Eurovision 2013: live blog

guardian.co.uk 1 hour ago

Stuart Heritage: Ukrainian giants! Romanian vampires! Greek men in skirts! Yes, it's time to stop bickering with our European neighbours and start ridiculing them instead...

 
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Kanye Premieres New Track, 'New Slaves'

rollingstone.com 4 hours ago

New track projected on 66 buildings, including Wrigley Field and a Prada store

 
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To encourage creativity, Mr Gove, you must first understand what it is

guardian.co.uk 23 hours ago

Ken Robinson: The education secretary's new national curriculum is a dead hand on the creative pulse of teachers and students alike

 
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Manic Street Preachers recording two new albums?

nme.com 4 hours ago

First LP will be almost completely acoustic, according to frontman James Dean Bradfield

 
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QA: Kree Harrison on Being 'American Idol' Season 12 Runner-Up

rollingstone.com 3 hours ago

'This is the sweet after the bitter that Ive had in my life'

 
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De La Soul Perform on 'Fallon'

rollingstone.com 59 mins ago

Band revives their classic 1989 hit

 
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Promoter McLean 'provided more musical joy than Dylan and Prince combined'

startribune.com 18 hours ago

She was backstage doing what concert promoters do: Making sure the catering was perfect, making sure the road manager was happy and writing checks to the night’s star, security people and everyone...

 
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Afghan Lawmakers Block Women's Rights Law

voanews.com 2 hours ago

Afghanistan's parliament has delayed action on a measure aimed at protecting women from violence.Rights activists say the move Saturday is a blow to progress made in women's rights in th...

 
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JK Rowling on the first Harry Potter, Hilary Mantel on Wolf Hall: glimpse authors' musings from the...

guardian.co.uk 12 hours ago

Amsterdam to Wolf Hall, Booker winners and bestsellers – authors including JK Rowling, Hilary Mantel, Philip Pullman, Nick Hornby and Ian McEwan annotate their own first editions...

 
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Gunman interrupts live Cannes TV interview with Christopher Waltz

nme.com 3 hours ago

"He was just crazy," says the 'Django Unchained' actor

 
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Fight Back Against Restaurants' Cruel Abuse of Wine Drinkers

slate.com 6 hours ago

The other night, I was having dinner with some friends in a fairly decent restaurant and was at the very peak of my form as a wit and raconteur...

 
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Tim Lambesis, As I Lay Dying singer accused of murder-for-hire, altered by steroids, laywer says

newsday.com 4 hours ago

California heavy metal singer accused of murder-for-hire was changed by steroids, lawyer says.

 
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Burma’s ‘hidden genocide’: A rare visit to Rohingya refugee camps

thestar.com 4 hours ago

In western Burma, 140,000 people have been forced from their homes by communal violence. Their camps are now at risk of being inundated by monsoons.

 
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Rewind radio: Sony awards; The Danny Baker Show; PM; Cerys on 6 – review

guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago

Danny Baker, Eddie Mair and Cerys Matthews were deserving winners at last week's Sony awards, writes Miranda Sawyer

 
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William H. Macy's 'Rudderless' Sells For France

variety.com 4 hours ago

Mars Films has acquired distribution rights for all French-speaking markets to William H. Macy's directorial debut, "Rudderless." Radiant Films has launched sales of  international territories at C...

 
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Fight near Colonel Sam Smith Park sends six to hospital | Toronto Star

thestar.com 3 hours ago

Six males were taken to hospital after a fight broke out near Colonel Sam Smith Park around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Toronto police...

 
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in 'crack cocaine' video scandal | Toronto Star

thestar.com 17 May

A recording made by men involved in the drug trade — viewed by two Toronto Star reporters — appears to show Ford inhaling from a crack pipe.

 
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Tim Bosma: The painful search for a missing man

thestar.com 6 hours ago

Through dozens of exclusive interviews, the Star has reconstructed the efforts to find Tim Bosma.

 
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Nigeria Imposes Curfew in Military Campaign

voanews.com 3 hours ago

Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, as security forces continue to pursue suspected Islamist militants in the region. The military o...

 
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The 10 best music documentaries

guardian.co.uk 4 hours ago

Michael Hann picks his favourite movies in which film-makers focus on the drama behind the songs

 
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Pam Hogg: this much I know

guardian.co.uk 55 mins ago

The designer and musician on breaking the law, crying, and never disclosing her age

 
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Bobby McFerrin: Spirituals As Sung Prayers

npr.org 23 hours ago

On Spirityouall, McFerrin performs classic black spirituals with roots in enslaved communities, as well as songs he composed himself...

 
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Pons Scares Up New Genre Label

variety.com 2 hours ago

Emili Pons has launched Barcelona-based low-cost genre label Ms Entertainment to exploit the demand for Spanish or English-lingo fright fare.

 
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Eurovision song contest 2013: the key songs to watch out for

guardian.co.uk 17 May

Stuart Heritage: It's unwise, Eurovision fans, to enter the arena without a spot of preparation – so here's our guide to the evening's likely high (and possibly low) points

 
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Stop Hesitating! Freeze Your Eggs Now!

slate.com 8 hours ago

Last year, a 38-year-old friend sent me a link to an article titled “My Secret Grief: Over 35, Single, and Childless” by Savvy Auntie author Melanie Notkin about her heartbreak over not having...

 
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Angelina Jolie’s leadership lessons: Obama, are you listening? Burman

thestar.com 7 hours ago

Unlike Jolie’s take-charge approach, the Obama administration appears weak and reactive in face of IRS, Benghazi missteps.

 
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La Donna del Lago, Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, review

telegraph.co.uk 11 hours ago

The staging may be a little too silly for some, but Rossini's music has never sounded better, writes Rupert Christiansen.

 
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YouTube Star Ray William Johnson Lands TV Deal

variety.com 20 hours ago

The TV world is about get its hands on another YouTube star. Ray William Johnson, who toplines online comedy series "=3," signed a script deal with FX Networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter....

 
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Huey Lewis on 30 Years of 'Sports'

rollingstone.com 17 May

'It's cooler to have a Huey Lewis and the News T-shirt now than any other time since 1989,' he says

 
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Rob Ford crack scandal: Star reporters tell their side of story

thestar.com 17 hours ago

Surreptitious manoeuvring to get a look at a video purporting to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack not unlike a spy thriller.

 
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It's Official: 'The Voice' Bringing Back Original Coaches Lineup for Season 5

hollywoodreporter.com 22 hours ago

Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera will return this fall, with Shakira and Usher back for season six.

 
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Mark Knopfler, SECC Glasgow, review

telegraph.co.uk 7 hours ago

The former Dire Straits frontman is finally playing music that makes him happy. But what about the rest of us? asks Matthew Magee.

 
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US-MUSIC Summary

news.yahoo.com 4 hours ago

Vocal acrobatics of "La Donna del Lago" an "Olympic" challenge LONDON (Reuters) - Even with one of the world's most athletic opera singers at her side and plenty of practice, American mezzo-soprano...

 
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