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Thursday, 17 May 2012

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New modern art fair slated for Hong Kong

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:28

HONG KONG: A new art fair devoted to "affordable" contemporary art will be held in Hong Kong next year, organisers said Wednesday, confirming the city's new status as a regional art hub. The fair is being put together by Affordable Art China, which has mounted a similar event in Beijing since 2006 and is opening a new franchise in Shanghai later this year. The new fair will sit alongside the established Hong Kong International Art Fair (Art ...

Earliest wall art is found in France

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 00:47

WASHINGTON: A massive block of limestone in France contains what scientists believe are the earliest known engravings of wall art dating back some 37,000 years, according to a study published Monday. The 1.5 metric ton ceiling piece was first discovered in 2007 at Abri Castanet, a well known archeological site in southwestern France which holds some of the earliest forms of artwork, beads and pierced shells. According to New York University anthropology professor Randall White, lead author ...

Britain celebrates 350 years of anarchic puppet show

Monday, 14 May 2012 00:13

LONDON: Dozens of puppeteers gathered in London on Sunday to celebrate 350 years of the Punch and Judy show, an anarchic English seaside entertainment known for its slapstick and casual violence. On the second of two days of festivities, Punch and Judy men and women -- known as "professors" -- took their hand puppets on a procession in London's Covent Garden, staged shows for hundreds of children and held a church service with the red-nosed Mr ...

From film buff 'colony' to star-studded frenzy: Cannes at 65

Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:16

PARIS: For its 65th anniversary bash, the Cannes filmfest will be wining and dining 700 of the film world's elite at a black-tie dinner, but for decades the movie showcase on the Riviera was a pretty laid-back affair. Cannes' longtime chairman, the 81-year-old Gilles Jacob, first attended as a humble critic in 1964: "It was like a little colony," he told AFP in the run-up to the May 16-27 event. "There was hardly any press, we ...

List of films in Cannes Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week

Sunday, 13 May 2012 13:03

PARIS: Here is a list of the feature films selected for the two sidebars to the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Directors' Fortnight, running from May 17 to 27, and Critics' Week, from May 17 to 25. English titles are given where cited by festival organisers. Country mentions indicate director nationalities. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012 ...

Hudson's brother-in-law guilty in family killings

Saturday, 12 May 2012 11:27

CHICAGO, Ma Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson wiped away silent tears as a jury read the verdict she had long awaited: her brother-in-law was guilty of killing her mother, brother and young nephew. William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia, was accused of killing his in-laws in October 2008 and then hiding his stepson's body to try to cover his crimes. It was three days before the boy's desperate mother and aunt learned that he was ...

Rovio to launch new game after 'Angry Birds' success

Friday, 11 May 2012 22:14

HELSINKI: Finnish entertainment media company Rovio, creator of the global hit game "Angry Birds", said Friday it will launch successor "Amazing Alex", a remake of an existing idea, this year. The game will be an updated version of "Casey's Contraptions" for which Rovio acquired the rights from developers Snappy Touch and Mystery Coconut. "We are launching a new game. It will be called 'Amazing Alex'. It will come out in spring, shortly before summer", Rovio's Ville Heijari ...

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