Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Entertainment News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Boston Star.com http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/cat/dd8845aa60952db2/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 14:02:12 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:02:12 -0400 30 A Brooklyn gospel singer has sued McDonald's alleging her voice has been ruined after she swallowed a piece of glass that was in her chicken sandwich. Jacqueline Simpson told the New York Post that the glass left her with a "hoarse, rattly voice" and unable to sing soprano like she used to, Radar online reported. Simpson, who filed the lawsuit in Brooklyn Supreme Court, revealed she ate the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684599/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:40:01 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684599/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Will Smith has revealed that rapper Kanye West has "been pushing" him to return to the music scene. The 44-year-old actor told HipHollywood.com that he has been messing around with West and both of them have been to studio a couple of times, the New York Daily News reported. Smith, who was a successful rapper before he made his way to superstardom as an actor, added that he is not going to ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683571/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683571/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 A foundation set up by late singer Amy Winehouse's father Mitch reportedly raised nearly 1.9 million pounds (over $2,000,000) in a year. The foundation helps homeless people, drug addicts and promotes young musicians. "We are honoured we can help so many young people in Amy's name. Good everyone was involved," thesun.co.uk quoted Mitch as saying. The foundation collected more than 700,000 ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683160/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683160/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Microsoft has unveiled its latest video gaming console 'Xbox One' which is believed to transform games, TV and entertainment for the 21st century living room. The latest console reportedly promises a vision of the future. According to a report by the Mirror, 'Xbox One' will allow users to turn on the device with words like "Xbox On", and "snap" will allow users to watch two things at once. ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214682635/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214682635/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 An Indian film festival, where hugely popular Bollywood movies like "Lage Raho Munnabhai" will be screened, is to be held here to commemorate the 40th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and South Korea. The festival will be held at CGV Yeouido, IFC Mall, May 24-28. It has been organised by the Indian embassy with the support of CGV, the Indian tourism ministry ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214681668/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:01 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214681668/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Jimmy Shergill has said that Hindi and Punjabi films have a huge audience from Pakistan - especially in Canada. It's been a super busy year for the Bollywood actor. With over 50 Hindi and Punjabi films under his belt, Shergill has proven himself as the versatile actor he always dreamt of being, even if it took him 17 years. While he loves to do Punjabi films, Shergill says that his bread and ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214680705/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:20:02 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214680705/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Singer Tulisa Contostavlos and her beau Danny Simpson are reportedly facing a rough patch in their relationship. The couple has been dating each other from November last year, and they have been public about it. However, all's not well in their paradise, reports thesun.co.uk. "Danny and Tulisa's relationship became public very quickly and was very full-on. They've had a lot of stress and it has ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214678602/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:01 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214678602/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Actor Will Smith may have pulled off several stunts in Hollywood films, but he doesn't know how to swim! He didn't learn to swim as he didn't have too many swimming pools in his vicinity when he was young. "I can't swim. In inner City Philadelphia, there's not a lot of swimming pools and I never actually learnt how to swim and I'm embarrassed about it," femalefirst.co.uk quoted the 44-year-old ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214676749/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:50:02 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214676749/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 REDMOND, WASHINGTON Microsoft Corp gave the world the first look at its new game console on Tuesday, hoping the Xbox One will attract existing video game fans while also becoming a hub for living room entertainment. The third-generation Microsoft console, coming eight years after the Xbox 360, was unveiled by games unit chief Don Mattrick at an event at the software company's campus ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214672456/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:05 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214672456/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 the exclusively obtained diary entries of Knorth Kardashian West , the unborn child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Today's entry concerns an upcoming ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692996/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:03:25 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692996/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Daft Punk fan. I could appreciate the craft and imagination that went into creating the French duo's mixture of electronic genres -- techno, house, disco -- but the mechanical repetitions and heavily filtered vocals didn't turn me on in any other way. But now, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have come up with an album that exposes the human side of their musical ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692997/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692997/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Former CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus helped shape the first draft of "talking points" about the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks, according to emails released by the White House and analyzed ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693050/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693050/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Two people have been shot in Woolwich, south east London, after armed police were called to an incident in which a man wearing a Help for Heroes t-shirt was attacked with a machete-style knife and dumped in the street, eyewitnesses said.Officers were called to the incident at around 2.20pm today and the immediate area was shut down. One witness, identified as James, said he and his partner saw ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692941/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:47:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692941/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Brent Burns helped San Jose jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the National Hockey League post-season and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at 2-2 with a 2-1 ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693052/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:41:37 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693052/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The family of Internet singing sensation Zach Sobiech, who died early Monday at his Lakeland home, is asking that those planning to attend his visitation and funeral consider carpooling. "We are so grateful for the outpouring of support for our family. We are so humbled and a bit blown away by it all," his mother, Laura Sobiech, wrote on Zach's CaringBridge page. "We ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693055/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693055/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen. Alice Titzova of the PR agency 2media says the photos, stolen late Monday, were to be on display starting May 30 at the Prague Castle. Titzova says mannequins and display cases which were part of the exhibition also disappeared. There was no word Wednesday whether the exhibition ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693056/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:43 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693056/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Algorithms, deep pockets and a disdain for the existing TV model as the chief content officer reveals why the agent who talked about their budgets was "remarkably ill-informed," and countering "the managed dissatisfaction ... of the entire entertainment ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693058/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693058/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 One day after being found guilty of falsely imprisoning three women in his Bel Air home, the Girls Gone Wild founder in an exclusive interview railed against "mentally f--king retarded" jurors, "piece of sh-t" Steve Wynn and his legions of "jealous" critics: "Look at their penis and tell me if it's ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693057/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693057/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Godfather helmer is readying an untitled film that will chronicle an Italian-American family and span from the 1930s to the 1960s. Coppola became one of the most celebrated directors in cinema after bringing the Corleone family saga to the big ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692806/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692806/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Cannes: 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' Sells to U.K., Other Markets Redford’s exceptional performance will serve as the primary commercial calling card for Lionsgate upon October ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693061/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:32 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693061/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Hulk Hogan Sex Tape: Judge Orders Gawker to Remove Video (Exclusive) When America's Founding Fathers included in the Constitution the goal to "promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts," they could not have predicted that the same document one day would be at the center of a $100 million battle over whether a former pro wrestler's sex tape should be taken off the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693060/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:32 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693060/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 (1.7 adults), getting a midweek sendoff in its sophomore year, was steady with last week's showing and up a tenth of a point from last year's finale. NBC averaged a 2.3 rating among adults 18-49 and 7.5 million ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693059/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:32 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693059/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 , one of the two remaining imprisoned members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot, has gone on hunger strike after being denied permission to attend a parole hearing in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693062/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:31 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693062/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Morgan, in a statement issued by Gallery, promised a "warts and all" account of life at CNN. "There are few jobs more varied, dramatic, or exciting than anchoring a nightly cable news show, so I decided to record it, warts and all, in real time," said the CNN anchor in the statement. "Readers will go on the same journey I did – a pulsating, entertaining, ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693063/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:31 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693063/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 After a decade of publishing scoops that have made him an outlaw to those looking to protect secrets, Denton opens up about battles with Fox News, Lena Dunham, Hulk Hogan and ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693064/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:31 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693064/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Farrah Abraham may not want anything to do with MTV or the "Teen Mom" series that made her famous, but she will apparently be back on TV in a new docu-reality ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692995/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:27 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692995/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Dancing With the Stars finale last night, the future groom told E! News that he and his fiancee have "no set plans or wedding date" set just ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693065/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:37 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693065/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 awesome interviews .So what's next? Her new campaign for Hugo Boss' latest scent, Boss Jour Pour Femme. The Goop goddess raked in a cool $2 million for the campaign, a source tells E! News. Not as exciting ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693066/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:36 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693066/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 ' season-eight finale airs tonight and let's just say something major goes down. Like, one of our beloved characters dying kind of major. It's a death so upsetting that Vangsness tells us, "I've never hated an episode more than this and I think we should all not watch it and then they'll have to rewrite it and make history different. I hate it that much."So ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693068/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:35 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693068/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Bowden's rep tells E! News that the above video was shown during the couple's rehearsal dinner, saying, "Yes, it's true and yes, it was hilarious."Thanks to a little editing magic, it appears as if the aforementioned folks and other A-listers such as Keanu ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693067/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:35 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693067/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Into Darkness writer took to Twitter on Monday to admit that a scene in the sci-fi blockbuster, which had the blond beauty strip down to her skivvies, was 100 percent unjustified and had nothing to do with the plot whatsoever."I copped to the fact that we should have done a better job of not being gratuitous in our representation of a barely clothed actress," ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693070/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693070/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 by dedicating the episode to the victims of the natural disaster that left at least 24 people dead and more than 200 injured, as she offered up her thoughts and prayers."I take all that love and today I give it to everybody in Oklahoma," said DeGeneres. "Before I start, I just wanna say that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone there. But I assume if you're watching, you ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693069/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693069/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Jerry Seinfeld, musician Grimes, Ben Stiller, Frank Ocean and Kevin Spacey were just some of the notable names who were recognized for their online achievements at the 17th annual Webby Awards Tuesday night in New York. Comedian Patton Oswalt hosted the event with high-profile figures from the worlds of music, TV, film, fashion and just about every other creative field in attendance at the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693071/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:13 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693071/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 What is the latest celebrity accessory trend? Diapers. In a humorous, but fact-filled PSA, Olivia Wilde, Bono and Richard Branson announce they are joining Matt Damon's toilet strike to raise awareness about the global water crisis. In the definition of promises they can't keep (but it's the sentiment that counts), the three celebs pledge, "We won't go to the bathroom ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693072/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:13 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693072/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Country singer Kellie Pickler and partner Derek Hough are crowned "Dancing with the Stars" champions during the 16th season's two-hour finale on May 21, 2013. Disney star Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy came in second place, while Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff came in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693073/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:12 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693073/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Amelia Lily thinks it's a "genius idea" to get Sharon Osbourne back on 'The X Factor'.The 18-year-old singer - who finished third on the programme in 2011 - admits she would have loved to have had the 60-year-old star, who was judge from 2004 to 2007, as her mentor because she's a "hero" and knows the ins and outs of the show.Speaking exclusively to BANG ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693074/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:05 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693074/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 A man was killed and two others were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds today following a "serious incident" understood to involve a serving British soldier.Several witnesses described seeing a "beheading" while another described seeing a man wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt being attacked with a machete-style knife and dumped in a south east London street.Woolwich and ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693077/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693077/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Tasoieach Enda Kenny has brushed off attacks on Ireland's tax regime for helping multinationals avoid billions in tax - insisting he was backing plans for global tax transparency and an end to tax havens.Ireland's low corporate tax rates have been identified in inquiries into how companies such as Google and Apple arrange their tax affairs to reduce liabilities to a minimum.But, heading ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693076/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693076/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The Marine Surveyor who investigated the wreckage of the Tit Bonhomme says that it was likely that the skipper Michael Hayes was not at the helm at the time of the crash.The inquest into the deaths of the five crewmen is nearing the end of its second day.Marine Surveyor Owen O'Toole told the hearing today that the Tit Bonhomme took a sudden change in direction close to Adam Island minutes ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693075/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693075/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The group that has been appointed as a provisional liquidator to a Co Tipperary hotel with 75 weddings on the books, including one tomorrow, has said it is "business as usual" at the hotel.PREM Group has been appointed to manage the Ballykisteen Hotel and Golf Resort, Limerick Junction, Co Tipperary, which has been placed into provisional liquidation. Jim Murphy, Managing Director, PREM ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692809/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:01 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692809/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West arrive on the red carpet at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 6, 2013. UPI/John ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692999/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:22:07 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214692999/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Los Angeles, May 22 : The Kardashian sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, are being lined up by "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here" to be a part of of the upcoming edition of the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691402/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691402/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Director Nicolas Winding Refn (L) and cast member Vithaya Pansringarm attend a news conference for the film "Only God Forgives" during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691734/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:27:08 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691734/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Cape Town - The DA is to submit a private member's bill to Parliament to limit President Jacob Zuma's powers to appoint a new Special Investigating Unit (SIU) ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691405/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:50 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691405/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 CBS has reached a new broadcast agreement with the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing to keep the Tony Awards on the network through 2018. CBS has aired the annual kudoscast, which honors achievement on Broadway, for the past 35 years. This year the show moves back to Radio City Music Hall after two years at the Beacon Theatre. "We're pleased to renew our commitment to ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691231/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:07 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691231/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Cannes, France – "Everyone thinks I'm about death!" That was Tim Burton's ("Corpse Bride," "Frankenweenie," "Nightmare Before Christmas," etc .,etc.) exasperated answer to why he was involved in the "Life Is Amazing" short film series presented by Lexus at the Cannes Film Festival. Burton , Harvey Weinstein, and newcomer Ryan ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691407/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:39 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691407/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 British actress Helen Mirren takes part in a panel discussion of HBO's "Phil Spector" during the 2013 Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California January 4, ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691406/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:39 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691406/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The wide-ranging pact includes a pilot commitment, a recurring role on upcoming scripted comedy "Broad City," a one-hour stand-up special and a nationwide ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691408/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:27 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691408/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 a preview of what viewers can expect in the upcoming edition of the cooking competition. The Hollywood Reporter: What can you reveal about the upcoming ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691303/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:26 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691303/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Hangover trilogy ending May 23, the actor has plenty of options. Sources say Jeong pulled down more than $5 million to reprise his role as Mr. Chow ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691409/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:26 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691409/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 BEIJING - Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet — in the artist’s new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking China’s state power. The video accompanying the visual artist’s single ';Dumbass'; — released Wednesday but blocked online in mainland China — is meant ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691316/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:51 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691316/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Guitarist Dustin Wong hesitates for a split second. It’s a pause that would go unnoticed during most other sets, but Wong has spent the last 40 minutes seemingly in a trance while playing guitar and looping the notes via an array of pedals in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691410/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:38 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691410/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Pandora listeners can now more easily share their favorite tunes with their Facebook friends. ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691166/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:58 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691166/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 debuts atop the list this week. The set sold 134,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is a record-high sales week for the act. The group's last ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691317/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:23 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691317/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 . "'Sex Never Felt Better' can go two ways," he said. "It's about what you're doing in the bed as well as those memories of sexual chemistry with the right ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691411/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:05 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691411/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 's yacht in Cannes on Tuesday night, the 55-year-old star showed off some serious side boob in a sexy red gown.Add that to the major slit up the thigh the dress also featured and it's surprising she didn't suffer a wardrobe malfunction along the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691412/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:05 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691412/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 cohost has sealed a deal with Grand Central Publishing to release a memoir in spring 2014.The 52-year-old Roberts will write about her struggle with the rare blood disorder-which resulted in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691413/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691413/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 "You want to announce it here?" DeGeneres asked her cohost about officially copping to wanting a reunion."Do I?" Aniston responded, before DeGeneres prodded: "Don't you want to do it? Say you want to do it."That finally ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691414/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:03 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691414/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 , the country star revisited the place he grew up, clearly rattled by the damage the tornado caused, but also optimistic about the future of Moore."It was devastating to see," Keith ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691415/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:02 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691415/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 's music video for their new tune "Love Somebody."But leave it to the 34-year-old frontman to slowly reveal himself in the sexiest way possible.Albeit a bit ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691417/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:01 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691417/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 , the stars of the show are participating in their first photo shoot and introducing themselves loudly and proudly to the cameras."There's no reality show about the Jewish culture really, especially six Jewish girls and the dynamic of all their families," ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691416/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:01 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691416/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Ireland continues to have the second worst long-term unemployment figures in the European Union. New figures from EuroStat show that the rate of long-term unemployment in Ireland in 2012 was 61.7%. That is compared to the EU average of 44.6%, and only Slovakia with a figure of 67.3% is worse.Alicia O' Rourke of the EU said youth unemployment in Ireland continues to be an ongoing problem.She ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691418/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:35 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691418/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he will be making clear at a European Council meeting today that Ireland is not a tax haven.Mr Kenny is attending a summit of EU leaders in Brussels where tax evasion and fraud are being discussed.The meeting comes after the Apple Chief Executive, Tim Cook, told the US Senate his company had negotiated a 2% tax rate with the Irish Government.However the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691131/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691131/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Two men have been found guilty of murdering a Brazilian man and dumping his body in a north Kerry bog.The body of Bruno Lemes De Sousa was discovered in Shronowen Bog outside Listowel on March 11, 2012.Twenty-year-old John Paul Cawley and 29-year-old Wenio Rodriguez Da Silva - both with an address at 2 Ardoughter Ballyduff - were accused of murdering 28-year-old Bruno Lemes De Sousa, between ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691420/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691420/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Handwritten John Lennon lyrics to songs such as Strawberry Fields Forever, as well as letters from the former Beatles star, have been given to the UK.The manuscripts and documents - some of them unseen in public - have been donated to the British Library by the Fab Four's biographer Hunter Davies who wanted to ensure his collection was kept intact.The lyrics to She Said She Said and In My ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691419/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691419/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Journeys across Bus ireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail fell to 229 million last year, down by almost 3.5 million on 2011, according to the group's annual report for 2012.The report also shows that passenger revenues increased by EUR17m last year, up to almost EUR725m.However, CIE has described last year as "extremely difficult" financially, with the group recording a deficit of ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691421/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:16:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214691421/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Samantha Cameron 's nose.Some 1,000 men and 1,000 women were asked what they most admired about the bodies of various celebrities.For the ideal woman, those surveyed admired the toned stomach of ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689817/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:21:38 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689817/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 On Wednesday, cloud storage provider MediaFire, which now boasts 30 million users, launched support for native music playback and video streaming in its Android, iOS and web apps. The new feature is available through an update that is rolling out ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689752/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:21:35 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689752/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 TV series have come from?We spoke to Hugh Dancy, who plays Will Graham on the show, who told us more about the inspiration behind the series and how it compares to the films and books that have preceded it.Watch our exclusive video, then record the show using the buttons at the top of this ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689819/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:44 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689819/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Miguel is getting the kind of publicity money can't buy this week after giving one memorable -- and apparently quite memeable -- performance at the 2013 Billboard Music ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689821/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:15 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689821/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Pitbull (top) and Jennifer Lopez (C) perform during the Season 12 finale of "American Idol" in Los Angeles May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Phil ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689753/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689753/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Russia flexing its muscles… over #Eurovision: ';This outrageous incident will not go unanswered…'; http://t.co/XBwqQG2eDX ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689822/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:08:35 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689822/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 >Leading Women connects you to extraordinary women of our time -- remarkable professionals who have made it to the top in all areas of business, the arts, sport, culture, science and more.(CNN) -- The Great Gatsby, the film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, shows the glamorous and decadent lifestyles of fashionable, high society Americans of the Roaring Twenties. Set in the prosperous ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693054/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:39 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214693054/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The much lauded "Arrested Development" returns exclusively to Netflix on Sunday - and the sitcom's cult-like following is counting down the days.   "'Arrested Development' was like an indie movie - only it was on TV. It was so against the grain from everything else on the networks from the way it was shot-- who can forget the hand held camera shots?-- to ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689824/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:12 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689824/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Farrah: Sex Tape Meant To Be Private The mother of 3-year-old Sophia Laurent Abraham who gained fame on the popular MTV docu-series "Teen Mom" alongside three other young mothers is going solo this time and took to Twitter to announce the deal she struck with Spinboi films. Spinboi reciprocated the excitement and tweeted to their new starlet. The New York-based production company ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689823/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:06:12 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689823/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Steven Tyler Cancels ASCAP Expo Appearance, Offers Naked Google+ Hangout Instead Does Google glass have a bright future in Hollywood? The prototype eyeglasses, which Google has begun offering to developers and select insiders for $1,500 in advance of a major rollout later this year, have become the talk of the tech community. They connect to the Internet and allow wearers to take pictures, send ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689825/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689825/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 New York Times op-ed, that she had undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer kicked off a media frenzy that nearly universally praised the star and her message. To control the story, Jolie, 37, followed simple steps many stars often ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689826/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:55 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689826/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards with six nominations each, according to an announcement Wednesday by The Broadcast Television Journalists ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689827/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:55 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689827/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton at the 45th annual Country Music Awards in Las Vegas last month. Blake Shelton of "The Voice" and NBC are organizing a benefit concert for the victims of the unprecedented tornado in Oklahoma that left at least 24 people dead and thousands homeless in the town of Moore.The two-mile-wide tornado believed to be an EF-4 or EF-5 pulverized suburbs of ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689754/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:58 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689754/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 's ex-husband accidentally cut off the tip of his pinky finger while working in his Austin, Texas, shop. The 44-year-old motorcycle guru Instagrammed ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689829/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:00 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689829/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 is doing a good turn for the LGBT community.The talk-show host is joining GLAAD's campaign lobbying the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on gay teenagers and scout leaders."It's wrong to deny any boy a chance to learn the values and be a Scout. No one should be excluded. #BoyScouts glad.org/Scouts," ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689828/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:04:00 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689828/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 As Joliet awaits this weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival, one of the country's biggest electronic dance music festivals, many local officials have been emphasizing economics. The festival's promoter, Insomniac, has commissioned impact studies to encourage such expectations, touting profitable weekends for hotels, gas stations, restaurants and other local businesses. But in San ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689755/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:51 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689755/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Carole King poses for photographers before an event to honor her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, at the Library of Congress, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689756/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:42 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689756/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Comedian Drew Carey speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about why he first turned down the job of hosting "The Price is Right " -- that he once thought was an "old-man" show -- his new image, and returning to standup ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689830/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:42 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689830/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Sergio Garcia today offered an apology to Tiger Woods after his comments about the world number one at the European Tour awards ceremony, saying they were "stupid and out of place" and adding: "I hope we can settle things down and hopefully move ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689831/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:32 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689831/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 A provisional liquidator has been appointed to a Co Tipperary hotel with 75 weddings on the books - including one scheduled for tomorrow.The High Court has heard the four star Ballykisteen Hotel at Limerick Junction has been operating without liquor and dance licenses.Provisional liquidator Jim Hamilton will be taking over the immediate running of the hotel after Ulster Bank's lawyers ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689833/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:31 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689833/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The Tit Bonhomme had a sudden change in direction minutes before it crashed into Adam Island, according to a marine surveyor who has been giving evidence at the inquest into the deaths of five of the trawler's crewmen in January 2012.Owen O'Toole, who carried out an examination on the wreckage, told the hearing that the Tit Bonhomme had been on autopilot while travelling into the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689832/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:31 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689832/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Tiger Woods has labelled a remark made about him by Sergio Garcia as "wrong and hurtful," but believes there is "real regret" that it was made.Garcia has apologised for what could be construed as a racist remark about Woods at the European Tour's annual awards ceremony on Tuesday evening.The Spaniard, who has been involved in a public row with Woods since the Players ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689836/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:30 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689836/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 One Direction have advised Little Mix to "be themselves" while breaking the US.The 'Little Things' hitmakers are close to the 'Wings' group having both sprung from 'The X Factor' and members Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards being in a relationship, and the boys - also formed of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan - have passed on words of ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689834/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:30 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689834/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has urged a parole board not to release killer Jon Venables.Denise Fergus said Venables, 30, who had his initial parole revoked in 2010 after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children, remains a danger to society.Mrs Fergus addressed the parole board earlier today by videolink from Probation Service offices near her home in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689835/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:30 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689835/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he will leave Malaga at the end of the season.The Chilean head coach has been heavily tipped to fill the vacancy left by Roberto Mancini at Manchester City this summer and has now stated he will not be in charge of the Champions League quarter-finalists next season.He said, according to Spanish newspaper website Marca.com: "My coaching staff and I are ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689837/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:29 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689837/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Leading health experts say obesity is costing the Irish economy more than EUR1bn every year. That is according to data being examined at a conference at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in Dublin today. More than 60% of Irish people are now overweight or obese, an issue delegates say is causing a number of diseases including diabetes, heart disease and multiple types of cancer. Dr Anne ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689521/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:29 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689521/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 THE secret Adelaide night life that rivals Sydney's; Chinatown's hidden treasures; chef Simon Bryant joining the new food-truck culture - these windows into Adelaide life are part of a South Australian Tourism Commission campaign using films made by independent film-makers. The SATC commissioned 10 filmmakers to shoot a short feature showing why they love the state - and the results went ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214665407/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214665407/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Chris Brown 's Porsche when it hit a wall in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday afternoon. The recording artist's publicist issued a statement saying the single-vehicle accident was caused by "aggressive pursuit by the paparazzi." However, INF owner Chris Doherty told TMZ all the photographers on scene of the accident work for him and didn't arrive until after the crash. ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689838/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:55:27 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214689838/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 May 22, 2013 The young composer has worked with David Byrne, Caetano Veloso and Amanda Palmer. But before all that, Bischoff spent his childhood living on a tiny sailboat. Take a video tour of his old bedroom -- and the place where he currently makes his beguiling blend of rock, pop and classical ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688203/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:12:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688203/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Kazuo Hirai, chief executive of the ailing electronics firm, said the board would give "thorough consideration" to a call from billionaire hedge fund manager Dan Loeb for a spin-off of its lucrative music and movies business Sony Entertainment.Loeb, whose Third Point hedge fund is Sony's biggest shareholder, argued last week the move would boost the company's shares by up ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688270/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:09:20 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688270/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Lawrence who can demand top dollar. But for the most part because women are relegated to movies with smaller budget or cast as the girlfriend, they earn less. On ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688072/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:07:55 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688072/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Some economists claim that the Egyptian box office has been witnessing an overall decrease in profits, but these two films have revived the film industry and are bringing people back to the movies once more. Needless to say, competition between the dueling comedic flicks is rumored to be very ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688200/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:03:18 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688200/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 USA An FBI special agent has shot dead a Chechen man in Orlando, Florida, who had previously been questioned in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. The suspect reportedly knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the slain assailant in last month's attack. The shooting transpired just after midnight in an apartment complex, after a special agent was reportedly attacked after encountering the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688815/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:08 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688815/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The morning show star who has been through so much in the past year announced this morning she'll tell her story in a book. Robin Roberts, 52, plans to pen her memoir. Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, will publish the story and accompanying audio book in April 2014. In the book (no title yet), Roberts will tell the story of her battle against myelodysplastic ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688303/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:59:57 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688303/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News BEIJING – China’s Ai Weiwei on Wednesday released a profanity-laced heavy-metal single based on the 81 days the firebrand artist and ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688272/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:59:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688272/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 A file picture taken on October 10, 2012, shows one of the jailed members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot," Maria Alyokhina, smiling as she sits in a glass-walled cage in a court in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688274/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:50:21 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688274/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 A picture is worth a thousand words - and sometimes much more when angry fans get involved. While Hollywood stars are notorious for tweeting offensive or inappropriate things that get their foes and followers in a frenzy, it seems more and more stars are learning their lessons on photo sharing social networking applications. Last week, Miranda Kerr posted a behind-the-scenes picture of herself, ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688275/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:13 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688275/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Brad Pitt wants you to know:  That time he was married to Jennifer Aniston was definitely not great. The 49-year-old, A-list actor has cast his seven-year marriage to the former "Friends" star, whom he divorced in 2005, in a negative light - telling Esquire magazine that he was wasting his life on drugs during that time. "For a long time I thought I did too much damage - ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688277/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:12 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688277/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Jodi stood before the jury on May 21 and cried while giving a passionately pleading for life in prison, instead of the death penalty. Here’s why she says she should ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688278/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:11 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688278/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 -- a very different proposition from the Rosenblum era, when just one top TV executive reported to the head of the studio. In Hollywood, committees rarely are seen as a strong bet. In this case, however, industry elders say they are willing to give the trio a ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688320/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688320/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 With U.S. ticket sales already down 11 percent this year and the number of big-budget movies sharply up, summer 2013 is turning into a nail-biter for Hollywood. Volatile political situations at several studios are making matters worse for top ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688312/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:00 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688312/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 X Factor l ost 20 percent of its 18-to-49 audience, with ad revenue dropping from $502 million in year one to $386 million in 2012, according to Kantar ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688315/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:57 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688315/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Cannes Film Festival 2013 Latest sales will bring the film to the U.K. and France via Pathe, Germany (Senator), Australia (Village Roadshow), Scandinavia (Scanbox), the Benelux countries (Paradiso), Brazil (Vinny Films), Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Israel (Shani), the Middle East (Gulf Films) and Singapore (Shaw). Deals with several additional territories are currently being negotiated. At an ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688281/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688281/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Ryan Gosling reunites with his "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn in this bloodbath set in the Bangkok underworld, which premieres in the Cannes competition and also showcases an icy Kristin Scott ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688280/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688280/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 After receiving a concession call from Wendy Greuel shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday, Garcetti tweeted his supporters: "Let's make this city great ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688279/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688279/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 judges in Britain from 2004 through 2007. In the first format change announced for the 10th season, hopefuls will have to survive two sets of auditions. First, they will face the judges in an intimate audition room. If they receive three or more yes votes, they will have to perform for the judges in an arena "to prove they can also impress an audience before securing a place at the next ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688181/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:55 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688181/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 to play Thorson. "Matt said, 'It sounds great,'" Douglas recalled. "And so for me …" Suddenly, his voice choked with emotion. Collecting himself, he continued, "Sorry, because it was right after my cancer, and this beautiful gift was handed to me, and I'm eternally grateful for Steven and Matt and Jerry for waiting for ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688282/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:54 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688282/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 "Matter of fact, I just did a movie where I almost tackled him. I stuffed him in a car handcuffed," Holloway says of Ford before letting out a huge laugh when we asked if the role of Han Solo is one he'd ever want to tackle. "Yeah, sure, I would love that. It'd be a blast. I'd love to do that."As for working with Ford on their new ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688284/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:46:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688284/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June. A spokesman for the 71-year-old singer says Franklin will reschedule two shows and resume her touring schedule in July. Publicist David Brokaw provided no other details ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688285/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:48 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688285/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Cooper told reporters at the L.A. premiere that it's been a "bittersweet" time for the cast during the promotional tour of the film. "We started at the press junket in Vegas and we all sort of were kind of shocked at how emotional it is at the ending of the road. It is nice that we kind of have a two-week tour to ritualistically say goodbye." Jeong said that starring as ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688286/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:42 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688286/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Dubliners have the highest disposable income per person in the state, according to the Central Statistics Office.They also have the highest rate of employment and the lowest jobless rate.A report, Regional Quality of Life, shows the counties with the lowest spend per person are Donegal, Offaly and Monaghan. The report also shows Mayo has the fewest drivers with penalty points while Kildare has ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688288/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688288/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Donie Kingston will start for Laois in Sunday's Leinster SFC first round match against Louth at O'Moore Park (throw-in 3pm).Kingston will lead the Laois attack in Portlaoise, having withdrawn from the midlanders' panel for the 2012 Championship to spend the summer in America.After making his return to inter-county action earlier this year, there was speculation that Kingston was on ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688287/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688287/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The captain of the Costa Concordia has been ordered to stand trial over the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people.Francesco Schettino will be the only defendant in the trial, which begins on July 9 in the Tuscan town of Grosseto, a judge has decided.Five other defendants successfully sought plea bargains in their cases, which are now being ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688290/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688290/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 South Africa's Tim Clark has said that he is among "a fair number" of players taking legal advice over the ban on anchored putters.The R&A and USGA confirmed yesterday that the ban will come into effect from January 1, 2016, with Rule 14-1b approved after consideration of comments and suggestions made during the 90-day consultation process.Legal action from players who use ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688289/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688289/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Gangs of youths have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural centre as riots that started in one Stockholm suburb after a fatal police shooting spread to other low-income areas of the Swedish capital.Police said seven people were briefly detained and one person was arrested on suspicion of arson of a cultural centre housed in a 19th century building.A spokesman said 30 ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688292/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688292/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today put pressure on British Chancellor George Osborne to change economic course in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy.Prospects for growth remain weak and the UK is "still a long way from a strong and sustainable recovery", according to its annual economic health check.Worryingly, assessors warned there is a key risk that ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688291/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688291/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The State has been given time to prepare for a High Court challenge by Limerick man John Dundon over his trial for the murder of Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan.The trial is scheduled to begin on June 4 at the Special Criminal Court, but the 30-year-old, formerly of Hyde Road, wants it put back until next year.His lawyers say the defence need more time to deal with the vast quantities of ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688293/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:45:32 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214688293/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Stock markets aren't straying too far from unchanged this morning, as traders await an important appearance from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later today. U.S. stock futures are just slightly in positive territory, though European markets are a little in the red. In Asia overnight, Japanese equities were again outperforming most other markets, with the Nikkei rising 1.6 per cent to ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686678/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:44 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686678/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Britain , France and the United States exposing how little tax major international companies have been paying by carefully structuring their European operations has forced the issue to the top of the agenda.France and Britain in particular have grown concerned by the sheer scale of the legal tax schemes, with a U.S. investigation revealing on Monday ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686685/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:22 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686685/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Director Baz Luhrmann (2nd L) poses for pictures with cast members on the red carpet of the Australian premiere of ''The Great Gatsby'' in Sydney May 22, 2013. Luhrmann brought ''The Great Gatsby'' home on Wednesday for its Australian premiere, with box-office success for the Sydney-produced film bolstering hopes for the resurgence of the local film ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686888/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:40:49 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686888/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 This file photo shows Cornelia Marie Captain Phil Harris (center) and his sons (from left to right) Deckhand Jake Harris and Deckhand Josh Harris in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686889/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:37:20 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686889/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 "You never get to hear the parents' perspective of dealing with the hurt and the betrayal and the anger and the love," Chung continued. "It's a really interesting angle on a story like that. It's pretty dark but it's kind of beautiful in a way."Chung says Gomez's performance is a departure from her Disney days. "The thing is, she's so ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686890/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:35:20 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686890/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh have been confirmed as this year's 'X Factor' judges.ITV have finally ended speculation surrounding who will make up the panel on the 10th series of the show by revealing the 60-year-old star - who was a judge from 2004 to 2007 - will be back, and she can't wait to start her second stint on the programme.She ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686892/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686892/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The former slaughterhouse worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones in a "sexually motivated" attack today admitted to a jury that he lied about having a military past.Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, mid-Wales , denies abduction, murder and intending to pervert the course of justice by disposing of, concealing or destroying April's body.Today Bridger took to the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686893/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686893/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Celtic defender Mikael Lustig believes fatigue is the Hoops' biggest enemy as they prepare to face Hibernian in the William Hill Scottish Cup final.The Parkhead outfit will line-up against Pat Fenlon's men at Hampden on Sunday following an exhausting campaign both home and abroad.This weekend's showdown will be Celtic's 59th match after claiming the Clydesdale Bank Premier ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686891/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:55 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686891/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The Tnaiste is insisting no special tax rate deals apply to any companies operating in Ireland.Eamon Gilmore, speaking in the Dil, says there is no low corporate tax rate regime or arrangement for any multinationals.Last night the Taoiseach Enda Kenny also dismissed suggestions that Ireland is a tax haven.It comes after Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook told the US Senate yesterday his company had ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686894/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:55 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686894/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Kanye West wants Will Smith to record new music.The 35-year-old rapper is encouraging the 'After Earth' star - who released his last album 'Lost & Found' in 2005 - to get back into the recording studio.The 44-year-old actor told HipHollywood.com: "I've been messing around with Kanye. We went in the studio a couple times, so I might get the bug. I'm not going ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686896/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:54 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686896/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 UEFA has confirmed that Malaga have had the second year of their European ban lifted but the Champions League quarter-finalists will still be barred from playing in continental competition next season should they qualify.UEFA's Financial Control Body met today in Nyon to discuss the cases of eight clubs who had been handed sanctions last year relating to their financial affairs.Malaga were ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686895/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:54 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686895/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Work on a facelift for Dublin's Grafton Street begins in June. The 4 million Euro project will take 18 months to complete with an 8 week break over Christmas. Work begins at the St. Stephens Green end of the street, to Chatham Street and then Trinity College end in September. All work will be completed by November ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686898/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:54 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686898/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Victoria Beckham has welcomed a wrinkly new addition to her family.The 39-year-old fashion designer - who has sons, Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10 and Cruz, eight, as well as 21-month-old daughter Harper with her husband David Beckham - introduced their new Shar-Pei puppy, Barnaby, to the world on Tuesday night.The former Spice Girl star wrote on Twitter: "My name is Barnaby and I'm a new ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686897/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:54 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686897/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Michelle Obama , a concert in the East Room honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, who will be awarded the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The concert is part of the "In Performance at the White House" series. Vice ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214687125/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:28:35 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214687125/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Chorus Call, the makers of the web video conferencing platform Concert-oh, are now offering an enterprise version of the platform. After spending the last few years building out Concert-oh for consumers, the Monroeville-based company created C-Meeting, the next evolution of the tool with specific features, like higher security, aimed at corporate customers. C-Meeting is a convenient collaboration ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686819/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:10:44 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214686819/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The third forum of the Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Youth Union has ended with a gala concert at the Sade Pobeda concert hall. Having addressing the concert with opening remarks, Chairman of the Union Anar Tahirov presented diplomas to Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine Eynulla Madatli, head of the SOCAR Office in Ukraine Elchin Mammadov, department head of the Youth Fund Vagif Sayidbayli, ASAIF ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685686/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:52:44 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685686/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 One-eyed Cregan had already admitted murdering policewomen Nicole Hughes and Fiona Bone in Hattersley, Greater, Manchester, last ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685907/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:52:02 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685907/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Has Hannibal found Will's weakness?In episode 4 the team investigate a series of crimes where families of missing children are being mysteriously murdered.What is the link between them? Find out Tuesday at 10pm only on Sky Living HD.And for more on the show check out the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685727/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:41:23 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685727/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Director Ethan Coen (L), cast member Carey Mulligan (2ndL), musician T-Bone Burnett (3rdL) walk on the red carpet as they leave after the screening of the film ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 19, ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685728/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:32:45 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685728/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 PHOTOS: Cannes Competition Lineup Features 'Behind the Candelabra,' 'Only God Forgives,' 'Nebraska' Films du Losange’s head of sales, Agathe ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685730/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:25 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685730/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Cannes: Keanu Reeves Makes Directorial Debut With 'Man of Tai Chi' (Exclusive Image) No financial details were revealed. Set in modern Beijing, the story follows the spiritual journey of a young martial artist ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685729/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:25 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685729/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 has been developed by producer Ray Marshall's Festival Films, with support form the New Zealand Film Commission and will be co-produced with New Zealand producer Tim Coddington's Nukuhau Films, reuniting Coddington and Webber who worked together ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685731/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:24 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685731/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Anthony Downey, 61, from County Donegal, is to be charged over the IRA's Hyde Park bombing in London which killed eight soldiers on July 20, 1982, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service said today.Sue Hemming, head of special crime and counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "The Metropolitan Police Service has been investigating the explosion near Hyde Park in London ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685734/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:06 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685734/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Newcastle boss Alan Pardew was due to sit down with owner Mike Ashley today to discuss the way forward.Press Association Sport understands the pair, along with managing director Derek Llambias, were due to hold talks to assess what went wrong in the recently completed season and to plot a route back to the upper reaches of the Barclays Premier League table.Pardew's future has been the topic ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685733/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:06 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685733/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Departing Everton defender Phil Neville has confirmed his interest in succeeding David Moyes as the club's manager.The former England international, 36, took the decision towards the end of the season to leave the club's playing staff and is preparing for a career in management.He has been strongly linked with the Goodison Park vacancy and is also rated by bookmakers among the leading ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685735/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:05 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685735/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 RTE's Director General Noel Curran says the broadcaster's top presenters could face further pay cuts.Curran is appearing before an Oireachtas Committee this morning where he is updating members on RTE's financial restructuring plan. He has admitted the salaries of RTE's highest earners became 'too high' during the boom but said cuts of between 21 and 68% had been ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685732/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:05 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685732/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Fifty new jobs have been announced this morning at Aer Arann. The airline says it is planning to boost its workforce by 15% over the next year and double its annual passenger numbers to over two million by 2018. The positions will be in a variety of areas such as flight and cabin crew, engineering and support roles.Recruitment for the jobs, which will be based at the airline's headquarters ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685736/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:03 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685736/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Burger King is partnering with the Kepak Group to supply its Irish and British restaurants with beef.The company made the announcement today, saying all of its beef will come only from Irish and British farmers.Burger King ended its association with the ABP Group earlier this year.ABP was at the centre of the horse meat scandal.The Minster for Agriculture Simon Coveney is welcoming the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685651/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:02 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214685651/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Chinese rebel artist and rights activist Ai Weiwei has released a provocative new heavy rock music video that recreates his 81 days in secretive police ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684740/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:52:37 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684740/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 TOKYO -; Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the company's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684776/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:29 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684776/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Justin and Selena attended Cirque's "The Beatles' Love" at The Mirage. Taylor celebrated her eight awards with dinner at Nobu Caesars Palace. Singer and friend Kacey Musgraves accompanied her. Hayden Panettiere and rumored fiance boxer Wladmir Klitschko, DJ Afrojack, Jenny McCarthy and David Arquette were at the season opening of XS' nighttime swim party. Christina ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684713/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:14 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684713/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival yesterday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684777/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:12 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684777/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 David Cameron will step up the campaign against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance as Apple joins multinational corporations in the spotlight.A day after Ireland defended itself against claims that its corporate tax regime has helped Apple legitimately reduce its tax liability by billions, the Prime Minister is urging the rest of the EU to back global action against what he has ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684660/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:37:01 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684660/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Source: Thinkstock Hollywood director Peter Webber will film in New Zealand the adaptation of Rose Tremain's highly acclaimed novel The Colour. Set in the New Zealand gold rush in the 1860s, The Colour charts the fortunes of newly-married immigrants Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, who have travelled to New Zealand with Joseph's widowed mother. Finding life as a small farmer more ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684778/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:49 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684778/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 TOKYO – Sony's board will examine the proposal from a U.S. hedge fund to sell off a stake in its entertainment division, but refused to give a timetable for when it would reply, ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684667/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:02 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684667/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 West Ham have confirmed that former England striker Carlton Cole will leave the club this summer.Cole posted several messages on Twitter yesterday appearing to indicate he had no future at the club he joined in July 2006 from London rivals Chelsea and the Hammers confirmed this morning that his contract would not be renewed.The 29-year-old, who has seven England caps, has been far from his best ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684779/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:19:35 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684779/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 British number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week's French Open after failing to recover from a back injury picked up at the Rome Masters.Murray met with medical specialists on Monday and again yesterday to assess whether he would be able to take part in the second grand slam of the year at Roland Garros.And with the grass-court season and Wimbledon just weeks away, the world ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684781/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:19:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684781/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Jennifer Lopez can be "militant" about work.The 'Dance Again' singer's friend and collaborator Pitbull says he has learnt a lot from working with the 43-year-old beauty because she is one of the hardest working people in the music industry.The 32-year-old rapper told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show on Tuesday: "(I) learn a lot from her every time I get the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684782/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:19:34 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684782/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Gardai and customs officers have uncovered an an oil laundering plant in Drumacon, Co Monaghan following an intelligence-led surveillance operation.The plant had the ability to launder over 15 million litres of fuel per annum with a potential loss to the exchequer of over EUR8m.A forklift, six vehicles and ancillary equipment were also seized.In addition, seven tonnes of toxic waste - the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684784/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:19:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684784/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Keira Knightley's husband says their "beautiful wedding" was filled with love.Klaxons keyboardist James Righton tied the knot with the "amazing" 28-year-old 'Anna Karenina' star in the south of France on May 4 and isn't worried that their marriage might change how people view him or his band.The 29-year-old rocker told NME magazine: "I just fell in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684783/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:19:33 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214684783/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London's South Bank have been approved, developers said.The 1.45 million sq ft scheme will transform the 1960s office site, providing new offices for Shell and other businesses as well as hundreds of new homes and shops.Under the plan by Braeburn Estates, a joint venture of Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar, there will be open and attractive public ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683621/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:29:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683621/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Saskatoon singer Alexis Normand has become a viral sensation after forgetting the words to the American national anthem prior to Saturday's Memorial Cup game at Credit Union Centre in ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683739/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:23:43 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683739/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Microsoft 's entire presentation - Xbox is no longer just a gaming device. As a matter of fact, the company spoke more of the console's TV features than of the gaming experience it offers. Moreover, at its press event, Microsoft did not refer to Xbox One as a console but as a "living room device" or an "entertainment system." What became clear was that the new ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683662/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:13:56 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683662/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Robert Pattinson was left "angry and upset" after discovering texts from Rupert Saunders on Kristen Stewart's phone the morning of his birthday.The 'Water For Elephants' actor was looking at his on/off girlfriend's phone when he saw the messages from the director - who Kristen had an affair with when the pair shot 'Snow White and the Huntsman' - leaving him ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683743/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:46 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683743/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Gardai in Limerick investigating a serious assault have arrested a man in his 20s and a woman in her late teens. A man remains in hospital with serious head injuries this morning after he was attacked with a hammer on Edward Street in the city yesterday afternoon.Gardai are appealing for witnesses and in particular to anybody in the vicinity of Edward Street between 3pm and 3.30pm yesterday ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683744/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:45 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683744/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Ian Holloway hopes to strut his stuff at Wembley next Monday - just as long as no one is filming him.The Crystal Palace boss celebrated his side's 2-0 play-off semi-final at arch-rivals Brighton last week with a crazy dance routine in the dressing room to the delight of his players.Unfortunately one of them, winger Yannick Bolasie, captured the moves on his mobile phone and then posted the ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683745/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:45 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683745/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The Pentagon is asking for nearly $450m to maintain and upgrade the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.New details on the administration's budget request have underscored the contradiction of the president waging a political fight to shut the US jail in Cuba while the military calculates the financial needs to keep the installation operating.The budget request ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683741/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:44 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683741/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Swansea midfielder Leon Britton is to travel to Germany next month to undergo a double hernia operation.It is hoped the procedure will ensure the 30-year-old is fit in time to return for the start of pre-season training in July, ahead of a campaign which will see the Swans compete in the Europa League after their Capital One Cup triumph.Britton will head to Munich with Swansea head ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683746/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:44 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683746/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan has left hospital about two weeks after he received serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift truck at a campaign event.A spokesman for his party, Naeemul Haq, said Mr Khan was at his home in the eastern city of Lahore. He said Mr Khan could walk and would be staying at home for a while so doctors could monitor his progress.Mr Khan ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683740/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:43 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683740/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The Lord Mayor of Dublin has claimed the Mansion House is haunted. Fine Gael Councillor Naoise O'Muiri has told the Irish Sun that his daughter was once spooked by a ghost in the iconic building, which dates back to 1705. He says the four year old experienced the encounter as she walked from her room, through the sitting room and into her parent's room in the middle of the night. She ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683747/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:43 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683747/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Researchers claim iodine deficiency during pregnancy could lower children's IQ.They are advising women to make sure they maintain levels by eating dairy products and fish.Iodine is essential for producing the hormones made by the thyroid gland, which have a direct effect on foetal brain ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683749/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:42 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683749/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 The Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee says "it is a big ask" for the government to have abortion legislation enacted before the Dil's summer recess.The Committee has heard three days of expert evidence on the proposed draft legislation, much of which focused on the inclusion of suicide ideation as grounds for a termination.A report will be given to the Minister for Health ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683748/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:42 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214683748/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has launched a probe over the recent reports by the Armenian media claiming that Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caball will give a concert in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan. The statement came from Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elman Abdullayev in an interview ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214682763/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:31:09 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214682763/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Organizer of Montserrat Caballe's concert in Armenia dismisses reports about her performance in Khankandi The organizer of the concert of world famous Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe in Yerevan Vaagn Gevorkyan dismisses reports about the planned concert of the singer in the occupied lands of ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214682762/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:31:09 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214682762/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 On top of a slowdown in Australia's lucrative mining sector, consumer sentiment in the country appears to have deteriorated sharply, posing a challenge to the central bank which cut interest rates to a record low earlier this month. ... http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214682700/scat/dd8845aa60952db2 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:24:04 -0400 http://www.bostonstar.com/index.php/sid/214682700/scat/dd8845aa60952db2