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Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's 'most familiar enigma'
LONDON — Her face is everywhere: on stamps, coins, mugs and book covers. Her likeness has just been reproduced for the 23rd time at Madame Tussauds, London's famous wax museum. More visitors come to gawp at her house than probably any other...
Tags: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Arts, Imperial and Royal Matters, Game Shows, Celebrities
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Robin Gibb dies at 62; rose to pop fame as one-third of the Bee Gees
Robin Gibb, a singer and songwriter who joined two of his brothers in forming the Bee Gees pop group that helped define the sound of the disco era with the best-selling 1977 soundtrack to"Saturday Night Fever," has died. He was 62. Gibb died Sunday after...
Tags: Grammy Awards, Movies, Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Robin Gibb
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Andrew Garfield is 'getting on the fridge' as Biff, Spider-Man
NEW YORK — Seeing as he grew up in the county of Surrey in southeast England and was called one of Britain's rising stage actors at an early age, you might expect that Andrew Garfield has Sir Laurence Olivier as one of his role models. But his...
Tags: Movies, Arthur Miller, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tony Awards, Emma Stone
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China protests Ai Weiwei documentary by exiting film festival
China has reportedly withdrawn its delegation from a documentary film festival in Britain in reaction to the festival's screening of a new movie about Ai Weiwei, the artist and political activist who has repeatedly found himself in trouble with Chinese...
Tags: China, Entertainment, Movies, Festive Events, Culture
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Danny Boyle inspired by 'The Tempest' for Olympics ceremony
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle said that William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" served as an inspiration for his recently revealed designs for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. The live extravaganza, which will be broadcast on...
Tags: Entertainment, London Theatre, Danny Boyle, The Tempest (movie), Theater
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Kenneth Branagh, Zaha Hadid receiving titles from Queen Elizabeth
That's "Sir" Kenneth Branagh and "Dame" Zaha Hadid, to you. The birthday honors for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II were announced recently, and among those receiving titles will be actor-director Branagh, a Shakespearean veteran of stage and screen, and...
Tags: Kenneth Branagh, Arts, Movies, Entertainment, Architecture
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Andy Coulson, former aide to Britain's leader, detained by police
World NowAndy Coulson, a former adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron, was detained by Scottish police on Wednesday for questioning.... -
Former aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron arrested
World NowBritish Prime Minister David Cameron's former press aide was arrested and charged Wednesday with committing perjury during a 2010 trial related to Britain's phone hacking scandal.... -
WikiLeaks founder Assange loses legal challenge to extradition
World NowBritain's Supreme Court judges dismiss Assange's last call for delay; Wikileaks founder can be extradited to Sweden on sexual assault allegations judges rule.... -
New data add to worries about European economies
World NowWith European leaders squabbling over how to revive their withering economies, new market indicators Thursday showed the steep challenge they face, including signs that even powerhouse Germany may be heading for trouble.... -
Britons join their queen for a floating celebration of her reign
World NowQueen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee: A vast flotilla sailed down the Thames to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne.... -
Muslim cleric suspected of terrorism loses bail appeal in London
World NowAbu Qatada, a A Muslim cleric imprisoned on suspicion of terrorism in Britain and convicted in absentia in Jordan on similar charges, will remain in a British jail while awaiting a hearing on his appeal of an extradition order, a judge said....
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