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Toronto taxpayers pay $500Gs for painted rocksArts & Entertainment | 207648 hits | 12:23 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Waterfront Toronto spent more than $500,000 on two painted rocks and $11,565 on 36 pink umbrellas at Sugar Beach, a councilor has learned.North Korea calls new Seth Rogen film, The Interview, an 'act of war'
North Korea's take on an upcoming Hollywood comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un: release this movie and face "merciless" retaliation.
Arts & Entertainment | 207676 hits | 6:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
North Korea's take on an upcoming Hollywood comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong-un: release this movie and face "merciless" retaliation. Eli Wallach, prolific character actor, dies at 98: reportArts & Entertainment | 207808 hits | 6:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
Eli Wallach, an early practitioner of method acting who made a lasting impression as the scuzzy bandit Tuco in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' died on Tuesday at the age of 98, the New York Times reported.Casey Kasem, radio DJ, dead at 82
DJ Casey Kasem has died in Los Angeles. Two days ago, a judge agreed with his daughter to withhold food, hydration and his usual medication from him.
Arts & Entertainment | 207023 hits | 8:39 PM on Sunday | posted by Regina
DJ Casey Kasem has died in Los Angeles. Two days ago, a judge agreed with his daughter to withhold food, hydration and his usual medication from him. Arts & Entertainment | 206802 hits | 5:47 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
The new Imax documentary D-Day: Normandy 1944 blends animation, live action and re-enactment to bring the epic story of the Allied Forces' historic Second World War landing in Normandy to a younger audience.Actor Tracy Morgan injured in multi-vehicle crash
U.S. actor Tracy Morgan is in critical condition after he was injured in a multi-vehicle accident in New Jersey, according to state police.
Arts & Entertainment | 206753 hits | 7:38 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
U.S. actor Tracy Morgan is in critical condition after he was injured in a multi-vehicle accident in New Jersey, according to state police.Thailand protesters: Hunger Games salute
Thailand�s military rulers said Tuesday they are monitoring a new form of silent resistance to the coup � a three-fingered salute borrowed from �The Hunger Games� � and will arrest those in large groups who ignore warnings to lower their arms.
Arts & Entertainment | 206783 hits | 1:25 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thailand�s military rulers said Tuesday they are monitoring a new form of silent resistance to the coup � a three-fingered salute borrowed from �The Hunger Games� � and will arrest those in large groups who ignore warnings to lower their arms.Actress Ann B. Davis, who played Alice the housekeeper on 'The Brady Bunch,' dies
Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who played the housekeeper on "The Brady Bunch," has died at a San Antonio hospital. She was 88.
Arts & Entertainment | 206675 hits | 6:38 PM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who played the housekeeper on "The Brady Bunch," has died at a San Antonio hospital. She was 88.Man who accosted Brad Pitt pleads no contest to battery
Vitalii Sediuk entered plea during a court appearance Friday afternoon, two days after he leaped from a fan area and made contact with Pitt at the �Maleficent� premiere.
Arts & Entertainment | 207959 hits | 9:34 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Vitalii Sediuk entered plea during a court appearance Friday afternoon, two days after he leaped from a fan area and made contact with Pitt at the �Maleficent� premiere. Beauty and brains: U of T grad crowned Miss Universe CanadaArts & Entertainment | 209152 hits | 12:38 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The newly crowned Miss Universe Canada wants to spend her reigning year working for and educating children. Israeli ambassador outraged by art exhibit at Ottawa City Hall | Ontario | NewsArts & Entertainment | 206786 hits | 3:55 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Norway artist cooked and ate own hip on 'a whim'
A Norwegian conceptual artist boiled his own hip bone on a whim and then ate the flesh.According to the artist, the meat tasted like "wild sheep".
Arts & Entertainment | 207777 hits | 3:48 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Norwegian conceptual artist boiled his own hip bone on a whim and then ate the flesh.According to the artist, the meat tasted like "wild sheep". Knowlton Nash, longtime anchor of CBC's The National, dead at 86Arts & Entertainment | 207870 hits | 10:35 PM on Saturday | posted by Regina
Knowlton Nash, a decorated Canadian journalist who went from selling newspapers as a boy in Toronto to serving a decade as anchor of CBC's The National, has died at age 86. Bad copyright rules killed Hadfield's Space OddityArts & Entertainment | 206822 hits | 11:33 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
David Bowie stole a piece of Canadian culture on Wednesday. As you�re probably aware, Chris Hadfield, back when he was the commander of the International Space Station, recorded an iconic version of Bowie�s 1969 song Space Oddity. The inspiring video was Toronto multi-instrumentalist Nash the Slash dies at age 66Arts & Entertainment | 206894 hits | 7:37 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Jeff Plewman, the Toronto electric violinist and experimental musician who performed as Nash the Slash with his face enveloped in surgical bandages, has died. He was 66. His death was announced on Facebook by friend and collaborator Robert Vanderhorst, whMalik Bendjelloul, Searching for Sugar Man director, dead at 36
Malik Bendjelloul, the cash-strapped freelance filmmaker who shot to Hollywood stardom overnight with the Oscar-winning music documentary Searching for Sugar Man, has died. He was 36.
Arts & Entertainment | 206741 hits | 8:10 PM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
Malik Bendjelloul, the cash-strapped freelance filmmaker who shot to Hollywood stardom overnight with the Oscar-winning music documentary Searching for Sugar Man, has died. He was 36.H.R. Giger, designer of alien from Alien films, dead at 74
Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic Alien, has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall, his museum said Tuesday.
Arts & Entertainment | 206859 hits | 7:17 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic Alien, has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall, his museum said Tuesday. Nintendo apologizes for Tomodachi Life gay snubArts & Entertainment | 206842 hits | 8:30 AM on Monday | posted by Regina
Nintendo is apologizing and pledging to be more inclusive after being criticized for not recognizing same-sex relationships in English-language editions of a life-simulator video game. Chicken Squad trailerArts & Entertainment | 206877 hits | 11:56 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The line between fact and fiction is blurred in the latest marketing campaign for BC chicken, a �parody action movie trailer� called Chicken Squad.Why I cut off my own penis: Rapper 'used a steak knife for botched DIY vasectomy
Andre Johnson - who goes by his rap name Christ Bearer - said that it was not drugs but depression that drove him to sever his own penis and jump from the second story of a North Hollywood condo.
Arts & Entertainment | 207391 hits | 10:27 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Andre Johnson - who goes by his rap name Christ Bearer - said that it was not drugs but depression that drove him to sever his own penis and jump from the second story of a North Hollywood condo.Lost Vincent van Gogh painting found in bank safe
Spanish tax inspectors checking the contents of a safety deposit box discovered a painting believed to be by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh that went missing almost 40 years ago, a tax office source said on Saturday.
Arts & Entertainment | 206883 hits | 7:35 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Spanish tax inspectors checking the contents of a safety deposit box discovered a painting believed to be by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh that went missing almost 40 years ago, a tax office source said on Saturday. CBC's Alison Smith and Linden MacIntyre leaving public broadcasterArts & Entertainment | 206946 hits | 12:41 PM on Thursday | posted by Regina
Alison Smith, a senior correspondent for CBC News and host of CBC Radio's flagship news show The World at Six, has announced she is leaving the public broadcaster at the end of June. The news comes on the heels of a similar announcement from CBC colleagueBen Affleck banned from blackjack at Vegas hotel for card counting, source says
Ben Affleck has been busted card counting in Vegas.
Arts & Entertainment | 206857 hits | 4:32 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ben Affleck has been busted card counting in Vegas.Michelangelo's David at risk of collapse due to weak ankles
Michelangelo's David represents the Renaissance era's ideal male physique, but age is catching up with the iconic sculpture, which is at risk of collapse due to its weakening base, according to an Italian study released this week.
Arts & Entertainment | 206759 hits | 1:45 PM on Friday | posted by Strutz
Michelangelo's David represents the Renaissance era's ideal male physique, but age is catching up with the iconic sculpture, which is at risk of collapse due to its weakening base, according to an Italian study released this week. Al Feldstein, former Mad magazine chief, dead at 88Arts & Entertainment | 207918 hits | 5:04 PM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
Al Feldstein, whose 28 years at the helm of Mad transformed the satirical magazine into a pop culture institution, has died. He was 88.Bob Hoskins dead at 71
British actor Bob Hoskins, who rose to fame for his performance in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit and dozens of others, has died after a bout of pneumonia at the age of 71.
Arts & Entertainment | 208024 hits | 7:18 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
British actor Bob Hoskins, who rose to fame for his performance in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit and dozens of others, has died after a bout of pneumonia at the age of 71.Scorpions Drummer James Kottak Jailed in Dubai for Cursing Muslims and Flashing Bum
The 51-year-old American musician arrested at Dubai airport and sentenced to one month in prison
Arts & Entertainment | 208140 hits | 2:13 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The 51-year-old American musician arrested at Dubai airport and sentenced to one month in prisonStar Wars taps originals Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford plus new faces
A host of fresh faces will soon be joining original Star Wars stalwarts Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher in a galaxy far, far away.
Arts & Entertainment | 208018 hits | 10:52 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
A host of fresh faces will soon be joining original Star Wars stalwarts Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher in a galaxy far, far away.Craig Ferguson leaving the Late Late Show
A few weeks after David Letterman announced he'd be retiring from the CBS late-night television lineup, Craig Ferguson did the same.
Arts & Entertainment | 207964 hits | 6:36 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
A few weeks after David Letterman announced he'd be retiring from the CBS late-night television lineup, Craig Ferguson did the same.George Clooney reportedly engaged to Amal Alamuddin, a British lawyer
Hollywood leading man George Clooney, who has said he was not suited for marriage, is engaged to British lawyer Amal Alamuddin, according to media reports on Saturday.
Arts & Entertainment | 207669 hits | 6:28 AM on Monday | posted by Regina
Hollywood leading man George Clooney, who has said he was not suited for marriage, is engaged to British lawyer Amal Alamuddin, according to media reports on Saturday. Atari's E.T. The Extraterrestrial cartridges found in landfillArts & Entertainment | 207901 hits | 7:57 PM on Saturday | posted by Regina
A documentary film production company has found buried in a New Mexico landfill hundreds of the Atari E.T. The Extraterrestrial game cartridges that some call the worst video game ever made. Saskatoon resident tarps over 'unsightly' public artArts & Entertainment | 208008 hits | 12:55 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Saskatoon man covered a piece of public art with a tarp, calling the compressed recycling bales "unsightly" and offensive to the neighbourhood.AC/DC to split: report
AC/DC may be announcing their retirement as soon as Tuesday, according to media reports. The famous rock band, which formed in 1973, is one of the most popular and highest-grossing bands of all time.
Arts & Entertainment | 207103 hits | 10:02 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
AC/DC may be announcing their retirement as soon as Tuesday, according to media reports. The famous rock band, which formed in 1973, is one of the most popular and highest-grossing bands of all time.Pierce Brosnan says he 'was never good enough' at James Bond
Arts & Entertainment | 206849 hits | 8:35 PM on Monday | posted by Regina
The cats are coming | National PostArts & Entertainment | 206542 hits | 10:45 AM on Saturday | posted by DonnaWho
Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman as Late Night hostArts & Entertainment | 206880 hits | 9:20 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina
CBS Television has announced that Stephen Colbert, currently host of The Colbert Report on The Comedy Network, will be the new host of Late Night after the departure of current host David Letterman. Ultimate Warrior, WWE hall of famer, dies at 54Arts & Entertainment | 206907 hits | 11:07 PM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
The Ultimate Warrior, a wrestler who just days ago was inducted into the WWE hall of fame, has died at the age of 54. Archie Andrews dies in conclusion of Life with Archie seriesArts & Entertainment | 206919 hits | 9:57 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
Riverdale's teen everyman Archie Andrews, the comic world's good-hearted small-town hero, will sacrifice his own life to save a friend as the conclusion of the series Life with Archie.Jay-Z sports medallion for group that teaches 'white people are devils'
Rapper Jay-Z took to court side with wife Beyonce at a recent Nets game sporting a medallion that touts the tenants of the Nation of Islam-tied Five Percent Nation � including the belief that all white people are "wicked" and all blacks are superior.
Arts & Entertainment | 207706 hits | 3:45 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Rapper Jay-Z took to court side with wife Beyonce at a recent Nets game sporting a medallion that touts the tenants of the Nation of Islam-tied Five Percent Nation � including the belief that all white people are "wicked" and all blacks are superior.Peaches Geldof, daughter of Bob Geldof, dead at 25
Peaches Geldof, a model and the daughter of Irish singer and activist Bob Geldof, has died at age 25, according to media reports.
Arts & Entertainment | 206947 hits | 11:01 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Peaches Geldof, a model and the daughter of Irish singer and activist Bob Geldof, has died at age 25, according to media reports.Mickey Rooney, Hollywood legend, dead at 93
Actor Mickey Rooney, the pint-sized screen dynamo of the 1930s and 1940s best known for his boy-next-door role in the Andy Hardy movies, died on Sunday at 93, the TMZ celebrity website and Variety reported.
Arts & Entertainment | 206844 hits | 10:15 PM on Sunday | posted by Regina
Actor Mickey Rooney, the pint-sized screen dynamo of the 1930s and 1940s best known for his boy-next-door role in the Andy Hardy movies, died on Sunday at 93, the TMZ celebrity website and Variety reported. David Letterman, host of Late Show, plans to retire in 2015Arts & Entertainment | 206546 hits | 11:10 PM on Thursday | posted by Regina
New find may bring Nazi-tainted art trove to $2b.
An additional 180 paintings in Salzburg and an overlooked third house near the Austrian salt mines of the 'Monuments Men' massively increase potential holdings
Arts & Entertainment | 207895 hits | 10:44 AM on Sunday | posted by commanderkai
An additional 180 paintings in Salzburg and an overlooked third house near the Austrian salt mines of the 'Monuments Men' massively increase potential holdingsJenny McCarthy quiet about measles outbreaks
Arts & Entertainment | 207095 hits | 7:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
Comedian David Brenner, 'Tonight Show' favorite, dies at 78
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Censors for Qatar, Bahrain and UAE said it went against the teachings of Islam and Cairo's Al-Azhar, a Sunni institution more than 1,000 years old, said it objected to any depictions of God's messengers.Harold Ramis dead at 69, starred in Ghostbusters, SCTV
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CNN to end 'Piers Morgan Live'
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Mavis Gallant, short story maven, dies at 91Arts & Entertainment | 207704 hits | 1:23 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Mavis Gallant, the internationally celebrated Canadian short story writer who lived and worked for most of her life in Paris, has died in the French capital. She was 91.Waltons' patriarch Ralph Waite dies at 85
Arts & Entertainment | 206665 hits | 10:01 AM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
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