Playful art dominates new UT exhibit Austin American Statesman | When I ran into Austin artist Beili Liu standing near her new installation at the University of Texas' Visual Arts Center a "tusk" of curved wood that balances (alarmingly) on nylon rope strung up to a far wall she told me something that the gallery probably wishes I wouldn't pass along: It's a lo...
Those '50s ranch homes are finally getting some architectural respect The State | The ranch houses where baby boomers grew up, and the 1950s and '60s fast-food joints that the boomers frequented, are finally getting some respect. | More and more, the buildings of the era are being perceived as historical structures worthy of national attention and preservation. | "The pendulum ...
Brand ambassador & business with Bengal Indian Express | When Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee roped in an immensely popular Bollywood star, Shah Rukh Khan, as the brand ambassador of Bengal, it made front page news. The Delhi-born actor, who hit the dream jackpot in Mumbai's tinsel town, has a Bengal conn...
Top Trend at Grammy's 2012: Black with Gold Accessories The Examiner | On Sunday, February 12, 2012 the red carpet at the Grammys was graced by some of the most elegant and if not unusual gowns within the music industry. But undeniably the most commonly seen fashion tendency was that of the black ...
Bus Bar Stage Company's 'Doubt, A Parable' will surely make you think The Examiner | It is not often that I am able to fit community theatre productions into my reviewing schedule. But when the talented playwright, actress and cabaret diva Michelle Ianiro urged me to attend a production of John Patrick Shanley&l...
Feature Film Futures: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter The Examiner | Based on the best selling novel of the same name, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is one of the latest dark imaginings being produced by Tim Burton. Under the watchful eye of Director Timur Bekmambetov (best known for Wanted and Night Wat...
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Dhoni: A winner! The Hindu BIG SCREEN | Movie: Dhoni | Cast: Prakash Raj, Akash, Sri Teja | Prakash Raj, lauded as one of India's most versatile actors, has forayed into direction with “Dhoni”. T...
Kareena to perform 'mujra' number in 'Agent Vinod' Indian Express | Actress Kareena Kapoor, who has for the first time performed a 'Mujra' in her forthcoming film, 'Agent Vinod', says, she has taken cue from Bollywood veteran Rekha for doing this...
Robert Gould, Set Decorator for ‘The Artist’ The New York Times | Robert Gould, the set decorator for the mostly silent black-and-white film “The Artist,” has been nominated for an Academy Award for his romantic and striking renditions of old Hollywood in the movie, which is set in the late 1920s and ...
Life Lived Jakarta Globe Do you remember how your parents loved you as a child? What is your earliest memory of moments with your mother, ones you will cherish all your life and never forget? | I remember I was two years old and going to a swimming pool, clutching my ...
Sinking teeth into a moving tale The Australian | THIS beautiful play starts out very funny and then moves into a different and more serious emotional space. That is perhaps just as well because it is about a 14-year-old girl, Milla, who is dying of cancer. | It opens with her death, so we know wh...
China Sentences A Tibetan Writer to Two Years In Prison WorldNews.com Article by Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala. | Dharamshala: - The Chinese clamp-down on the Tibetan intellectual diaspora continues to gather momentum. Chinese authorities in Central Tibet (Ch: Tibet Autonomous Region) have sentenced a Tibetan author to a two-year jail term on charges of writing a book about the 2008 mass protests in Ti...
Jessica Alba outshines the catwalk models at Michael Kors' parade at New York Fashion Week The Daily Mail | It's no easy task, but Jessica Alba managed to outshine the models at Michael Kors' show at New York Fashion Week today. | The mother-of-two looked elegant and stylish as she took her place in the front row alongside her husband Cash Warren. | The 31-year-old Fantastic Four star, who was joined by her husband Cash Warren, dazzled in teal Michael ...
