Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Entertainment

  • Crime drama 'White Collar' a smart, stylish fit

    (Corrects phrase in first sentence of last paragraph from "the
    USA apple" to "the showrunning apple" -- mentioned shows did
    not air on USA.)

    October 22, 2009, 6:31 am
  • Key lawmaker backs FCC on eve of Web rule

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. lawmaker said on Wednesday that he backs a Federal Communications Commission proposal to establish an open Internet rule and would consider legislative action if the industry challenged it in court.

    October 22, 2009, 6:15 am
  • Brazilian writhes to win South American pole-dancing crown

    BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Brazil's Rafaela Montenero, 24, has taken first place in South America's premier pole dancing competition, where women writhe on a pole in a mix of eroticism and acrobatics, organizers said Wednesday.

    October 22, 2009, 6:11 am
  • Besson, Sarandon win Stockholm awards

    Organisers say French director Luc Besson and American actress Susan Sarandon will be awarded at the Stockholm film festival.

    October 22, 2009, 5:51 am
  • Pope Joan film hits theatres in Germany

    John Goodman has swapped his Big Lebowski sunglasses for the flowing royal blue and gold embroidered robes of 9th-century Pope Sergius.

    October 22, 2009, 5:47 am
  • Bond villain Wiseman dies at 91

    Canadian-born stage and screen actor Joseph Wiseman, most famous for playing the archetypal James Bond villain Doctor No, has died at the age of 91.

    October 22, 2009, 5:39 am
  • Brown starts 'Fan Appreciation' tour

    Chris Brown may have lost a few fans after his conviction for attacking his ex-girlfriend but he's going on tour to thank the fans who have stuck by him.

    October 22, 2009, 5:29 am
  • Robbie Williams makes comeback gig

    British singer Robbie Williams has finally won over the critics with his first concert in three years.

    October 22, 2009, 5:28 am
  • Canadian author named new president of PEN

    VIENNA (AFP) - The Canadian writer John Ralston Saul was made new president of the International PEN organisation on Wednesday.

    October 22, 2009, 3:59 am
  • Japan town defends dolphin hunt as film debuts

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Residents of Japanese town defended their annual dolphin hunt on Wednesday as a U.S. documentary showing the event premiered at a Tokyo film festival to a sell-out audience.

    October 22, 2009, 3:21 am
  • Russian pins treatment hopes on Bardot autograph

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - A 50 year-old Russian coal miner suffering from lung disease is seeking a buyer for his prized possession, a signed photograph of sultry Brigitte Bardot, to pay for an operation, a popular tabloid reported on Wednesday.

    October 22, 2009, 3:18 am
  • Migrant workers face abuse in SKorea: Amnesty

    SEOUL (AFP) - Many migrant workers in South Korea are abused, trafficked for sexual exploitation or denied wages despite the introduction of rules for their protection, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

    October 22, 2009, 3:12 am
  • Taiwan group says China trip cancelled over Kadeer film

    TAIPEI (AFP) - A Taiwanese tourism delegation said Wednesday China had told it to cancel a promotional trip, amid continued anger over the screening on the island of a biopic of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer.

    October 22, 2009, 3:12 am
  • Families divided as Bhutan refugees start new lives

    BELDANGI REFUGEE CAMP, Nepal (AFP) - Chandrakhar Adhikari does not know whether he will ever see his two brothers again. Earlier this year, the pair left the refugee camp in Nepal where the family had lived for 17 years for a new life in Kentucky, reluctantly leaving 29-year-old Adhikari behind because he refused to go with them.

    October 22, 2009, 3:12 am
  • 100,000 Italian women protest 'offensive' Berlusconi

    ROME (AFP) - Some 100,000 women joined a protest against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, accusing him of "offending" women, the daily La Repubblica reported Wednesday.

    October 22, 2009, 3:12 am
  • Japan dolphin town defends hunt as film debuts

    TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Residents of Japanese town
    defended their annual dolphin hunt on Wednesday as a U.S.
    documentary showing the event premiered at a Tokyo film
    festival to a sell-out audience.

    October 22, 2009, 3:04 am
  • Berlin Wall rebuilt with dominos on 20th anniversary

    BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin Wall will be back to briefly divide the German capital again next month -- but with giant brightly colored dominos rather than cement slabs.

    October 22, 2009, 2:56 am
  • Guy rejected before scoring Sparks duet

    Guy Sebastian was rejected by numerous Australian artists for a ballad duet on his new album - before he scored US pop star Jordin Sparks.

    October 22, 2009, 12:07 am
  • Radin more than Ellen's wedding singer

    He might have sung at Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's nuptials, but don't call Joshua Radin a wedding singer.

    October 22, 2009, 12:06 am

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