Provides the latest RSS feeds for Arts News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Asia Bulletin.com http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/cat/bf7bedafac502d48/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 03:51:42 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:51:42 -0400 30 Chili peppers and sauces will take centre stage at a festival being held this week in Mexico City, where the spicy plant, one of the pillars of Mexican cuisine, will be honoured, organizers said. The first Chilis, Sauces and Mortars Festival, which will be held Friday to Sunday, is being organized by the Enchilada Fair, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. Mexico ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707182/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:01 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707182/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A workman who disappeared from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre in December was found hanging in the theatre's attic, investigators said. The body of the 22-year-old man was found hanging from a rope. Investigators believe he hanged himself. The legendary Mariinsky Theatre opened a new $700-million stage earlier this month in a gala ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin. --IANS/RIA ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701662/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:03 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701662/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Singer-songwriter Kimberley Walsh loves her toned up body and credits her participation in dance reality show "Strictly Come Dancing" for it. "The best piece of advice I could give anyone who wanted to lose weight and tone up would be: Go on 'Strictly...'! I've spent many years putting myself under the spotlight but now, in my 30s, I've accepted my body," dailystar.co.uk quoted Walsh as saying. ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214683159/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214683159/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Clothing workers in KwaZulu-Natal went on strike on Tuesday and yesterday to protest against wage levels that the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) said were below the legal minimum. About 10 000 workers mounted a ';warning'; strike against member firms of the United Clothing and Textile Association, mainly in Newcastle and QwaQwa, Sactwu said. The ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214708237/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:54:30 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214708237/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 MANILA, Philippines – Calling its host ';insensitive,'; the Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) when it suspended TV5's ';Willing Willie'; for a month over its episode in which a 6-year-old boy was cajoled into dancing like a lusty macho dancer. In its 11-page decision, the appeals court, through ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214708266/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:54:15 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214708266/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 In the shower or in the car -- with the windows rolled up -- weren't the only places amateur Seattle opera singers could perform Wednesday night. More than 200 Seattle opera fans belted out classic Wagner pieces at the Seattle Center Armory. The Seattle Opera's Wagner singalong celebrated the composer's 200th birthday and the opera's upcoming August performances of the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214708267/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:51:06 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214708267/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Chiswick 2046 A dance school in Sydney's inner-west has made the decision to close down after its founder was charged with multiple child sexual assault offences. Grant Davies, the 39-year-old founder of R-G Dance Studio in Chiswick, was arrested last week. He is facing four counts of aggravated sexual assault, and two counts of aggravated indecent assault of a person under 16. The former ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214708268/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:47:45 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214708268/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A Donegal man has been charged with murdering four British soldiers over 30 years ago in one of the most notorious IRA atrocities of the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707351/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:41:45 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707351/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 also provides adults the opportunity to reacquaint themselves with "America's Sweetheart." In so far as Mary Pickford is remembered today, the performer whom director George Cukor credited with inventing screen acting tends to be identified with a little innocent girl persona that safely belongs to an earlier, less sophisticated time. Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706213/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:49 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706213/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Aretha Franklin has axed another trio of concerts on medical grounds. The Queen of Soul has already scrapped two upcoming shows this week on the advice of her doctor, and she has now cancelled another three - one in her native Michigan and two in Canada (Ottawa and Montreal). Details of what ails Franklin have not been disclosed, but Catherine O'Grady, the director of the Ottawa Jazz ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706260/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:26:36 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706260/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Socialite Paris Hilton is set to have a second chance at chart success after signing a new deal with Lil Wayne's record label. The reality TV star released her debut eponymous album in 2006 to mixed reviews, and now she has reportedly signed a contract with the rapper's Cash Money Records to work on a house-themed followup. Taking to Twitter to announce the news, Lil Wayne's rap ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706259/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:26:36 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706259/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Henri Dutilleux, a French composer known for his superbly fashioned and exquisitely expressive orchestral music, died on Wednesday in Paris. He was 97. His death was announced by Schott Music, his publisher. ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707352/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:14:08 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214707352/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Square is a growing San Francisco titan and disrupter in the world of electronic payments. But the city can look forward to another square-themed organization doing its own seven-figure moving and shaking this summer. This moving and shaking will be literal, as we are referring to the impending annual convention of the International Association of Gay Square Dancers Clubs. Hands up if you even ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706258/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214706258/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 May 23--Here's what summer theater in Kansas City means: Musicals, heat, musicals, air-conditioning, musicals, Shakespeare, musicals, drama, musicals, comedy, musicals and and more musicals. And summer 2013 is shaping up to be firmly in that tradition. The annual mix of elevated language and accessible entertainment known as the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival this year returns to ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705215/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:28:44 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705215/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Embattled star Amanda Bynes' lifestyle and living conditions have been exposed by editors at a U.S. tabloid, thanks to two sneaky snappers who attended one of the Hairspray star's recent all-night parties. The actress' mental health has become a talking point in recent months following a series of traffic violations in Los Angeles and some bizarre behaviour on the streets of New ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705216/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:17:39 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214705216/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Where can you take in the first Mariachi opera in addition to the "classics"? Jeffrey Brown reports on the Houston Grand Opera's unique mission: to engage audiences from the city's diverse, multicultural community by staging productions originating from the experiences of its ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704238/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:10 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704238/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 May 22--Stephen Jannise has the soul of a cinephile. He has been professionally programming movies in Austin for two years, but the 27 year-old head of the Paramount Theatre's film department has been thinking like a programmer since he was a teenager. When Netflix debuted during Jannise's high school years, the Nederland native considered starting a program were people could go online ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704192/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:34 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704192/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 About 50 postal workers in Fort McMurray walked off the job Wednesday in protest of Canada Post’s intention to bring outside contractors on in October to take over parcel ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704239/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:06:10 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704239/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, centre, Élaine Ayotte, left, a member of the executive committee with responsiblity for culture for the city of Montreal, and provincial culture minister Maka Kotto, chat while posing for a photograph outside the Wilder building in Montreal, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, following a news conference announcing funding to help renovate the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704240/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:54:21 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214704240/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The Perfect Gentlemen, national a cappella champions, headlined the Covina Center for the Performing Arts on May 17 and 18 where they delivered a family-friendly show with comedy, unique instruments and impressive vocal harmony. The center, located at 104 N. Citrus Ave. in Covina, was packed this past weekend with eager viewers ready for a fun night. They weren't disappointed. Phil Gold, the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703114/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:49 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214703114/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 PORTLAND, Ore. – Do you still need to pay your Portland arts tax? The city has now extended the deadline to June 10 after its website crashed on the night of the first deadline. A spokesman for Mayor Charlie Hales said ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701903/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:50 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701903/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 s that the First Amendment does not definitively protect Electronic Arts's unlicensed use of college football players' likenesses in commercial video games -- not even where the video games include creative elements apart from the players' ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701733/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:22 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701733/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A mixed martial arts fighter is suing a Philadelphia adult shop, saying a product he bought to enhance his sex life had the opposite effect. Michael Waylon Lowe alleges in court papers the Kama Sutra Pleasure Balm Prolonging Gel left him with scars on his penis, the Philadelphia Daily News reported Wednesday. He filed a lawsuit May 14 against The Mood, the store on Philadelphia's trendy ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701905/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:05 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701905/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Giovanni Visconti claimed another solo victory by winning the 17th stage of the Giro ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701902/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:21:20 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701902/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Lydia Davis, an American writer of short stories --some of them just a single line long -- has won the 60,000 ($93,230 Cdn) Man Booker International Prize. She was named the winner in London Wednesday, coming out ahead of nine international contenders. Davis, 65, has written nine collections of short stories and one ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700547/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:39:41 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700547/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Angelina Jolie had extra reason to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer – her aunt is currently battling the disease. The Salt star underwent the preventative surgery in February after she tested positive for the "faulty" BRCA1 gene, which increases a woman’s likelihood of contracting breast and ovarian cancer, the latter of which ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700548/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:39:35 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700548/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mary Ward Brown, a small-town ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701904/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:16 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214701904/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Staffan Ahrenberg, a Swedish collector of contemporary art, was walking along Rue du Dragon in Paris one day in 2010 when he noticed Cahiers ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700556/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:13:48 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700556/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Perhaps the least expected and appreciated gift of reality television is its capacity for redemption. Sure, people go on TV to get their hearts broken or to fight over meaningless things, but for every villain, there are many more heroes. And if individuals can be lionized by reality television, then why not companies? In this way, ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700555/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:13:03 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700555/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 In three decades of doing self-portraits, Cindy Sherman has dressed up as everything, including the Virgin Mary and Coco Chanel. On Tuesday night, for the Museum of Modern ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700554/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:12:27 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700554/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The Wolfpack rides again. Or rather, it limps exhaustedly over the tundra in what is billed as the final edition of the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700467/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:02:42 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700467/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 HONG KONG ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700553/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:53:58 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700553/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Although you applaud the dancers, ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700552/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:48 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700552/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz lived and worked in New York City for most of the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700472/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:01 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700472/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 What ethically challenged billionaire would not welcome the journalistic cosseting of Ben Mezrich? With each new book, Mr Mezrich becomes increasingly adept at how to use his kid gloves. He is expert at making up conversations he did not hear, sexing up parties he did not attend, pumping up the thrills of getting rich quick and playing down the legal liabilities of characters who may have done a ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700551/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:41:01 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700551/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700470/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:34 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700470/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Although the St. James Theatre on 44th Street is vacant, its marquee is advertising "Raymond Carver's What We Talk About When We Talk About Love," which was adapted by, directed by and stars Riggan Thomson, who actually looks a lot like Michael Keaton. Well, it actually is Keaton, and the sign is just being used as part of the filming of "Birdman," in which Keaton plays a ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699181/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:52 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699181/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Italy Italian Giovanni Visconti soloed to victory in the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to hand his Movistar team its fourth win of the race.Overall race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) retained the pink jersey with a one minute, 26-second lead on Australian rival Cadel Evans (BMC) intact after the 214km ride from Caravaggio to Vicenza.It is Visconti's second stage win ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699182/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:28 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699182/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will mark a construction milestone with a ceremony Thursday, lifting the highest beam in the community theater into place.Guests and local officials will sign the 60-foot, 12,000-pound beam before a crane lifts it atop the Alexis ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699184/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:12 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699184/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau) - Google is launching a new fund through which it will make later-stage investments in technology companies, a Google executive said Wednesday. The fund, to be called Google Capital, will be announced this summer but has already made three investments to date, said Mike Pearson, a general partner at Google Capital, at ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699000/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:51 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699000/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Is floundering NBC crying out to a higher power with the titles of its new shows? A recently announced drama is to be called ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700550/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:47:24 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700550/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Noah Preminger played a cadenza on tenor saxophone near the end of his first set at the Jazz Standard on Tuesday night, and within its tight dimensions there were traces of almost everything that makes him special. Starting out in a gallant midregister before fluttering around his foghorn depths and ethereal upper reaches, he conveyed patience and composure, along with fluency, prudence and ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700471/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:44:54 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700471/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 To see New York City Ballet perform ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700549/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:42:42 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700549/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Until recently, a hotel lobby would have seemed an outlandish place to present an opera. But opera on unusual stages has become an agreeably prominent trend, with recent productions offered at quirky spaces, like a nightclub on the Lower East Side. Operamission, a company founded in 2009 by the pianist, harpsichordist and conductor Jennifer Peterson, saw potential in the lobby of the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700469/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:44 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700469/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 We’re looking for the name of a famous Chinese landmark. It’s the big sports stadium in Beijing. The huge 80,000 seat venue is really an entertainment center. It has hosted winter carnivals with tons of imported snow, outdoor operas including a performance of Turandot, and international soccer matches. But it’s most famous as the main venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics in ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697752/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:39:43 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697752/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 and the name has been embedded in the history of Santa Barbara. Michael Redmon, Director of Research at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, provides a look ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697753/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:40 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697753/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Despite what prime-time television has conditioned us to expect, not every season-ending program has to conclude with oversize special effects and unanticipated twists. When the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center completed its season on Tuesday evening at Alice Tully Hall, it did so with what amounted to a warm collective hug, in the form of ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700468/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:14 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214700468/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Houston Grand Opera . But there's nothing typical about "Cruzar la Cara de la Luna," or "To Cross the Face of the Moon." Written in 2010 and billed as the first mariachi opera, "Cruzar la Cara de la Luna" tells the story of three generations of a Mexican family in the United States. It's also just part of a grand mission by the Houston Grand Opera to ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697754/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:09 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214697754/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Each week, Val Haller, a music-obsessed baby boomer and the founder of the Web site Valslist.com, matches tracks from her generation to those of her 20-something ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699114/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:30 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214699114/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Only God Forgives: Ryan Gosling plays Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld who sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death. ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696315/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:15 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696315/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The FX network announced on Wednesday that it was bringing the comedy star Billy Crystal back to television in a pilot for a new situation ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696083/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:25 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696083/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 New York's Museum of the Moving Image saw its attendance spike when it hosted the travelling exhibit Jim Henson's Fantastic World. The Henson family is now donating nearly 400 items from the puppeteer's collection to the Queens, N.Y., museum. (Richard Drew/Associated ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696307/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:31 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696307/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 baby shower invitations are music boxes? TMZ has now obtained a photo of one, which is indeed a music box featuring a raven-haired ballerina that twirls around, as a lullabye version of Kanye West's "Hey Mama" plays. Cute? Or over the top? The invite itself says the party is "given with love" by Kim's mom Kris Jenner, sisters Kourtney and Khloe, and Shelli Azoff, ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696308/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:24 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696308/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Rookie Blue never has been Rookie Blase, and Priscilla Faia is the latest beneficiary. "It makes it exciting, they're always trying to spice it up," Faia says. "This time you have two new regular characters who are going to be there for the season." As you can guess, Faia plays one of those new characters, with Rookie Blue returning for its fourth season, Thursday on ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696309/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:23 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696309/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 With a friendly smile and countless stories, David Steinberg seems like an unlikely candidate to hold the record for most hate mail in the history of TV. But such was the case in 1969 when the Winnipeg native effectively put a bullet in the head of the embattled Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour by doing his sermon on Moses and the Burning Bush in defiance of CBS Standards & Practices. It had ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696310/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:23 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696310/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The Christian saints had a hard time of it, but they were pretty stoical about their grisly martyrdoms. Saint Peter, the 13th-century friar from Verona, was done to death on the road, stabbed after having his head cleaved open with an axe. Not that Peter seemed to notice, or even care about, his bloody death: numerous paintings depict him chatting and hanging about, oblivious to the chopper ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696311/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:59:07 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696311/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Whether it's St Lucy's eyes resting on a platter or Doubting Thomas poking dents in the body of Christ, Michael Landy's congregation of mechanical martyrs - the culmination of his two-year residency at the National Gallery - is a brilliant black mass of the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696312/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:59:06 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214696312/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The prime minister was welcomed to Lima, Peru Wednesday by an honour guard playing "O Canada." Stephen Harper is on a four-day trade mission in South ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694633/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:28 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694633/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Aretha Franklin is extending her current break and has cancelled performances for the month of June. Spokesperson David Brokaw says the iconic singer will reschedule two shows and resume her touring schedule in July. No other details were provided. The June dates included headlining concerts at the Ottawa and Montreal jazz festivals as well as an appearance in Clarkston, Mich. The Queen of ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694635/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:40 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694635/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 After four years of working on and promoting Life of Pi, which earned Ang Lee his second directing Oscar, he says he needs some rest. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/Associated ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694636/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:39 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694636/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 There were concerns about pop star Michael Jackson's health before the This is It concert series and his subsequent death, an AEG corporate attorney admitted. (Kevin Mazur/AEG/Getty ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694637/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:38 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694637/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 invited readers to nominate architectural aberrations from around the country. Here's what they came up with - from a tower that looks like a bouncer to an arena that looks like an Opal ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694639/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:43 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694639/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 London looks itself and other in this footage. For a 21st-century viewer it is like watching a science-fiction film in which almost everything is the same until you notice little differences that betray a completely alien quality. The past is another country, but ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694640/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:42 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694640/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 With a a newly remastered version of Wings Over America being released next week, we bring you this gallery of candid shots from Paul McCartney's jaunt round the United States in summer ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694641/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:40 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694641/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Musicians from the military bands of China's People's Liberation Army and the U.S. Army take photos during a rehearsal for their joint concert at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, in this October 29, 2012 file ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694277/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:57 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694277/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 VICENEZA, Italy ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694634/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:29:41 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694634/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES | Wed May 22, 2013 1:01pm EDT LOS ANGELES May 22 (Reuters) - Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek, modernist lines. It is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro." But unlike ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694638/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:01:03 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214694638/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 , recorded live in Charleston, W.Va. The duo of singer-songwriters Mira Stanley and Chuck E. Costa first began performing and recording together in the fall of 2011. No stranger to West Virginia's most famous stage, Stanley spent much of her youth backstage at shows alongside her ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693078/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:35 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693078/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 in truth a desperately dull stage enlivened by a sensational sharp climb and powerful finish from Visconti. See you tomorrow for the time trial. Thanks for all your ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693079/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:57 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693079/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 addressed Congress' Joint Economic Committee, first making it clear that tapering QE today would be unproductive, then admitting that it could happen over the next two FOMC meetings if warranted by the data. Channeling his inner Greenspan, Bernanke filled the ether with words meant to mask his underlying intentions, but a few contradictions did make their way into his speech which reveal his ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214692888/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:22 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214692888/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Connected living room devices are here to stay. Smart TV's, set-top boxes like Apple TV, Roku and Google TV all aim to make sure of this. Opera, known mostly asaweb browser, has been branching out into this market as well, with ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693080/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:24 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693080/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Zoe Saldana has defended the editors of U.S. magazine Allure after they sparked a backlash by revealing the actress' weight on their latest cover. Readers complained about the controversial June headline, which described the Star Trek beauty as "115 pounds of grit and heartache", but Saldana believes the tagline perfectly sums up the contrast between her larger-than-life ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693082/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:42 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693082/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. On this day in 1897, the Blackwall Tunnel was officially opened and, at 6,200 feet, it was the longest underwater tunnel in the world. Engineered by Alexander Binnie, it was built to provide a road link under the Thames between Greenwich and ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693083/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:52 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693083/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 (Credit: Ben Kokes/Enfinicorp) Engineer Ben Kokes is a lot of things. He's an outdoor enthusiast. He's a Bronco mechanic. He's a tinkerer who builds electronic gadgets for fun. He's also in love. I'll let him tell his story in his own words: "Once upon a time, a boy met a girl. Then a short amount of time later, the boy decided to design and build a ring for ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214692846/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:05 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214692846/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A Yale University alumnus and veteran of the school's famed a capella groups has brought his talents to Jerusalem, where he launched an Arab-Jewish youth ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693084/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:19:27 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214693084/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 WASHINGTON -; The White House says President Barack Obama will nominate Dan Tangherlini to run the General Services Administration, the agency in charge of federal buildings and ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691422/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:38 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691422/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 CBS announced Wednesday morning that it would continue what has become a 35-year tradition for the network, by agreeing to a deal with The Broadway League and the American Theater Wing that will extend its rights to broadcast the annual Tony Awards show through ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691180/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:00 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691180/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Crossing Lines. The public broadcaster has bought the new police drama, starring Donald Sutherland and William Fichtner, which is about an international police unit based at the International Court in the Hague. It also will air in the U.S. and Europe. The CBC has prided itself in recent years on a primetime lineup of homegrown shows. Most of its Canadian-made hits are returning - ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691423/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:52 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691423/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Who knew a Jersey Shore star could clean up so well? Paul DelVecchio, better known to his fans as "DJ Pauly D," appears to have exchanged his club-ready blow back hairstyle and blinged-out chains for a more clean cut look. This is the photo Pauly D posted of himself to Instagram Monday, showing a Great Gatsby-inspired sophisticated style, complete with parted, slicked-back hair and a ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691424/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:43 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691424/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sebastian Serra, 23, of the Orlando Ballet impressed the judges in Tuesday's telecast and moved on to Vegas Week. Serra, who is from Puerto Rico, has been with the Orlando Ballet for three ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691426/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:02 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691426/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brothers and E! News' Giuliana Rancic will host Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant, which takes place on June 16. Winner of the pageant will go on to compete for Miss Universe.Jones tweeted his excitement about becoming the host on Tuesday after the announcement was made."Excited that I will be hosting the 2013 #MissUSA pageant on 6/16 LIVE on @NBC at 9pm ET w/ ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691427/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:19 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691427/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The British Library has become the first institution to benefit from the Government's new "lifetime giving" scheme after receiving manuscripts of the lyrics to The Beatles' hit songs "Strawberry Fields Forever", "She Said She Said" and "In My Life", handwritten by John ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689847/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:13 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689847/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's woes over crack cocaine allegations are providing plenty of late-night television fodder for Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart and other comedians south of the border. ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689517/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:21 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689517/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Miguel is getting the kind of publicity money can't buy this week after giving one memorable -- and apparently quite memeable -- performance at the 2013 Billboard Music ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689821/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:15 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689821/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Actor Brad Pitt (R) escorts his then-wife actress Jennifer Aniston during red carpet arrivals for the screening of German director Wolfang Petersen's 'Troy' at the 57th Cannes Film Festival, May 13, 2004. REUTERS/Eric ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689840/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:09 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689840/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Embattled R&B star Chris Brown suffered more car trouble on Tuesday when he accidentally hit another motor vehicle while driving through Beverly Hills with his on-again girlfriend Karrueche Tran. After crashing his Porsche into a wall back in February, Brown was taking down insurance details again after he reportedly rear-ended a black Mercedes. Brown and Tran were on their way to the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689839/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:09 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689839/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 (Reuters) - Oncolytics Biotech Inc said preliminary data from a mid-stage trial showed that its cancer drug, Reolysin, met the main goal of reducing the size of tumors in patients with metastatic melanoma, a type of skin cancer. Shares of the Calgary-based company rose as much as 11 percent to C$3.14 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Its Nasdaq-listed shares were up 10 percent. ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689682/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:04 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689682/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 public speech as culture secretary last month to insist that funding for the arts will have to be justified by returns. If, in her words, culture is a commodity, albeit a "commodity worth buying into", then what happens to culture that doesn't pay "healthy dividends", as she delicately puts it?As luck would have it, a test for the policy comes with the mooted closure of ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689843/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:18 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689843/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Susan Block, the co-founder of Story Teller Theatre, and is scheduled to be one of four participants in its May 23 show at Cellar Gate in ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689844/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:57 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689844/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Ah. Of course. Ray Manzarek. The name may not light up the average brain as fast as the name Jim Morrison does, but without Manzarek, a native of Chicago's South Side who co-founded one of the great rock bands of all time, Morrison's name might not be legend either. When I heard that Manzarek had died, my mind immediately broke into the opening piano riff to "Light My Fire." ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689845/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:53 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689845/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 MOSCOW/CAIRO (Reuters) - Russia-focused telecoms firm Vimpelcom's talks to sell a controlling stake in its Algerian mobile business Djezzy to Algeria are at a delicate stage but have not failed, a source with knowledge of the discussions said on Wednesday.Algeria wants to nationalize Djezzy and has pushed Vimpelcom into discussing a sale of a 51 percent stake.A report by Dow Jones earlier ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689846/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:38 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689846/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 FILE - This Nov. 5, 2012 file photo shows John Mellencamp performing during a campaign rally at the American Civil War Center at the Historic Tredegar Ironworks, in Richmond, Va. More and more singer-songwriters from the rock and pop world are turning to the stage. Mellencamp, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Edie Brickell, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello and The Flaming Lips ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688295/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:43 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688295/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 /enpproperty--> A 4-D cinema opened at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday, making it the first airport in China with such a facility to help passengers pass time while waiting for flights, www.carnoc.com reported. The 4-D cinema combines a 3-D movie with physical effects. The cinema, in the domestic departure area of Terminal 3, shows films of 10 to 15 minutes. The ticket ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688199/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:49 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688199/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Chiswick 2046 A former colleague of a Sydney dance teacher charged with possessing child pornography and grooming teenage girls says there needs to be greater scrutiny of the dance industry.Grant Davies faces a total of 10 charges, including possessing child abuse material and multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault of a person under 16.Davies and his sister Rebecca together set up RG ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688047/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:48 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688047/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Dwarfed by the peaks of the Italian Alps, trail-runner Susan Sauze is scarcely noticeable at first glance as she pounds gallantly up the unforgiving terrain towards the camera. Accentuated by the soft colour spectrum and the effect of lens flare, it's a wonderful landscape image in which the detail is as breathtaking as the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688298/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:19 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688298/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sergio Garcia walks off the 2nd green after missing a putt for birdie during the second round of the Masters at Augusta National on April 12, 2013 in Augusta, Georgia. UPI/Kevin ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689260/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:38:32 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214689260/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Boston Marathon bombing suspects, a friend who knew him said. The suspect, identified by the friend as Ibragim Todashev, 26, was from Chechnya, WKMG-TV, Orlando, reported. A former FBI agent who now works for a news organization told WKMG the FBI was trying to re-question Todashev at his Orlando apartment when "something went wrong." The FBI has confirmed a shooting took place but ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688822/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:38:31 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688822/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 BURBANK, Calif. ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691425/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:02 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214691425/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 BURBANK, Calif. ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688297/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:02 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688297/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 An artists rendering of the proposed outdoor arts venue at the Broad Avenue Water Tower Depot. The Binghampton Development Corporation and Historic Broad Business Association has received a $350,000 grant from ArtPlace for the creation of an outdoor arts venue at the Broad Avenue Water Tower Depot. According to the ArtPlace America website, the grant will be used to, "transform an active ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688299/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:51:22 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688299/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 An annotated edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' has become the most expensive J.K. Rowling book ever sold after raising $227,421 at auction. The unique first edition, which featured notes from Rowling throughout, was the star attraction at the First Editions, Second Thoughts sale at Sotheby's in London on Tuesday. The novel was at the centre of a bidding ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686901/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:47:01 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686901/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Will Smith's enterprising son Jaden regrets his 2012 skateboarding video venture - because he gave critics the ammunition they needed to attack him for his fashion and rap choices. The Karate Kid star showed off his skateboarding prowess in the promo for Pumped Up Kicks (Like Me) and he tells Nylon magazine he's still trying to play the video down. He explains, "It was probably ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686900/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:47:01 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686900/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Ai Weiwei has always had something of the rock star about him. Now his hotly anticipated musical debut has finally emerged blinking into the glare of international attention: the self-proclaimed heavy metal single Dumbass.The 55-year-old said his first foray into music was "a kind of self-therapy" helping him to deal with the impact of ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686902/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:37:29 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686902/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 17/07/2012 00:25 CET There is to be a rare celestial choreography in the night sky from May 24 until the end of the month involving three of Earth’s neighbours in the Solar System. Mercury, Jupiter and Venus will all be aligned in the same field of vision, each seeming to spin and move around the others in a phenomenon known as ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686903/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:53 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214686903/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The first Art Basel fair to be hosted by Hong Kong boasts a prestigious array of international art, highlighting the city's new role as a global arts hub amid an explosion of personal wealth in mainland China. The four-day annual show is the world's premier art fair and has until now only been held in Switzerland and the United States. On Wednesday wealthy VIPs flocked to the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685737/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:20 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214685737/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Artists perform Peking opera at the Lucent Danstheater in Hague, the Netherlands, May 21, 2013. Peking Opera Theater of Beijing started its European tour in Hague on Tuesday. It will also perform in Linz of Austria and Milan of Italy. (Xinhua/Jin ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684785/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:41:08 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684785/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 bomb shelter-like night club called B 018 , and mingles with the sweaty odor of 200 young people, mostly dudes amped up on free energy drinks.B-boy Ralph stands back stage alongside 15 other semifinalists, a scruffy-faced lineup of young men in muscle shirts and fitted caps. They are vying for the title of Lebanon's break dance champion in this ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684786/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:49 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684786/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Ke$ha is facing a backlash from officials at America's Parent Television Council (PTC) after footage of her drinking her own urine was shown on TV. The TiK ToK hitmaker was caught on camera guzzling her pee on 'Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life,' which aired on MTV in the U.S. on Tuesday. Campaigners at the PTC are fuming over the "disgusting, vile" scene, and are now ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684787/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:30:20 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214684787/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Ian Holloway hopes to strut his stuff at Wembley next Monday - just as long as no one is filming him.The Crystal Palace boss celebrated his side's 2-0 play-off semi-final at arch-rivals Brighton last week with a crazy dance routine in the dressing room to the delight of his players.Unfortunately one of them, winger Yannick Bolasie, captured the moves on his mobile phone and then posted the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214683745/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:45 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214683745/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 BERLIN (AP) -- Germany is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner with the unveiling Wednesday of a monument in the composer's birthplace of ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214683810/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:58 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214683810/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Spanish operatic soprano will give a concert in occupied lands of Azerbaijan. Spanish operatic soprano Montserrat Caballe will give a concert in occupied lands of Azerbaijan. Caballe will give a concert in Khankandi on 4 June and in Yerevan on 9 ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214681796/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:24:54 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214681796/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 BEIJING -- Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.The video accompanying the visual artist's heavy metal single "Dumbass," released Wednesday, is meant to reconstruct his 81-day detention in 2011, which was part ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214681797/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:23:58 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214681797/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Thein Sein . The agreement will create "a platform for ongoing dialogue and cooperation on trade and investment issues between the two governments," the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on its website. It was signed Tuesday in Washington by acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis and Myanmar's Deputy Commerce Minister Pwint San. The agreement calls for ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214681942/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:51:37 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214681942/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 i s a standard in the Cairo Opera House repertoire. Usually performed once a year, this the large opera work by Giuseppe Verdi returns to the stage for the second time this ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214680832/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:05:59 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214680832/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 She may not have won "American Idol," seven years ago, but Kellie Pickler now has a dancing career she can fall back on. The country singer, who mastered every routine and stunned the judges with her military-like precision, took home the "Dancing With the Stars" Mirror Ball trophy with partner Derek Hough Tuesday night. Although Kellie and Derek’s final dance (an ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214680833/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:05 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214680833/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Ryanair has accused the EU of acting bizarrely and making decisions on a political and not a commercial basis. In its annual report, the no-frills airline declared that it had offered a more comprehensive remedies package for Aer Lingus than the package offered by British Airways for British Midlands. "It is bizarre that the EU can wave through BA's offer for British Midland in phase ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214680834/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:50:37 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214680834/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Harold Shapero, a composer who was a central figure of American Neo-Classicism, a school of composition that thrived in the 1940s and ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688296/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:58:50 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214688296/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Aleksei Balabanov, a Russian director whose films fused grisly violence, sardonic humor and rock music to convey a darkly compelling vision of his chaotic society after ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214680935/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:29:44 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214680935/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Bernard Waber, a ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214679818/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:22:28 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214679818/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 With the legendary Beryl MacBurnie at its helm, the Little Carib Theatre (LCT), in the early 40s was a vibrant institution where talented and legendary dancers from this country executed their craft to appreciative audiences. The theatre, still the preferred home for a number of practitioners in the arts, has lost for the most part, the core of its foundation - dance. That is about to change ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678702/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:02:51 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678702/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Pastor Chris Okotie's church, Household of God, Lagos, hosted an unusual number of musicians on Sunday when the Copyright Society of Nigeria held a service there to mark the beginning of its 'COSON ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678762/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:20 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678762/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Chiswick 2046 A Sydney dance teacher accused of grooming teenage girls and possessing child abuse material is facing new charges of sexual and indecent assault.Grant Davies is a founder and former co-director of the RG Dance Studio at Chiswick in Sydney's inner-west. The 39-year-old was arrested last Friday night, accused of sending indecent material to two girls aged 13 and 14. Police ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214679288/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:54 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214679288/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A KIDS' dance teacher accused of grooming his young students for sex and taking illicit photos of underage girls will be charged with another six ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678763/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:35:53 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678763/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Music video for Dumbass, a new heavy metal song by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. He says making the video, which shows him in a prison cell, helped him come to terms with the impact of his 81-day detention in 2011. The track comes from Ai Weiwei's forthcoming album, Divine ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678764/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:53 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678764/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue May 21, 2013 10:20pm EDT (Reuters) - A unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a record 150,000 pounds ($227,421) at a London charity auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday. The 1997 book, featuring handwritten notes, 22 original illustrations and a 43-page "second thoughts" commentary by the author, ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214679817/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:20:35 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214679817/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 BEIJING ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678735/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:13 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214678735/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Spaniard Benat Intxausti timed a late sprint to perfection to take victory in stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia.The Movistar rider fought off the challenges of Poland's Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) and Estonia's Tanel Kangert (Astana) in a dramatic late finish at the end of a mammoth 238km route to seal consecutive victories for his team after Giovanni Visconti won stage 15 on ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677792/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:16 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677792/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 "June will be a busy month in Lagos as the first set of this year's Inter-Clubs Competition would be rolled out by all the 36 sports associations. This will be a non-stop process that will run till the end of the year," Oshodi ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677794/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:03 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677794/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller testifies on Capitol Hill at a hearing on Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups, May 17, 2013 in Washington, ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677795/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:44:49 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677795/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sandra Bullock’s ex-husband Jesse James has chopped off the tip of his little finger after an accident in his car workshop. The reality TV mechanic posted a photo of his mangled digit on his ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677796/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:32:33 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677796/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Actress Ashley Tisdale has been granted a temporary restraining order against an overzealous male fan amid fears the devotee will gun her down. The High School Musical star claims Nicholas Fiore has been harassing her since last year and has bombarded her with more than 18,000 messages via Twitter.com. She recently turned to Los Angeles police to investigate the matter, and she decided to file ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677797/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:32:31 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677797/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The Orlando Philharmonic will announce today that it is buying the iconic Plaza Live Theatre on Bumby Avenue, where the orchestra will update the 1,000-seat music hall to accommodate chamber music concerts while also keeping a schedule of rock, jazz, comedy and contemporary music shows. "As we move into our third decade, The Plaza provides a unique opportunity for us to have our own ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677798/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:28:20 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677798/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 introduced those changes to the "stable" version of its mobile browser. The new Opera comes with big changes both to its user interface and its engine. We'll start with the engine: this is the first version of Opera for Android to swap Opera's old rendering engine for one based in Chromium 26, the current stable version. In case you didn't know, Chromium is the ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677801/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:57 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677801/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Television actor Laurence Haddon has died from complications of dementia in Santa Monica, Calif., his family said Tuesday. He was 90. TVGuide.com said Haddon began his career as a stage and live television actor in the late 1950s after he served as a Merchant Marine in WWII. In addition to playing Ed, one of American TV's first gay characters, on ... http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677805/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:20 -0400 http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/214677805/scat/bf7bedafac502d48