Provides the latest RSS feeds for Arts News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The UK News.com http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/cat/bf7bedafac502d48/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 12:33:32 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:33:32 -0400 30 The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), in association with the Odisha State Museum (OSM), organised the rock art exhibition in Bhubaneshwar on the occasion of the International Museum Day. The renowned museum showcased around 250 photographs of rock arts and six to eight replicas of the preserved art. Project director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, BL Malla said ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614139/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:10:01 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614139/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Irate over rampant killings of endangered one-horned rhinoceros Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) staged protests in Assam. Led by former Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta and senior leaders of AGP held a demonstration in Kohora against surging Rhino deaths due to poaching in Kaziranga National Park. Upset over recent spate in death of the threatened animals provincial leaders demanded ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214612783/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214612783/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Jharkhand Police arrested four cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) who were acting as messengers of Maoists in Gumla district. Police had been conducting several search operations in various districts in order to catch hold of the Maoists who approach the local villagers and offer them some money. Talking to mediapersons here on Saturday, Inspector of Police of Gumla ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214611896/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214611896/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Local police have conducted martial arts training for about 400 school girls in West Bengal's Siliguri district in order to combat violence against women. Recently, the alleged rapes of girl children triggered protests, reawakening concerns about safety for women and girls. In order to protect themselves, the girls were seen enthusiastic and curious to learn defence training. Deputy ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214611894/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:30:01 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214611894/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly expecting her second child with rapper Jay-Z and it is unlikely to affect her forthcoming stage performances. She had earlier pulled out of her Mrs. Carter show world tour in Antwerp, Belgium due to exhaustion, but she performed later when the tour touched down in Switzerland. A source has said that Knowles' pregnancy will most likely not affect her North ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214609630/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:50:01 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214609630/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Florida Venture Forum ’s Early-Stage Conference in the Orlando area.Eighteen startup companies presented at the conference at the Reunion Resort, including five with medical devices, biotech products and  health-tech applications, and four with solutions for the bar and restaurant industry. Presenting from South Florida: ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214615410/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:41:05 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214615410/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Darren Julien, head of Julien's Auctions, holds a custom made prototype VOX guitar played by George Harrison and John Lennon during The Beatles 1967 Magical Mystery ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214615411/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:30:47 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214615411/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Twilight couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have called off their romance, according to a U.S. report. The Hollywood stars have decided to go their separate ways after three years of dating, reports People magazine. The split news comes after Pattinson allegedly pulled out of celebrating his 27th birthday on May 13 with Stewart, who is said to have planned a party for him. Just ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214615412/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:30:44 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214615412/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 An appreciation of actor Clayton Corzatte, whose generous personality was as admired as his acting skill. Corzatte’s memorial will be Monday, at Seattle’s 5th Avenue ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614965/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:42:49 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614965/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 When 28-year-old Sarah McNally opened her bookstore in Manhattan, The New York Times called her the 'Defiant Newcomer,' but her unique approach to the business is paying off. (Yvonne ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614924/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:40:51 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614924/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Alexio Kawara is anxiously looking forward to sharing the stage with South African diva Lira, who performs at 7Arts Theatre in Avondale on June 7. The Shaina hit-maker is fast becoming a "ladies man" following various collaborations and stage performances with female artists. On two occasions, he shared the stage with South Africa's Zahara whose last tour of the country was in ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614966/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:29:04 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614966/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Harstad lasting well over a week around Midsummer organized by a foundation of the same name. Director Tone Winje, took over leadership from Birger Carlsen in 2011. Winje tells African Press International that this year’s festival has many ingredients and she encourages Festival lovers to turn up in large numbers and enjoy the week-long event from 22nd of June ending on the 29th. The ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614581/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:38:45 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214614581/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Shanghai artist Zhang Jifeng's work Untitled on show at the exhibition Photos: Courtesy of No Man's Pop-Up Art Gallery Said to be the world's most secret art gallery, No Man's Pop-Up Art Gallery appeared Friday in Shanghai's Cool Docks, its location revealed to fans of the nomadic art showcase via mailing list just a few days before it opened. The exhibition is made up of ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613532/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:25:54 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613532/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The Vatican is returning to its ancient tradition of art patronage with a biblical show at the Venice Biennale commissioned to revive the rapport between art and faith.The exhibition explores themes from the Book of Genesis, so there are no images of the Madonna or suffering Christs, the Vatican said ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613531/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:25:54 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613531/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Miley Cyrus has been swatted -- for a second time. Police were called to the singer's house on Friday night (May 17), but the emergency has turned out to be ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613533/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:18:38 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613533/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Several high schools had to cancel their proms in 1963, during a time of tumultuous civil rights protests across the South, and in Birmingham, Ala., particularly. Fifty years later, some of those African-American students finally got the chance to dance the night away. Gigi Douban ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613220/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:39:17 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613220/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun May 19, 2013 5:35am EDT * Bollywood films have struggled at global box office * Four Indian films screened at Cannes film festival * Industry keen to lure investment to India By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 19 (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613199/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:35:06 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214613199/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A day after releasing his single, "New Slaves," projecting the video on the side of buildings around the world, Kanye West returned to Saturday Night Live to perform an unreleased track, "Black Skinhead." West hit the stage dressed in a studded black leather biker jacket to perform the single which had a melody culled from Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214612524/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:44:40 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214612524/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 According to one Western stereotype, India is a noisy, chaotic and colourful country, and so it's natural that our popular culture- our films and novels- would reflect this. They burst at the seams trying to capture our confusions and multifariousness. There is no room for subtlety. In fact, Indians are incapable of subtlety because our society itself isn't so. Om Shanti Om is the ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214612079/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:52:01 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214612079/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 DANVILLE (CBS/AP) -- Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third straight day. Konig, riding for the German team NetApp-Endura team, quickly moved ahead of Janier Acevedo of Colombia with about 400 yards left and completed the 91.4-mile ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214611607/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:52:27 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214611607/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles is shown in this Julien's Auctions handout photograph taken at Julien's Gallery in Beverly Hills, California, and released to Reuters on May 18, 2013. (Julien's Gallery/Handout via ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610724/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:23:08 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610724/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 From Pop Art classics and informational graphics to new work by young artists, here's our pick of the most colourful and eye-catching prints to brighten up your home. Make your choice from slogans, sightseers and Scandinavian ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610725/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:17:30 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610725/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 AUSTRALIAN performer Rolf Harris has appeared on stage for the first time since it was reported he had been questioned by British police over alleged sex offences. Harris received standing ovations at the beginning and end of his performance at the Bristol Hippodrome in southwest England on Saturday night, the ABC reports. He thanked the audience for their support. "You've got no idea ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610216/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:11:16 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610216/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Preparing for his 19th visit to China as a government minister, Australia's energetic journeyman, Tony Burke, concurrently minister for the arts, and minister for sustainability, environment, water, population and communities, has lauded China's growing cultural international engagement while expressing satisfaction at the looming return of two of two iconic bronze heads looted from ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214609282/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:55:17 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214609282/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Julia Wilson wore pearls and a face of reassurance as she and her husband, Robert, took their seats on an airplane operated by Gold Star Airways half a century ago. Robert Wilson had just been released from a sanitarium. Six months earlier he had suffered a mental breakdown ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610214/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:36:03 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610214/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 On Wednesday, 30 pianists from 13 countries will gather at a hotel ballroom in downtown Fort Worth for a drawing of names, a tradition that will establish the performance schedule for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Two days later, the recitals and concerts will begin at Bass Performance Hall before a 13-member jury. The competition, held once every four years, mixes a ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610215/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:09:31 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214610215/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 I never set out to be a role model but it's great to be one ; IN THE HOTSEATBetter known by his stage name Wretch 32, Jermaine Sinclair is a 28-year-old rapper from London. In 2011 his debut album Black and White sold over a million copies and scored three top five singles. His latest single Blackout was released this ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214608742/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:04:21 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214608742/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County reflect a vibrant community. But images from the 1940s, of sobbing people on their way to Nazi death camps and of postwar commemorations of the murdered, document a darker ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214608765/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:50:01 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214608765/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mauro Santambrogio of Italy won the 14th stage of the Giro ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214608764/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:37:43 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214608764/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 HONG KONG ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214608202/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:28 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214608202/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Being human, homosexual acts, dance, good form and good hygiene, part 2 Editorial, 3/25/2010 Note: This article was added much later as a follow up to the previous article on this subject and to this same addition on 9/27/2010. When looking at the things that make humans distinct from animals in aesthetics, and in following up on my previous article, there are some issues worth mentioning. ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214607686/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:29 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214607686/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214607020/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:46 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214607020/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Culled from thousands of prints and unprocessed films, this collection of Garry Winogrand's photographs confirms him as a giant of American ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214607025/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:20:11 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214607025/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 An invasive insect from Asia first spotted in Michigan two years ago could pose a major threat this year to fruit growers, officials say. The brown marmorated stink bug was reported in 12 counties last year, The Detroit News reported Saturday. While it has not yet been seen in Macomb County, just north of Detroit, growers there are apprehensive. Paul Blake grows strawberries, peaches, cherries ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214606465/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:03:43 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214606465/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Country Singer Randy Travis is pictured in this booking photo supplied by Grayson County Texas Sheriff's office in 2012. (Grayson County Texas Sheriff's ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214605973/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:22:40 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214605973/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Courtney Love's memoirs are keeping her out of trouble - because her deadline has left her little time to party. The rocker landed a lucrative deal with publishers HarperCollins to detail her life and she admits it's proving more difficult and time consuming than she thought. Love tells Bust magazine, "It's one of the reasons why I stay home and watch 30 Rock - because I ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214605972/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:22:40 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214605972/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 A fully paid-up member of the rowdy YBA generation in the 90s, the artist made his name with his household gloss-painted life-size door paintings. On the eve of a solo show at Tate Britain, he talks about his agent Jay Jopling, his farm in upstate New York - and why he now confines his excesses to the ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214605974/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:16:10 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214605974/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 NOWHERE is the opulence of Old Hollywood more palpable than on the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City. Arching just inside the front gate is an eight-story rainbow. This grand $1.6 million sculpture, a condition of a lot expansion, rose last year and became a symbolic link between past glories ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214606077/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:33:03 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214606077/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Garry Winogrand is seen by many as the father of American street photography. His output was so prolific, he left many images unseen in his lifetime, on contact sheets and thousands of undeveloped rolls of film. The best of this treasure trove is included in ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214605377/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:09 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214605377/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Jack Osbourne is playing down the drama surrounding his father Ozzy's recent relapse, insisting he was not surprised when the heavy rocker started boozing and using drugs again. As a recovering addict himself, the reality TV star insists no one is guaranteed full sobriety after kicking their bad habits - and his dad is just like millions of troubled souls who slip back. In a taped ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604836/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:28:42 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604836/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Italy's Mauro Santambrogio celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Cervere to Bardonecchia, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Santambrogio won in a time of 4 hours, 42 minutes, 55 seconds in in rainy, windy and even snowy conditions, beating the leader of the race Vincenzo Nibali in a final sprint at the top of the ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604271/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:47:32 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604271/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Socialite Paris Hilton was moved to tears during the premiere of The Bling Ring at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Thursday because it made her relive the "violating" burglary she was subjected to in the late 2000s. Sofia Coppola's new movie is based on the so-called 'Bling Ring' thieves, who snatched more than $3 million worth of goods from the Hollywood homes ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604272/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:31:21 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604272/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Jury member actor Christoph Waltz waves as he arrives at the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez on the eve of the opening of the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jean-Paul ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604273/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:31:21 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604273/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Supposedly 'the quiet one' among the YBA generation, Gary Hume made his name with his household-gloss door paintings. Here is a selection of paintings from his solo show ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604274/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:24:37 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214604274/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Mauro Santambrogio took the stage victory but overall leader Vincenzo Nibali was the big winner as the poor weather dominated stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia. Organisers were forced to remove the day's major climb as snow, rain and fog hit, but Santambrogio and Nibali emerged from the mist at the mountain-top finish after launching a late attack from the peloton to reel in the remnants ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214603651/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:46:36 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214603651/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Skylight Music Theatre 's "Porgy & Bess." Directed by Bill Theisen - his last production as Skylight's artistic director - this "Porgy" relies on a chamber-ensemble cast and orchestra to tell a tale usually told with a huge chorus and full orchestra. The Gershwin brothers' opera is set on the southeastern American coast, in the impoverished, ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214603624/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:42:39 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214603624/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Pop superstar Beyonce has taken aim at gossips speculating she is pregnant again by posting a defensive note on her Instagram.com account. The Crazy In Love hitmaker has refused to address ongoing reports she and husband Jay-Z are set to welcome a sibling for 16-month-old Blue Ivy, but she vented her frustration about the speculation on Friday. Beyonce uploaded a scathing note to her ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214603652/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:31:58 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214603652/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat May 18, 2013 1:03pm EDT (Recasts with company statement) By Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG May 18 (Reuters) - Operations at a chrome mine in South Africa owned by chemicals group Lanxess have been suspended since Thursday after some 470 workers started an illegal strike over bonus payments, the company said on Saturday. The dispute at the mine in Rustenburg, 120 km (70 miles) northwest of ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214603653/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:03:00 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214603653/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 The seven candidates for the GOP lieutenant governor nomination are taking turns addressing the delegates at the Richmond Coliseum. Former Rep. Allan West, R-Florida, introduced Del. L. Scott Lingamfelter, R-Prince William. West, as a young captain commanding a divisional rocket battery at Fort Riley, Kan., served under Lingamfelter, who was his commanding officer. Oliver L. North introduced ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602991/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:49:10 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602991/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 BARDONECCHIA, Italy ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602992/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:23:35 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602992/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 opened last week - not that the old one was ever fully closed, just partially boarded up by the gallery. After almost two years it's now possible to walk right round the museum and see the history of British art unfold before your eyes. That is the main claim, at any rate, but while the much-touted return to chronology cannot be denied - the start date of 1540 is set in gold on the floor, ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602993/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:59 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602993/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Bollywood is celebrating its 100 years in existence, and one can't deny its effect on the masses in this time period. Here's a fond look at some of the old and new songs, which form an integral part of Hindi ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602402/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:42:02 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602402/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Food Security Bill in Parliament, and asserted the UPA Government was determined to enact the legislation for the benefit of people."I am sad that the Opposition is acting against the interests of the poor Indian... I can understand politics. But I cannot understand political parties hurting the poor of the country," Rahul told a party rally in Thiruvananthapuram."We have been ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602384/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:27:18 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602384/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 There are artists who burn out at 30 and others who, accelerating as they mature, begin to seem like forces of nature. One such force is Ken Jacobs, who turns 80 next Saturday ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602330/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:01 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214602330/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Manama, May 18. (BNA) -- The Social Development Ministry hosted the second meeting of the high committee of the Third Gulf Theatre Festival for People with Disabilities, due to be held in Bahrain by the end of this year. During the meeting, chaired by the Social Development Ministry's Undersecretary Hanan Mohammed Kamel and attended by representatives of GCC countries, the panel discussed ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214601329/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:32:12 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214601329/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 As tourists flock to the city, local heroes like the Undertones and visitors like BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend are helping to give it a feelgood ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214601330/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:19:24 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214601330/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 fter days of heavy rain, the sun finally arrived in Cannes on Friday just in time to celebrate a glittering day for Arab filmmaking at the glitzy French festival. In the morning, the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's terrific love triangle ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600844/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:18 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600844/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 It's not often that the introductory notes of a rhythmic Argentine tango flavored with accordion, violin and percussion elicits a roar of excitement from a roomful of fifth-graders.The finals of St. Louis Dancing Classrooms is no ordinary affair.After 10 weeks of training twice a week, select St. Louis public and private schools from Normandy to Imperial competed for bragging rights as ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600862/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:40:48 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600862/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Amid rampant weeds and crumbling stones, Matteo Giunti makes his way to the tomb of Francis Horner MP, a Scottish Whig who co-founded the Edinburgh Review and died, in 1817, in what he would have known as the prosperous Tuscan port of Leghorn.But, as he reaches the once imposing grave, Giunti stops first at the Nike trainer and plastic bottle that have been left there overnight - not, presumably, ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600863/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:17:31 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600863/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 classical music critic Anthony Tommasini about conductor James Levine's return to the Metropolitan Opera after a series of health problems kept him away for two ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600348/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:35:53 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600348/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Actress Vidya Balan is on this year's Cannes jury and is fully conscious of the "august" company she is in. At Cannes, Vidya told NDTV's Noopur Tiwari: "It's extremely exciting and invigorating to be on the same jury as Spielberg, Ang Lee and others. It's going to be a great learning experience for me. It's also a very proud moment for me as an individual, ... http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600383/scat/bf7bedafac502d48 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:18:53 -0400 http://www.theuknews.com/index.php/sid/214600383/scat/bf7bedafac502d48