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- Berlin opera agrees to stage controversial Mozart production
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- CDs are dead: recording company CEO
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TV »
- Talks at impasse between Canadian actors, producers
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- Mark McKinney, Corner Gas winners at comedy awards
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- Character actor Arthur Hill dies
- Veteran Canadian-born character actor Arthur Hill, a Tony Award winner and a frequent face on U.S. television from 1960 to 1990, has died at the age of 84.
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Books »
- Chinese author among winners of $40,000 US emerging writer prize
- Chinese writer Yiyun Li is among the latest winners of the Whiting Writers' Awards, a $40,000 US annual honour that recognizes emerging writing talent.
- Dutch libraries launch national book club with free copies of novel
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- Almodovar, Auster top Spain's arts awards
- Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and American writer Paul Auster both received Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for outstanding achievement in their chosen fields.
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Film »
- U.S. networks reject ads for Dixie Chicks doc
- The company distributing the documentary Shut Up & Sing, about the Dixie Chicks' controversial remark against the U.S. president and his invasion of Iraq, says NBC and CW have rejected ads promoting the film.
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Art & Design »
- Victoria and Albert ponders leasing of paintings
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- Restoration touches up Pompeii's erotic past
- Tourists in Pompeii, the ancient city covered in volcanic dust in AD 79, are lining up for a glimpse of the city's erotic past.
- University to build new home for famed Black Star photo collection
- Ryerson University, home to Canada's largest photography school, announced plans Thursday to build a new gallery and research facility to house its world-renowned Black Star photo collection.
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Theatre »
- Opera tells tales of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
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- Character actor Arthur Hill dies
- Veteran Canadian-born character actor Arthur Hill, a Tony Award winner and a frequent face on U.S. television from 1960 to 1990, has died at the age of 84.
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