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The show must go on: New York Fashion Week braves massive storm

The show must go on: New York Fashion Week braves massive storm

Published 10/02/2017

Models present creations from the Tadashi Shoji Autumn/Winter 2017 collection during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

New York Fashion week got off to a snowy start on Thursday with celebrities and the design world's elite braving a massive storm to watch models strut street-wear and gowns at some of the most important runway shows.

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Home-grown streaming app helps Pakistan`s musicians find voice

Home-grown streaming app helps Pakistan`s musicians find voice

Published 10/02/2017

Malala Gul, a local singer, performs to record a song at a studio in Peshawar, Pakistan, January, 28, 2017. Picture taken January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

For years, violence kept most of Pakistan's aspiring young musicians from following their dreams, whether the threat of Taliban militant attacks or gang wars in the crowded southern port city of Karachi.

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Brazil`s Olympic legacy far from fulfilled at idle Game venues

Brazil`s Olympic legacy far from fulfilled at idle Game venues

Published 09/02/2017

An aerial view of Maracana Stadium, which was used for the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, shows the turf being dry, worn and filled with ruts and holes, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 12, 2017. Picture taken on January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Less than six month after Rio de Janeiro hosted the first-ever Olympics in South America, game venues sit idle and already in disrepair, raising questions about a legacy that organizers promised would benefit the Brazilian city and its residents.

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Would you play for the Nazis? `Django` movie poses moral dilemma

Would you play for the Nazis? `Django` movie poses moral dilemma

Published 09/02/2017

General view of the red carpet arrivals for the screening of the movie 'Django', during the opening gala of the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

When the Nazis asked Django Reinhardt to play for troops heading to the Eastern Front, the musician faced a moral dilemma relevant to artists today, the director of a biopic on the jazz guitar pioneer said on Thursday.

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Aretha Franklin to retire from full time touring

Aretha Franklin to retire from full time touring

Published 09/02/2017

Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York February 17, 2012. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

Soul music legend Aretha Franklin says she plans to retire from full-time touring after she releases a new album in September.

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Jake Gyllenhaal to make Broadway debut at historic Hudson Theatre

Jake Gyllenhaal to make Broadway debut at historic Hudson Theatre

Published 09/02/2017

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal presents director Ang Lee with the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Los Angeles' Britannia Awards in Beverly Hills, California, October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

One of New York's oldest theaters will stage a play for the first time in almost 50 years when movie star Jake Gyllenhaal makes his Broadway debut later this month at the Hudson Theatre in a musical about 19th century French artist Georges Seurat.

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Daniel Radcliffe talks comedy, nerves in return to London stage

Daniel Radcliffe talks comedy, nerves in return to London stage

Published 09/02/2017

File Photo: Actor Daniel Radcliffe stands during a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California November 12, 2015. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo

"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe has plenty of stage experience - even famously appearing nude in "Equus" - but the British actor still gets nervous before each performance.

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Witherspoon, Kidman debut female-centric `Big Little Lies`

Witherspoon, Kidman debut female-centric `Big Little Lies`

Published 09/02/2017

Cast members (L-R) Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz and Reese Witherspoon pose at the premiere of the HBO television series 'Big Little Lies' in Los Angeles, California U.S., February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Two of film's biggest names, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, have come together on screen to champion female empowerment in HBO's "Big Little Lies."

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Time Inc names Rich Battista as CEO

Published 13/09/2016

Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp (2nd L) claps after ringing the bell to open trading at the New York Stock Exchange in New York June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Time Inc, publisher of Sports Illustrated, People and Time magazines, appointed Rich Battista as its chief executive, succeeding Joe Ripp.

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Bollore`s raider reputation rattles Berlusconis in battle of billionaires

Published 13/08/2016

File photo of Vincent Bollore, Chairman of media group Vivendi, reacts during the company's shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

When French tycoon Vincent Bollore backed out of a deal to buy the pay-TV business of Italian broadcaster Mediaset (MS.MI), and instead proposed to take a large slice of the parent company itself, investors feared he was plotting another stealth raid.

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