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Silencing of Lebanese diva stirs fans’ protestSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 10:07PMFans of Fairouz, the Arab world’s most famous singer, are up in arms about a bitter legal row that has stopped her performing live. From Beirut to the Gulf - and as far away as Australia - the diva’s supporters are making their voices heard to complain that she is being cruelly silenced.

Santeros nurture tradition, innovationSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:41PMGet FREE Daily Headlines by email! An image of San Rafael, painted in 1780 by Spanish soldier, cartographer and engineer Bernardo Miera y Pacheco, is among the oldest examples of the santero tradition in New Mexico in existence.

Devil may wear Prada, but Virgin Mary dons Louis VuittonThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:36PMvA handout picture released by the Museo Arte Sacra shows a statuette representing the Virgin Mary wearing a veil bearing the French luxury brand's trademark "LV" logo. (AFP) ROME (AFP) – The devil may well wear Prada, but at a biennial exhibition of sacred art in Italy, a statue of the Virgin Mary is donning Louis Vuitton, local newspaper Il Centro reported on Thursday. The veil traditionally ...

A Greenway urban code brokenThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:22PMIn the annals of Boston crime, this theft will never rank with the famed Brinks robbery or the infamous art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. But somehow it is almost as disturbing: Over the last month, thieves slowly stole 10 of the 56 patio chairs from the stretch of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in the North End. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Theft - Boston - Crime ...

‘Rebirth of Cool’ in MontrealThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:17PMAn exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art celebrates the life of MIles Davis, the man who personified ‘cool.’

Getting Into Med School Without Hard SciencesThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:13PMA program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.

TheNewDowse announces new Senior CuratorThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:48PMCam McCracken, Director of TheNewDowse art museum, today announced the appointment of Emma Bugden as the gallery’s new Programmes Manager / Senior Curator. Emma is currently Director of Artspace in Auckland and will complete her term there before commencing at TheNewDowse in March 2011.

Harbour continues to evolveThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:43PMThe look of French Creek Harbour is going to continue its evolution this fall.

Momentum for a Revitalized Arts DistrictThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:43PMThe prospects for a revitalized arts district along Market Street in downtown San Francisco are looking up.