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Soul bassist Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies in Tokyo
FEEDSPORTAL Mon, 14 May 2012 05:37:36 GMT
Grammy-winning American bassist Donald 'Duck' Dunn, member of Booker T and the MG's, dies aged 70.
Bass player Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies in Tokyo
BOSTON Sun, 13 May 2012 08:40:26 GMT
Bass player and songwriter Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70.
'Avengers' add $103.2M in sprint to $1 billion
BOSTON Sun, 13 May 2012 15:49:20 GMT
"The Avengers" is taking a page out of Superman's comic book -- flying faster than a speeding bullet to the billion-dollar mark at the box office.
History, Heartbreak And 'The Chemistry Of Tears'
NPR Sun, 13 May 2012 10:24:00 GMT
The hero and the heroine of Peter Carey's new novel are separated by 150 years — and are brought together by an enormous, 19th-century, mechanical duck. The Chemistry of Tears is the 12th novel by the Australian-born, two-time Booker Prize-winning author.
How A 'Daily Show' Writer Grew Up Funny
NPR Tue, 08 May 2012 17:15:00 GMT
Lizz Winstead has always looked at life a little differently. She's written a book of essays that takes readers through the different chapters of her life: growing up, becoming a comic and helping to create The Daily Show.
Cultural Exchange: Xiyadie depicts homosexual love in Chinese paper-cuts
GOOGLE Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
The artist's works address a taboo subject in a traditional art form. BEIJING — Orgies and anal sex hardly seem the usual fodder of traditional Chinese folk art, but that is exactly what one Chinese artist is depicting in a series of provocative paper-cuts that are now being exhibited in Los Angeles for the first time.
Juan of the Dead, Seven magazine review
FEEDSPORTAL Sat, 12 May 2012 05:50:54 GMT
This Cuban zombie film is also a recklessly fresh, social satire
Picasso: The Vollard Suite, at British Museum, Seven magazine review
FEEDSPORTAL Sat, 12 May 2012 06:00:15 GMT
The newly-acquired Vollard Suite offers haunting, paroxysmal proof Picasso's brilliance as a printmaker
Breakin' Convention, at Sadler's Wells, Seven magazine review
FEEDSPORTAL Sat, 12 May 2012 06:00:41 GMT
This year's offerings at Breakin' Convention, the annual hip hop festival, were mostly impressive
Silent House, Seven magazine review
FEEDSPORTAL Sat, 12 May 2012 06:00:46 GMT
Elizabeth Olsen saves the day in this ultimately disappointing, holiday-home horror
Einstein on the Beach, at Barbican, Seven magazine review
FEEDSPORTAL Sat, 12 May 2012 06:00:47 GMT
The belated UK premiere of Philip Glass's epic 1976 opera really wasn't worth the wait
Comedian's Montreal shows cancelled after 'anti-Semitic' concerns
CBC Fri, 11 May 2012 14:41:59 EDT
Four shows by controversial French comic Dieudonné M'bala M'bala booked for Montreal next week have been cancelled after Jewish groups expressed concern over his reputation for performing anti-Semitic material.
Art In A Neon Cage: Welcome To The Havana Biennial
NPR Fri, 11 May 2012 16:20:00 GMT
Every other year, Cuba's artists get a chance to show their wares to the world. The historic hulk of Havana's La Cabana fortress makes for an art gallery like no other — and provides a home for one of the most important art events in Latin America.
Asia Society's 'Revolutionary Ink' reflects on Wu Guanzhong
GOOGLE Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
The New York exhibition highlights the influential modern artist's career arc amid a turbulent 20th century China.NEW YORK — "A snake swallowing an elephant" is how the Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong described himself. The snake was the Chinese artist in him, and the elephant was Western art. The stylistic fusion that made him one of China'sleading modern artists is on view at the Asia Society Museum here in "Revolutionary Ink: The Paintings of Wu Guanzhong," which also reflects the artist's long life amid the turmoil of China's 20th century.
Exhibition in focus: Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands; British Library
FEEDSPORTAL Fri, 11 May 2012 09:27:16 GMT
A new British Library exhibition celebrates Britain's wonderful wealth of exceptional literature.
A Page in the Life: Colin Grant
FEEDSPORTAL Fri, 11 May 2012 10:49:18 GMT
Rob Sharp takes a stroll round Bush house as he interviews Colin Grant about his new book, Bageye at the Wheel.
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scottish Ballet, at Sadler's Wells - Seven magazine review
FEEDSPORTAL Fri, 11 May 2012 11:43:53 GMT
Scottish Ballet's new adaptation of Tennessee Williams's classic play is emotionally limited
The Flying Dutchman, ENO, at London Coliseum - Seven magazine review
FEEDSPORTAL Fri, 11 May 2012 11:53:29 GMT
It may be their first Wagner opera, but Edward Gardner and Jonathan Kent ensure a night of smooth sailing
A Midsummer Night's Dream, at Shakespeare's Globe, Seven magazine review
FEEDSPORTAL Fri, 11 May 2012 12:36:42 GMT
The Korean contribution to the international Shakespeare festival at the Globe was a colourful revelation
As book thrives, Carole King closing book on music
BOSTON Thu, 10 May 2012 16:50:03 GMT
The voice behind dozens of standards like "It's Too Late," "You've Got a Friend" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" says her music-making days are likely over.
Maurice Sendak, 'Where Wild Things Are' Author, Dies
NPR Tue, 08 May 2012 12:51:00 GMT
The children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen, died at a hospital in Danbury, Conn. He was 83.
Maurice Sendak': ten insightful quotes
FEEDSPORTAL Tue, 08 May 2012 14:54:40 GMT
Maurice Sendak, the artist behind the Where the Wild Things Are children's books has died aged 83.
'Birdseye': The Frozen Food Revolution
NPR Sun, 06 May 2012 10:06:00 GMT
Before locavores and the "slow food" movement, one man's i