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Sky News - 3 hours agoDan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in his new novel Inferno has provoked anger in the Philippines. More »Dan Brown's Inferno Upsets Philippines
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Bradley Cooper back for one last Hollywood 'Hangover'
Reuters - 4 hours agoBy Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After years of struggling to break into the Hollywood A-list from television, actor Bradley Cooper has gained some serious recognition for his work on the silver screen. Cooper returns to the comedy franchise, "The Hangover," which skyrocketed his career, after dramatic roles that earned him an Oscar nomination and praise for his more dramatic talents. The 38-year old actor has been on TV since 1999 and landed some supporting film roles. ... More »Bradley Cooper back for one last Hollywood 'Hangover'
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Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media
Reuters - 18 hours agoBy Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, the Financial Times and The Onion. The micro blogging site, which transmits some 400 million messages a day, said on Wednesday that it had begun rolling out an optional "login verification" service to thwart hackers seeking to hijack accounts with stolen passwords. ... More »Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media
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Singer Aretha Franklin postpones three more concerts
Reuters - 19 hours agoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soul music legend Aretha Franklin postponed three June concerts, the singer's spokesman said on Wednesday, a week after health issues caused her to cancel two shows in May. Spokesman David Brokaw said the "Queen of Soul" did not give a reason for postponing concerts in Clarkston, Michigan, as well as Ottawa and Montreal, Canada, which were scheduled for late June. "She's going to resume her schedule in July," Brokaw said. Franklin, 71, cancelled concerts in Chicago and Connecticut last week to undergo undisclosed medical treatment between May 20-26, organizers said. ... More »Singer Aretha Franklin postpones three more concerts
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Russian Punk band member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
Reuters - 21 hours agoBy Catherine Koppel Berezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina also told her lawyers to quit the proceedings. ... More »Russian Punk band member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
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Cannes documentary makers focus on Jackie Stewart, Pele and Ali
Reuters - 2 hours 57 minutes agoBy Mike Davidson CANNES (Reuters) - Three years after "Senna", the hit film biography of the late Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, sporting documentaries about Jackie Stewart, Muhammad Ali and Pele are competing for attention at the Cannes Film Festival. In "Weekend of a Champion", the Polish-French filmmaker Roman Polanski follows Stewart, his long-time friend, as he prepares to drive in the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, at a time when the risks to drivers were far greater than they are now. ... More »Cannes documentary makers focus on Jackie Stewart, Pele and Ali
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President Obama Honours Singer Carole King
Sky News - 3 hours agoPresident Obama has celebrated Carole King at a concert held at the White House. More »President Obama Honours Singer Carole King
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Danish director Refn splatters Cannes festival with violence
Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - An ultra-violent thriller set in the Bangkok underworld of brothels and fight clubs came under attack at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday for its blood letting which Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn defended as art. "Only God Forgives" by Refn, who won the best director award at Cannes two years ago, is the story of Julian, an American fugitive played by Canadian Ryan Gosling, who runs a boxing club in the Thai capital as a front for a drug business. ... More »Danish director Refn splatters Cannes festival with violence
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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize
Reuters - 18 hours agoBy Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. Davis, a professor of creative writing at the University of Albany, is best known for work that Observer critic William Skidelsky once said "redefines the meaning of brevity". ... More »Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize
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Britain's Tate museum sets $34 million record for Constable painting
Reuters - 2 hours 2 minutes agoLONDON (Reuters) - The Tate Britain museum bought 19th century English painter John Constable's masterpiece "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows" for 23.1 million pounds, 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 overcast sky shot through with a rainbow had been at risk of being sold abroad and its sale sets a record for Constable, the Tate said on Thursday. Its price is still dwarfed by Constable's contemporary rival J.M.W. Turner, whose "Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino" sold for $44. ... More »Britain's Tate museum sets $34 million record for Constable painting
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Factbox - Reviews for films in main competition at Cannes 2013
Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013CANNES (Reuters) - This year 20 films are in the main competition at the Cannes film festival, vying for the Palme d'Or for best picture that will be awarded on May 26. Here is the 2013 lineup with the average rating out of four by 10 international critics as published in trade magazine Screen: - HELI by Amat Escalante, Mexico Stars: Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara. Synopsis: A 12-year-old girl falls in love with a police cadet, dragging her family into Mexico's brutal drug war. Average Critic Score: 1. ... More »Factbox - Reviews for films in main competition at Cannes 2013
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EU lawmakers back French push to limit U.S. trade talks
Reuters - 2 hours 9 minutes agoBy Claire Davenport and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the United States, backing French demands to leave out culture and potentially irritating Washington. The European Parliament, which can veto EU trade accords, voted 460 in favour and 105 against with 28 abstentions to limit Brussels' room for manoeuvre in talks on a deal that would encompass almost half the world's economic output. ... More »EU lawmakers back French push to limit U.S. trade talks
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'Promiscuous minds' gather for Britain's Hay Festival
Reuters - 2 hours 52 minutes agoBy Nigel Stephenson LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the biggest names in literature, science and politics will pitch up to a small British town over the next week for a clan gathering of the world's most "promiscuous minds". The 26th Hay Festival of literature, which begins on Thursday in Hay-on-Wye on the English/Welsh border, will play host to writers, scientists, philosophers, economists and readers in the thousands. Among star names this year at what former U.S. ... More »'Promiscuous minds' gather for Britain's Hay Festival
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Graphic sex in applauded lesbian love story gets Cannes buzzing
Reuters - 1 hour 2 minutes agoBy Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - An intimate love story between two young women received rave reviews from critics at the Cannes film festival despite explicit lesbian sex scenes that could limit the film's distribution. "La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2" ("Blue is the Warmest Colour") is a poignant tale of love and sexuality centred on 15-year-old Adele, in a breakout performance by Adele Exarchopoulos, and her lover Emma (Lea Seydoux), set to premiere on Thursday evening. ... More »Graphic sex in applauded lesbian love story gets Cannes buzzing
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