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Hiba Kalache?s colorful dreams of a far better world
Hiba Kalache’s first solo exhibition is evocatively titled. Of the name Alternative Worlds, Kalache says the meaning ... has many layers.
Source : www.dailystar.com.lb | 04-Feb-2012 00:04

Iraq postpones Islamic Capital of Culture project
Iraq has postponed a problem-plagued project for the holy city of Najaf to be the Arab world's Islamic Capital of Culture.
Source : www.dailystar.com.lb | 03-Feb-2012 23:49

Bogart's Son Opens Film Festival At Smithsonian

The son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is opening the first film festival at the Smithsonian's new movie theater on the National Mall with screenings of several of his father's films, beginning with "Casablanca." Sixty-three-year-old Stephen Bogart says he only really knew his famous father from the movies.

Super Bowl XLVI Features Giants-Patriots Rematch
Four years ago when teams faced off, New York came out victorious
Source : www.voanews.com | 03-Feb-2012 19:56

Icon closes in 'entries flood'

ENTRIES for Geelong's competition to find a landmark design have closed with a field of almost 80 submissions.

Nick Jonas returns to his Broadway roots
Before Nick Jonas was a teen heartthrob he was a Broadway child star. Now he's back on the great white way, starring in 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.' Jonas talks ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 17:47

Dale Jett And Hello Stranger On Mountain Stage
performance, recorded live in Bristol, the historic border town on the Tennessee/Virginia line where The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and others recorded their first successful songs. The son of ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 17:36

Jason Priestley returning to stage in David Mamet's 'Race'
TORONTO -; Jason Priestley is returning to the stage for the first time in more than a decade. Priestley will star in a production of David Mamet's play "Race," which will be ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 17:14

Patriots' Waters finally reaches NFL's biggest stage
New England Patriots guard Brian Waters speaks to reporters at his locker after NFL practice in Foxborough, Mass., Jan. 27. The Patriots will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 in ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 17:12

Urban planner speaks about Broadway
A nationally recognized urban planner will lead the first two of a series of workshops on the future of the Broadway corridor scheduled for later this ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 17:07

Smiley's People (Radio 4): The million dollar smile
Alastair Sooke explains how the Smiley, a simple, feel-good logo, spawned a global multi-million dollar industry.


Source : www.telegraph.co.uk | 03-Feb-2012 17:00

Seidler emotional over The King's Speech stage debut
Oscar-winning screenwriter David Seidler has told of his pride after his play The King's Speech made its onstage premiere on Thursday. Seidler told reporters it was "the fulfilment of a ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 17:00

Popular Egyptian star sentenced for offending Islam
One of the Arab world's best known Egyptian comedians has been sentenced to three months in jail for offending Islam, a judge said Thursday, in the latest such case against a high-profile ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:49

Madonna treats workers to pizza
Recording artist Madonna reacts to a question during a news conference for her upcoming Super Bowl XLVI NFL football game halftime show in Indianapolis, Indiana February 2, 2012. REUTERS/Joe ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:49

Michael making 'quick' recovery
Pop veteran George Michael has impressed doctors with the speed of his recovery following a potentially-deadly bout of pneumonia last year. The Faith hitmaker was hospitalized in Vienna, Austria ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:49

Cornelius called son before death
Don Cornelius, producer of the 19th annual Soul Train Music Awards show, speaks during a news conference in Beverly Hills, in this February 1, 2005 file photo. (REUTERS/Fred ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:49

Touchdown dance! On finding lost gems from the Muppets' Henson
(Credit: Screenshot by Edward Moyer/CNET) Times have been good for aficionados of Jim Henson. Not only did we see a new Muppets feature film over the holidays, last week we also saw the posting ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:37

School students thrash family in cinema over 'chikni chameli' dance
Mumbai: A movie outing for a family turned ugly when they had a heated argument with a group of school students, who allegedly thrashed them outside the theatre to avenge their ouster from the hall, ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:34

She - in pictures
features two middle-aged women, Christine and Gina, in its small cast. They are sisters, as are the younger Sloane and Sasha, Christine's daughters. In the exhibition's press release, ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:23

Lise Sarfati – review
Sloane, Oakland, California, 2007: 'one could easily imagine her haunting a David Lynch movie'. Photograph: Lise Sarfati//courtesy Brancolini ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:23

Howard Hodgkin, Yayoi Kusama and Andrea Zittel – the week in art
Hodgkin's impressive Mughal art collection explodes with untamed colour, much like his own work, while a Japanese icon hits the spot at Tate Modern ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:23

Len Deighton remembers Ted Dicks
Len Deighton's sketch of Ted Dicks. 'He was inclined to forgive my role as an illustrator, and a drawing I did of him at work actually earned his praise.' Photograph: Len ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:23

Another 'old north' landmark comes crashing down
Whickham town council . The intentions were admirable but the execution and subsequent maintenance apparently less so, down to the revolutionary caisson foundations which doubled as a car park.Not ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:23

Highland Mint crafts coin for Super Bowl’s opening toss
The Highland Mint once again crafted the coin that will be used for the game's opening toss , Florida Today reports. The 1.5-inch-diameter coin goes to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:11

Kodak may pull name from L.A.’s Kodak Theatre
Follow this company is seeking permission to abandon the naming rights to a famous theater in Los Angeles. Kodak is asking ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:09

The world’s an iPhone and Android stage, Windows and Blackberry have bit parts
). Consumer electronics is a fickle business, and it is difficult if not impossible for an item that has fallen out of favor to recover.  Look at the riots in China that accompanied the ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:02

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra CEO resigns

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is looking for a new president and CEO following the abrupt departure of the man who's held that post for seven years.

Oscars online voting vulnerable to cyber attack, warn experts
The 2013 Oscars ballot may be vulnerable to a variety of cyber attacks that could falsify the outcome but remain undetected, if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences follows through on its d
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 13:11

Islamists take centre stage in Egypt parliament
Islamist MPs took centre stage on Monday as Egypt's parliament met for the first time since a popular uprising ousted Hosni Mubarak, while their supporters massed outside to cheer the historic ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 12:30

Bashmet arts festival opens in Sochi
SOCHI, February 3 (Itar-Tass) -- Yuri Bashmet Winter Arts Festival will open in Sochi this Friday with a concert of the "New Russia" State Symphonic Orchestra. Together with the maestro, ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 12:21

Back to architectural basics at the Venice Biennale
Rwanda, a first-time presence at the Venice Architecture Biennale, is shining the spotlight on the use of traditional techniques and materials in design and architecture.
Source : www.dailystar.com.lb | 03-Feb-2012 12:04

'Help' star spat on for being black
Oscar-nominee Viola Davis has opened up about her tormented childhood, revealing she was beaten and spat on just for being black. In a candid TV interview with Vogue Contributing Editor Andre Leon ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 11:51

People make places, says architecture Biennale's curator
Kazuyo Sejima, Japan's Pritzker Prize-winning architect and the first woman to curate the prestigious Venice architecture show, says it should be all about people.
Source : www.dailystar.com.lb | 03-Feb-2012 11:49

Geri Halliwell launches Union Jack collection inspired by Spice Girl days
Geri Halliwell, who secured her place in pop fashion history when she burst onto the stage at the Brit Awards in a bottom-grazing Union Flag dress, has returned to her 'Spice Girl' days 15-years later
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 11:40

Gary Oldman receives 1st acting prize in 20 years at critics awards
Gary Oldman has won his first acting award in more than two decades for his role in 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' through public vote at a critics awards.
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 11:40

Ashley Green avoided social dos to concentrate on acting career
Ashley Green has revealed that she avoided the Hollywood social scene when she first arrived in Los Angeles, as she feared it would ruin her chances of starring on the big screen.
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 11:40

Ambition and anxiety in Najaf ahead of 2012
Nine months after Najaf was named the 2012 capital of Islamic culture, official dreams of showcasing the Iraqi Shia holy city are being weighed against citizens' doubts about hosting a major international event.
Source : www.dailystar.com.lb | 03-Feb-2012 11:34

Group fights to save Smiths Falls’ last movie theatre from demolition
Teenagers acquire super powers and, being teenagers, videotape themselves as they learn what they can do in Chronicle, an entertaining comic-book movie without the comic ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 11:23

Egyptian billionaire offers reward for return of stolen Van Gogh painting
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered a 1-million Egyptian pound ($175,300.00) reward for information leading to the recovery of a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting, television reported on Wednesday.
Source : www.dailystar.com.lb | 03-Feb-2012 11:19

Mother Frances Opens New Clinic On Broadway
The clinic incorporates an expanded medical home model and offers family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric care by eight physicians and two mid-level providers. This is Trinity Clinic's ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 11:07

Renaissance master comes home to sumptuously restored Genoan villa
Renaissance master Caravaggio is the guest of honor as Italy's legendary Doria-Pamphilj family puts finishing touches on painstaking renovations to their sprawling villa in northern Genoa.
Source : www.dailystar.com.lb | 03-Feb-2012 11:04

Early Mona Lisa copy unveiled by Spain's Prado Museum

Miguel Falomir, the Prado Museum's head curator of Italian renaissance painting, stands next to an authenticated contemporary copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa on Feb.

A dragon dance in the Negev10. Call for 'more credible' US military threat
dragon in the South China Sea and "contain" it in the Asia Pacific, it makes a dramatic, outflanking appearance in the citadel of American geo-strategies in the Middle East. The ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 10:39

Loving hubby Wayne Rooney takes wife Coleen to watch theatre show
Wayne Rooney, who seems to do anything to make his wife Coleen happy, was spotted out on a date night with his wife Coleen to watch 'Oliver!' at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 09:20

Demi Moore 'despondent' over career
Demi Moore has reportedly become despondent over the path her acting career has taken in the last 18 months.
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 08:40

Free Willy! The History of the Penis in Cinema
The American penis once remained mostly hidden on-screen, even when female stars were totally naked. Now it's everywhere--even starring in Shame--but this new boldness may be a flag of national ...
Source : story.venezuelastar.com | 03-Feb-2012 07:55