Feb 26,2010

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BBC ‘to axe radio stations and halve website’ in strategic review

The BBC plans to axe two radio ­stations – 6 Music and Asian Network – cut spending on imported shows and halve the size of its website, it is claimed today. The Times says the measures are part of the BBC’s strategic review to be unveiled next month. Under the plan, the BBC intends to shrink overall services and focus more on quality over quantity. There have already been reports suggesting that the BBC will axe the digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network.

Judge Rings Up Former Kmart CEO For $10M

There will be no Blue Light Special discount for former Kmart chief executive Charles Conaway, who was ordered Thursday to cough up more than $10 million for misleading statements he allegedly made to investors in the months before the retailer filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2002.

‘Zombies’ have free speech rights too, US court rules

They’re said to utter little more than an occasional groan, but zombies — the blood-drenched monsters of Hollywood “B” movies — still have a right to free speech, a US court ruled this week.

S.Koreans held in North crossed from China: group

Four South Koreans who have been detained in North Korea had crossed the border illegally from China, a Seoul activist told AFP Friday.

Getting to know Peking Opera

Spring Festival, which ends with the Lantern Festival this Sunday, is a peak season for Peking Opera – a time when the spotlight shines on plays like TheDragon and Phoenix, The Return of the Phoenix to the Nest and The Best Scholar’s Matchmaking.

Fashion Statement: Which clothes maketh the man?

Studded collars, fishnet socks and military wear … Kate Carter unearths new menswear trends at London fashion week

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Thom Yorke christens solo band and announces more gigs and ticket details

Flea and Nigel Godrich also feature in Yorke’s ‘Eraser’ band

Apply Now: US Clean Energy Trade Mission to China

In May, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will lead the Administration’s first cabinet-level trade mission to China and Indonesia. The clean energy business development missions will promote exports of leading US technologies related to clean energy, energy efficiency, and electric energy storage, transmission, and distribution. The missions will take place May 15-25 and make stops [...]

The childhood of artists

To post-‘80s generation artists like Yu Xiao, Liu Xiaofang and Song Shimin, childhood memories serve as principal raw materials for their works, such as the collection of photograps that will go on exhibit at 798 Photo Gallery next Saturday.