The first retrospective of work by Tracey Emin, the enfant terrible British artist who has made a career out of intimate personal details including her own unmade bed, has opened to mixed reviews. As well as "My Bed", a mess of vodka bottles, cigarette butts and dirty underwear, "Tracey Emin: 20 Years" also features "Conversations With My Mum", a video of her talking to her mother, and "It's Not The Way I Want To Die", a model of the rollercoaster in her home town of Margate, southern England.
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Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:10 AM GMT
US federal police on Wednesday arrested a blogger for posting songs from a yet-to-be released Guns N' Roses album titled "Chinese Democracy" online without the rock band's permission. Kevin Cogill, who uses "Skwerl" as an Internet name, is charged with violating copyright laws by putting nine of the band's unreleased songs on his www.antiquiet.com website for visitors to hear. Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 8:53 PM GMT
Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, who turned 67 on Wednesday, will resume her international concert tour after being forced to take a three-month break for health reasons, her producer said. By Monday, Evora will have left the west African island nation of Cape Verde for Paris, said her producer's company, Joao da Silva. Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 6:02 PM GMT
Hollywood megastars George Clooney and Brad Pitt helped kick off the 65th Venice film festival, taking to the red carpet along with their directors the Coen brothers in "Burn After Reading." After signing autographs for adoring fans outside Lido's Sala Grande, they swept into the Lido's Sala Grande along with Joel and Ethan Coen and co-stars Tilda Swinton and Frances McDormand for the film's world premiere. Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 6:31 AM GMT
Malaysia's conservative Islamic party has said it will mount protests at Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne's concert here Friday, after failing to have it banned. The concert is an insult to Islam as the fasting month of Ramadan is due to start just a few days later, said Nasrudin Hassan of the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party PAS. Agence France-Presse - 8/26/2008 7:58 PM GMT
US soprano Renee Fleming and British rock group Pink Floyd received the Polar Music Prize from the hands of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at a gala ceremony in Stockholm on Tuesday, organisers said. The winners received one million kronor (106,700 euros, 156,385 dollars) each. AP
The Associated Press - 8/23/2008 3:41 AM GMT
Malaysian authorities have reversed their decision to cancel a concert by Canadian pop-rock star Avril Lavigne, saying Saturday that she can perform next week despite complaints her act is "too sexy." The Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry sparked an outcry among music fans when it decided earlier this week not to permit Lavigne's show. The ministry said then that the show was unsuitable for Malaysian culture and could not be held on Aug. 29, two days ahead of independence day, because it might disrupt patriotic celebrations. The Associated Press - 8/22/2008 9:52 AM GMT
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger are on the hook for more than $5 million after they were found by lower courts to have improperly invoked The Doors' name and images during a 2003 concert tour. After the high court declined to hear their appeal on Aug. 13, they'll have to pay up to drummer John Densmore, the parents of the deceased lead singer Jim Morrison and the parents of Morrison's deceased wife, Pamela Courson, who died in 1974. The Associated Press - 8/21/2008 7:53 PM GMT
Sheryl Crow wants your vote _ and figures she can get it for a song. The Grammy Award-winning singer is offering a free download of her politically charged tune "Gasoline" to anyone who logs onto the Rock the Vote Web site or anyone on the group's mailing list. The Associated Press - 8/21/2008 12:14 PM GMT
Thai police said disgraced rocker Gary Glitter agreed Thursday to leave Thailand for London, possibly ending a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children. However, Police Maj. Gen. Phongdej Chaiprawat could not say when the 64-year-old rocker would leave Bangkok nor which flight he would be taking. Glitter has twice been refused entry into Thailand and once turned away from Hong Kong after his release Tuesday. The Associated Press - 8/21/2008 10:27 AM GMT
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children. Glitter, a British citizen, flew to Hong Kong on Wednesday night after Thai authorities barred him from entering the country. Hong Kong immigration officials then refused him entry after interviewing him, a British Foreign Office spokesman said. Other Entertainment Stories
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In a deafening moment of history, Democrats anointed Barack Obama the first black major-party nominee for president, in a cathartic release of unity, hope and tears. The newly-minted nominee then sent the Democratic National Convention into raptures by crashing his own party a day early, after a stemwinding speech from running-mate Joseph Biden and a belated but glowing endorsement from Bill Clinton.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 4:24 AM GMT
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The first retrospective of work by Tracey Emin, the enfant terrible British artist who has made a career out of intimate personal details including her own unmade bed, has opened to mixed reviews. As well as "My Bed", a mess of vodka bottles, cigarette butts and dirty underwear, "Tracey Emin: 20 Years" also features "Conversations With My Mum", a video of her talking to her mother, and "It's Not The Way I Want To Die", a model of the rollercoaster in her home town of Margate, southern England.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 4:31 AM GMT
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Serbian stars Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic hobbled to victory on centre court while the Russian assault continued on day four of the 20.6 million dollar US Open. An ailing Djokovic overcame in injury to his left foot to defeat Arnaud Clement 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match, while Jankovic struggled with fatigue but held on to beat Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5 in the second round on Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 2:09 AM GMT
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Thousands of Thai protesters trying to bring down the prime minister again defied orders Thursday to end their siege of government offices, forming human shields to protect their leaders from arrest. The courts have ordered them to clear out of Government House immediately and issued arrest warrants for nine of the protest leaders , but the alliance against Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej remained defiant.
Agence France-Presse - 8/28/2008 4:07 AM GMT
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NASA confirmed on Wednesday that a computer virus sneaked aboard the International Space Station only to be tossed into quarantine on July 25 by security software. A "worm type" virus was found on laptop computers that astronauts use to send and receive email from the station by relaying messages through a mission control center in Texas, according to NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries.
Agence France-Presse - 8/27/2008 10:22 PM GMT
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