NY’s Tribeca to launch film festival in Qatar

November 24th, 2008

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A major goal of this festival, outside of entertainment, is to highlight the pluralism of Arab culture. Art is a powerful medium that can hopefully carry this message beyond Qatar and the Middle East to those who have a very narrow view of Arab culture.

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Boy George goes on trial for false imprisonment

November 24th, 2008

It is pretty sad when someone as seemingly well-grounded as Boy George was back in the 80’s starts to act all, er, erratic. This week Boy goes on trial for taking the law into his own hands and falsely imprisioning someone he suspected of hacking into his computer after a nude photo shoot.

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China state media blast new Guns N’ Roses album

November 24th, 2008

Guns N’ Roses latest album, seventeen years in the making, has hit the wrong note with Chinese censors. The record’s title track makes a reference to the Falun Gong meditation movement that was banned by China as an “evil cult.”

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Hello world!

November 20th, 2008

I’ve been welcomed to Newscloud.com. This is my first post. I could edit or delete it, but I think I’m going to leave it just like this. For now.

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