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Soul Train fans bop on Broadway in Cornelius fete
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute...


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Minn. student suspended over Michael Jackson dance
A Catholic school in Minnesota has suspended a 9-year-old boy for performing a crotch-grabbing Michael Jackson dance move during a fundraiser.</p><p>Mindy Boberg told the Winona Daily...
Russians stage rival protests over Putin
Europe freeze kills 89, fears rise over Russian gas Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while...
Leonardo da Vinci: a late-night masterstroke | Observer editorial
National Gallery's Leonardo da Vinci show in its final hours.The gallery, faced with snaking queues and unprecedented demand, remains open until midnight tonight. It is a gesture that marks the...
Jonathan Franzen is wrong: the digital age is making us smarter | Henry Porter
Charles Dickens went on the road for a punishing schedule of public readings, which certainly hastened his end. In her magnificent biography, Claire Tomalin describes how he dragged himself from...
10: The long gallery, Chastleton House, Moreton-in-Marsh, 1607-1612
As part of our series exploring Britain's architectural wonders, the Observer's architecture critic introduces a spectacular interactive 360-degree panoramic view of this classic example of...
Festival House, Blackpool – review
Blackpool . It's a town that is hard to mention without a trace of a snigger, one partly snobbish and partly of the kind generally prompted by outdated engines of fun. It has its place in...
David Shrigley: Brain Activity – review
David Shrigley 's cartoons, paintings, hand-drawn films and tragicomic critters now filling the top floor of the Hayward Gallery has been jammed ever since it opened. Shrigley deserves his...
Mario Testino: 'It's almost like a cowboy that draws his gun'
Thirty years of smiley, steamy, glossy pictures. Pictures beloved by the very A-listers Mario Testino has shot. "I trust him completely," says Gwyneth Paltrow. "He sees me sexier than...
Street style: how I learned the art of fashion blogging
We've been stalking central London for an hour, cameras slung low but ready for the quick draw, when we spot something: a flash of vivid green, across a busy Mayfair thoroughfare. Wayne...
Veteran stage, screen actor Ben Gazzara dies at 81
In a 60-year career that began on stage, the gravel-voiced Ben Gazzara appeared in more than 100 films and TV movies. He also starred in the 1960s series 'Run for Your Life,' enjoyed a...
'Soul Train' fans dance at NYC Cornelius fete
About 100 dancers descended on Times Square in a "flash mob" organized through the Internet. As startled tourists looked on, they recreated one of the show's "Soul Train lines" in which people would...
U.S. and Israel Set Stage for False Flag and Iran Attack
Prison Planet.com February 4, 2012 Events over the last several days reveal that the United States and Israel plan to conduct a false flag terror event to be blamed on Iran. The event will likely...
Greedy Matron Frolics, Cavalier Swaggers, Mozart: London Stage
Topping the list of cheer-uppers in London is a new National Theatre production of "She Stoops to Conquer," Oliver Goldsmith’s mistaken-identity romp of 1773. Sophie Thompson, playing...
Mount Dora Arts Festival has judges on the run
Mount Dora Arts Festival wandering the booths to savor the dazzling array of paintings, ceramics, handcrafted jewelry and graphic prints. Lorna Jean Thunderhorse has about 30 seconds to see each...
Catholic school suspends 9-year-old for Michael Jackson dance move
Michael Jackson dance move during a fundraiser. Mindy Boberg told the Winona Daily News the principal at St. Stanislaus in Winona informed her that her son was being suspended because his...
Minnesota student suspended over Michael Jackson dance
WINONA, Minn. -- A Catholic school in Minnesota has suspended a 9-year-old boy for performing a crotch-grabbing Michael Jackson dance move during a fundraiser. Mindy Boberg told the Winona Daily News...
Minn. Student Suspended Over Michael Jackson Dance
A Catholic school in Minnesota has suspended a 9-year-old boy for performing a crotch-grabbing Michael Jackson dance move during a fundraiser. Mindy Boberg told the Winona Daily News...
A Super Bowl Close-Up For The Indianapolis Arts Scene
Turf IDADA Art Pavilion , a contemporary-art exhibition planned specifically for the big game. A collaboration between the Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association, Arts Council, Super...
During Super Bowl, Indianapolis Arts Scene Gets Ready For Its Close-Up
Turf IDADA Art Pavilion , a contemporary-art exhibition planned specifically for the big game. A collaboration between the Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association, Arts Council, Super...
Radcliffe dodges on-air proposal
Daniel Radcliffe endured an awkward moment during a TV interview in Los Angeles on Thursday when a fan got down on one knee and asked him to marry her. The Harry Potter star, who is dating...
Pulis eyes PFA aid on play-acting
Stoke City boss Tony Pulis has urged Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor to crack down on what he sees as play-acting. Pulis accused David Meyler of trying to...
Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies
Film and stage actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81. He was best known for playing tough characters and villains in the films Anatomy of a Murder in 1959 and 1970's Killing...
Actor Ben Gazzara, veteran of stage and screen, dead at 81
Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said. He was 81. The New York-born performer died Friday afternoon at Bellevue Hospital Center, with members of his family at his side, according to his attorney, Jay...
Work crew begins removal of Ryman Auditorium stage
A crew began gently removing the Nashville landmark's 61-year-old oak floorboards with pry bars Saturday morning. That's the first step in a two-week renovation that will leave the storied...
Musical Highs and Artful Low Notes
, thanks to the interesting -- if overly pop-oriented -- Cinesonic sidebar. We might ask for more representation from the more "serious" side of the musical universe, lest the mass tastes...
Veteran movie, stage and television actor Ben Gazzara dies, 81
LOS ANGELES--Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a...