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Chinese state media chide U.S. over Edward Snowden's allegations
BEIJING -- Officially, the Chinese government has nothing at all to say about Edward Snowden. But unofficially, it is only too happy to dump on the United States. After days of silence, state media have let loose with a barrage of criticism concerning...
Tags: Political Systems, Human Rights, International Law, Computer Networking and Internet, Civil Rights
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Snowden's spying allegations spur Chinese to criticize U.S.
BEIJING — Officially, the Chinese government has nothing to say about Edward Snowden. But unofficially, its representatives are only too happy to dump on the United States. Chinese state media have let loose with a barrage of criticism of the...
Tags: Political Systems, Newspaper and Magazine, Human Rights, United Kingdom, National Government
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Bringing art to the middle class in China
BEIJING — As the world's top collectors, gallerists and dealers converged in Hong Kong a week ago for Art Basel, the city's inaugural edition of one of the world's premier art shows, a very different kind of art venture was launching in the...
Tags: China, Arts, Luxury Vehicles, Fine Artists, Art Basel
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World's largest Lego sculpture lands in New York; California's next
The world’s largest Lego model, an X-wing starfighter, has landed in Times Square with enough cockpit space for Luke Skywalker. The life-size model weighs 46,000 pounds and spans 43 feet from tip to tale, which is about the size of the ship...
Tags: Music, Cartoon Network (tv network), Entertainment, J.J. Abrams, LEGO Group
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Ai Weiwei releases profanity-filled music video
Not surprisingly, Ai Weiwei's new music video features wall-to-wall profanity and an aggressive anger aimed at China's ruling Communist party. The celebrated Chinese artist has released a new heavy-metal music video about the 81 days he spent in...
Tags: Muhammad Ali, China, Music, Arts, Apple iTunes
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Can you hear me now? Symphony plays 'Carmen' on mobile devices
First the Bard on iPad and now an all-digital symphony? In an ad for a European bank, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra played "Carmen" entirely on smartphones and tablets. The 2 1/2-minute spot shows Czech conductor Libor Pesek stepping up to the...
Tags: Music Industry, Music, Entertainment, Apple iPhone, Arts and Culture
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Chinese hail planned return of bronze heads by French billionaire
BEIJING-- The rabbit and the rat are finally coming home. Two bronze heads that were looted from Beijing’s old Summer Palace in 1860 are to be returned to China this year by a French billionaire who acquired them from Christie’s auction...
Tags: Arts, Animals, Bottega Veneta, Francois-Henri Pinault, Human Interest
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Two new lovers named for Broadway's 'Once'
Producers have again rotated the lead lovers in the Tony-winning musical “Once.” Arthur Darvill and Joanna Christie, both from Britain, will make their Broadway debuts Tuesday in the roles of Guy and Girl, respectively. The pair replace...
Tags: BBC, Once (musical)
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Ai Weiwei stage play gets favorable reviews in London
There have been a number of stage plays devoted to the lives of visual artists -- Georges Seurat, Pablo Picasso and Mark Rothko have all received the grand theatrical treatment. But Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is unlike the others in that he is a bonafide...
Tags: Muhammad Ali, Entertainment, Twitter, Inc., Arts and Culture, London Theatre
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Ai Weiwei at work on a heavy-metal rock album and movie project
Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie. Ai's debut album...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Chen Guangcheng, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Human Rights
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Ai Weiwei documentary airing on PBS Monday night
"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," the 2012 feature documentary about the outspoken Chinese artist, will air on PBS Monday night as part of the Independent Lens series. In Southern California, the movie is scheduled to air on PBS SoCal (KOCE) at 10 p.m. The...
Tags: Entertainment, Fine Artists, Film Festivals, Movies, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (movie)
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Monday TV Highlights: 'Independent Lens: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 24 - March 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES The Bachelor: Sean and the final...
Tags: Television Industry, Billy Gardell, Emily Deschanel, Kat Dennings, Ving Rhames
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