Friday, 2 March 2012

With Breitbart gone, what becomes of his empire?

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2010 file photo, conservative media publisher and activist Andrew Breitbart is seen during an interview with the Associated Press at his home in Los Angeles. Breitbart, who was behind investigations that led to the resignations of former Rep. Anthony Weiner and former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 in Los Angeles. He was 43. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)Can you have Breitbart.com without Andrew Breitbart?


Oscars statuettes from '30s, '40s auctioned in LA

Fifteen Academy Awards statuettes from the 1930s and '40s, including the Best Screenplay Oscar given to Herman Mankiewicz for "Citizen Kane," have been sold at a Los Angeles auction.

Composers tell EU: Broadcasters treat us unfairly

A group representing composers and songwriters is alleging that some of Europe's most prominent broadcasters are coercing them into giving up the copyrights to their work, sharply diminishing their earnings.

Theater producer and director Theodore Mann dies

Theodore Mann, a Tony Award-winning director and producer who championed Eugene O'Neill and was a driving force behind Circle in the Square Theatre and its school, has died. He was 87.

Jazz saxophonist Red Holloway dies at 84

James "Red" Holloway, a noted saxophonist who played with the greats from the big band era through bebop, blues, R&B and modern jazz, has died in California. He was 84.

Gilbert and George open dark new show in Hong Kong

Gilbert and George's British artists Gilbert and George have never shied away from looking the brutal truths of life directly in the eye, and their latest collection, debuting in Hong Kong on Friday, is no different.


Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest

People walk past an advertisement for Turkey is on a roll these days, uplifted by economic growth and regional diplomacy. Now comes a film to boost the feel-good mood, an epic about the 15th century fall of Constantinople that fuses national pride with Hollywood-style ambition.


George Strait cuts US concert short, reschedules

Country music star George Strait says he'll play in Kansas City next week to make up for a weekend concert he cut short because he was too sick to continue.

George Strait cuts KC concert short, reschedules

Country music star George Strait says he'll play in Kansas City next week to make up for a weekend concert he cut short because he was too sick to continue.

Dad says Oscar-nominated film glorifies convicts

Todd Moore isn't sure whether he'll watch the Oscars this weekend, when a documentary about the murder of his son and two other Cub Scouts could win an Academy Award.