Provides the latest RSS feeds for Arts News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Ohio Standard.com http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/cat/bf7bedafac502d48/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:14 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:14 -0400 30 Justin Bieber, who grabbed three awards at the Billboard Music Awards, was booed by the audience as he went on stage to give his acceptance speech. The shocked singer said that he is an 'artist' who should be taken seriously, the Sun reported. He also said that at the age of 19, he thinks that he is doing a pretty good job and that it's his music and the craft that should be talked about. The ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660369/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:04 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660369/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 For those secretly reading 'Fifty Shades of Grey' on your Kindles and iPads, the naughty literary work has been exposed in "Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Unauthorized Musical Parody." This musical spoof - conceived by Tim Flaherty and co-written by him and several members of the Virginia-based sketch comedy troupe the Pushers - has its four-member cast singing along to prerecorded tracks for ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660353/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:01 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660353/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Riding on its extensive cinema industry, which produces one of the largest number of films in India, the government of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is keen to use the latest technological innovations in the industry to create skill development and employment opportunities for its youth. "We are planning to set up a GAME city which will serve as the hub for Gaming, Animation, Media ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657446/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:02 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657446/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Three planets - Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury will present a spectacular sky show during the last week of May. So, look low in the west-northwest after sunset in late May, and you can watch Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury pirouetting through the tightest gathering of three naked-eye planets that the world will see until 2026. "Here's a beautiful chance to see three planets all together," said Alan ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214654792/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:50:04 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214654792/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Actor Michael Douglas poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Behind the Candelabra at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.(Francois Mori/The Associated ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663730/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:49 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663730/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 in Vancouver, he wants to know - and he'll refund the price of your ticket."If we're a young, innovative, energetic theatre company that is trying to do the best work that we can, why wouldn't we back our work with something like a money-back guarantee?", says McMullen. "Are we going to be so afraid of people disliking our work that we will, in fact, lose money on ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663731/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:45 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663731/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 St. Paul -based company. The roster is the company's first after a fiscal crisis that threatened its existence in 2012. Penumbra pulled out of its straits by raising $359,000. It also instituted a program that it hopes will offer permanent fixes to chronic cash crises. Each mainstage production in the new season is surrounded by programs, panels and film screenings. "Over these 36 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663732/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:12 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663732/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Minneapolis , died Thursday at Hennepin County Medical Center. She had suffered from hepatitis C. Jacobs, 64, was the theater’s communications manager from 1997 to 2007. It was a crucial decade of growth that saw CTC expand into its ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663733/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:10 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663733/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Benat Intxausti burst for the line with 400 metres to go to claim victory on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia as the general classification leaders held station behind. The Spanish Movistar rider burst clear of Astana's Tanel Kangert and Lampre-Merida's Przemyslaw Niemiec down the final stretch after the trio had made their move with around three kiloemetres left. A little earlier, ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663734/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:20 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663734/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 When the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (the "Act") was passed in 1968, proponents lauded the Act as a new weapon against organized crime and its growing involvement in the importation and distribution of narcotics. For the first time, federal law enforcement was permitted to wiretap conversations of criminals with suspected involvement in a variety of serious offenses, ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663468/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:07 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663468/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 CBS said the season finale of its sitcom Mike & Molly, starring Billy Gardell and Emmy-winner Melissa McCarthy, will air at a later date. The network postponed Monday's episode over its plot, which involved a tornado threatening the two lead characters. (Michael Ansell/CBS/Associated ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663735/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:54 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663735/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Bill Hader departed "Saturday Night Live" on this past weekend's season finale and Seth Meyers is also on his way out, as he will transition next year to hosting "Late Night." That makes four cast anchors who have left in the last two years, with Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg as the two who left last season. Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen are also rumored to be leaving, ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663736/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:48 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663736/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 R&B star Miguel shocked the audience at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday when he kicked two female revellers in the head as he performed a leap across the stage. The Grammy Award winner was one of the acts entertaining the star-studded crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena prizegiving in Las Vegas, and was performing his song Adorn when he attempted to jump across a small number of ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663737/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:47 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663737/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Despite National Awards, accolades at festivals abroad and the multiplex culture, makers of offbeat cinema in India often continue to struggle when it comes to finding big screen release.An encouraging remark last year by Charles Tesson, artistic director at Festival De Cannes, for the Anurag Kashyap- produced Peddlers said it all about the changing face of Indian cinema. "Good news is that ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663620/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:39 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663620/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Land of milk, not honey ... Ai Weiwei's map of China, an installation constructed from 2000 baby formula cans. Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun via Getty ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663738/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:56 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214663738/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file picture, Capuchin monkey "Mally" sits on the head of an employee in an animal shelter in Munich, Germany. Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich. He said the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214662169/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:37 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214662169/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Eva Longoria suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Saturday when she accidentally flashed fans and photographers as she walked the red carpet. The former Desperate Housewives actress gave onlookers an eyeful as she lifted up her glamorous green gown to avoid rain puddles while making her way into the premiere of Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214662234/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:37 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214662234/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Singer George Michael fell out of a car as it sped along a highway at 112 kilometres-per-hour, according to a new report. The former Wham! star was airlifted to hospital with cuts and bruises after a horror road accident on the M1 motorway north of London on Thursday. Police have launched a probe into the incident and details of how George came to be injured have not been revealed, but now an ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214662233/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:37 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214662233/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 (Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug device to treat post-operative pain met the main goal of controlling pain in a late-stage study among patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214662235/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:34:02 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214662235/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Afternoon all. Today's stage begins in France and finishes in Italy. Zut alors! Or should that be 'Porca miseria!' (No, I didn't just google "italian exclamation of surprise"*). And it's a really interesting little stage – I say little, it's actually 238km – with the riders descending off the Col du Telegraphe, heading up Mont Cenis, then ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660890/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:06 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660890/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 MADRID , Spain -- David Alegre should have been a nervous wreck. Less than a week before the premiere of the opera he wrote and directed, one of his lead singers hadn't turned up for rehearsal. The energetic, wiry man of 36 nevertheless remained calm and good-humored. That's because everyone involved in the production, from the lead soprano to those building the scenery, were ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660891/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:39:05 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660891/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Ask Rolling Stones' lead guitarist Keith Richards -- who turns 70 this year -- if he's a birthday guy, and he pulls no punches. "The more there are -- the less I am," jokes Richards in a Canadian exclusive interview from "an undisclosed island" location. "I love OTHER people's birthdays." Talk of finality is only natural. After all, with the veteran ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660892/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:02 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660892/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark - has fallen into British hands after Ambassador Theatre Group brought its first theatre outside the UK.The owner-operator, the largest such company in Britain with about 49,000 seats across the country, has acquired the 2,000-seat Foxwoods theatre in New York through its subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC for an undisclosed fee, reported to be between $60m and $70m ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660873/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:41 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214660873/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 British artist and designer Gerry Judah was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. He returned to India with Christian Aid after more than 50 years to see how people are tackling the effects of global warming. A series of works inspired by his trip can be seen in Christian ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214659638/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:51 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214659638/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Building Design magazine in 2006, "for crimes against architecture". It is to the Stirling prize what the Razzies are to the Oscars, a prize to call out the worst offenders in the built environment - from overblown "iconic" gestures to that grim retail shed ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214659637/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:50 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214659637/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 the first beta was released, Opera announced that its new WebKit-based browser for Android is now available as a "final version". This is just one step towards a Presto-free Opera as, in mid-February, the Norwegian company revealed that it will ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214658558/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:17:17 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214658558/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Nestled into an incline overlooking the Grand River in Cambridge, Ont., the Dunfield Theatre opened in March. Diamond Schmitt Architects gave the $14-million building a simple exterior of limestone and two types of metal panels - white defines the public areas, charcoal grey covers a fly-tower that rises nine metres above the lower roof line. (Tom ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657634/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:07 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657634/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Nestled into an incline overlooking the Grand River in Cambridge, Ont., the Dunfield Theatre opened in March. Diamond Schmitt Architects gave the $14-million building a simple exterior of limestone and two types of metal panels - white defines the public areas, charcoal grey covers a fly-tower that rises nine metres above the lower roof line.(Tom ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657635/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:06 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657635/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 By Sreeram Chaulia The death on May 12 of one of the father figures of the theory of international relations (IR), Professor Kenneth Waltz, resonated with every academician who follows world politics. The founder of a dominant school of thought known as neorealism, Waltz, who died aged 88 from complications with pneumonia, was essential reading for generations of students and teachers who ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657637/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:41:11 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657637/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Baku residents have witnessed another interesting show arranged by flashmobbers on 19 May. A group of young people together with dancers and athletes with disabilities danced under well-known hits: Psy - Gentleman, Black eyed peace - Let's get it started and Usher - Yeah. Flashmob left a vivid impression on passers-by who were surprised to see the dancers in wheelchairs who despite the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214656672/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:12:59 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214656672/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 opera doyenne Joanna Wong when she was 15 and still in school. Seated on a wooden stool in the cosy Chinese Opera Teahouse in Smith Street, See Too is warm and animated. "Of course, I'm very excited. I do a lot of shows throughout the year, but this is different because it is specially in my name so I feel the pressure of having to work harder, so that I can perfect as much as I ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214656673/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:03:59 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214656673/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 awesome again," said the new site will showcase "bigger images" and create a user experience that is "more immersive, more expressive." Mayer's announcement of the Flickr makeover came only hours after the company announced it was ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214656444/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:57:29 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214656444/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 It is David vs. Goliath, brains vs. brawn, art vs. commerce. I am talking about alternate movie programming vs. Hollywood's summer blockbusters. It looks bleak for David, but now is not the time to surrender. Okay, okay, I realize that cinephiles despair seeing the boxoffice results already posted this month, as well as trailers for the 2013 summer fare. It all seems so overwhelming. Iron ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214655774/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:54:08 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214655774/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The visual effects in Star Trek Into Darkness leave very little to the imagination. And that's the whole point of special effects, right? Through the use of elaborate sets, stunts and computer-generated imagery, director J. J. Abrams transports us from the surface of alien worlds to the inky void of space to the bridge of the USS Enterprise herself. The same can be said for video games. As ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214655773/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:54:08 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214655773/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Antarctica , shaped like caterpillars or icebergs, on stilts or stubby legs, will look like science-fiction illustrations - the storms, blizzards, extremes of temperature, darkness and howling winds they have been designed to withstand are so extreme that conditions have been likened to those on ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214655775/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:46:46 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214655775/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 ONLINE radio and TV station Soundpond is planning a major expansion on Rundle St with an art gallery, photography studio, co-working space for entrepreneurs and pop-up shops. Founders Adam Daze and Todd Skipper plan to take over the space above the Alfresco restaurant, next door to Soundpond's current home. They have launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise $15,000 for the move after an ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657636/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:31:00 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214657636/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 is to be screened by two major independent cinemas in the UK, the Cornerhouse in Manchester May 27, and the National Media Museum in Bradford, June 1. First released in ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214654032/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:56 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214654032/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Cairo's Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) is collaborating with the UK's Tate Modern in a collective video art exhibition entitled 'Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear', which raises questions about the nature of cinema and moving images, and the role played by the audiences' imaginations and perceptions in constructing narratives.The exhibition features seven ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214654033/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:52:01 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214654033/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Netflix has been giving viewers the opportunity to watch entire new seasons of TV shows in one sitting and -- for better or for worse -- many have been doing just that. When Netflix premiered its first original ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214653171/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:43:42 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214653171/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Journalist Barbara Walters arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine's naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York, April 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Lucas ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214653173/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:43:37 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214653173/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce watch the New Jersey Nets play the Phoenix Suns in the second quarter of their NBA basketball game in Newark, New Jersey, February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Ray ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214653172/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:43:37 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214653172/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Halvard Solness, the driven title character in ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214652266/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:00:02 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214652266/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 , Fox has announced. Said Cowell in a statement: "It’s taken more than a decade but I’m delighted to finally be on a panel with three girls (I think!). Paulina and Kelly both have great taste and massive experience in the music industry and together with Demi, this is going to be a fun panel. It just feels like the time to do something ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214651307/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:25:09 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214651307/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Britain's biggest theater group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought the lease to Broadway's largest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214650222/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:26 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214650222/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 They came, they saw, they tangoed. In the final week of "Dancing With the Stars," it all comes down to these four: Zendaya, Kellie, Aly, and Jacoby. Who knew they had these kind of moves? Join Marianne Dowling for some of the final dances of Season 16 starting at 8 PM ET. Click the "Comment Now" button to join in the conversation. The mirror ball trophy is in ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214650238/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:27:56 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214650238/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon May 20, 2013 7:58pm EDT May 20 (Reuters) - British theater company Ambassador Theatre Group's subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC has purchased Foxwoods Theatre, currently home to the "Spider-Man" musical, from Live Nation Entertainment Inc, the companies said on Monday. Lyric Theatre paid about $65 million for Foxwoods, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The Foxwoods ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214650224/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:58:32 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214650224/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A Vancouver company says it will re-start production of a guitar used by Chris Hadfield in space, prompting dozens of new orders. The Canadian astronaut gained worldwide attention when he performed David ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649238/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:12 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649238/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The Doors star Ray Manzarek has died following a secret battle with cancer. The keyboard player, who co-founded the band with Jim Morrison, passed away at a clinic in Germany, according to a post on the band's Facebook.com page. He was 74. Bandmate Robby Krieger has released a statement which reads, "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649059/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:05 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649059/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 BRITAIN'S biggest theatre group has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought Broadway's biggest theatre from Live Nation Entertainment for about $US60 million ($A61.81 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649045/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:07:06 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649045/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Khaled ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649065/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:11 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649065/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The soldiers who landed in Normandy on D-Day were greeted as liberators, but by the time American G. ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214648915/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:19 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214648915/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 ArtPlace America, which distributes grants that ';accelerate creative placemaking across the country,'; has announced the 54 recipients for grants in 2013-14. Washington recipients are: –Capitol Hill Housing ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214643979/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:32 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214643979/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 They could almost be dancing for one another, these kids, on the street, in a club. Except that their circle is open at the front and they face outward, performing for spectators. Each gets a turn in the middle, and at first what they do ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649064/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:43 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649064/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The fizz has long come off the European Film industry, even if the champagne corks are popping in Cannes. The financial crisis of 2007 has hit the business hard, subsidies being cut, even in countries which previously feather bedded the industry. Spain for example has seen state aid go from 124 million euros down to just 55 million. It’s not just the present that is the concern. The ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214643982/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:59:19 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214643982/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Rick Scott has ramped up execution orders of late, approving three death penalty warrants in less than a month, officials said. Scott signed off on only six death penalty warrants in the first three years of his term. Critics say the governor is trying to burnish his law-and-order credentials ahead of his re-election bid next year. Scott's office denied the charge, saying he'd done ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214644525/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:52:01 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214644525/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Serenity ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214643933/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:46:46 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214643933/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The Metropolitan Opera has decided to disband its resident ballet company, whose roots date back to the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649063/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:43:54 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649063/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mnemonic Theatre Productions artistic director Caleb McMullen in the company's rehearsal space in Vancouver, May 16, 2013. (Jeff Vinnick for The Globe and ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642686/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:22:26 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642686/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Phyllis Kandie may, nay, will surprise many in the manner that she will execute her mandate as Secretary for Commerce, Tourism and East African ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642687/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:21:25 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642687/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 There are so many meant-to-shock moments in ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649062/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:11:21 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649062/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 First Date ,'; a 2012 co-production of the 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT. Producer Junkyard Dog was smitten, too; it was announced in March that the show would be heading to Broadway. Now, it’s time for casting news: Zachary Levi, of TV’s ';Chuck,'; will make his Broadway debut as Aaron, the male lead; Krysta Rodriguez (TV’s ';Smash,'; Broadway’s ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642671/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:15 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642671/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Comedian Sinbad has declared himself bankrupt with more than $10 million in debts, according to a U.S. report. The Jingle All The Way star, real name David Adkins, filed for bankruptcy last month, claiming he has just $131,000 in assets but owes $10.9 million to firms including American Express and Bank of America. According to legal documents, obtained by TMZ.com, Sinbad also has unpaid ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642688/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:04:54 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642688/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Despite a white-hot stage and screen career spanning more than four decades, Patti LuPone has no time for nostalgia -- and with good reason. The powerhouse performer is once again on a professional roll, having ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642690/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:16 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642690/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214648961/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:57:08 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214648961/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Finding a balance between individual and group expression is important for any dance troupe. But for repertory companies, which lack the cohesive vision of a single choreographer, the challenge is especially acute. In the first of two programs that Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is performing at the Joyce Theater, four works by different choreographers explore this tension in ways both distinct and ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649061/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:40 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649061/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Early vocal music like Gregorian chant often uses a melismatic style, in which a single syllable of text is sung between successive notes. Arabic, fado, flamenco and Balkan genres are also rooted in melisma, as is sean-nos, which translates as ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214648996/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:49:46 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214648996/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Broadway theater and landed on the facility's marquee. Fire officials said the man, whose name wasn't released, was at the Lyceum Theater to see "The Nance" ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642685/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:02 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214642685/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 World War II has provided an endless number of true stories in recent years, as ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649060/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:56 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214649060/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Look and Listen is the title of a festival of new music performed in art galleries that kicked off its 12th season with a concert at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery on Friday evening. But during a performance of Lewis ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214648995/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:17 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214648995/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Back in the days when dinosaurs ruled the airwaves and the Internet was a toy for a few scientists and geeks, late night talk shows were big news. The change of every Tonight show host commanded the front page of newspapers, at a time before entertainment news was actually considered "news." And when David Letterman got stabbed in the back by NBC, and was passed over for Jay Leno as ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214641493/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:15 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214641493/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Musician Bernie Taupin arrives for the opening night premiere of "The Union" during the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York April 20, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214641494/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:15 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214641494/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Carol Burnett was still such a rock star? The adoring fans who gobbled up tickets fast to the legendary TV comic’s sold-out appearance Friday at the State Theatre came bearing gifts and even wearing Irish green Scarlett O’Hara dresses (with curtain rods, no less!). They had a whole lot of stories to share with Burnett, too, many of which involved some kind of ailment or sad story that ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640117/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:54 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640117/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 in 1988 -- at that time, he was already regarded as one of America's finest singer-songwriters. Since that time, Wainwright's sardonic, poignant wit has helped him win armloads of awards and countless more fans. Wainwright describes his newest ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640118/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:44 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640118/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 T.S. Eliot referred to as "the violet hour." For her latest aerial dance production, the director of Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Arts, Ninette Paloma wanted to capture the beauty and suspense of that moment between day and night. Last Friday evening at the Lobero Theatre, her company La Petite Chouette presented The Violet Hour, a nuanced performance in three acts. Indigo lights ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640119/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:06 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640119/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 May 20--Who are the Muskogee brothers who will perform on NBC's "The Voice" today? The Swon Brothers, Zach and Colton, who are now in the top 10 on the popular music competition television show, are much more than rising country music stars, their family, friends and fans say. The brothers took a few minutes before rehearsal late last week to talk about their early start as ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640120/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:50 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640120/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 By Tony Clayton-Lea It might be a tad ironic to have Slum Cinema as the umbrella title for an adventurous night of movie entertainment, but 24-year- old Canadian, Dublin-resident Anna Davies may just have hit a particularly hard and recession-driven nail on the head by doing so. Davies' love of cult movies was nurtured during her teenage years in her native Calgary, Alberta, as she soaked up ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640031/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:44 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640031/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 May 19--"He had to be believable as a musician, because this is not the kind of movie where you hear a few bars of a song; they play out in their entirety," Joel continues. "But the character is in every scene, so he has to be a very accomplished actor. It's not easy to find that in the same person, so we were very frustrated until Oscar walked in." "Now it weirdly ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640121/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:41 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640121/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 By RICHIE DAVIS The Recorder Father and son team up to provide soundtrack for 'Graceland' Steven Schoenberg has a long career of providing musical scores, but nothing like his new effort. By RICHIE DAVIS The Recorder NEW SALEM, Mass. - Say 'Schoenberg' and music together around these parts, and people tend to think less of atonal composing giant Arnold Schoenberg and more of ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640122/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:06:36 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640122/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Los Angeles rockers Thirty Seconds to Mars couldn't have anticipated just how high their new single, Up in the Air, would go. Literally. Would you believe the International Space Station as the first commercial copy of music ever to be sent into space? "I wanted to do something different, something special ... And what better way to do it then to put your music on a rocket and send ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640124/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:47 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640124/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 LONDON - Benedict Cumberbatch is not the name of a character in an Oscar Wilde play -- nor is it "a fart in a bathtub" as he jokingly puts it. But it is the name of the U.K.'s hottest new leading man who's currently on screen menacing the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in Star Trek Into Darkness. Cumberbatch was kicking around British film and television for years before his ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640123/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:46 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214640123/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mnemonic Theatre Productions artistic director Caleb McMullen in the company's rehearsal space in Vancouver, May 16, 2013. (Jeff Vinnick for The Globe and ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638752/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:19 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638752/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Gian Mattia D'Alberto/AP COL DU GALIBIER, France (AP) -- A superb solo ride up the grueling Col du Galibier gave Giovanni Visconti the victory in a weather-affected 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, while favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead. Atrocious weather conditions once again altered the race course and heavy snow fell at the finish as Visconti ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638753/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:33 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638753/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 An overzealous Jennifer Lawrence fan has been jailed after showing up outside the actress' home in Kentucky and sending her brother a threatening message. Han Cong Zhao is being held at the Jefferson County Jail after turning up at The Hunger Games star's family home in Louisville on April 18. He is also accused of attempting to contact the actress' brother Blaine more than ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638754/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:50 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638754/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Muslima is an online exhibition that gives voice to the varied experiences of Muslin women across the globe. Hosted by the International Museum of Women, it features interviews with leading Muslims, showcases the work of renowned artists and documents the lives of ordinary Muslims. Viewers can contribute their own thoughts ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638756/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:50 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638756/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 "The only woman it seems permissible to judge and even ridicule today is the Muslim woman," says Samina Ali. "What other woman faces as much scrutiny or is the target of random violence from both her own community and others?" An Indian-born Muslim who lives in San Francisco, Ali is the curator of Muslima: Muslim Women's Art & Voices, a new global online ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638757/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:49 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638757/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A new state business program will focus on resources and strategic planning services for companies that have moved beyond the startup stage. Advance Maryland will offer business resources to second-stage companies that need help overcoming strategic growth challenges, such as developing new markets. The Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638758/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:54 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638758/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether a New York town violated the Constitution by opening meetings with prayers that emphasized Christianity. The request for Supreme Court action in the religious expression case arises from the practice of Greece, N.Y., of opening town board meetings with a prayer, which two residents challenged as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638665/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:30 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214638665/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 My mother, Dr. Rita Bonchek, is a psychologist who specializes in grief and loss. A career discussing death and dying, however, was insufficient preparation for hearing the words, "Mom, I have metastatic breast cancer." Mom and I have reacted very differently to the news of my stage IV cancer. I was online within days writing posts about the steps I was taking. I wrote immediately ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637373/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:26 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637373/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 In their pursuit of an African voice, designers are often left stuttering when it dawns on them that simply being drawn to the continent, without substance, isn't quite enough. The mass clamour about how "so-and-so was inspired by Africa", together with a confusion between east and west African cloths and the question of whether it is a country or a continent, only adds to the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637377/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:17 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637377/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 painting style of the artist, so we don't just see photos harshly sutured on to paintings; in the portrait of Van Gogh as DiCaprio, the actor's face appears to have been painted in thick brushstrokes.This is the latest in an apparently boundless gallery - or, if you prefer, a bottomless pit - of online remakes of great art. You may remember ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637375/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:16 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637375/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Art of the new ...Jake and Dinos Chapman will fund their film of The Marriage of Reason and Squalor using art world sources. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637376/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:16 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637376/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She had meant to fly to Paris but bad weather and mechanical problems forced her to land in a field near Londonderry, ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637374/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:15 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214637374/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Levi, who will be in the film "Thor: The Dark World," follows fellow "Churck" alum Yvonne Strahovski to make his Broadway debut. She made a strong impression in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Clifford Odets' "Golden ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214635831/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:24 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214635831/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 reviewed last year , but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install. That's where two-factor authentication services come into play. Years ago, vendors came out with hardware-based two-factor authentication: combining a password with a token that generates a one-time code. But toting around tokens means that they can get taken, and in a large enterprise, hard ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214635843/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:37:06 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214635843/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 You got your "Game of Thrones" fix last night – but now you have questions or comments about the show. Starting at 12 PM ET, Game of Thrones ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214635844/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:29:55 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214635844/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Seattle Opera invites the public to celebrate composer Richard Wagner’s birthday (and get ready for the "Ring" cycle) with a singalong, a costume contest, cake and other fun on May 22, ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634472/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:32:35 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634472/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 It's almost time for a new Xbox. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the original Xbox debut in 2001 and its high-definition successor's launch in 2005. With the next-generation Xbox expected to be revealed Tuesday, anticipation for the entertainment console's latest evolution is running high. "People get excited ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634473/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:53 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634473/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A group of Halifax musicians are fundraising for local guitar player Rick Edgett, who's dying of cancer. Edgett was a member of a Halifax band called Pepper Tree in the 1970s. The guitar player went on to work with a number of well-known musicians. "He recorded with a lot of local artists like Doug Mallory, Frank MacKay and Ken Tobias. He was a session musician with the Doobie ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634475/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:52 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634475/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Angelina Jolie is set to celebrate the life of her late mother Marcheline Bertrand by portraying her onscreen in a planned biopic, according to U.K. reports. The Hollywood beauty is working on the project with her fiance Brad Pitt, who is said to be producing the film through his company Plan B next year, reports the Sunday Express. Details surrounding the movie are scarce, but it is likely to ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634474/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:47 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634474/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Entertainer Rolf Harris has performed his first live show since his arrest over historical sexual assault claims, and thanked fans for their ongoing support. The artist and broadcaster addressed the crowd at the event in Bristol on Saturday. He said: "You've no idea what this means, for you all to turn up with such support and such enthusiasm." The 83- year-old Australian ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634476/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:13 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214634476/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City "I’m not excited," worries VW frontman Ezra Koenig. "But should I be?" That’s up to him. But fans of the NYC indie-rockers have ample reason to be thrilled about their third release. While rooted in the perky, meticulous cleverness that typifies their sound, the Big Apple-themed disc ventures beyond that musical ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214633259/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:23:45 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214633259/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 TAIPEI, TAIWAN--(Marketwired - May 20, 2013) - Drawing more than 500 people, Taiwan Cinema Party held at Plage Royale in Cannes Film Festival on May 18 was a successful ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214633614/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:23 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214633614/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 WAM DUBAI, May 20th, 2013 -- Dubai's Islamic Affairs '&' Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) organised a lecture by Dr. Yousef Al Badr from Kuwait on "Arts and Educational Skills". Aisha Al Kash, Head of the Education and Religious Guidance Department, stated that the lecture, which was organised and supervised by the Department of Religious Consultations and ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214633261/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:03:32 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214633261/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 As Sotheby's prepares to auction first editions of books annotated by 50 top authors, curator and antiquarian book-dealer Rick Gekoski explains how he got all the greats to join in - and some of the secrets they ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214632107/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:43 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214632107/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Steve Pyke remembers photographing his children every day of their lives, Grayson Perry explains why digital took the fun out of his photography, and Katie Mitchell cherishes pictures taken before she was born ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214632103/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:16:20 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214632103/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 writers and artists to tell us about what photography means to them , now we’d like you show us what it means to you. Share with us your most precious photograph with a line to tell what or who we are looking at and why the image is so special to you. It might be easier than ever to snap and share the moment using phone cameras and social media, but if you were to choose just one ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214632104/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:16:20 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214632104/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Inside Llewyn Davis Production year: 2013 Country: USA Runtime: 105 mins Directors: Ethan & Joel Coen Cast: Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Oscar ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214632105/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:16:18 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214632105/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Now that Carla Bruni is no longer France's First Lady, she might have expected the spotlight to be back on her music career with the release of her fourth album, Little French Songs. But her husband, Nicolas Sarkozy, is once more in the headlines, under investigation for financially taking advantage of France's richest woman as he thinks of running for president again. Bruni talks to ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631034/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:07 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631034/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A poster for the musical The musical The Lost Garden will receive its world premiere in Shanghai. Adapted from the short story The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, the production was developed over five years by South Korean director and musician Soh June-young and his creative team using suggestions garnered from 266 people in 26 countries. The result is a magical journey in which Wilde's ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631035/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:34:03 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631035/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 the winner of this year's Syngenta photography award, for his work documenting a stunning isolated region in the Icelandic Western Fjords. Here is a selection of the finalists' images, each on on the theme ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631037/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:19:01 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631037/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 We take thousands of pictures nowadays, but do we still cherish them? We asked writers and artists, including Grayson Perry and Mary McCartney, to pick a shot they treasure - and tell us the role photography has played in their ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631038/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:59 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631038/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune ';Only Teardrops,'; despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631039/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:18:05 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631039/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 There will be no Triple Crown winner again this year, but Orb's defeat in the Preakness Stakes does tee up an interesting summer of racing. Meanwhile, some other potential stars, including Last Gunfighter and Fiftyshadesofhay, emerged from the weekend of racing at Pimlico. Hong Kong horses ran off with both of Singapore's International Group 1 races, Farhh provided a bright spot for ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631740/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:11:38 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631740/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A nationwide arts convention is going to be drawing up to 1,000 people to Pittsburgh next month. The Americans for the Arts Annual Convention will be held beginning June 14 in Pittsburgh and hosted by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. The convention will be located in several parts of the city, including Lawrenceville, the Strip District, North Side and East End. Among the focuses will be ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631966/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:09:41 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214631966/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 WAM DOHA, May 20th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar affirmed that the world has witnessed fast-paced changes, not only in the fields of politics, but also in the fields of economy, society, culture and humanitarianism. The Qatar news agency (QNA) stated that Sheikh Hamad, during his speech at the opening of the "Doha Forum and the Conference of Enriching ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214630879/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:07:24 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214630879/scat/bf7bedafac502d48