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Fox lawyers slay Buffy singalong: Fox Television has driven a stake into the popular singalong version of a musical Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode. more »

Little Mosque wins humanitarian award: Little Mosque on the Prairie, the CBC sitcom which is winning awards around the world for its fond depiction of a Muslim community, has won yet another honour, this one for promoting harmony. more »
Lloyd Webber's TV search for Maria vies for International Emmy: Andrew Lloyd Webber's reality TV contest How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and the controversial film Death of a President are among the nominees for the 2007 International Emmy Awards. more »
BBC exec resigns over royal snafu: The head of the U.K.'s BBC One television channel has resigned over a documentary edited to suggest the Queen stormed away from a session with top photographer Annie Leibovitz. more »
Suit claims 'atmosphere of terror' on Price is Right set: A former employee of The Price is Right is suing Bob Barker and the producers of the popular game show, saying she was forced out of her job. more »
Global laying off 200 across Canada: Global Television is cutting 200 jobs across Canada as it develops new 'state of the art' broadcast centres in four cities, CanWest announced on Thursday. more »
ABC apologizes to angry Filipinos over Desperate Housewives: A scene in Desperate Housewives that disparaged medical education in the Philippines has created an international uproar. more »
TV academy to honour Harron, Mr. Dressup writers, Little Mosque: Canadian actor and broadcaster Don Harron, the writing team behind beloved children's show Mr. Dressup and the producers of hit sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie are among this year's special award winners for the upcoming Gemini Awards. more »
Baking up new mischief: upcoming Wallace & Gromit short set for 2008: Hit animated duo Wallace and Gromit are headed back to TV next year, British production company Aardman announced Wednesday. more »
U.S. Writers Guild steps up pressure on Hollywood with strike vote: The union representing U.S. television and film writers has asked its members to authorize a strike unless there is a break soon in talks with Hollywood studios. more »

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Rah Rah Rasputin; Boney M to play in Georgia/Ossetia border town: The government of Georgia has hired disco icons Boney M in a campaign to win the hearts and minds of the people from the separatist region of South Ossetia.
Winehouse to make rare appearance at awards show in New York: British soul singer Amy Winehouse, who has rarely performed in recent months due to her battle with drug addiction, is scheduled to sing in New York at the mtvU Woodie Awards in November.
Spanish singer's Caracas concert cancelled due to Chavez criticism: A popular Spanish singer, Alejandro Sanz, has been banned from performing at a stadium in Venezuela because he criticized President Hugo Chavez three years ago.

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She's A Boy I Knew captures two trophies at Vancouver film festival: An autobiographical film by Vancouver's Gwen Haworth, She's A Boy I Knew, nabbed two prizes at the Vancouver International Film Festival: the People's Choice Award for Most Popular Canadian Film and the Women in Film & Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award.
UBC film production program gets rolling again: The University of British Columbia has reinstated its film production program after a campaign by some of its prominent alumni working in the business.
Brit comic Simon Pegg beams up to Star Trek movie: British comic Simon Pegg, currently appearing in Run, Fat Boy, Run, has been beamed up to join the cast of the new Star Trek movie as Scotty, the ship's Scottish chief engineer.

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Hogwarts replica can go ahead, Indian court rules: A huge replica of the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry can be displayed during a Hindu religious festival as planned.
Rowling, Warner sue Indian community over Hogwarts replica: The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has turned to the Indian legal system to protect its entryways.
British writer Lessing says Nobel win gives her 'royal flush': British novelist Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday in Stockholm.

Media »

Ex-Lost cast member Michelle Rodriguez sentenced to 6 months in jail: Actress Michelle Rodriguez, a former cast member of Lost, has been sentenced to six months in jail for violating her probation.
Charlize Theron named Esquire's sexiest woman: Charlize Theron, who played a prostitute turned serial killer in Monster, has been named 'sexiest woman alive' by Esquire magazine.
Lennon's Imagine Peace Tower lights up Reykjavik: Yoko Ono urged the world to give peace a chance Tuesday as she unveiled a tower of light dedicated to her late husband, John Lennon, near Reykjavik, Iceland.

Art & Design »

Painting inspired by Tiananmen Square massacre fetches $5.9M: A painting inspired by the 1989 crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square has become the most expensive work by a Chinese contemporary artist ever sold, according Sotheby's auction house.
French billionaire named art world's most powerful figure: French billionaire Francois Pinault, who owns Christie's auction house and has a private art collection with some of the biggest names in art, tops this year's ArtReview Power 100, a list of the most powerful people in the art world.
Winnipeg man named curator-in-residence at National Gallery: The director of a modest art gallery in Winnipeg has made a leap to the National Gallery in Ottawa.

Theatre »

Tickets for King Lear starring Ian McKellen hit $1,700: Tickets for a six-performance run of Shakespeare's King Lear starring British actor Ian McKellen at UCLA in Los Angeles are fetching as much as $1,700 US online.
Canadian performers' unions to honour Robert Lepage: Quebec actor and director Robert Lepage will be honoured for his cultural contributions in a gala celebration in Quebec City hosted by three Canadian performers' unions.
On Broadway, the show will go on, for now: Tense labour negotiations are hanging over Broadway this week, but all productions are expected to be staged as scheduled this weekend.

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