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Baby, she’s got what it takes

Sharon Jones holds nothing back. In concert, the powerhouse soul singer throws her entire being into the show, singing her heart out and dancing until she works up a sweat.

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Japanese drummers

Japanese drumming group, Oto-Wa Taiko, evokes power of waves from tsunami

The Japanese-drumming piece, meant to recall the power of waves crashing into the coast, conveys an ...

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Films by banned Iranian directors to show in Cannes

Two movies by banned Iranian film directors will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, it was announced...

Ottawa teen makes “Korean idol” finals

When Ottawan Shayne Orok started posting bedroom vocal and piano performances onto YouTube in 2008, ...

Thor thunders to top of box office

The God of Thunder reigned at the North American box office as Thor became the latest Marvel comic book...

Music and Beyond Festival definitely beyond classical

Pianist Menahem Pressler, British soprano Emma Kirkby, Quebec City orchestra Les Violons du Roy, a music...

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Tap tells the tale about persevereance aganist bullying

Sometimes Tammy Nera’s feet speak more clearly than her mouth. Since the Ottawa native is in a play ...

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Manitoba and Saskatchewan flash their theatre chops at several Ottawa venues during Prairie Scene, through...

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Matt Webb may be the guitarist for Marianas Trench, but he’s been writing songs for years and is releasing a solo effort in June.

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The Playlist offers free online music downloads from both established and rising independent artists...

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Angela Hewitt attends a benefit concert of the Bruyere Foundation, held Saturday, May 7, at Christchurch Cathedral, Ottawa.

Music: Angela Hewitt and Bach means few empty seats

There are few performers who will fill an Ottawa concert venue more reliably than Angela Hewitt and ...

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Ex-Pussycat Doll to co-host X Factor

Former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger will co-host the upcoming TV singing show The X Factor...

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Brigitte Bardot's ex-husband, Gunter Sachs, takes own life

Legendary German playboy Gunter Sachs, a former husband of French bombshell Brigitte Bardot, has killed...

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Actor Gordon Tootoosis is superb as the title character in the play Gordon Winter, loosely based on the life of the late First Nations leader David Ahenakew.

Theatre: Gordon Winter explores the why’s behind one man’s racism

That racism is hateful, corrosive and self-perpetuating is hardly news. A play which captures that self...

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Theatre: The racist we thought we knew

Scene from the play Songs of a Prairie Girl, created by Jim Guedo.

Theatre Review: ‘Sing my sorrow, paint my joy’

You can take the girl out of the prairie, but not vice versa.

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David Beckham unhurt in L.A. freeway crash

Soccer star David Beckham was at the wheel of a Cadillac that struck another vehicle on a Los Angeles...

Gunter Sachs

Brigitte Bardot's ex-husband, Gunter Sachs, takes own life

Legendary German playboy Gunter Sachs, a former husband of French bombshell Brigitte Bardot, has killed...

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Rocker Bryan Adams, 51, a first-time father

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has become a father for the first time at the age of 51, People magazine...

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Charges dropped against Nicolas Cage in New Orleans

Nicolas Cage has avoided prosecution in New Orleans three weeks after he was arrested following a drunken...

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'Superman' newsman actor Jackie Cooper dies

Jackie Cooper, who was nominated for an Oscar at the age of nine and played the editor of the Daily ...

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Prince William and Catherine to visit California in July

Prince William and his new bride Catherine will visit California in July, following their first official...

Fleet Foxes' CD one transcendental ‘ahhhhh’

Fleet Foxes’ new CD wrestles with questions of life and death

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Cry me an Okkervil River and the reality Shania

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Michelle Valberg has a photo exhibit coming up on the photos she took of her many trips up North.

The Week Ahead

Delight mom with a lovely plant from the Rare and Unusual Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., beside Tropical...

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Top 10 Reasons You Should Never Date a Superhero

Photos: 10 reasons why superheroes make lousy lovers

So you think they're sexy? Here are 10 reasons why you should never date one.

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Mother's Day photo special: Movie moms from hell

Some celluloid mommas who scare us silly.

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Mother's Day photo special: Hollywood's most lovable moms

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25 top earning comic-book-based movies of all-time

With four more comic-book-based blockbuster movies headed for the silver screen this summer, starting...

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Ryan Gosling, left, and Michelle Williams in the 2011 romance movie Blue Valentine.

New out on DVD

Blue Valentine draws on raw talent

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Kat Dennings stars in the film Daydream Nation.

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Read reviews of movies new in area theatres and those still in town.

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Odin (Anthony Hopkins) in Marvel Studios’ Thor, one in a long line of movie to borrow themes and characters from pagan religion.

Thor thunders to top of box office

The God of Thunder reigned at the North American box office as Thor became the latest Marvel comic book superhero to leap to the big screen.

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Films by banned Iranian directors to show in Cannes

Two movies by banned Iranian film directors will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, it was announced Sunday.

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Photos: The 25 new Bachelorette Bachelors

These 25 men will compete for Ashley on ABC's show 'The Bachelorette.' but only one will win her heart.

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Depeche Mode singer honored at L.A. sobrietry event

Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan, a former heroin addict who cheated death during the 1990s, was honored for his sobriety Friday by a charity that helps musicians who have fallen on hard times.

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Actor Rob Lowe poses for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Lowe is grateful for the leaked tape that showed him having sex with two women more than 20 years ago, and playfully wishes he could share in the profits of other celebrity sex videos.

Robe Lowe considers himself a sex-tape ‘trailblazer’

NEW YORK — Hollywood star Rob Lowe is grateful for the leaked tape that showed him having sex with two women more than 20 years ago, and playfully wishes he could share in the profits of other celebrity sex videos.

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