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Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies, aged 62
Arts & Entertainment | 152 hits | 4:23 PM on Sunday | posted by snookums
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Robin Gibb, who with his brothers Barry and Maurice formed the disco-era hit machine the Bee Gees, has died aged 62, his official website said on Sunday.
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Disco legend Donna Summer dead at 63
Arts & Entertainment | 152 hits | 12:21 PM on Thursday | posted by Regina
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Singer was known for hits like "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girl"
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Link Related to Canada in some say Comeback kids: Why bands such as the Cranberries are touring again
Arts & Entertainment | 245 hits | 6:26 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
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While reunions keep coming up roses for the Cranberries and others, some artists have good reason to fear the nostalgia trap
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Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead at 47
Arts & Entertainment | 351 hits | 11:08 AM on Friday | posted by snookums
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Adam Yauch, one of the co-founders of the influential hip-hop group Beastie Boys, has died at age 47, according to multiple reports.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Parachute Club drummer Billy Bryans dies at 63
Arts & Entertainment | 297 hits | 6:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
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Born in Montreal, he was considered a pioneer of world music in Canada
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Link Related to Canada in some say The Band's Levon Helm dies of throat cancer
Arts & Entertainment | 245 hits | 3:06 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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Levon Helm, the singing drummer that gave The Band its Southern swagger, died on Thursday from throat cancer. He was 71.
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Reports say Men at Work's Greg Ham found dead
Arts & Entertainment | 253 hits | 12:17 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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Greg Ham, a musician with the iconic Australian band Men at Work, was found dead in his Melbourne home on Thursday, Australian reports said.
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Television personality Dick Clark dead at 82
Arts & Entertainment | 247 hits | 2:38 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
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Television icon Dick Clark, the host of "American Bandstand" who went on to ring in the New Year with millions of television viewers for nearly four decades, has died. He was 82.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. movie theatres allowed to serve liquor
Arts & Entertainment | 267 hits | 6:00 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
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B.C. movie theatres can now get a licence to serve alcohol during screenings in adult-only auditoriums.
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Rolling Stones studio-bound, says Ron Wood
Arts & Entertainment | 259 hits | 2:26 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
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Rock and roll veterans The Rolling Stones are heading back into the studio, according to guitarist Ronnie Wood.
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Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes fame dies at 93
Arts & Entertainment | 185 hits | 1:24 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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CBS journalist Mike Wallace, famed for talking to politicians, celebrities and other public figures in hard-hitting interviews for 60 Minutes, has died at age 93, a spokesman for the network says.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Guitar amplifier pioneer Jim Marshall dies aged 88
Arts & Entertainment | 181 hits | 9:44 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
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Jim Marshall, dubbed the "Lord of Loud" for his pioneering work on guitar amplifiers used by some of the greatest names in rock music, has died aged 88. A spokeswoman for the company he founded said he passed away in Milton Keynes, southeast England, on T
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Link Related to Canada in some say Transgender contestant may be allowed in Miss Universe
Arts & Entertainment | 151 hits | 12:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
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The Miss Universe Organization appears to be wavering on a previous decision to bar a Canadian transgender contestant from an upcoming beauty pageant.
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Is Jonathan Antoine the next Susan Boyle?
Arts & Entertainment | 261 hits | 9:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
Just call it a case of deja vu. In 2009, frumpy singer Susan Boyle found overnight stardom after her performance on the reality show, "Britain's Got Talent." Now shy, badly-dressed singer Jonathan Antoine, 17, has done the same.
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January Jones says all new moms should try eating placenta
Arts & Entertainment | 199 hits | 8:27 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
The Mad Men actress says taking placenta capsules daily, along with eating well and taking vitamins and teas, helps her keep up her energy after giving birth to her son this past September
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Guilty plea in ‘Hollywood hackerazzi' theft of Scarlett Johansson nudes
Arts & Entertainment | 232 hits | 10:51 PM on Friday | posted by Regina
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Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, Fla., broke into 50 Hollywood e-mail accounts; faces up to 60 years in prison
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Syfy Passes on Blood & Chrome « Spinoff Online – TV, Film and Entertainment News Daily
Arts & Entertainment | 171 hits | 4:51 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape
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Even has an unauthorized trailer for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome spread rapidly online, with NBC Universal lawyers following in its wake, news broke that Syfy has passed on the long-in-development prequel to Ronald D. Moore’s acclaimed reimaginin
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HBO cancels Luck after 3 horses die during shoot
Arts & Entertainment | 172 hits | 11:26 AM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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The horseracing series Luck is cancelled by HBO after a third thoroughbred dies during production of the drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, the channel said Wednesday.
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Link Related to Canada in some say N.B company to create Archie video game
Arts & Entertainment | 185 hits | 6:19 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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A Moncton video game developer is growing again after signing a deal with Archie Comics, the world's largest mass-market comic book company.
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Link Related to Canada in some say New Law Requires Porn Stars To Use Condoms
Arts & Entertainment | 333 hits | 9:54 PM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever
Porn actors are now required to wear condoms on set in Los Angeles, according to a new law.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Loss Of An Ottawa Much Loved Live Music Venue
Arts & Entertainment | 188 hits | 9:59 AM on Friday | posted by BluesBud
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The Closing of Tucson's Roadhouse leaves a hole on the Ottawa Music Scene
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Link Related to Canada in some say Performing parrot a hit in New Brunswick
Arts & Entertainment | 195 hits | 1:53 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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A basketball-playing parrot in southern New Brunswick is scoring points with audiences.
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Link Related to Canada in some say 'Goon's' toughest fight: to unseat 'Slap Shot' as hockey players' favourite film
Arts & Entertainment | 196 hits | 5:11 AM on Friday | posted by GreenTiger
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From Yahoo! News: TORONTO - The hockey flick "goon" may bring the brawls of a low-level hockey enforcer to vivid life, but the battle for the hearts of its audience members may be its most bruising fight of all.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Pierre Juneau, longtime friend of Trudeau, dies at 89
Arts & Entertainment | 203 hits | 10:47 PM on Tuesday | posted by Strutz
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A long-time friend of Pierre Trudeau who had the Juno awards named after him after a career spent championing Canadian performers as head of the CRTC and CBC has died.
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Celebrities invade Brazil for Carnival festivities
Arts & Entertainment | 230 hits | 11:41 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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As millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Carnival parade Sunday, at least a few eyes turned toward the stars, or at least toward the VIP boxes hosting celebrities including Jennifer Lopez and Fergie.
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Whitney Houston, Superstar of Records, Films, Dies
Arts & Entertainment | 312 hits | 5:19 PM on Saturday | posted by Scape
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Whitney Houston, Superstar of Records, Films, Dies
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Ben Gazzara, method actor, dies in New York at 81
Arts & Entertainment | 323 hits | 12:46 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Sun Media on the attack over CBC 'porn' | Sympatico.ca News
Arts & Entertainment | 461 hits | 8:54 AM on Friday | posted by Scape
The newspaper chain that delivers scantily clad women to family doorsteps across Canada is shocked that mature content is available on the Internet. But that shock only applies if the source is nominally the taxpayer-funded CBC.
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Former Hollywood 'pimp' says he fixed up Katherine Hepburn with 150 women | Breaking News | Wisconsin Gazette
Arts & Entertainment | 415 hits | 5:54 AM on Wednesday | posted by stemmer
A tell-all memoir by a bisexual man who ran a prostitution ring in Hollywood from the 1940s until the advent of AIDS details the sexual proclivities of some of filmdom’s greatest legends.
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Monty Python members reunite
Arts & Entertainment | 269 hits | 7:32 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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Members of Monty Python's Flying Circus are reuniting for another film. The movie “Absolutely Anything” will be a science fiction farce that includes both live action and CGI.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Human Library 'books' ready to be signed out Saturday
Arts & Entertainment | 274 hits | 7:17 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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Ottawa residents will get a chance to sit down with one of sixty human books available to sign out at locations across the city on Saturday.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Pat Sajak and Vanna White: Drunk on 'Wheel of Fortune'
Arts & Entertainment | 228 hits | 6:01 PM on Friday | posted by Robht
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BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM. COM Longtime host of “Wheel of Fortune” Pat Sajak said that stories about game shows during their dinner breaks are tales of legend.
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Etta James, legendary singer of ‘At Last,' dies at 73 after battle with leukemia and dementia
Arts & Entertainment | 248 hits | 8:58 AM on Friday | posted by Scape
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Etta James, the singer who made “At Last” a classic and became one of the last survivors from early rock ‘n’ roll’s pantheon of soaring divas, died Friday at her home in Riverside, Calif., her manager said. She was 72.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Last Night's Maple Blues Award Results
Arts & Entertainment | 186 hits | 12:15 PM on Tuesday | posted by BluesBud
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Ottawa's MonkeyJunk and New Brunswick’s Matt Andersen honored with multiple awards.
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Cellphone ring stops orchestra performance
Arts & Entertainment | 309 hits | 9:07 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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A conductor with the New York Philharmonic halted a performance due to a ringing cellphone, a rare occurrence that has sparked much talk about proper phone protocol.
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Guitar builder to the stars Ed Roman dead at 61
Arts & Entertainment | 309 hits | 5:38 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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As a guitar-maker for the stars, Ed Roman found a platform for fierce opinions about his commercially manufactured competition, exhorting musicians to drop what he called "misdirected ignorant brand loyalty."
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Military Wives outselling Little Mix for Christmas number one
Arts & Entertainment | 314 hits | 11:49 AM on Tuesday | posted by Newfy
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Read 'Military Wives outselling Little Mix for Christmas number one, Simon Cowell concedes defeat' from our blog 110% pop on Yahoo! omg! UK. The Military Wives are all but certain to be Christmas number one this year, after outselling X Factor winners Lit
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Beach Boys reunite to mark 50th anniversary
Arts & Entertainment | 341 hits | 6:20 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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It's almost winter, but get ready for some surf and sun: The Beach Boys are reuniting. The Beach Boys first concert is scheduled for April 27 at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Blue Rodeo will be inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2012 Junos
Arts & Entertainment | 548 hits | 4:53 PM on Monday | posted by kitty
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Can-con icons Blue Rodeo will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2012 Juno Awards, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced Monday. “I’m sure many Canadians feel just like I do ... that Blue Rodeo has been
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Singer Dobie Gray of 'Drift Away' fame dead at 69
Arts & Entertainment | 272 hits | 4:36 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
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Dobie Gray, a smooth balladeer who recorded the timeless hit "Drift Away" in 1973, is dead at age 69.
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Cannonball misfires for 'MythBusters', rips through house
Arts & Entertainment | 433 hits | 10:55 AM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
A stunt for the TV show "MythBusters" sent an errant cannonball through a California family's house and into a parked minivan a few hundred feet away.
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Harry Morgan, Colonel Potter on 'MASH,' dies at 96
Arts & Entertainment | 313 hits | 10:47 AM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
Emmy-winning character actor Harry Morgan, whose portrayal of the fatherly Col. Potter on "MASH" highlighted a career that included nine other series, died Wednesday. He was 96.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Pakistani model Veena Malik's nude photo causes fury
Arts & Entertainment | 558 hits | 11:14 AM on Sunday | posted by kitty
A Pakistani actress who posed in the nude for an Indian magazine with the initials of Pakistan’s feared and powerful intelligence agency on her arm has triggered fury across this conservative nation.
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Link Related to Canada in some say B.C. virgins' online search for 'holy' sex lands them on Ellen DeGeneres
Arts & Entertainment | 412 hits | 8:34 PM on Thursday | posted by kitty
“Confessions of a 29-year-old virgin.” That’s the title of the emotionally revealing blog of four virgins from British Columbia’s Fraser Valley who are looking for some good men for marriage and “holy” sex
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Violent video games may lead to brain changes
Arts & Entertainment | 284 hits | 4:54 AM on Thursday | posted by stemmer
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Playing violent video games produces changes in areas of the brain that help control emotions at for at least a week, new research suggests.
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Action Comics Superman debut copy sells for $2.16m
Arts & Entertainment | 303 hits | 4:44 AM on Thursday | posted by stemmer
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A copy of the first issue of Action Comics, featuring Superman's debut, becomes the world's most expensive comic, fetching $2.16m (£1.4m).
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Last Dictator Standing: Robert Mugabe's supporters demand apology for Nando's ads | News | National Post
Arts & Entertainment | 570 hits | 8:08 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe�s youth militia has seen the South African restaurant chain Nando�s new �last dictator standing� ad, and they are not amused
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Which Muppet is most like you?
Arts & Entertainment | 298 hits | 9:43 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
It's our theory that everyone can probably recognize a little bit of themselves in one of the Muppets - be it in the bold personality of Miss Piggy or the wild, hedonistic drives of Animal. In that spirit, we offer up character profiles of eight of th
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Link Related to Canada in some say Nickelback backlash intensifies, band fights back in spoof video
Arts & Entertainment | 378 hits | 4:38 PM on Tuesday | posted by kitty
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It may not diminish your blinding hatred, but if nothing else you can now block Nickelback from creeping into your online browsing.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Bruce Cockburn, 66, and girlfriend welcome new baby...
Arts & Entertainment | 481 hits | 4:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by kitty
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Iona Cockburn was born on Monday in San Francisco.

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