RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " When Arthur Bispo do Rosario needed art supplies within the psychiatric institution where he lived, he'd barter cigarettes or trade favors with the guards. When that didn't work, he'd sometimes rough up fellow...
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Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Neil Finn revives Anzac anthem
Many local songwriters and composers will have turned their minds to marking this year's Anzac centennial. But Neil Finn has taken a trip back into New Zealand music history to revive a song which has its origins in World War II and...
John Lennon's first wife Cynthia Lennon dies at 75
Cynthia Lennon, the British first wife of The Beatles' songwriter John Lennon, has died aged 75, the couple's son Julian has confirmed.A message on the musician's website said Lennon "passed away today at her home in Mallorca, Spain...
Kiwi artist behind foxy Prodigy album art
The Prodigy's new album comes with a striking cover image of a fox standing over a glowing cityscape.Turns out that image is from Kiwi designer Nick McFarlane, who was asked to design the cover art for the Prodigy's sixth album...
Playwright David Adjmi wins New York infringement court case
NEW YORK (AP) " A playwright whose parody of 1970s sitcoms was accused of copyright infringement by lawyers representing the TV show "Three's Company" has won a victory in court.The chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the...
Tour news: Rolling out The Stones hits at tribute show
They did it for The Beatles - and now they're doing it for The Stones.A star-studded line-up has been assembled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones 1965 performance at the Auckland Town Hall.Held on June 3...
Game review: Battlefield Hardline
Shaky cameras, gnarly character actors, gritty storylines and grisly crime scenes. You could mistake Battlefield Hardline 's opening scenes for a reboot of the late, great cop show NYPD Blue . That's not the only TV reference...
Charting the turbo-charged box office of 'Furious' franchise
In their14-year history, the "Fast & Furious" films have become a case study in the power of international box office. In recent years, the unlikely franchise has made global appeal a priority and as a result, grosses have continued...
Mark Wahlberg to produce Boston Marathon bombing movie
LOS ANGELES (AP) " CBS Films says Mark Wahlberg is set to produce "Patriots' Day," a feature film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing based on Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis' firsthand account.The studio announced Tuesday...
Fast, furious, unstoppable: Franchise stays in high gear
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Neither Vin Diesel nor producer Neal Moritz wanted a sequel to "The Fast and the Furious." The 2001 film about a group of East Los Angeles street racers and the FBI agent (Paul Walker) who infiltrates their ring...
Six of the best early spring flowering shrubs
Bieber roasted ... but is he done?
The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber is everything you might expect: Vulgar and mean, all to the delight of the hundreds in the crowd excited to see the pop singer get skewered. However, it also has a distinct underlying theme:...
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