• I learnt magic tricks from mother Jesse Eisenberg

  Hollywood actor Jesse Eisenberg says he got confidence to perform the tricks of an illusionist in his forthcoming film "Now You See Me" by watching his mother. "My mother was like a hippy clown. She did folk songs at children parties. She was like a great performer and I grew up in a house of somebody who was like a confident performer. She was really great in front of an audience and my ...

• Chinese artist Ai Weiwei rages against state abuses in Dumbass song

  Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has released an expletive-ridden heavy metal music video criticising abuses of state power in China. The track, given the English-language title 'Dumbass', reconstructs his 81-day detention in 2011, including what he says is an exact model of his cell, reports BBC News. The video shows impassive prison guards accompanying Ai as he eats, sleeps, showers ...

• Rediff.com reports fiscal 2013 fourth quarter and year-end results

  Rediff.com, one of the premier online providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services to Indians worldwide, has announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. Fourth-quarter revenue in the Company's core business, India Advertising, grew 9 percent compared to the third fiscal quarter. This is the third consecutive quarter that ...

• Madonna recalls meeting Kim Kardashian as a baby

  Singer Madonna remembers meeting her fan Kim Kardashian when the reality TV star was a kid. In fact, the 54-year-old singer even gave Kim her accessories as souvenir, reports dailystar.co.uk. "I met her years ago when she was a little girl, believe it or not. She told me she was a huge fan, and it was during the time I was wearing all of the rubber bracelets on my arms," said Madonna. "I took ...

• Dannii Minogue struggled with life in spotlight after sister Kylie rose to fame

  Dannii Minogue has revealed that she felt less confident in the public eye after her sister Kylie rose to fame. She told Ponystep Magazine that she was able to deal with it when she was younger but noticed that it influenced how she conducted herself as she got older. The 41-year-old singer said that it was strange, as she used to hear comments like she was fat or she is the ugly-ass ...

• Jennifer Lopez launches shopping tool for Latinos

  Singer Jennifer Lopez has teamed up with Verizon Wireless for the launch of Viva Mvil, a shopping tool designed with Latino consumers in mind. "This new company is here to revolutionise the entire mobile experience for Latinos," eonline.com quoted Lopez as saying. "There's no specific place for Latinos to be specifically catered to. We will continuously evolve the wireless shopping experience ...

• Ricky Martin calls for gay rights law in Puerto Rico

  Singer Ricky Martin called Wednesday in a letter sent to the Puerto Rican House of Representatives for the legislative body to approve a bill which would prohibit discrimination due to sexual orientation on the island. The letter, which was released by Martin's representatives in San Juan, was made public at a time when the bill has run into opposition by a group of lawmakers in the lower ...

• Google attempts to grab bigger piece of digital music market

  Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the digital music market ...

• Actress Amanda Bynes arrested after allegedly tossing bong out window

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. actress Amanda Bynes was arrested in New York City on Thursday after she allegedly threw a bong out the window of a midtown Manhattan apartment building, a police official ...

• Garcia still keen to speak to Tiger

  Sergio Garcia has reiterated his desire to apologise in person to Tiger Woods after European Tour chief executive George O'Grady unwittingly reopened the racism row which has overshadowed the BMW PGA Championship.O'Grady issued an apology yesterday for using the word "coloured" when defending the decision not to sanction Garcia for his own remark about serving Woods ...

• Teaching unions reject deal over supervision and substitution conditions

  Two teaching unions have rejected the Haddington Road Agreement.The ASTI and the TUI said the new proposals to cut pay and change working conditions in the public service do not represent sufficient change from the original LRC proposals.ASTI General Secretary, Pat King said a key reason behind the rejection is the inclusion of the abolition of payment for supervision and substitution ...

• Sony to Sell $1.5 Billion in Corporate Bonds in Japan

  The five-year bonds, to be issued in June, will be the first sale to retail investors in Sony's history as the company looks to widen its fundraising ...

• Jessica Simpson Puts Beverly Hills Home on the Market for Close to $8 Million—Take a Peek Inside

  's former Hidden Hills, Calif., home, E! News has confirmed that the pregnant star has put her custom-built digs on the other side of town on the market for $7.995 ...

• In Theaters This Weekend Reviews of Fast Furious 6 The Hangover Part III and More

  Andrew Semans ' feature debut stars Will Rogers as a grad student who is desperately searching for his copy of the book Little Dorrit Read Frank Scheck's ...

• Amanda Bynes Arrested for Marijuana Possession

  Amanda Bynes' Mugshot, Mitt Romney's Tan: The 5 Worst Looks of 2012 Police were reportedly called to her Midtown Manhattan apartment after being alerted by a doorman that someone was smoking marijuana in the ...

• Amanda Bynes Arrested After Allegedly Throwing a Bong Out Her Apartment Window

  lashing out via Twitter .The 26-year-old starlet was arrested tonight in New York after allegedly throwing a bong out of her Midtown apartment window when police showed up in response to a call about a disorderly person in her building, the NYPD confirms to E! News.She has been booked on charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of ...

• Carrie Underwood Donates $1 Million to Red Cross for Oklahoma Tornado Relief

  .The Sooner State native has donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to help with relief efforts."I have watched the devastation in my home state of Oklahoma over the past several days with great sadness," Underwood said in a statement. "With the help of my fans who attended my concerts over the past year, we can offer the Red Cross a little extra help in comforting those ...

• President Barack Obama Gets Heckled By Anti-Drone Protester Decides to Cut Her Some Slack

  gave a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., in which he defended his use of drones ("These strikes have saved lives") and once again discussed his desire to shut down Guantanamo Bay. He was also heckled by Medea Benjamin, cofounder of Code Pink, an antiwar group.Not to be confused with Madea, the protagonist and sometimes antagonist of ...

• Boy Scouts End Ban on Gay Members Hollywood Reacts

  "A great step forward," George Takei tweets, while Jason Biggs criticizes the organization for keeping the ban on openly gay adults serving as ...

• Star Trek Sound Mixer Will Files Talks Dolby Atmos

  Files related that since the Atmos configuration includes speakers on the ceiling of the theater, the sound team was able to let audiences hear the Enterprise flying over their heads ...

• Bridge collapses in Washington state sending cars into river

  (Reuters) - Part of a freeway bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles falling into the water below, an emergency dispatcher ...

• Selena Gomez Grabs Dinner With Jaden Smith in London—See Her Out With Justin Biebers Buddy

  .Selena-clad in a black sweater coat, sheer black dress and black lace-up boots-attempted to hide her face from the paparazzi as she and Jaden left the restaurant with a security escort to keep the crowd ...

• Slain soldier a loving family man

  Detectives are to question two people arrested over the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, described by family and friends as a loving family man who always wanted to serve in the ...

• Oklahoma natives Blake Shelton Carrie Underwood come to aid of tornado victims

  This May 21, 2013 photo released by NBC shows married singers Miranda Lambert, left, and Blake Shelton performing an acoustic version of the hit "Over You" during a broadcast of the singing competition series, "The Voice," in Los ...

• Protesters Target Koch Brothers Potential L.A. Times Bid

  Zach Galifianakis Calls Koch Brothers 'Creepy,' Billionaires Strike Back The protesters amassed at Will Rogers Memorial Park across the street from the tony Beverly Hills Hotel. There, they complained about Republicans, tried with limited success to agree on a cohesive anti-Koch chant, then marched toward the very expensive home of Tribune ...

• China eyeing global appeal of local music

  It was a privilege to work with international music legends such as The Beatles and Michael Jackson, but what kind of privilege will it be being able to continue to "work" with these great names in music history after they die? Guy Henderson is one of a few people who consider themselves honoured to have such a job. As an executive vice-president of the world's largest music ...

• British intelligence under spotlight over Nigerian hacking suspects

  (46 mins ago) Police in Britain made two further arrests yesterday and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Prime Minister David Cameron appealed for calm after 25-year-old Lee Rigby was butchered outside a London army barracks on Wednesday, while an extra 1,200 officers were deployed on the capital's ...

• Shelton Underwood coming to aid of Oklahomans

  Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home ...

• 8 Years of Viral History Recounted in Billy Joel-Inspired Song

  YouTube turned 8 years old . Feel old, don’t you? Me too. In one way, it’s hard to imagine a world without it, but on the other hand I can still remember when it was just starting to grow in popularity. Ah, to be young again… In that time, there have been a lot of viral hits. So many that you probably forgot about some of the early ones. Thankfully, there’s now a song ...

• Muse to Perform London Concert Following World War Z Film Premiere

  Muse, whose music is being used in Paramount's "World War Z," will perform for 15,000 fans after the premiere of the film on June 2 in London. In an unprecedented marriage of a full-scale concert and a film premiere, Muse will perform at Horse Guards Parade Ground, St. James's Park, after the film screens in London's Leicester Square. Tickets for the live performance ...

• Morgan Freeman Sleeping During His Interview or Testing Google Eyelids

  today after millions of people viewed his televised nap online. "I'm a beta tester for Google Eyelids. I was merely updating my Facebook page."Funny, ...

• Jennifer Aniston Plays a Sexy Stripper 5 More Stars Whove Taken It All Off in Movies

  .But the fit-as-a-fiddle actress is hardly the first A-lister who's dared to take it all (or mostly all) off-minus a scrap of fabric to put the dollar bills in-for a movie roll.Here are five more stars who've stripped on the big ...

• Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Enjoy Date Night...With Keith Richards

  Meanwhile, Depp and Richards looked like their usual rocker selves with sunglasses and lots of worn-in layers.The music veteran was in town after performing a concert earlier this week at the Staples Center.We can't think of a better third wheel than ...

• Cannes Big Standing Ovation for Alexander Paynes Nebraska

  received a doubly warm reception at its Cannes world premiere Friday evening. The director's austere but stirring family dramedy -- shot in black and white -- was given a prolonged and rousing standing ovation inside the Palais ...

• TV Ratings May Sweep Ends With Three-Way Tie

  "The Big Bang Theory" Season-long victor CBS shares its May sweep win with ABC and Fox. The three networks finished the competitive month averaging a 1.8 rating among adults ...

• Lisa Vanderpump Defends Kyle Richards Husband Against Cheating Rumors Its Utter Bulls--t

  had cheated on her."Of course, on reality shows you end up talking about everything, but I don't like when they get things so inaccurate," Vanderpump told me last night at Bravo's Emmy event in North Hollywood. "It's vicious and that's not ...

• Jennifer Love Hewitt I Like Being Curvy

  "I'm an actress, I live in L.A., I work in Hollywood. But I've learned that if you're too skinny, they'll say something about it. If you're not skinny enough, they'll say something about it," the 34-year-old tells the magazine. "I just try to feel good in my own skin as much as I can."Hewitt explains that along with yoga and Pilates, running ...

• Daft Punk Stream Aides 38-5 Rise on Billboards Social 50 Chart

  Daft Punk makes a leap on the Social 50 tally, rising 38-5 and breaking the top five for the first time. The French electronic duo made its just-released album, "Random Access Memories" (May 21), available for streaming in the iTunes Store on May 13.The Social 50 ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, Wikipedia, Myspace and Instagram. The ...

• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra The season will have Beethoven Britten baroque and a new concert venue in Mahtomedi By Rob Hubbard

  The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra is back, and bringing plenty of baroque, Beethoven and Britten along. With a new contract for the musicians signed, on Thursday the SPCO announced its 2013-14 season, which will have many a baroque masterwork, symphonies and concertos from the heart of Beethoven's career and will celebrate the centennial of English composer Benjamin Britten's birth. The ...

• Geoffrey and Paul Stapleton turn their love of music into a collaboration of art

  GEOFFREY and Paul Stapleton first bonded over music, which soon turned to art. The uncle and nephew artists have been working together for more than five years and have launched their first joint exhibition at the National Wine Centre this month. "Paul and I would play music together and then we started building and painting tables," Geoffrey, 58, says. "Now we're working ...

• Versatile singer leads Nabucco cast with performance of highest artistry

  /enpproperty--> Review | Raymond Zhou Placido Domingo has graced the Chinese stage a few times before. But May 22 marked his debut in a fully costumed production in the Middle Kingdom. (He has previously appeared in a concert version of Verdi's Rigoletto.) People held high expectations, but still Domingo surpassed them - with flying colors. The title role of Nabucco, ...

• Cannes auction of space trip with DiCaprio raises 1.2 million euros for charity

  Actor Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 'The Great Gatsby' world premiere at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York May 1, ...

• Does Someone Have To Go TV Review

  The three employees tapped for potential termination have a chance to plead to their co-workers to keep their positions, though. Their presentations can be genuinely emotional and frustrating, particularly when someone has been selected unfairly because their co-workers don't really understand what they do, or they haven't had the tools to be as effective as they should be, while ...

• Universal Picks up Rights to School for Good and Evil

  follows the story of best friends Agatha and Sophie who are selected to attend The School for Good and Evil, where they will be trained as either fairy tale villains or ...

• Bethenny Frankel Post-Breakup Shes a Survivor Says Andy Cohen

  And so did we."You saw them fall in love with each other on TV," Cohen said. "So I rooted for them and loved them together."No doubt Frankel will be OK."She's going through it," ...

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