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Russian gay activist fined for promoting homosexuality
World NowThe founder of the Moscow gay pride movement was convicted Friday of promoting homsexuality and fined $167 in the first prosecution under a controversial new St. Petersburg municipal law that human rights activists have denounced as homophobic.... -
Madonna turns down gay activist calls to boycott Russian city
World NowMadonna turned down calls to boycott St. Petersburg after the Russian city passed a law punishing people for promoting homosexuality to youth, saying she would instead use her August concert there to speak out.... -
Russian documentary captures anti-Putin pranksters in action
24 FramesRussia's presidential elections are likely to fuel more acts by Voina, an art/protest group captured in the new film "Zavtra."... -
Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead and more: Kenneth Turan's DVD picks
24 Frames"The Rolling Stones on the Ed Sullivan Show," "The Grateful Dead Movie," "Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys" prove that DVDs are not just for stories, they can capture and convey all manner of musical performance.... -
Carjackers jump in car, see stick shift -- and run away
Nation NowTwo would-be carjackers were foiled when they tried to steal a car with a manual transmission. They couldn't drive a stick shift.... -
Soka Performing Arts Center: Tuning a young concert hall
Culture MonsterTuesday night’s performance by the St. Petersburg Symphony in front of more than 600 at the new Soka Performing Arts Center in Aliso Viejo, the second appearance by an orchestra at this 1,000-seat hall, confirms initial impressions that the venue... -
MacArthur 'genius' grants go to cellist, architect, jazz musician
Culture MonsterAlisa Weilerstein, Jeanne Gang, Dafnis Prieto among recipients of MacArthur genius grants... -
Tchaikovsky's Fifth, here there and everywhere
Culture MonsterMark Swed looks at standard repertory repetition at orchestras and the current supplies for anyone in need of a Tchaikovsky fix. Is it synergy or simply programming claustrophobia?... -
Kurt Sanderling dies at 98; admired conductor under Soviets
Kurt Sanderling, who led the Leningrad Philharmonic and the East Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Soviet rule and won admirers in the West later in his career as a guest conductor for orchestras in London, Los Angeles and elsewhere, has died. He was 98....Tags: Nazi Party, Henry Kissinger, Berlin (Germany), Erich Leinsdorf, Dmitri Shostakovich
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Funeral services for Dan Wheldon set for Saturday in Florida
The Fabulous ForumFuneral services for Dan Wheldon, the IndyCar driver who was killed Sunday during a crash in Las Vegas, will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. Eastern time in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wheldon's wife, Susie, issued a statement saying that “although...... -
Michael Lohan boomerangs back behind bars in Florida
Ministry of GossipMichael Lohan was arrested again Thursday after making bail Wednesday in Florida. Michael Lohan, who was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of domestic battery, was warned by a judge not to contact Kate Major. Kate Major put Michael Lohan on speaker phone... -
Seoul gun-shy of pipeline deal with Moscow and Pyongyang
World NowRussian gas pipeline: Russia wants to run a natural gas pipeline through North Korea to the south....
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