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The Dance of the Planets Is an Actual Thing and Its Happening Now
Prom night! In 2009, in the night sky over the Very Large Telescope observatory at Paranal, Chile, the moon "danced" with Venus and Jupiter. (ESO/Wikimedia Commons) It's prom season -- for the planets. Every couple of years, give or take, planets get together in the night sky in such a way that they seem to be aligned with each other. They seem to be, really -- from Earth's ...
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Frances Ha review Life is a dance and she knows all the steps
The key scene in "Frances Ha" shows Frances dancing through the streets of New York as David Bowie's "Modern Love" blasts on the soundtrack. It's a scene so exhilarating you almost feel like you're the one skipping through crowds of people, who magically part to give you room to execute your sweet dance moves. As executed by the vibrant, unself-conscious ...
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Britains Tate museum sets $34 million record for Constable painting
LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 10:10am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - The Tate Britain museum bought 19th century English painter John Constable's masterpiece "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows" for 23.1 million pounds ($34.75 million), making it one of the most expensive British paintings ever sold. The painting, dated 1831, of the towering cathedral in the middle distance under an ...
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Sorrentino serves up a cinema banquet at Cannes
From second left, actress Sabrina Ferilli, director Paolo Sorrentino and actor Toni Servillo arrive for the screening of The Great Beauty at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...
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Woman who had to pay out after gas meter was alleged tampered with clears first stage in court
A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients has been jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex ...
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Gershwin-winner Carole King feted by Barack Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to singer-songwriter Carole King on Wednesday at a White House gala in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated ...
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Brazilian little step dance evolves online
It involves dexterous footwork and stylish movements of the upper body and arms, which are reminiscent of breakdancing and other urban dance styles. Clipe do Vinimax - Batalha do Passinhozejacy But hybridization and remixing have always been a characteristic of Brazilian culture in general, and this dance isn't any different. The Passinho dance style adapts elements of North American ...
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Sinead banned from dating site
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor was dealt a blow in her quest to find love online when she was banned from a dating website for posting sexually explicit messages. The Nothing Compares 2 U hitmaker, who has been married four times, signed up to an Internet dating service to find a new match, but her personal profile was deleted within minutes as it was deemed too racy by site bosses. She ...
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Sport picture of the day Mark Webber emerges from Monaco shadows
Mark Webber practices for the Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco. The dead space to the top left of the image draws our attention to the colourful detailing on the car, and the blur of the tyres provide an indication of ...
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Most popular wedding first dance songs
The first dance at your wedding may be the most important dance of your life -- or at least the most meaningful. So picking just the right song to accompany your first married moves is of the utmost importance. Though as much as a bride and groom may try to be original in the song that they choose, there are many go-to songs that hit just the perfect notes to mark couples' ...
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Tickets to all 2013 shows at State Theatre on sale today
May 23--Tickets to all 2013 upcoming acts in the Culpeper State Theatre go on sale to the public today at 10 a.m. Just three weeks after the historic live arts venue reopened, the diverse program keeps rolling. Highlights of today's pre-sale include: -- Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes performs summer party music July 12 at 8 p.m. The Jersey Shore based band formed in the '70s ...
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Be at the opening of Kneehigh classic Theatre
FIRST performed in 2006 at Restormel Castle, Tristan & Yseult is one of Kneehigh's best-loved - and critically acclaimed - shows. Since then it has toured to places as diverse as the Eden Project, the National Theatre, Sydney Festival, the New Zealand International Arts Festival, and Spoleto Festival in South Carolina. For this new tour, six years after it was last staged, Kneehigh will ...
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Arrested Development fans geek out ahead of Netflix release
Seven years after what was thought to be the end of Arrested Development, the cult television comedy is coming back to screens of all sizes this Sunday in a first-of-its-kind Netflix ...
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Yukoners knit wooly mammoth a new coat
Members of Yarn Bomb Yukon stitched a wooly mammoth sculpture into a onesie at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse this week. (Brian ...
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Long-forgotten images of Rambert and the birth of modern dance - in pictures
Rambert Dance Company is, at 87, the UK's oldest dance troupe, and founder Marie Rambert nurtured some of Britain's foremost choreographers, including Frederick Ashton and the creator of the Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois. Today the company's vibrant take on the contemporary repertoire continues to win fans worldwide. In the process of a move from the company's old London ...
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Massimiliano Gioni of Venice Biennale
Massimiliano Gioni, the artistic director of this ...
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The Picture House launches With a new digital projector the Cramphorn Theatre in Chelmsford is offering screenings of classic films as well as...
The Picture House launches ; With a new digital projector the Cramphorn Theatre in Chelmsford is offering screenings of classic films as well as ballet and opera TO celebrate the installation of the brand new state-of-the-art digital film projection equipment at Chelmsford's Cramphorn Theatre, a fresh new identity has been launched to mark the exciting change to the cinema. The Chelmsford ...
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Groovin again with the Rascals Steven Van Zandt gets 60s group to reunite for Broadway-styleshow.
Back in the days before he was Little Steven Van Zandt and was justlittle Steven Van Zandt, the future bandanna-wearing tele- mobsterchampion of all things rock and roll went to see his very firstconcert -- The Rascals. It's fair to say that it blew his mind. "Their idea of blue-eyed soul was way more localized than (that of)the British invasion, even though they were all white kids ...
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Eileen Chang gets B’way-style musical
Eileen Chang is one of the best known female writers in Chinese modern history. Her novels about romance and relations have contributed to many film and TV productions, including Ang ...
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Cicadas Take Stage for Their Final Act on Staten Island
Cicada casings hung from the leaves in Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island Wednesday. Millions more cicadas will climb from the ground in which they have spent the better part of two ...
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Zaha Hadid launches new design gallery
From jewellery that should come with a hazard warning to tables that have given up on legs, Oliver Wainwright delves into the inimitable world of Zaha Hadid ...
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Stage set for voters to decide Texas water plan in November election
Action Wednesday in the Legislature puts the issue of the state's water plan to voters in November. It will likely be up to Texas voters to decide whether the state should dip into its Rainy Day Fund to pay for water infrastructure. Action by lawmakers Wednesday sets the stage for a November vote on the $2 billion State Water Implementation for Texas (SWIFT) plan to pay for new water ...
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Tough group stage gave Dortmund confidence
Jrgen Klopp told UEFA.com the way his Borussia Dortmund side played in the group stage was "surprising" and gave him belief they could achieve something special this ...
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U.K. believes in the economic power of arts startups
. As his theory goes, cities with high concentrations of creatives - designers, musicians, tech workers, artists, and so on - tend to experience higher levels of economic development. But it's not necessarily the creatives themselves who drive growth, per se; to those who accept Dr. Florida's ideas (and he has had considerable influence on some city planners), the creative class is ...
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Oklahoma’s lessons for teaching creativity. Hint don’t kill the arts
For a long time, Susan McCalmont has worried about the marginalization of the arts in schools. As she saw it, music and fine arts were shoved aside as a result of prioritizing science and math. The focus on outcomes as defined by standardized tests only made the problem worse."What happens in the future if our children only become compliant test takers?" she wondered. "What if ...
A Look at Copenhagen
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Copenhagen leading the eco-charge
Copenhagen has, for many decades, been an extremely influential city in world affairs, most notably in the realm of environmental management and conservation activities. It is in Copenhagen that world leaders meet to agree on eco-friendly policies at the famous Copenhagen Accord, and the city will host mayors from around the world at the Copenhagen Summit. So what is the extent of the city’s leadership on such issues?
Copenhagen has long been considered one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world. In 1973 Denmark was the first country in the world to implement a national Environmental Law, and this paved the way for a strong combination of national and municipal legislation aimed at limiting the cities carbon footprint. Read more
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