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- Montreal contemporary dancer Anne Le Beau has won the $6,000 Jacqueline Lemieux Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts. more »
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- New York philanthropist Brooke Astor dies at 105
- Brooke Astor, a civic leader, philanthropist and high society fixture who gave away nearly $200 million to support New York City's great cultural institutions, died Monday. She was 105. more »
- Oboist Cherney, Gryphon Trio nominated for Toronto arts awards
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- Original star praises Toronto's Evil Dead: The Musical
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- Elaine Campbell, co-creator of Anne of Green Gables musical, dies
- Elaine Campbell, a co-creator of the longest running musical in Canadian history, Anne of Green Gables, died Saturday in Charlottetown. more »
- Met HD opera simulcasts move into more cinemas
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Music »
- Pennsylvania man crowned the King in Elvis contest
- Shawn Klush from Pennsylvania has been crowned the first official Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist in a competition sponsored by the musician's Graceland estate.
- Singer Lily Allen cancels U.S. tour over visa woes
- British pop star Lily Allen has cancelled six U.S. tour dates and an appearance at the MTV Music Awards because of ongoing problems with her visa.
- Bollywood's Bachchans tip Toronto for tour debut
- Indian acting superstars and hot newlywed couple Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan dropped into Toronto Friday to announce the city as a likely first stop for the upcoming "Unforgettable Tour" celebrating the world of Bollywood cinema.
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TV »
- Nancy Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger attend Merv Griffin funeral
- A host of celebrities including California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan, and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres gathered in Beverly Hills on Friday for the funeral of entertainment mogul Merv Griffin.
- Daily Show heads for Iraq's front lines
- The war in Iraq has yielded plenty of comedy fodder for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but next week the late night comedy show will be reporting from much closer to the front lines.
- CBC to air Diana doc without controversial photos
- A documentary depicting the final hours in the life of the Princess of Wales that raised outrage when it was shown in Britain will air on CBC, but without the photographs that caused the greatest controversy.
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Books »
- Artists honoured for comics hailing nostalgia, everyday life
- Canadian comic artists Joe Ollman of Hamilton, Ont. and Rebecca Kraatz of Dartmouth, N.S. are the latest winners of the Doug Wright Award for cartooning in Canada.
- Chinese Potter fans whip off translation 'because we love Harry'
- Young Harry Potter fans in China dashed off a Chinese version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and put it online within a day of the release of the English language-version, according to China Daily.
- Stephen King mistaken for vandal in Australian bookstore
- Bestselling American horror novelist Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal while secretly signing his own books in a bookstore in a remote Australian town.
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Media »
- Legendary U.K. journalist Bill Deedes dies at 94
- British journalist Bill Deedes, the inspiration for the hapless reporter in Evelyn's Waugh's satirical novel 'Scoop,' has died at age 94.
- Iran accused of campaign against the press after arrests
- Iranian judges have arrested three journalists and issued a statement accusing them of publishing "lies" about the regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- Lohan sued for causing emotional distress
- A passenger in the car allegedly chased by Lindsay Lohan is suing the actress for assault and negligence.
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Art & Design »
- Hundreds go naked at photo shoot to expose global warming
- About 600 people volunteered to be photographed naked by artist Spencer Tunick at a Swiss glacier to bring attention to global warning.
- Edmonton to host homage to U.S. artist Ruscha and 1950 Ford
- A Fort Saskatchewan artist has challenged 100 artists to draw a 1950 Ford from memory for an upcoming show at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton.
- Vancouver's Storyeum attraction puts holdings up for auction
- The remnants of Storyeum, which was billed as Vancouver's biggest tourist attraction since Expo '86, have gone under the auctioneer's hammer.
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Film »
- Pirated internet copy of The Simpsons Movie tracked to Sydney man
- A man from Sydney, Australia is accused of pirating the first illegal copy of The Simpson's Movie and making it available on the internet, according to Australian police.
- Ingmar Bergman buried in private ceremony
- Swedish master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman was buried in a short ceremony on Saturday on the island of Faro in the Baltic sea with 75 friends and family in attendance.
- Bollywood's Bachchans tip Toronto for tour debut
- Indian acting superstars and hot newlywed couple Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan dropped into Toronto Friday to announce the city as a likely first stop for the upcoming "Unforgettable Tour" celebrating the world of Bollywood cinema.
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