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  • Bieber booed by fans at Billboard Music Awards

    Pop star Justin Bieber was reportedly booed by his fans at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards when he went on the stage to receive an award and gave a speech. Protesting against the booing, the singer said that he is an artist who should be taken seriously, reports thesun.co.uk. The 19-year-old competed with singers Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars to grab the Milestone Award, which recognises musical ...

  • Seattle Opera stages Wagner singalong on May 22

    Seattle Opera invites the public to celebrate composer Richard Wagner’s birthday (and get ready for the "Ring" cycle) with a singalong, a costume contest, cake and other fun on May 22, ...

  • Xbox launch Tuesday highly anticipated

    It's almost time for a new Xbox. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the original Xbox debut in 2001 and its high-definition successor's launch in 2005. With the next-generation Xbox expected to be revealed Tuesday, anticipation for the entertainment console's latest evolution is running high. "People get excited ...

  • Halifax musicians rally behind guitarist Rick Edgett

    A group of Halifax musicians are fundraising for local guitar player Rick Edgett, who's dying of cancer. Edgett was a member of a Halifax band called Pepper Tree in the 1970s. The guitar player went on to work with a number of well-known musicians. "He recorded with a lot of local artists like Doug Mallory, Frank MacKay and Ken Tobias. He was a session musician with the Doobie ...

  • Jolie to play her mom in biopic

    Angelina Jolie is set to celebrate the life of her late mother Marcheline Bertrand by portraying her onscreen in a planned biopic, according to U.K. reports. The Hollywood beauty is working on the project with her fiance Brad Pitt, who is said to be producing the film through his company Plan B next year, reports the Sunday Express. Details surrounding the movie are scarce, but it is likely to ...


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Toy Story [Blu-Ray]

Toy Story [Blu-Ray]

Has it really been 15 years? Have we revolved around the sun that many times since the day when Pixar was not a household name and computer animation was not considered a viable medium for feature-length entertainment? The first fully computer-animated feature film, Toy Story was somet ... ...

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  • Rolf Harris Returns To Stage After Arrest

    Entertainer Rolf Harris has performed his first live show since his arrest over historical sexual assault claims, and thanked fans for their ongoing support. The artist and broadcaster addressed the crowd at the event in Bristol on Saturday. He said: "You've no idea what this means, for you all to turn up with such support and such enthusiasm." The 83- year-old Australian ...

  • VW tops the weeks CD reviews

    Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City "I’m not excited," worries VW frontman Ezra Koenig. "But should I be?" That’s up to him. But fans of the NYC indie-rockers have ample reason to be thrilled about their third release. While rooted in the perky, meticulous cleverness that typifies their sound, the Big Apple-themed disc ventures beyond that musical ...

  • IACAD organises lecture on Arts and Educational Skills

    WAM DUBAI, May 20th, 2013 -- Dubai's Islamic Affairs '&' Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) organised a lecture by Dr. Yousef Al Badr from Kuwait on "Arts and Educational Skills". Aisha Al Kash, Head of the Education and Religious Guidance Department, stated that the lecture, which was organised and supervised by the Department of Religious Consultations and ...

  • Guardian Books podcast Rick Gekoski on First Editions Second Thoughts

    As Sotheby's prepares to auction first editions of books annotated by 50 top authors, curator and antiquarian book-dealer Rick Gekoski explains how he got all the greats to join in - and some of the secrets they ...

  • Pieces of me writers and artists share their favourite photographs – in pictures

    Steve Pyke remembers photographing his children every day of their lives, Grayson Perry explains why digital took the fun out of his photography, and Katie Mitchell cherishes pictures taken before she was born ...

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