Majidi wants his films to show Western audiences a different image of his homeland, saying Western media portrayals of Iran ignored the country's rich history....

Dutch police arrest 22 musicians on drugs charges - 04/12/2009

THE HAGUE- Dutch police arrested 22 members of a Surinamese brass band at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport on Saturday, on suspicion of smuggling hard drugs, authorities said. "During checks on a flight...

Hayworth dress and 'Blade Runner' items auctioned - 04/10/2009

LOS ANGELES - Harrison Ford's blaster from cult sci-fi movie "Blade Runner" and a Rita Hayworth dress featured in the 1946 classic "Gilda" are among the items in a superstar auction later this month,...

Looted Nazi art returned to Holocaust descendants - 04/10/2009

LOS ANGELES- Three paintings at California's Hearst Castle which were looted by the Nazis from a Jewish couple who later died in the Holocaust are to be returned to their family, it was confirmed...

"The Dead City": a Vienna triumph for German soprano Denoke - 04/09/2009

VIENNA, Pierre Feuilly - German soprano Angela Denoke once again proved her talent for playing emotional female roles in Erich Wolfgang Korngold's "Die Tote Stadt", which had its last performance at...

Madonna makes donation to Italian quake victims - 04/09/2009

LOS ANGELES- Pop diva Madonna has made a donation to the earthquake-stricken Italian hometown of her ancestors, a spokeswoman for the star confirmed Wednesday. The singer's New York-based public...
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