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Artists transform Hadrian’s Wall into string of light as part of Britain’s Olympian arts fest
LONDON – A group of American artists is using 450 balloons and thousands of light emitting diodes to turn the 2,000-year-old Hadrian’s Wall into the world’s longest work of art.
Publicist: Renowned pianist Van Cliburn has advanced bone cancer, resting at Texas home
FORT WORTH, Texas – Renowned classical pianist Van Cliburn has been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer and is resting comfortably at his Texas home, his publicist said Monday.
Classical Indian dancer Menaka Thakkar nabs $30,000 Walter Carsen Prize
OTTAWA – Renowned classical Indian dancer Menaka Thakkar has won this year’s Canada Council Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts.
Designing Bond: 007 puts on a stylish show over 50 years of movie-making
LONDON – Fifty years on, James Bond remains a movie juggernaut. While the protagonist, villains and gadgets may change, the appeal of 007 lingers.
Georges St-Pierre medically cleared to return to the Octagon
Georges St-Pierre says he has been medically cleared to return to the Octagon.
Magazine brings Joe Flaherty back to Edmonton for SCTV retrospective
EDMONTON – Veteran funnyman Joe Flaherty is returning to Edmonton to help pay tribute to the classic sketch comedy show SCTV.
B.C. winery’s learn that a celebration of wine and song increases bottom line
UNDATED, – When the president of Cedar Creek Estate Winery first started hosting concerts at his Okanagan vineyard and inviting musicians to perform there nine summer ago, many prominent Canadian artists wouldn’t give him the time of day.
Moon and wife ‘True Parents’ but children suffered estrangement, tragedy – and reality TV
SEOUL, South Korea – The late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the Unification Church founder who died this week at 92, had 13 children with his wife, Hak Ja Han Moon. He and his wife are revered by followers as the “True Parents,” but their children have suffered estrangements, deaths, suicide, lawsuits, public bickering, the airing of intimate secrets — and one reality TV show appearance. Here’s a look at some of the more prominent Moon children:
More than a time-waster: Doodling taken seriously by artists, crafters
Ben Bass is a longtime computer programmer and avid doodler. In elementary school, he doodled World War II airplanes, and doodled throughout high school and college.
UFC boss say super-fight between St-Pierre and Silva is looking like a go
TORONTO – UFC boss Dana White says should Georges St-Pierre defeat Carlos Condit, the Canadian mixed martial arts star will likely take on middleweight champion Anderson Silva next.
From UFC to NFL, the Jones brothers are making names for themselves
Camille Jones remembers when sons Jon and Arthur found out there was just one oatmeal cookie left in the house.
Oxford American chooses new editor, Roger D. Hodge, to replace fired founder Mark Smirnoff
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A leading Southern arts magazine has picked a replacement for its founding editor, who was fired last summer over allegations of sexual harassment.
China’s Club Fed: Better food, beds and cells await the political elite in prison
BEIJING, China – China’s privileged remain privileged even in prison.
New iPhone nears as gadget makers begin to unveil their holiday lineups
NEW YORK, N.Y. – After weeks of speculation, anticipation and a dose of hype, Apple is widely expected to announce a new smartphone at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Hoffman, Letterman among 7 to receive Kennedy Center Honors with Led Zeppelin members
WASHINGTON – Dustin Hoffman and David Letterman will soon find themselves in company they never expected in the nation’s capital.
New iPhone expected at Apple event in Calif., sales likely this month
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple is holding an event in San Francisco during which it is expected to announce a new iPhone capable of faster data speeds. It may also come with a taller screen.
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress Loretta Devine up for second Emmy
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Loretta Devine would love to win a second Emmy for her guest performance as Adele, the long-suffering wife of surgery chief Richard Webber on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Research for Velazquez exhibit reveals portrait in Dallas is likely his first of Spanish king
DALLAS – In preparing an exhibit on 17th century artist Diego Velazquez’s early work for Spain’s King Philip IV, art historians believe they discovered a portrait by the Spanish master at Dallas’ Meadows Museum is likely his first of his lifelong patron.
‘Games of Thrones’ tops creative arts Emmy Awards; honours to Bates, Fallon, Davies, Plimpton
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is the big winner at the creative arts Emmy Awards.
Move from football to mixed martial arts is elementary for Walel Watson
TORONTO – Walel Watson was eight when he ran his first punt back for a touchdown.
Macy’s $400M makeover dressing beloved, old-fashioned NYC icon in sleek 21st century style
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A $400 million makeover is giving New York’s iconic Macy’s store a sleek, new 21st-century style.
Dennis Hopper’s lost prints documenting 1960s US history, art scene go on show in Berlin
BERLIN – A collection of more than 400 recently rediscovered prints in which Dennis Hopper documented the U.S. arts scene of the mid-1960s, the civil rights movement and much more is going on show in Berlin.
From classes to blogs, the Internet’s a popular place to learn a craft
If you’re itching to take up knitting or are stuck in a beadwork project, there’s help – and many classes – online.
Paris’ Louvre Museum unveils Islamic Art wing, decade in the making, as cultural tensions roil
PARIS – The Louvre Museum is unveiling a new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, culminating a nearly €100 million ($130 million), decade-long project coming to fruition amid tensions between the Muslim world and the West.