Tag: arts & entertainment
3 big movies -- John Carter, Friends with Kids, Silent House -- set for release this weekend
John Carter, Disney's sci-fi flick, will compete with young-adult movie Friends with Kids and innovative horror flick Silent House on the big screen across America this weekend....
Color-blind artist uses sounds to 'see' color
Neil Harbisson is a color-blind artist. But, rather than limiting his art to shades of gray, he's turned to technology to help him develop the ability to hear the colors that he cannot see....
Oscars may be hurting the movie industry
Sunday night, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will host its 84th annual awards ceremony. While the night is full of glitz and glamour, the awards themselves may be hurting the industry, both in the cost of movie making and in the diversity of films produced....
Artist, Spencer, Davis, Clooney likely picks to win Oscar Awards on Sunday night
Look to The Help, The Artists, Beginners and The Descendants to be the movies walking away with the big awards in Sunday night's Oscars on ABC. ...
Tweets about Chris Brown fuel discussion of the perception of domestic violence
The perception of domestic abuse, especially among young people, has become a hot topic after Chris Brown took home the Grammy for Best R&B Album at this year's award ceremony. Some fans took to Twitter, not only forgiving the singer, but also claiming they would be willing to submit to abuse from Brown. ...
Asian-American journalist calls Lin's ascent in NBA a Jackie Robinson moment
Though he's not the first Asian-American to make it big in the NBA, Jeremy Lin has certainly struck a chord with the Asian-American community. And he is the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to make a major impact on an NBA team....
New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin bursts onto national scene
Jeremy Lin couldn't find a university that would offer him a scholarship, so he went to Harvard. Lin couldn't get drafted, so he signed a free agent contract with the Golden State Warriors. He couldn't catch on there, so he went to the NBA Development League. Then he got to New York where was to be the team's third string point guard. But a funny thing happened. After a triple-double in a return to the D-League, he went on a tear and brought "Linsanity" to the Knicks....
French puppet TV show ignites diplomatic protest over portrayal of Spanish athletes
A French TV show that stars latex puppets has ignited a controversy between Spain and France with its unflattering depiction of Spanish athletes, accusing them of using performance enhancing drugs in their recent string of athletic victories....
Grammy Awards expecting protests, but be on the lookout for this act
Sunday's Grammy Awards may be the first in some time to see protesters. They're angry over the removal of 31 categories from the awards event. But if you're more interested in the music, you may enjoy Richard Savino's El Mundo, nominated for Best Small Ensemble Performance....
The Vow, Journey 2 and Safe House make up a big weekend of new releases
Though critics aren't exactly lining up to heap praise on the three movie new releases out this weekend, Safe House, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and The Vow are all expected to produce a better-than-usual weekend at the box office....
