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- Pamuk calls Nobel win 'an honour bestowed on Turkish literature'
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Music »
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- Berlin opera agrees to stage controversial Mozart production
- The Deutsche Oper Berlin said Friday it plans to stage a Mozart production that was cancelled because of a scene featuring the severed heads of religious figures, including Muhammed.
- CDs are dead: recording company CEO
- A top recording industry executive on Friday said the music CD is dead and that recording labels must become more innovative if they hope to sell the discs in the future.
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TV »
- Talks at impasse between Canadian actors, producers
- ACTRA, the union representing Canadian performers in film and TV, has broken off talks with producers over issues of pay cuts and overtime rates.
- Mark McKinney, Corner Gas winners at comedy awards
- The TV series Corner Gas and former Kid In The Hall Mark McKinney were double winners at the 7th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards.
- Character actor Arthur Hill dies
- Veteran Canadian-born character actor Arthur Hill, a Tony Award winner and a frequent face on U.S. television from 1960 to 1990, has died at the age of 84.
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Film »
- U.S. networks reject ads for Dixie Chicks doc
- The company distributing the documentary Shut Up & Sing, about the Dixie Chicks' controversial remark against the U.S. president and his invasion of Iraq, says NBC and CW have rejected ads promoting the film.
- Talks at impasse between Canadian actors, producers
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- Mark McKinney, Corner Gas winners at comedy awards
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Media »
- Danish court dismisses Muhammad cartoon lawsuit
- A court in Denmark has dismissed a lawsuit against the Danish newspaper that first published the infamous Prophet Muhammad cartoons that sparked a firestorm of protest around the world.
- Oprah lauds Madonna for 'brave' adoption of Malawian boy
- Oprah Winfrey called Madonna's controversial decision to adopt a 13-month-old boy from Malawi 'brave' during a taped interview with the singer that aired Wednesday.
- Grunge king Cobain usurps top-earning dead celeb crown
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Art & Design »
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- The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, is considering a plan to lease some of its 2,000 oil paintings to raise money for acquisitions.
- Restoration touches up Pompeii's erotic past
- Tourists in Pompeii, the ancient city covered in volcanic dust in AD 79, are lining up for a glimpse of the city's erotic past.
- University to build new home for famed Black Star photo collection
- Ryerson University, home to Canada's largest photography school, announced plans Thursday to build a new gallery and research facility to house its world-renowned Black Star photo collection.
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Theatre »
- Opera tells tales of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
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- Berlin opera agrees to stage controversial Mozart production
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- Character actor Arthur Hill dies
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