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Saskatoon could lose Joni Mitchell artifacts
Saskatoon must do more to celebrate Joni Mitchell's legendary career or her hometown will lose her important artifacts, a close family friend said. Ron Lamb told CBC News that the famous folk singer is frustrated with the city's lack of recognition and feels snubbed, so much so, she might find another home for the artifacts that he has possession of. "I think it's to the ...
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The National on Trouble Will Find Me
Matt Berninger, left, and fellow members of The National perform in 2010. Their latest album is Trouble Will Find Me. (Chris Pizzello/Associated ...
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Sheen fires Selma Blair report
The filming of "Anger Management" had been pleasantly uneventful to this point -- aside from some Lindsay Lohan-related shenanigans, few reports of dustups on the set of the Charlie Sheen-fronted sitcom have emerged as it plugs away at fulfilling its 100-episode order. The key word there is "had," though. TMZ reports Sheen and co-star Selma Blair are at odds -- so much so ...
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Bynes gets more plastic surgery
Troubled actress Amanda Bynes is recovering after undergoing more plastic surgery on her nose. The Hairspray star was photographed by TMZ.com relaxing in a hot tub at the Revel Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey over the weekend with what appeared to be a large black eye, partially covered by her over-sized sunglasses. Now the 27-year-old has spoken out to assure fans all is well - she simply ...
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Critics Notebook Proven in Britain Two Comics Try to Take New York
Dylan Moran likes to start with a pang. In his last two stand-up shows, Mr Moran, an internationally popular comic who has been making a determined push into the American market, began with a greeting, then an anguished stammer, before mumbling the same sentence: ...
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Dance Review Breakin Convention Shows a New York Styles Diversity
New York may be the birthplace of hip-hop, but London has now become one of ...
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New Music New Albums by 3OH3 and Falling in Reverse
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Tony Awards spur box offices on Broadway helping Matilda Pippin and Motown to records
NEW YORK -- There were smiles at many Broadway box offices last week as a big financial bounce followed the Tony Awards, with the biggest winners being "Pippin," ''Matilda the Musical" and "Motown the Musical." Data from The Broadway League on Monday shows exposure and statuettes on the June 9 telecast helped many shows have their most profitable weeks ever ...
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center channels a Parisian nightclub in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
June 17--Who is Jacques Brel? "I had never heard of him and knew nothing," says Halee Towne, who stars in "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" at the Fine Arts Center. "I assumed he was French. And that was all I had." She's not alone. The name probably doesn't ring many bells today, but during a chunk of the 20th century, the Belgian-born ...
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Dance Review Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs Dance at LaMaMa Moves
In 2008 the dancers Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs moved from New York to Minneapolis. On Friday night they returned to New York to perform Mr ...
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Masonic Temple in Toronto sold to IT firm for $12.5M
Toronto's historic Masonic Temple, which was built in 1918 and hosted international music acts as a concert venue, has been sold to an Ontario consultancy firm. (Google Street ...
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Neil Patrick Harris heads to Broadway as Hedwig
was an unlikely hit fashioned out of a strange story: a tale of obsession, glam rock, a botched sex-change operation and a quest for identity. Mitchell starred in an off-Broadway production that played for two years starting in 1998 in the dilapidated ballroom of an ancient Greenwich Village hotel and reprised the role in a 2001 film version. In a statement, Mitchell said: "Who better to ...
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Books of The Times Carl Hiaasens Bad Monkey Features a Cast of Oddballs
At the start of Carl ...
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Music Review A Long Bang on a Can Concert for New-Music Fans
Stroller-pushing parents, tourists and harried traders in search of coffee were not to be seen at this ...
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Neil Patrick Harris to return to Broadway—to act
FILE - In this Sunday, June 9, 2013 file photo, actor Neil Patrick Harris performs on stage at the 67th Annual Tony Awards, in New York. Harris is returning to the stage _ and not to hand out awards. The four-time Tony Award host and former "Doogie Howser, M.D." will star on Broadway in the spring as the gender-bent rock chanteuse at the center of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," ...
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Apple Executive Defends Pricing in Case on E-Books
Just days after Apple introduced the iPad and opened an e-bookstore, the biggest player in the e-book market, Amazon, changed the way it sold digital titles. Steven P. Jobs shot off an e-mail to the Apple executive who had negotiated deals with the publishers. ...
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Theatre Winter Haven Honors Best Actors and Shows of Season
Larry Helms speaks after accepting the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Henry Bingham in "Fox On The Fairway" during the Theatre Winter Haven's annual Pierrot Awards Ceremony at the Chain O' Lakes Complex Friday night. Helms also won best actor for his role as Clown 1 in "The 39 ...
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Richards new role on Twisted
Denise Richards fully appreciates the special expertise she brings to her role as mother of a suspected teen-killer in the Hannibal-lite teen series Twisted. In it, Canadian-born Avan Jogia plays Danny, who'd been convicted at 11 of killing his aunt, and who is released from juvenile detention at 16 to a school full of former classmates and a waiting media horde. (A very American ...
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One Direction Twerking Video Boy Band Shows Off Hilarious Dance Moves At Recent Concert
happened, folks. One Direction took on the viral dance at a recent show in Florida, and we've got the evidence. The challenge came from a fan on Twitter during the live-question portion of the concert, but was one major problem: Liam, Harry, Louis, Niall and Zayn weren't quite sure how to do it. So, they all gathered around Niall onstage, who whipped his phone out to do some ...
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Report Iran to send 4000 Revolutionary Guards to aid Syria regime
As Western powers prepare to provide weapons to rebels in Syria's civil war, Iran is reported to be planning to send a 4,000-man contingent of Revolutionary Guards to beef up President Bashar Assad's forces. Britain's Independent newspaper reports Tehran "is now fully committed to preserving Assad's regime, according to pro-Iranian sources who have been deeply involved ...
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Europe criticizes Turkey as unions strike
Protesters battle riot police in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 11, 2013. Calm returned to the square on June 12, 2013 after the protesters were cleared from the area after two weeks of protests against the modernization of the square that quickly became an anti-government protest. UPI/Nasir ...
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LexTran bus SUV collide at Broadway and Third Street five hurt
At least five people were injured just before 1 p.m. Monday when a LexTran bus and an SUV collided at Broadway and West Third Street.None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, LexTran spokeswoman Jill Barnett said.Barnett said the Newtown Pike bus was inbound, headed for the Lexington Transit Center, when the crash occurred.About 16 passengers were on the bus. That's a typical ...
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Apple e-books trial Steve Jobs takes the stage
U.S.A. v. Apple , being steered toward the end of his cross examination to talk about Steve Jobs. Cue had testified last week that he was under extra pressure to sign publishers up for Apple's iBookstore in 2010 because Steve was nearing the end of his life, and this was a project he cared a lot about. When Cue returned to the stand on Monday, Orin Synder, Apple's chief counsel, did ...
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Eating in front of the TV can raise preschoolers cholesterol set stage for heart disease
A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that poor eating habits early in life, such as eating in front of the TV, can put today's preschoolers at risk of heart disease later in ...
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Dave Chappelle poised for 13-city comedy tour
American comedian and actor Dave Chappelle has kept a lower profile since his shocking mid-season departure from his hit program Chappelle's Show in 2005. (Joshua Roberts/Getty ...
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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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