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Julie Andrews to be honored in L.A.
May 02, 2011 01:06 
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - More than six decades after her professional debut in 1947, Julie Andrews remains popular with all generations.
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Russia's Putin courts arts workers ahead of vote
April 29, 2011 12:52
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PENZA, Russia (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised increased state funding for culture and pay rises for museum workers Friday, courting Russia's artistic community in an election year.
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New York bookstore stocks only one book
April 29, 2011 06:50
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visitors to a New York City bookstore can browse its "New and Noteworthy" or "Science" sections or even "Staff Favorites" but all they will find is thousands of copies of a single book.
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"People in the Picture" an odd blend of styles
April 29, 2011 04:43
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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Given the deluge of movie retreads and jukebox assemblies on Broadway, entirely original musicals are always welcome.
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China says Ai case nothing to do with freedom of expression
April 28, 2011 11:35
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BEIJING (Reuters) - The case of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has nothing to do with freedom of expression and the art scene in China is thriving, the country's embassy in London wrote in a letter to a state-run newspaper on Friday.
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Poets condemn Syria's "savage" repression
April 28, 2011 09:16
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Poets at a festival in Istanbul criticized on Thursday Syria's violent repression of pro-democracy protesters as "the most savage and the most bloody among the Arab peaceful popular revolutions."
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Chinese rocker reported detained after backing Ai Weiwei
April 28, 2011 02:13
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese rock musician was briefly detained by police after voicing support for prominent artist and rights campaigner Ai Weiwei who is himself under detention, a Hong Kong-based rights group said on Thursday.
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Pre-Columbian pottery returned to Panama's president
April 27, 2011 12:50
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ninety-nine pre-Columbian artifacts were returned to Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli by U.S. customs officials on Wednesday after an investigation that has lasted over a decade.
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Graffiti artist's work lands him in museum and jail
April 27, 2011 09:52
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A graffiti artist whose work went on display this month at a prestigious Los Angeles museum was sentenced to 45 days in prison on Wednesday for practicing the same craft in New York.
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Dior legacy on display in lavish Moscow exhibit
April 27, 2011 09:25
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The bright garden paintings by European masters fanned French doyen of fashion Christian Dior's imagination, and form a unique exhibit which opens on Thursday alongside over 100 of his dresses.
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