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LUMS to organize 'Drama-festival 2011'

LAHORE : The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) will organize a drama festival here on October 14 to en

Published 30 Sep, 2011 11:05am

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Sony videogame line-up flexes motion control

SAN FRANCISCO : Sony on Thursday unveiled a holiday season line-up of PlayStation 3 videogames tailored for motion contr

Published 15 Sep, 2011 11:00pm

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Nicolas Cage making new thriller movie ’Trespass’

TORONTO : For actor Nicolas Cage, making the new thriller movie "Trespass" hit close to home. Cage, at the Toronto fil

Published 15 Sep, 2011 12:11pm

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Angolan beauty wins Miss Universe crown

SAO PAULO : Angola's Leila Lopes became the new Miss Universe on Monday, edging out beauties from Ukraine, Brazil, the P

Published 13 Sep, 2011 09:51am

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Japanese comedian quits over gangster ties

TOKYO : A Japanese comedian and television host has quit show business over revelations of close ties with a senior yaku

Published 24 Aug, 2011 08:56pm

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PNCA to hold National Calligraphy Exhibition on 25th Ramadan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will hold `National Ca

Published 18 Aug, 2011 09:08am

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PCYO to hold 26th Annual Naat Contest 2011 on August at Arts Council

KARACHI: Pakistan Crescent Youth Organization (PCYO) in collaboration of Education Committee Arts Council is organizing

Published 15 Aug, 2011 07:43am

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New Bollywood film stokes caste controversy

MUMBAI: A new Bollywood film tackling the thorny issue of caste quotas in Indian government jobs and education is releas

Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:23pm

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Art exhibition from Pakistan gets positive press reviews

NEW YORK : An exhibition of the splendors of the ancient Buddhist civilization of Gandhara from Pakistan, which opened a

Published 11 Aug, 2011 10:13am

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Graphic artist Crumb cancels Australia visit

SYDNEY : American graphic artist Robert Crumb, famous for his subversive comic drawings, has pulled out of a visit to A

Published 10 Aug, 2011 08:02pm

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Oprah to receive Oscars humanitarian award

LOS ANGELES: US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is to be honored with an Oscars statuette later this year for her outsta

Published 03 Aug, 2011 06:52pm

Arts

New Spider-Man is black teen from New York

NEW YORK : Spider-Man peeled his webbed mask back Wednesday to reveal a new face -- and it's black. In a revolution f

Published 03 Aug, 2011 04:47pm

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PNCA to hold ‘National Calligraphy Exhibition’ during Ramazan

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) will hold the “National Calligraphy Exhibition” with the particip

Published 02 Aug, 2011 10:39am

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Australian painter Margaret Olley dead at 88

SYDNEY : Australian painter Margaret Olley has died at the age of 88, the Art Gallery of New South Wales said on Tuesday

Published 26 Jul, 2011 07:15am

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Memorial service planned for British artist Freud

LONDON : A memorial service will be held for realist painter Lucian Freud after a private family funeral, his lawyer sai

Published 23 Jul, 2011 07:57am

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British artist Lucian Freud dies aged 88

LONDON : Realist painter Lucian Freud, grandson of the inventor of modern psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud and widely seen a

Published 22 Jul, 2011 11:32am

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Youngsters get a taste of acting in 'A Little Drama'

ISLAMABAD : A number of youngsters learnt the art of acting by a Germany-based instructor in a three-day workshop of dra

Published 21 Jul, 2011 01:20pm

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Lok Virsa educates children about cultural heritage

ISLAMABAD : A group of about 50 children belonging to the marginalized communities of Sindh, Balochistan and Federally A

Published 16 Jul, 2011 10:26am

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'A Little Drama' workshop concludes

ISLAMABAD: A three-day acting workshop entitled "A Little Drama" concluded here Saturday at Kuch Khaas, Centre for Arts,

Published 09 Jul, 2011 11:20am

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Cy Twombly, post-war abstract art giant

PARIS: Influential US artist Cy Twombly, who died Tuesday aged 83, was a key figure in the post-war abstract art world w

Published 05 Jul, 2011 08:03pm

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'Purple Wiggle' has heart surgery in Australia

SYDNEY : Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles embarked on their US tour one man short after the "Purple Wiggle

Published 02 Jul, 2011 01:30pm

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Animation pioneer Pixar marks

CALIFORNIA: Pixar, a pioneer of computer animation that has made a dozen profitable feature films and become one of the

Published 02 Jul, 2011 01:16pm

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Sufi dance performance enthralls audience

ISLAMABAD : The dancers of National Performing Arts Group (NPAG) here Thursday performed sufi dances at certificate dist

Published 01 Jul, 2011 08:35am

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50 years after death, Hemingway lives on in Cuba

HAVANA : A daiquiri at the Floridita, a mojito at the Bodeguita del Medio and an afternoon at Finca Vigia is the obligat

Published 01 Jul, 2011 07:37am

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Drama on operation Rah-e-Raast to be aired tomorrow

ISLAMABAD : ‘Ma'arka-e-Chuprial'- a story about group combat of soldiers from 12 NLI during Operation Rah-e-Raast will b

Published 30 Jun, 2011 08:56am

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New Yorkers get fresh look at Ai WeiWei's art

NEW YORK : A photography exhibit offering glimpses of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei's time spent living in New

Published 30 Jun, 2011 08:42am

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Sotheby's contemporary art sold at record of $174 million

LONDON: Sotheby's sold contemporary art worth 108.8 million pounds on Wednesday in the biggest such sale the auctioneer

Published 30 Jun, 2011 05:51am

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MQM to host program for Moin Akhter

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is organizing a program to pay tribute to legendary artist, Moin Akhter at Arts

Published 30 Jun, 2011 05:47am

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Bacon masterpiece nets £18 million at London auction

LONDON : An oil masterpiece by Irish painter Francis Bacon Tuesday fetched £18 million, at a London sale Tuesday while

Published 29 Jun, 2011 07:53am

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Controversial Chuck Berry statue approved in St Louis

ST. LOUIS : An eight-foot statue of rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry was approved Monday over the opposition of some lo

Published 28 Jun, 2011 05:52am

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