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BBC News | UK | UK Edition
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'No justification' for Brand show
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:01pm GMT
Lewd calls to actor Andrew Sachs were a "deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says. -
Teacher 'guilty of incompetency'
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:56am GMT
A primary school teacher pleads guilty to charges of serious professional incompetence and could be struck off the register. -
What is the point of Woolworths
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:55am GMT
Woollies is reportedly on sale for the price of a modest bag of pick 'n' mix. Millions cross its threshold every week but to buy what?
BBC News Player | World
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US power 'to decline' in time
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:34am GMT
America's economic, military and political might will decline over the next twenty years, according to a US intelligence report.
BBC News | UK | UK Edition
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£6m deal for police body armour
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:21am GMT
A County Tyrone company wins a £6m contract to supply body armour to police authorities in Scotland. -
21 July plot fiancee loses appeal
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:21am GMT
The fiancee of a 21 July bomb plotter loses an appeal against her three-year sentence for helping him escape. -
Madonna granted divorce in London
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:59am GMT
Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are granted a "quickie divorce" at the High Court in London. -
Welfare plan 'may cause poverty'
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:56am GMT
Ministers should rethink plans to force lone parents, disabled people and long-term jobless to seek work, an adviser says. -
Repossessions of homes up by 12%
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:55am GMT
The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year. -
Men deny French student murders
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:52am GMT
Two men deny murdering two French students who were found dead in a blazing bedsit in London. -
Train fares to go up in new year
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:51am GMT
Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation. -
New homeland for Norwegian beaver families
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:43am GMT
Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland. -
Patients diagnosed with C. Diff
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:26am GMT
Two patients in Holywell Hospital in County Antrim are diagnosed with the bug Clostridium Difficile, the Northern Trust says. -
Darling 'to force banks to lend'
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:24am GMT
Chancellor Alistair Darling is reportedly planning to force banks to lend to small firms in the pre-Budget report. -
Jordan to face speed charge trial
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:20am GMT
Model Katie Price is to stand trial over an alleged speeding offence in Brighton, it is revealed. -
7 days 7 questions
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:19am GMT
A news Rottweiler told Strictly to sling their hook. Who? -
'Holocaust denier' free from jail
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:15am GMT
An Australian "Holocaust denier" is freed from jail after Germany abandons efforts to have him extradited from the UK. -
Incompetence charge for teacher
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:01am GMT
A teacher is due to appear before the General Teaching Council accused of incompetence, in the first case of its kind in Scotland. -
BBC local video scheme rejected
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:00am GMT
The BBC Trust rejects controversial plans to launch a £68m network of local news websites with video content. -
Police probe BNP link to car fire
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:52am GMT
A suspected arson attack on a car in West Yorkshire may be linked to the publication of BNP members' addresses, police say. -
Pupils sit last 11-plus in NI
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:43am GMT
More than 15,000 primary seven pupils across Northern Ireland sit the second part of the last 11-plus exam. -
Planning changes 'right balance'
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:34am GMT
New rural building rules balance the needs of rural dwellers and protecting the countryside, the environment minister says. -
Lockerbie families claim victory
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:22am GMT
The families of US victims of the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am bombing claim victory in their quest for justice. -
Honda Swindon closing for 50 days
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:22am GMT
Honda is to cut production in Japan and Europe and close its Swindon plant in the UK in February and March next year. -
Gallas launches Arsenal outburst
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:19am GMT
Arsenal captain William Gallas attacks his team-mates and questions their courage to challenge for the league title.
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Budget cuts hamper abilities of prosecutors across U.S.
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:07am GMT
A sour economy is forcing sharp cuts in law-and-order budgets, district attorneys say, hampering their ability to prosecute criminals ... -
Years after Katrina, permanent homes remain elusive for some
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:06am GMT
Nearly 300 families in Mississippi have returned to hotels as FEMA closes the last of its emergency housing sites in the state.
BBC News | UK | UK Edition
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Jolie emotional
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:47am GMT
Angelina takes no prisoners at UK press conference
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The Bell Tolls: Chargers' porous D adding to downfall
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:29am GMT
Of all the ills that have seemingly deflated the San Diego Chargers' dreams of a Super season, the precipitous decline of the ...
BBC News | UK | UK Edition
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BBC Trust to report on Sachs row
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:26am GMT
More details are expected about how crude phone calls made by two BBC presenters came to be aired on BBC Radio 2. -
Rail earth to form nature reserve
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:13am GMT
Earth removed during the building of the £16bn Crossrail project will be used to create a coastal nature reserve in Essex.
USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories
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Rondo outduels Iverson as Celtics blow away Pistons
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:10am GMT
Rajon Rondo had 18 points and eight assists, outplaying new Pistons acquisition Allen Iverson and leading the Boston Celtics ...
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Rondo outduels Iverson as Celtics blow away Pistons
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:10am GMT
Rajon Rondo had 18 points and eight assists, outplaying new Pistons acquisition Allen Iverson and leading the Boston Celtics ...
USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories
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Lakers use depth to overwhelm Suns 105-92
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:49am GMT
Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his three-pointers to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past ...
USATODAY.com NBA - Top Stories
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Lakers use depth to overwhelm Suns 105-92
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:49am GMT
Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his three-pointers to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past ...
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Red Bulls, Crew both hope first time in MLS Cup is the charm
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:40am GMT
For the first time since Major League Soccer's debut year in 1996, neither of the finalists has ever played for the title. Their ... -
Browns GM sent e-mail to fan containing expletive
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:36am GMT
Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage sent an e-mail containing an expletive in response to a disparaging message he received ... -
MLB: Postseason games can't be shortened
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:35am GMT
There has never been a rain-shortened game in the postseason, and now there never will be. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced ... -
Sims, Harris spark Michigan in upset of No. 4 UCLA
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:35am GMT
DeShawn Sims scored 18 points and Manny Harris added 15 to help Michigan upset No. 4 UCLA 55-52 on Thursday night in the semifinals ... -
Big second half propels Seton Hall over No. 20 Southern Cal
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:35am GMT
Jeremy Hazell scored 17 points and Eugene Harvey sank a free throw with five seconds remaining to help Seton Hall upend No. 20 ... -
Jerry Jones feels some blame for Pacman's problems
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:34am GMT
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Thursday that one of the reasons he is willing to take another chance on Adam "Pacman" Jones is ... -
Yankees ownership shifts to Steinbrenner's son Hal
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:34am GMT
George Steinbrenner's 35-year reign as boss of the New York Yankees ended Thursday when he passed control of the New York Yankees ... -
Quirky coach, creative offense spur Texas Tech's ride to glory
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:26am GMT
Nine years ago, Texas Tech hit on a coach, Mike Leach, with a quirky personality and what was then a quirky offense that spread ...
BBC News | UK | UK Edition
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Britannic majesty
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:22am GMT
The spotlight is now shining on the Titanic's sister ship
USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories
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Steelers plow through Bengals 27-10
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:07am GMT
Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers know exactly how to beat the Cincinnati Bengals with or without Chad Ocho Cinco. ...
NYT > Arts
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Angelina Jolie’s Carefully Orchestrated Image
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:04am GMT by By BROOKS BARNES
In exchange for pictures of Angelina Jolie’s new twins, People magazine had to agree to positive coverage of her.
USATODAY.com NBA - Top Stories
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NBA Insider: Sixers' Brand, Clippers meet for first time
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:03am GMT
Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand has his first game vs. his ex-Los Angeles Clippers teammates Friday night; neither side ...
NYT > Arts
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Museum Review | The National Museum of American History: America’s Attic, Ready for a Second Act
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:58am GMT by By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
When the National Museum of American History reopens, it may begin to shed its reputation as one of the more cramped and confounding corners of the Smithsonian Institution.
BBC News | UK | UK Edition
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Uni's US college link 'damaging'
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:57am GMT
The University of Wales' links to a controversial bible college in the USA have made it a "laughing stock", an education expert says.
NYT > Arts
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Music: How Axl Rose Spent All That Time
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:51am GMT by By JON PARELES
“Chinese Democracy” is the Titanic ship of rock albums: It’s outsize, lavish, obsessive, technologically advanced and, all too clearly, the end of an era.
BBC News Player | World
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European online library launches
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:50am GMT
A new EU online library project offers art, literature, cinema and music from over 2,000 years of European civilisation. -
Greece to free half of prisoners
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:49am GMT
The Greek government has promised to release almost half the country's prison population to help ease overcrowding.
BBC News | UK | UK Edition
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Business confidence at record low
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:48am GMT
Business confidence in Wales is at a record low, according to a new survey by a chartered accountants body.
BBC News Player | World
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On patrol with food escort ships
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:39am GMT
As the threat of piracy grows off the coast of east Africa, Christian Fraser joined a convoy travelling under protection from warships.
NYT > Arts
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Endowment Drying Up, a Museum Seeks Help
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:35am GMT by By EDWARD WYATT
Faced with a severe financial crisis, officials of the Museum of Contemporary Art have had talks about a possible joint venture or merger with several other Los Angeles institutions.
BBC News Player | World
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Russian forces 'using torture'
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:30am GMT
The BBC has uncovered disturbing evidence of the use of torture by the Russian security forces.
USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories
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Georgia Tech runs Miami down with 41-23 rout
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:23am GMT
Jonathan Dwyer ran for 128 yards, all in the first half, and Georgia Tech shredded Miami's defense for 472 yards on the ground, ... -
Defenseman McCabe turning over new leaf with Panthers
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:15am GMT
Bryan McCabe, the former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman maligned by fans for his large contract and slight output last season, ...
BBC News | UK | UK Edition
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Papers ponder pre-budget report
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:03am GMT
Most of Friday's papers indulge in speculation about what could be in store in next week's pre-budget report.
USATODAY.com Nation - Top Stories
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2 found not guilty in motorcycle gang trial
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:50am GMT
A trial that highlighted violence among biker gangs ended after two men with the Hells Angels were found not guilty of attempted ... -
Gay activists focusing on rights issues other than marriage
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:47am GMT
Votes in California, Florida and Arizona that bring to 29 the number of states whose constitutions ban same-sex marriage are ...
NYT > Arts
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Movie Review | 'Twilight': The Love That Dare Not Bare Its Fangs
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:44am GMT by By MANOHLA DARGIS
It’s love at first look instead of first bite in “Twilight,” a deeply sincere, outright goofy vampire romance for the hot-not-to-trot abstinence set.
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Donald Finkel, 79, Poet of Free-Ranging Styles, Is Dead
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:42am GMT by By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Finkel was a noted American poet whose work teemed with curious juxtapositions, which in their unorthodoxy helped illuminate the function of poetry itself.
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CW Says It Is Retaking Control of Its Sunday TV Lineup
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:39am GMT by By BILL CARTER
he CW network has canceled its low-rated Sunday lineup and ended a $15 million deal with Media Rights Capital, the company that produced the shows.
USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories
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Pooch kicks and pancakes: From New Jersey and born to run
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:39am GMT
Former New Jersey prep stars are making a name for themselves in some of college football's top programs. From Iowa to Connecticut ...
USATODAY.com Nation - Top Stories
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More U.S. soldiers seek substance abuse help
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:35am GMT
The number of soldiers seeking help for substance abuse has climbed 25% in the past five years, but the Army's counseling program ...
NYT > Arts
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Ailes Agrees to Remain at Fox News 5 More Years
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:31am GMT by By BRIAN STELTER
The News Corporation announced Thursday that Roger Ailes, the chairman and chief executive of Fox News, had signed a new five-year contract with the company.
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Irving Gertz, Composer for Monsters of the Movies, Dies at 93
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:30am GMT by By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Gertz was a prolific though often uncredited B-movie composer whose melodies haunt a spate of pictures with words like “Hell,” “Thing” and “Creature” in the titles.
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Movie Review | 'I Can’t Think Straight': Love Beyond Boundaries
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:21am GMT by By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Plugging the same two actresses into different Sapphic scenarios may be a valid filmmaking strategy but it can be an extremely boring one.
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Movie Review | 'Special': Going Bonkers, Superhero Style
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:19am GMT by By NATHAN LEE
“Special” puts an indie spin on the current Hollywood vogue for moody superhero psychodrama.
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Books of The Times: Voters Are Red, Voters Are Blue
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:17am GMT by By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Calvin Trillin tells the story of the 2008 presidential election, in light verse.
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Antiques: The China Trade, Portrayed in Porcelain
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:09am GMT by By WENDY MOONAN
Kentshire Galleries is hosting a selling exhibition of Chinese export porcelain in its Manhattan shop at 700 Madison Avenue, at 62nd Street.
BBC News Player | World
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US judge orders Algerians freed
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:08am GMT
Five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay without charge for almost seven years must be freed, a US judge has ruled.
NYT > Arts
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Art Review | Pipilotti Rist: Tiptoe by the Tulips (or Stretch by the Apples)
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:08am GMT by By KAREN ROSENBERG
“Pour Your Body Out,” a site-specific installation by the Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, is arguably the first project to humanize the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Inside Art: Auction Slump Has Silver Lining for MoMA
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:05am GMT by By CAROL VOGEL
After the recent drop in auction prices, artworks that were once out of reach for museums have suddenly become affordable again.
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Art Review | 'Art and Love in Renaissance Italy': Eternal Objects of Desire
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:03am GMT by By ROBERTA SMITH
“Art and Love in Renaissance Italy” at the Metropolitan Museum promises romance, desire, expensive gift items and possible sex in the land of Romeo and Juliet and delivers on all counts.
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Art Review | 'Beyond Babylon': Global Exchange, Early Version
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:02am GMT by By HOLLAND COTTER
“Beyond Babylon,” a big, prescient, concentration-taxing exhibition, is the latest in the museum’s illustrious line of panoramic archaeological shows.
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Arts, Briefly: McCain vs. Browne: Round Two
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:00am GMT by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
While the détente continues between Senator John McCain and President-elect Barack Obama, normal relations have yet to be restored between Mr. McCain and the singer-songwriter Jackson Browne.
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Music Review | The Academy Is ...: Armed With Guitar and Emotions
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:59am GMT by By JON CARAMANICA
The band seamlessly connected the dots between emo and early 1980s soft-rock in their show at the Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday.
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Arts, Briefly: $1 Million Donation? The Author Did It
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:59am GMT by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
Patricia Cornwell, the best-selling author, has made a commitment of $1 million to the Harvard Art Museum’s Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies.
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Television Review | '24: Redemption': Saving the World in Less Than a Day
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:58am GMT by By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Kiefer Sutherland is back as Jack Bauer in “24: Redemption” on Sunday on Fox, but the title is a bit misleading.
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Theater Review | 'Super Vision': Pulling the Plug on Digital Bonding
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:58am GMT by By JASON ZINOMAN
“Super Vision” is an audacious meditation on the erosion of privacy.
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Television Review | 'A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All': Unwrap the Presents, Unleash the Parody
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:54am GMT by By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Stephen Colbert is delightful, a few of the song parodies are clever, but over all, the show is too long and more than a little strained, much like the holiday specials it mocks.
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Music Review | MATA Interval: Pop-Classical Intersections, in Tune With Any Season
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:54am GMT by By ALLAN KOZINN
The bimonthly series tend to feature young composers who disregard the classical-pop divide. Wednesday’s installment was a showcase for the violist Nadia Sirota and the guitarist Andrew McKenna Lee.
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Theater Review | 'Jester of Tonga': A King Becomes the Fool in a South Seas Scandal
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:53am GMT by By JASON ZINOMAN
The whimsical “Jester of Tonga” is a rare example of puppet theater about bad investments.
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Movie Review | 'The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)': Convulsions of a Family and an Abandoned Country
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:52am GMT by By A. O. SCOTT
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” is quiet, contemplative and impressionistic, which makes the story it has to tell all the more powerful.
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Movie Review | 'Lake City': Suds, Southern Scenery and Fistfuls of Weaponry
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:52am GMT by By STEPHEN HOLDEN
When Sissy Spacek speaks her clichéd lines in the mediocre screenplay of “Lake City,” her delivery lends them a resonance that is not in the written words.
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Movie Review | 'Bolt': Canine TV Action Star Discovers That Life Is the Best Reality Show
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:51am GMT by By A. O. SCOTT
“Bolt” is at once a knowing, satirical sendup of the Hollywood fame-and-fantasy machinery and a sleek product of the Disney-Pixar industrial complex.
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Movie Review | 'Were the World Mine': Puck’s Love Potion, Splashed Across Town
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:50am GMT by By STEPHEN HOLDEN
“Were the World Mine,” an indie alternative to Disney’s “High School Musical” franchise, is a small, endearing film.
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Music Review | Hinder: Bad Boys, but Not Afraid to Show Their Sensitive Side
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:50am GMT by By JON PARELES
The multimillion-selling band from Oklahoma performed an entertaining set of blues rock and power ballads to the willing crowd at the Nokia Theater on Wednesday.
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A Piece of Cleveland With a New York Accent
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:49am GMT by By BEN SISARIO
Hundreds of artifacts are being prepared for the opening on Tuesday of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, a $9 million branch of the Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
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Dance Review | Urban Bush Women and Jant-Bi: Crossing Continents to Explore History and Identity
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:49am GMT by By ROSLYN SULCAS
“Les Écailles de la Mémoire,” an exploration of black identity, has perfect timing politically speaking, but is only intermittently compelling to watch.
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A Jersey Boy’s Moment as Broadway’s New Pal
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:43am GMT by By PATRICK HEALY
Christian Hoff has his first shot at a major leading role with the lead in Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of “Pal Joey.”
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Arts, Briefly: Rockefeller Grants Announced
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:43am GMT by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the recipients of its New York City Cultural Innovation Fund awards, which will give a total of $2.7 million to 16 cultural organizations.
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Arts, Briefly: Tanglewood Schedule Announced
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:43am GMT by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
The Tanglewood Music Festival, the annual summer arts celebration in Lenox, Mass., has announced its 2009 program.
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Arts, Briefly: Michael Jackson, Live in Court
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:42am GMT by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
A British court that nearly had to settle for video testimony from Michael Jackson will instead receive him in person.
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Arts, Briefly: Footnotes
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:42am GMT by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
Laura Linney has been named the host of “Masterpiece Classic,” a spinoff of the PBS series “Masterpiece Theater,” which was divided into three different shows in 2007.
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Arts, Briefly: CBS Wins the Night
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:42am GMT by By BENJAMIN TOFF; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
“Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” led CBS to another victory in the ratings on Wednesday, according to Nielsen’s estimates.
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Missouri Army drug abuse counseling program cited
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:41am GMT
A hospital accreditation team that evaluated the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital's substance abuse counseling program ...