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| UK designers Westwood, Hamnett join campaign to save bees Friday, Apr 26, 2013 11:39 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Top British fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Katharine Hamnett joined bee campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Friday to urge the government to support a proposed European Union (EU) ban on pesticides which harm bees. Britain is currently one of a group of countries blocking attempts to introduce a Europe-wide ban on the world's most widely used insecticides, neonicotinoids, arguing their impact on bees is unclear. A vote takes place in Brussels on April 29 on whether to ban the poisons on flowering crops. ... Full Story | Top |
| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Friday, Apr 26, 2013 11:07 AM PDT Country singer George Jones dead at 81 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-MUSIC Summary Friday, Apr 26, 2013 11:07 AM PDT Country singer George Jones dead at 81 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-PEOPLE Summary Friday, Apr 26, 2013 11:07 AM PDT Country singer George Jones dead at 81 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. ... Full Story | Top |
| Country singer George Jones dead at 81 Friday, Apr 26, 2013 11:06 AM PDT  By Bill Trott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Jones, a classic country singer with a voice full of raw honky-tonk emotion and a life full of honky-tonk turmoil, died on Friday at age 81, his spokesman said. Jones, whose career spanned more than six decades and included hits such as "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "Window Up Above," died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville. He had been hospitalized since April 18 with fever and irregular blood pressure, spokesman Kirt Webster said. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-TELEVISION Summary Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:51 AM PDT Back from the dead, two soap operas woo viewers online LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The biggest drama in soap operas these days isn't who's cheating, fighting amnesia, or waking up from a coma. It's whether the backstabbing and love triangles that hooked afternoon TV viewers will work on the Internet. In a bold wager to revive canceled ABC soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," a pair of Hollywood veterans are taking the 40-year-old dramas online, remaking them for lifelong fans and a younger, Internet-savvy audience. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Community's" Jim Rash Talks Writing 'Freaky Friday' Episode, Getting Revenge on Joel McHale Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:51 AM PDT  (Note: Strong language in para 8) By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jim Rash hasn't let his Oscar for co-writing "The Descendants" go to his head. "Oscar or no Oscar, it doesn't matter," Rash told TheWrap. "It's like, 'You did that, great. Now, do it again' or 'Let's see if you got what it takes.' The pressure is always going to be there no matter what," he continued. "So I feed off that pressure, because obviously I want to do the best job as I can. But, it really doesn't mean anything. You can still write a piece of crap next time around. ... Full Story | Top |
| Brad Grey Discusses Piracy, Failure of DreamWorks Deal During 'Charlie Rose' Appearance Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:49 AM PDT By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Brad Gray kept dodging questions during an appearance on "Charlie Rose" Wednesday about why the Paramount's deal to purchase DreamWorks SKG ended with the exits of Steven Spielberg and David Geffen from the studio lot, but the tenacious anchor would not let the studio chief duck his queries. Grey insisted he did not want to speak ill of anyone. He dissembled. He leaned back on the old standby, "I don't know."] Pressed about reports that personality clashes with Geffen had doomed the pact, Grey countered with praise. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:20 AM PDT "Iron Man 3" goes back to basics in a quest to save the U.S. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After battling grandiose villains and teaming up with other superheroes, it's back-to-basics for "Iron Man" in the third installment of the multi-million-dollar franchise featuring Robert Downey Jr. "Iron Man 3," which opens in most of the world this Friday and on May 3 in the United States, has Downey reprising his role of superhero industrialist Tony Stark from the first two films as well as last summer's "The Avengers." Hands off "Game of Thrones", says U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| A Minute With: Colin Firth from royal to ordinary "Arthur Newman" Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:20 AM PDT  By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After winning a Best Actor Oscar for playing a stuttering British royal in 2010 film "The King's Speech," Colin Firth is back on screen as a character who appears ordinary to the point of boring in indie drama "Arthur Newman." Opening in select U.S. movie theaters on Friday, Firth plays an American man who is dissatisfied with his life and hits the road with a new identity. Things get derailed when he meets Mike (Emily Blunt) a troubled young woman fleeing from her own issues. ... Full Story | Top |
| Late actor Larry Hagman's flashy "Dallas" belt buckle up for sale Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:20 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A ruby-adorned silver and gold belt buckle from the U.S. television drama "Dallas" forms the centerpiece of an auction of personal items of late actor Larry Hagman, who played the conniving oilman J.R. Ewing on the hit series. The buckle, with the initials "J.R.," is as garish and brazen as the character who wore it and is expected to fetch between $3,000 and $5,000 in a May 5 sale, Los Angeles auction house Bonhams said on Thursday. The large buckle has four rubies framing the initials of the villain on the show that was first broadcast between 1978 and 1991. ... Full Story | Top |
| MTV eyes TV series based on "Scream" film franchise Friday, Apr 26, 2013 04:19 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - MTV has set its sights on turning the popular "Scream" horror film franchise into a television series, the U.S. cable network said on Thursday. MTV said it has ordered a one-hour pilot episode and that producer Dimension Films is in negotiations with the franchise's director, Wes Craven, to direct the pilot. The series is expected to air in summer 2014, said MTV, a unit of Viacom. The film series, about a masked serial killer who stalks his victims, began in 1996, and it had follow-up instalments in 1997, 2000 and 2011. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hands off "Game of Thrones", says U.S. ambassador to Australians Friday, Apr 26, 2013 01:16 AM PDT  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Taking to Facebook, the U.S. ambassador to Australia is urging Australians to cease their illegal downloads of "Game of Thrones", saying that they are among the world's worst pirates of the wildly popular medieval television drama. In a post titled "Stopping the Game of Clones", Jeffrey Bleich - himself a devotee of the HBO series - compared the rampant piracy of online thieves to the plotting and machinations of the noble houses in the show. ... Full Story | Top |
| Back from the dead, two soap operas woo viewers online Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:22 AM PDT  By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The biggest drama in soap operas these days isn't who's cheating, fighting amnesia, or waking up from a coma. It's whether the backstabbing and love triangles that hooked afternoon TV viewers will work on the Internet. In a bold wager to revive canceled ABC soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," a pair of Hollywood veterans are taking the 40-year-old dramas online, remaking them for lifelong fans and a younger, Internet-savvy audience. Starting Monday, new 30-minute episodes will appear each Monday through Thursday on the free Hulu. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-INDUSTRY Summary Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:51 PM PDT Time Warner Cable shifts away from "triple play" (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable provider, will no longer aggressively push "triple play" packages of Internet, video and voice on its customers, moving away from the long-held industry practice of bundling the services together. Time Warner Cable is the first cable company in the U.S. to acknowledge that customers would prefer to only pay for television and Internet, as demand for landline service has been declining steadily with many people only using cellphones, even at home. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hyundai Motor suicide ad draws ire for South Korean company Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:50 PM PDT  By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co has been forced to apologies for an advertisement that sought to promote the zero carbon emissions of one of its cars by featuring a man failing to commit suicide using a hose attached to the exhaust. The ad debacle is the latest to hit the carmaker, the world's fifth largest by sales when combined with its Kia Motors affiliate, after it exaggerated fuel performance figures in the United States, and announced a large-scale vehicle recall this month. ... Full Story | Top |
| Laos-set 'The Rocket' takes Tribeca Film Festival's top prize Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 07:13 PM PDT  By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Australian film "The Rocket" picked up two top honors on Thursday at the Tribeca Film Awards, winning best narrative feature and best actor for the performance of a non-professional child actor. The film, set in Laos and shot in its native language, was directed by Australian filmmaker Kim Mordaunt. It chronicles the struggles of a displaced family led by a young boy and seeking a new home, and the suffering wrought by both war and economic globalization. ... Full Story | Top |
| Justin Bieber shrugs off "rumors" after Swedish drug find Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 05:28 PM PDT  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Teen idol Justin Bieber on Thursday seemed to shrug off the latest controversy surrounding his European tour after Swedish police said they had found drugs on his tour bus but could not link them to any single person. Bieber, 19, has made headlines in the past two months for showing up late for his own London concert, walking shirtless through airport security in Poland, posting a cartoon of himself in bed with a young woman, and expressing the hope that Holocaust victim Anne Frank would have been a "belieber" like his millions of fans. ... Full Story | Top |
| African diva Angelique Kidjo wins Songlines Best Artist award Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 05:27 PM PDT  By Angus MacSwan LONDON (Reuters) - African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music awards on Friday, lauded for her high-energy shows and her championing of social causes. French veterans Lo'jo, who mix French folk with African and Arabic sounds, picked up the Best Group award and the young Zimbabwean band Mokoomba was chosen as top Newcomer. The Best Cross Cultural-Collaboration went to Dub Colossus for the blend of Ethiopian roots, reggae and dub beats on their latest album "Dub Me Tender Vol. 1+2". ... Full Story | Top |
| US-REVIEW Summary Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 04:26 PM PDT Top of U.S. bestseller list NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nora Roberts' "Whiskey Beach" debuted at the top of the Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday. The list is compiled using data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide. Book Talk: Man seeks joy at end of life in debut novel by 69-year-old NEW YORK (Reuters) - Salesman or scammer, Jim makes and loses several fortunes in North America and the Brazilian jungle, but then loses himself as he runs over anyone who gets in his way. ... Full Story | Top |
| Book Talk: Man seeks joy at end of life in debut novel by 69-year-old Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 04:25 PM PDT By Nick Olivari NEW YORK (Reuters) - Salesman or scammer, Jim makes and loses several fortunes in North America and the Brazilian jungle, but then loses himself as he runs over anyone who gets in his way. Old and broke he falls in love with - or at least has serious sexual desires for - Mara, a beautiful and ambitious Israeli woman fifty years his junior. Strangely and perhaps even more unlikely, Mara falls for Jim - or perhaps what he could be if he could again rise from poverty. "The Dream Merchant: A Novel", published by Thomas Dunne Books for St. ... Full Story | Top |
| Coinstar bets on "Man of Steel," "Iron Man" to boost rental business Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 03:28 PM PDT By Chandni Doulatramani (Reuters) - Coinstar Inc raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast as it bets on a slate of movies scheduled to be released in the third quarter to boost its Redbox video rental business, sending its shares up 8 percent after the bell. Coinstar, which plans to change its name to Outerwall Inc, acquired Redbox in 2008 for its DVD kiosk business, and it has become its primary source of sales since then. Redbox, which accounted for about 87 percent of Coinstar's sales of $2. ... Full Story | Top |
| Time Warner Cable shifts away from "triple play" Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 03:24 PM PDT  By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable provider, will no longer aggressively push "triple play" packages of Internet, video and voice on its customers, moving away from the long-held industry practice of bundling the services together. Time Warner Cable is the first cable company in the U.S. to acknowledge that customers would prefer to only pay for television and Internet, as demand for landline service has been declining steadily with many people only using cellphones, even at home. ... Full Story | Top |
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