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Dance Review Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev in Don Quixote
Although the first and firmest rule for audiences should always be to refrain from comment during a performance, ...
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Music Review Il Trionfo DellOnore at Symphony Space
Alessandro Scarlatti, described by the New Grove Dictionary of Opera as ...
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Books of The Times The Shining Girls a Novel by Lauren Beukes
The year is 1974. A precocious little girl is playing outdoors with a toy circus ...
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Who to cast in new Star Wars
Yoda counselled Luke Skywalker on the importance of patience during the young Jedi's training in The Empire Strikes Back. But here in the real world, Star Wars fans tend to have about as much restraint as a ravenous Rancor. With Disney hoping to get the J. J. Abrams-directed Star Wars: Episode VII into theatres in 2015, Abrams and company will have to lock in the movie's cast pretty ...
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Hangover a life-changer for Helms
Ed Helms has heard the hype before. But sometime shortly after the 2009 release of The Hangover, the hype turned real. "There was a moment we realized something was happening," says the guy who played the luckless dentist Stu in the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of time. "All of us (Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and director Todd Phillips) shared a dinner in London ...
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Who will win Desirees heart
With the memory of Desiree Hartsock's broken heart still fresh in our minds, the new Bachelorette is ready for her second shot of love. On the Bachelor, Sean Lowe couldn't seem to handle the heat of Desiree's brother. She was sent home after Sean met the 'rents, and despite pleas from Des, she took the dreaded limo ride home. Now, the 27-year-old bridal stylist has a bunch ...
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Dance Review Orissa Dance Academy at Ailey Studios
How marvelous, amid the furor of the ballet spring season at Lincoln Center, to spend an evening watching top-level Indian dance ...
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Fast Furious 6 Opens as Huge Hit
LOS ANGELES ...
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Hard-core film wins gay cinema award
CANNES, France--A French thriller with graphic sex scenes won this year's independently sponsored Queer Palm award for gay-themed cinema on Saturday at the Cannes Film ...
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Lesbian love story tops Cannes
Lesbian love story "La Vie d’Adele", by French director Abdellatif Kechiche, won the Cannes film festival’s top honour, the Palme d’Or, on Sunday. "La Vie d’Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2" (Blue is the Warmest Colour) beat 19 other films in the main competition at the world’s biggest film festival to take home one of the most coveted prizes after the ...
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Gay marriage opponents stage mass protest in Paris
Tens of thousands of people registered a final, furious protest against same-sex marriage on Sunday, days before the first wedding ceremony under a new law.At least 150,000 protesters converged on Paris, marshalled by more than 4,500 police who were deployed after the government warned of a risk of violence and disruption.Riot police evicted about a dozen far-right activists who used ladders to ...
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Turkmenistan enters record books for having the most white marble buildings
Turkmenistan has earned another spot in the record books, with its capital recognised as having more white marble on its buildings than any other city in the world.The capital, Ashgabat, has been transformed from a post-Soviet backwater into a city of hundreds of soaring marble-clad government buildings and apartment blocks in an ostentatious display of Turkmenistan's natural gas ...
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Frances Bean Jenner an idiot
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s daughter has sparked a feud with Kim Kardashian’s half-sister after taking offence to a tweet the young model posted and later deleted on Tuesday. Frances Bean Cobain took aim at Kendall Jenner after reading a post, in which she stated, "Just wish things could be easier sometimes." Eagle-eyed followers were stunned when the rock offspring ...
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Fast racing past Hangover 3
The sixth "Fast & Furious" action movie raced past comedy sequel "The Hangover Part III" to lead U.S. and Canadian box office charts through Sunday, putting the film on track to claim victory for the U.S. Memorial Day weekend. "Fast & Furious 6," a sequel in the street-racing franchise starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, rung up an estimated $98.5 ...
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Whether you are impaired or not–dance
WORKSHOP dance exercises There they were--a group of 29 persons of both sexes, able bodied as well as physically disabled, a few on wheelchairs or with impaired hearing, swaying and dancing to soft, soothing ("unrhythmic, unpurposed") music. Their movements were graceful and free-flowing; no one was guiding them. Soon the music and the dancing came to a stop, and the mentor declared: ...
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Dern Bejo takes top acting honors at Cannes
CANNES, France -- Bruce Dern has taken best actor and Berenice Bejo has landed best actress at the Cannes Film Festival.The 76-year-old Dern stars in Alexander Payne's "Nebraska" as an aging, alcoholic on a road trip with his son, played by Will Forte.Bejo, the "Artist" actress, won for her performance in Asghar Farhadi's "The Past." She plays a single ...
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Cycling Nibali takes Giro title Cavendish wins last stage
Vincenzo Nibali coasted to the Giro d'Italia title in the final stage of the three-week classic Sunday, while Mark Cavendish won the 21st leg in a sprint finish for his fifth victory in this year's race. For Nibali, an Italian with the Astana team, the title cemented his status in an elite group of current riders considered capable of winning Grand Tours, along with Alberto Contador, Chris ...
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Foreign dance groups enliven Dance Xchange 2013
SEOP Dance Company (Korea) International delegates made Dance Xchange, the Philippine international dance festival held in Puerto Princesa, a memorable event rife with creative innovations and collaborative interaction. South Africa's Eoan Dance Group, composed of young women led by Thandi Swaartbooi, grooved with powerful, bouncy music, unmistakably expressive of that country's rich ...
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Critics Notebook Penn Station-Madison Square Garden Report Needs Rethinking
The New York City Planning Commission last week took a significant but fatally flawed step toward improving the lives of millions of New Yorkers and others who use Pennsylvania Station, the ...
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BoSox stage late rally to move past Indians
BOSTON - The Red Sox and Indians exchanged nearly as many mistakes as runs for seven innings before a string of clutch hits and a friendly gust of wind helped Boston build the decisive rally. Pinch hitter Mike Carp drove in the tying run with an eighth-inning double and then scored on a double by Dustin Pedroia to lead the Red Sox past Cleveland 7-4 on Saturday. Trailing 4-3 entering the ...
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Fresh Prince Reunion Video of Carlton Dance With Alfonso Ribeiro Will and Jaden Smith Goes Viral
May 26, 2013 11:04 am A Fresh Prince reunion has taken place in the U.K. with Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro, aka Carlton Banks, getting together to do the famous "Carlton Dance" to the delight of fans across the globe. A video of the performance can be seen ...
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Next stage of growth policy
Prime Minister Abe pledges ¥91 billion in fresh aid to Myanmar and waives another ¥190 billion in debt to support growth and win investment chances for Japan ...
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Did Kimmel buy topless Arthur painting
Rumours are swirling that funnyman Jimmy Kimmel was the mystery buyer who paid $1.9 million for a topless painting of actress Bea Arthur. On May 24, comedian Jeffrey Ross tweeted a photo of himself with the John Currin original, which was sold at auction earlier this week, and hinted that the painting was a gift from the late night TV host. Ross wrote, "Biggest surprise of my life. Thank ...
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Bynes alleges cop sexually harassed her
Police have launched an investigation into Amanda Bynes' allegations she was mistreated by one of the cops who arrested her in New York on May 23. The Hairspray star was taken into custody and later charged on suspicion of marijuana possession, attempted tampering with physical evidence and reckless endangerment, after allegedly throwing a bong out of the window of her 36th-storey ...
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Vampire Weekend Now at center stage
(CBS News) Vampire Weekend is the indie band with a catchy name that's on top of the charts. Anthony Mason takes note: Their name sounds like a Goth band, but Vampire Weekend has a history of not being what they seem -- four Ivy League-educated musicians who write brainy songs that are also infectious. This week they have the number one album in the country. They met a decade ago as ...
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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