(Reuters) Reuters - Somali rapper K'naan mixes hip hop swagger with reggae and traditional music in his second album, "Troubadour," but his message is grounded in the war-torn streets of Mogadishu that he fled as a child.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm

War and conflict inspire Somali rapper's rhymes (Reuters)

Reuters - Somali rapper K'naan mixes hip hop swagger with reggae and traditional music in his second album, "Troubadour," but his message is grounded in the war-torn streets of Mogadishu that he fled as a child.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm

Film on Ethiopia's brutal past wins African Oscar (Reuters)

Reuters - A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under which political dissidents and village children alike were ruthlessly killed has won best movie award at Africa's top film festival.
Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 8 Mar 2009 | 11:17 am

Film on Ethiopia's brutal past wins African Oscar

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under which political dissidents and village children alike were ruthlessly killed has won best movie award at...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 8 Mar 2009 | 11:17 am

Dutch police recover paintings stolen 22 years ago, arrest 3 suspects

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch police have recovered eight valuable paintings, including works by Renoir and Pissaro, 22 years after they were stolen from a gallery. Prosecutors said...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 8 Mar 2009 | 10:17 am

Rock who? It's Dwayne Johnson's world now - New York Daily News


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Rock who? It's Dwayne Johnson's world now
New York Daily News
BY Joe Neumaier Who would you rather not mess with - a guy called the Rock or a guy named Dwayne? If you ask Hollywood bigwigs, the name Dwayne Johnson packs more of a punch.
Dwayne Johnson isn't the first athlete turned actor Newsday
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2009 | 8:44 am

Harvey's Son Delivers Eulogy at Service - Washington Post


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Harvey's Son Delivers Eulogy at Service
Washington Post
CHICAGO -- Paul Harvey's son used his father's words for the eulogy at a public funeral service for the radio legend in Chicago, the city from which he launched his national news and commentary show.
At funeral, Paul Harvey's story celebrated Chicago Tribune
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Source: Google News - Entertainment | 8 Mar 2009 | 7:45 am

Mourners pay tribute to radio legend Paul Harvey

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Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman in Splitsville Again(E! Online)E! Online - Laughter may not be the best medicine when it comes to repairing a relationship.



Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment News | 7 Mar 2009 | 11:55 pm

Splendid music, but the staging _ brrr!

Too much snow! A veritable blizzard hit the stage of the Vienna State Opera Saturday. Snow fell inexorably through much of the three-hour new production of Tchaikovsky's "Eugen Onegin."
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsEnter | 7 Mar 2009 | 11:41 pm

Phish lands another keeper in reunion


Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 7 Mar 2009 | 7:30 pm

Burkina Faso' sculptor Ali Mikiema shows the Golden Stallion of Yennenga prize

Burkina Faso' sculptor Ali Mikiema shows the Golden Stallion of Yennenga prize, Africa's answer to the Oscar at the Pan-African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) in Ouagadougou. Ouagadougou was gearing...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 7 Mar 2009 | 7:03 pm

People buy sweets in front of the Oubri cinema in Ouagadougou

People buy sweets in front of the Oubri cinema in Ouagadougou on March 6, 2009 before the screening of "The Yellow House" by Algerian director Amor Hakkar, a film in competition at the Pan-African Film...
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Technicians prepare the screening of "The Yellow House" by Algerian director Amor Hakkar

Technicians prepare the screening of "The Yellow House" by Algerian director Amor Hakkar, a film in competition at the Pan-African Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou (FESPACO), at the Oubri cinema...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 7 Mar 2009 | 7:03 pm

Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman in Splitsville Again

Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, GQ AwardsLaughter may not be the best medicine when it comes to repairing a relationship. Comedic couple Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are once again in splitsville, according to People and...


Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 7 Mar 2009 | 7:00 pm

Phish Spawns Raucous Reunion

Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, PhishUp from the bottom, indeed. Five years after going belly up, Phish resurfaced with a vengeance Friday night, playing the first of three sold-out reunion concerts in Hampton, Va., in a...

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Reuters - Bustiers covered with bright plastic buttons and coats made of white Mickey Mouse gloves brought some surrealist cheer to a muted Paris fashion week on Saturday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm

Giving Praise to Hollywood's Real Party Animals

Katherine HeiglSit. Stay. Speak. Celebs are commanded to do all kinds of weird things. Is it any wonder they often seek solace in the arms, er, legs of furry or fine-feathered friends? Call it puppy...

(Fashion Wire Daily)

FWD113  Model walks the runway at the Lanvin show during Fall 2009 Fashion Week in Paris on Friday, March 6, 2009.(Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber)Fashion Wire Daily - A great fashion moment by the house of Lanvin was witnessed on Friday, March 6, in a mammoth warehouse on the eastern edge of Paris.



Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Mar 2009 | 3:46 pm

Christian Dior – Escapist Expressions (Fashion Wire Daily)

FWD101  Model walks the runway at the Christian Dior show by designer John Galliano during Fall 2009 Fashion Week in Paris on Friday, March 6, 2009.(Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber)Fashion Wire Daily - If any fashion show these past weeks said it loud and clear that we are in the age of escapist fashion it was the fall 2009 collection of Christian Dior seen Friday, March 6, in Paris.



Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 7 Mar 2009 | 3:05 pm

Would Rihanna Lose Deals by Taking Chris Back?

Rihanna, CoverGirl AdWill Rihanna lose any of her celebrity endorsement deals due to her getting back with Chris Brown? —O7, via Twitter Rihanna isn't losing her lifetime supply of...


Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 7 Mar 2009 | 3:02 pm

Poll: Favorite Mini-Scandal of the Week

Paris HiltonWith serious issues dominating the celebrity landscape like the Rihanna/Chris Brown debacle, it just makes us more appreciative of the frivolous and frothy controversies we generally get to enjoy...


Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 7 Mar 2009 | 2:59 pm

'Watchmen' nabs $25.1 million Friday

Front Page: R-rated film opens wide on 3,611 screens -- After waiting 23 years, moviegoers finally got to see the big-screen version of DC comics’ “Watchmen,” plunking down an estimated $25.1 million Friday at 3,611 sites.

Source: Variety.com - Front Page | 7 Mar 2009 | 2:41 pm

Mourners Remember Radio Legend Paul Harvey

The son of radio legend Paul Harvey used his father's words for the eulogy Saturday at a public funeral service in Chicago, the city from which he launched his national news and commentary show.


Source: FOXNews.com | 7 Mar 2009 | 1:44 pm