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New Sunday lunchtime concert series by RIDT

Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 09:27 Last update: about 13 years ago

The University's Research Trust (RIDT) is resuming its Sunday concert series this month with a change of venue and time. The first lunchtime concert will be held on Sunday, 22 March at 11.30am at...

Jussie Smollett wears crown on 'Empire' soundtrack

Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 15:55 Last update: about 13 years ago

If there's one thing that could have sunk Fox's "Empire" faster than bad acting, it's bad music. But ratings for the record-breaking hip-hop drama are soaring, thanks to its addictive story line and...

O'Connell leads gripping Belfast thriller '71'

Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 14:54 Last update: about 13 years ago

The grimly gripping thriller "'71" plunges a young, inexperienced British soldier into the mayhem of 1970s Belfast. Private Gary Hook (the up-and-coming "Unbroken" star Jack O'Connell) and his...

Lippman deals with parenthood in 'Hush Hush'

Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 14:33 Last update: about 13 years ago

Laura Lippman's novels about Baltimore private investigator Tess Monaghan have never followed the predictable mode. Instead, the series about this sometimes cranky, perceptive young woman has afforded...

The serious business of films

Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 12:26 Last update: about 13 years ago Marie Benoît

What gave Angela the idea of compiling such a reference work in the first place? "It was in 2005 when Pat Flores Martin, a dear colleague of mine, prepared a tour for her fellow tourist guides which...

Bob Dylan's late-night disc

Monday, 16 March 2015, 15:53 Last update: about 13 years ago

Bob Dylan, "Shadows in the Night" (Columbia). Bob Dylan has never called "Shadows in the Night" a Frank Sinatra tribute album. The idea seems nuts: one of the last century's greatest songwriters...

Two judges on New Zealand's 'X Factor' removed for 'bullying'

Monday, 16 March 2015, 15:20 Last update: about 13 years ago Associated Press

Husband and wife "X Factor" judges Natalia Kills and Willy Moon were removed from the New Zealand version of the show Monday after their comments on a contestant were seen as bullying. Kills said...

Deadly fantasy 'Seventh Son' wears out its welcome

Monday, 16 March 2015, 14:53 Last update: about 13 years ago

There's a fine line between charm and cheese in fantasy epics, and movies as silly and overwrought as "Seventh Son" only help to illustrate just how hard it is to hit the right tone when balancing...

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