• Can KKR dance the Saks two-step

  KKR ) reportedly is considering a massive luxury retail consolidation move: Buying both Saks Inc. (which just went on the block) and Neiman Marcus (being sold by a PE group that includes TPG, Warburg Pincus, Leonard Green and Credit Suisse) -- and then merging the two companies together. To be sure, there are some good business arguments for such a move. For example, a Citi research note points ...

• Downtown Saskatoon movie theatre to serve liquor add three VIP auditoriums

  The Portland Winterhawks scored three times in the third period Wednesday to defeat the Saskatoon Blades 4-2 in the final round-robin game at the MasterCard Memorial ...

• Pussy Riot member denied parole despite Paul McCartney plea

  Opposition activists attending an anti-government rally in March demanded the release of political prisoners, while brandishing the portraits of jailed Pussy Riot members Maria Alekhina, left, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. (Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty ...

• Knaan tries his hand at filmmaking with Sundance workshop

  K'naan, seen performing in Ottawa in 2012, has drawn from his past to for his film project Maanokoobiyo, being featured at Sundance Festival workshop. (Patrick Doyle/Ottawa Bluesfest/Canadian ...

• Psy hits out a Cannes imposter

  South Korean pop sensation Psy has publicly shamed a lookalike who has allegedly been impersonating the rapper at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The Gangnam Style hitmaker was said to have been spotted at a series of glitzy parties in Cannes this week, posing with fellow celebrities and walking red carpets, but Psy has now confirmed he is currently thousands of miles away in Singapore. ...

• What Hader really thinks of Bieber

  Now we know what Bill Hader really thinks of Justin Bieber. The newly-retired "Saturday Night Live" star spilled the beans about what it was like backstage when the pop star hosted back in February. While on Howard Stern's radio show on Wednesday, Hader said that Bieber’s large entourage was distracting and made it hard for the cast and crew to work around. "Justin ...

• Hobby Lobby crafts store appeals Obamacare birth control requirement

  Last year, a federal judge ruled that Hobby Lobby was not a religious organization though it calls itself 'biblically founded'. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the ...

• Photographer Wayne F Miller - picture of the day

  A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. Photographer Wayne F Miller, who produced some of the most enduring combat images from World War II and created an excellent series of images chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago, died yesterday at age 94. He became a member of Magnum Photos in 1958. He aspired to 'photograph mankind and explain man to ...

• De Pauw wins stage five and Bialoblocki keeps lead

  A lightning fast bunch sprint into Mitchelstown saw Belgian rider Moreno de Pauw (Belgium National Team) take the stage five victory of the An Post Ras, with Marcin Bialoblocki (Britain UK Youth Pro Cycling) retaining the overall lead of the race. Rasmus Guldhammer (Denmark Blue Water Cycling) finished in second place with Belfast man Connor McConvey (Azerbaijan Synergy Baku) taking third. ...

• Have talent will travel Andrew Crowe goes where acting music take him

  May 23--Andrew Crowe's home is 30 feet long. He hauls it on wheels behind his Chevy truck. The recreational vehicle is Crowe's base of operations as the actor travels from show to show across the country. Most recently, Crowe steered his RV to Fayetteville, where he is starring in Cape Fear Regional Theatre's production of "Cotton Patch Gospel." The annual river show is ...

• Daft Punk Eyeball Dance John Edward Doyle Has A Weird Wonderful Talent

  Everyone has a special talent. John Edward Doyle's is giving us all Daft Punk-scored nightmares. Via Blame It On The ...

• The Dance of the Planets Is an Actual Thing and Its Happening Now

  Prom night! In 2009, in the night sky over the Very Large Telescope observatory at Paranal, Chile, the moon "danced" with Venus and Jupiter. (ESO/Wikimedia Commons) It's prom season -- for the planets. Every couple of years, give or take, planets get together in the night sky in such a way that they seem to be aligned with each other. They seem to be, really -- from Earth's ...

• Frances Ha review Life is a dance and she knows all the steps

  The key scene in "Frances Ha" shows Frances dancing through the streets of New York as David Bowie's "Modern Love" blasts on the soundtrack. It's a scene so exhilarating you almost feel like you're the one skipping through crowds of people, who magically part to give you room to execute your sweet dance moves. As executed by the vibrant, unself-conscious ...

• Britains Tate museum sets $34 million record for Constable painting

  LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 10:10am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - The Tate Britain museum bought 19th century English painter John Constable's masterpiece "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows" for 23.1 million pounds ($34.75 million), making it one of the most expensive British paintings ever sold. The painting, dated 1831, of the towering cathedral in the middle distance under an ...

• Sorrentino serves up a cinema banquet at Cannes

  From second left, actress Sabrina Ferilli, director Paolo Sorrentino and actor Toni Servillo arrive for the screening of The Great Beauty at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...

• Woman who had to pay out after gas meter was alleged tampered with clears first stage in court

  A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients has been jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex ...

• Gershwin-winner Carole King feted by Barack Obama

  U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to singer-songwriter Carole King on Wednesday at a White House gala in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated ...

• Brazilian little step dance evolves online

  It involves dexterous footwork and stylish movements of the upper body and arms, which are reminiscent of breakdancing and other urban dance styles. Clipe do Vinimax - Batalha do Passinhozejacy But hybridization and remixing have always been a characteristic of Brazilian culture in general, and this dance isn't any different. The Passinho dance style adapts elements of North American ...

• Sinead banned from dating site

  Irish singer Sinead O’Connor was dealt a blow in her quest to find love online when she was banned from a dating website for posting sexually explicit messages. The Nothing Compares 2 U hitmaker, who has been married four times, signed up to an Internet dating service to find a new match, but her personal profile was deleted within minutes as it was deemed too racy by site bosses. She ...

• Sport picture of the day Mark Webber emerges from Monaco shadows

  Mark Webber practices for the Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco. The dead space to the top left of the image draws our attention to the colourful detailing on the car, and the blur of the tyres provide an indication of ...

• Most popular wedding first dance songs

  The first dance at your wedding may be the most important dance of your life -- or at least the most meaningful. So picking just the right song to accompany your first married moves is of the utmost importance. Though as much as a bride and groom may try to be original in the song that they choose, there are many go-to songs that hit just the perfect notes to mark couples' ...

• Tickets to all 2013 shows at State Theatre on sale today

  May 23--Tickets to all 2013 upcoming acts in the Culpeper State Theatre go on sale to the public today at 10 a.m. Just three weeks after the historic live arts venue reopened, the diverse program keeps rolling. Highlights of today's pre-sale include: -- Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes performs summer party music July 12 at 8 p.m. The Jersey Shore based band formed in the '70s ...

• Be at the opening of Kneehigh classic Theatre

  FIRST performed in 2006 at Restormel Castle, Tristan & Yseult is one of Kneehigh's best-loved - and critically acclaimed - shows. Since then it has toured to places as diverse as the Eden Project, the National Theatre, Sydney Festival, the New Zealand International Arts Festival, and Spoleto Festival in South Carolina. For this new tour, six years after it was last staged, Kneehigh will ...

• Arrested Development fans geek out ahead of Netflix release

  Seven years after what was thought to be the end of Arrested Development, the cult television comedy is coming back to screens of all sizes this Sunday in a first-of-its-kind Netflix ...

• Yukoners knit wooly mammoth a new coat

  Members of Yarn Bomb Yukon stitched a wooly mammoth sculpture into a onesie at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse this week. (Brian ...

• Long-forgotten images of Rambert and the birth of modern dance - in pictures

  Rambert Dance Company is, at 87, the UK's oldest dance troupe, and founder Marie Rambert nurtured some of Britain's foremost choreographers, including Frederick Ashton and the creator of the Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois. Today the company's vibrant take on the contemporary repertoire continues to win fans worldwide. In the process of a move from the company's old London ...

• Massimiliano Gioni of Venice Biennale

  Massimiliano Gioni, the artistic director of this ...

• The Picture House launches With a new digital projector the Cramphorn Theatre in Chelmsford is offering screenings of classic films as well as...

  The Picture House launches ; With a new digital projector the Cramphorn Theatre in Chelmsford is offering screenings of classic films as well as ballet and opera TO celebrate the installation of the brand new state-of-the-art digital film projection equipment at Chelmsford's Cramphorn Theatre, a fresh new identity has been launched to mark the exciting change to the cinema. The Chelmsford ...

• Groovin again with the Rascals Steven Van Zandt gets 60s group to reunite for Broadway-styleshow.

  Back in the days before he was Little Steven Van Zandt and was justlittle Steven Van Zandt, the future bandanna-wearing tele- mobsterchampion of all things rock and roll went to see his very firstconcert -- The Rascals. It's fair to say that it blew his mind. "Their idea of blue-eyed soul was way more localized than (that of)the British invasion, even though they were all white kids ...

• Eileen Chang gets B’way-style musical

  Eileen Chang is one of the best known female writers in Chinese modern history. Her novels about romance and relations have contributed to many film and TV productions, including Ang ...

• Cicadas Take Stage for Their Final Act on Staten Island

  Cicada casings hung from the leaves in Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island Wednesday. Millions more cicadas will climb from the ground in which they have spent the better part of two ...

• Zaha Hadid launches new design gallery

  From jewellery that should come with a hazard warning to tables that have given up on legs, Oliver Wainwright delves into the inimitable world of Zaha Hadid ...

• Stage set for voters to decide Texas water plan in November election

  Action Wednesday in the Legislature puts the issue of the state's water plan to voters in November. It will likely be up to Texas voters to decide whether the state should dip into its Rainy Day Fund to pay for water infrastructure. Action by lawmakers Wednesday sets the stage for a November vote on the $2 billion State Water Implementation for Texas (SWIFT) plan to pay for new water ...

• Tough group stage gave Dortmund confidence

  Jrgen Klopp told UEFA.com the way his Borussia Dortmund side played in the group stage was "surprising" and gave him belief they could achieve something special this ...

• U.K. believes in the economic power of arts startups

  . As his theory goes, cities with high concentrations of creatives - designers, musicians, tech workers, artists, and so on - tend to experience higher levels of economic development. But it's not necessarily the creatives themselves who drive growth, per se; to those who accept Dr. Florida's ideas (and he has had considerable influence on some city planners), the creative class is ...

• Oklahoma’s lessons for teaching creativity. Hint don’t kill the arts

  For a long time, Susan McCalmont has worried about the marginalization of the arts in schools. As she saw it, music and fine arts were shoved aside as a result of prioritizing science and math. The focus on outcomes as defined by standardized tests only made the problem worse."What happens in the future if our children only become compliant test takers?" she wondered. "What if ...

• Next to Normal musical explores bipolar disorder

  May 23--"When our long night is done, there will be light." This last line sung in the musical "Next to Normal" sums up the piece quite well, said Jordan Stocksdale, musical director of the show, in a recent phone interview. "It's a very poignant lesson especially today, when everyone is focusing on the bad in the world; if you think things through and if you ...

• Arlingtons Signature Theatre approved for bailout

  Signature Theatre in Arlington has been approved for a $250,000 grant by the County Board, ARLnow.com reports. County Manager Barbara Donnellan said the grant will help bring the theater current with real estate taxes owed to the county. Funding for the grant was provided from budget savings identified at the end of fiscal year 2012. The county emphasizes that the theater is a cultural anchor ...

• Accused teachers NSW dance studio shuts

  A Sydney dance school is reportedly closing its doors after one of its co-directors faced court on a number of child abuse and child pornography offences.The dance school in Sydney's inner-west announced on Thursday it had "ceased trading" and classes would stop, effective immediately, Fairfax reported.It comes after Grant Davies, who ran the studio along with his sister Rebecca ...

• Myanmar US enter new higher stage of relations

  /enpproperty--> YANGON - Myanmar President U Thein Sein's working visit to Washington, who returned to his country on Wednesday night, has brought back positive achievements more than expected, signifying the entry of a new higher stage in Myanmar-U. S. relations, said some media and observers here Thursday. U Thein Sein's visit represented the first to the United States of a ...

• Pitt struggles to remember faces

  Brad Pitt fears he has a memory disorder which stops him from recognizing the faces of people he has previously met. The Hollywood superstar often finds himself in trouble with acquaintances who he fails to remember - but is adamant his inability to recognize a face is down to suffering prosopagnosia, and not his inflated ego. He tells Esquire magazine, "So many people hate me because ...

• S.W.A.T.s Steve Forrest dies

  The Longest Day and Spies Like Us star Steve Forrest has died, aged 87. The actor, who also played Lt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson in 1970s TV action series 'S.W.A.T.,' passed away on May 18. Forrest spent almost six decades on the big and small screen, appearing in TV classics like 'The Virginian,' 'Bonanza' and 'Gunsmoke.' Born in Huntsville, ...

• Bynes threatens to sue over pics

  Amanda Bynes has threatened to sue editors of a U.S. tabloid for printing pictures purportedly taken during a debauched party at her home. The embattled Hairspray actress has come under growing scrutiny in recent months due to her bizarre antics, a series of traffic violations and odd messages and pictures posted on her social networking pages. Her lifestyle came under the microscope again in ...

• The Rolling Stones Mick and Mick to reunite at Glastonbury Sir Jagger to play with Taylor on Pyramid stage

  The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost ...

• Kuwait sees quiet revival in arts scene

  After two lacklustre decades, Kuwait is experiencing a quiet revival of an arts scene once known as the most avant garde in the Gulf, thanks to a new generation eager to tackle sensitive issues using cutting-edge art ...

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