Concerned that London's seasoned street musicians are being silenced by excessive regulation, mayor Boris Johnson is leading calls for the buskers' voices, and guitars, to be heard again.
Camden Town in north London, with its punks and a high street bristling with 'alternative' shops, has long been a favored destination for young visitors. But several months ago, buskers were ordered to silence their instruments by 9:00 pm.
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Folks, we have a winner on our hands. “Neighbors”, the latest flick from power-duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (featuring a host of Apatow clan favorites) is the funniest movie of the year, and a great way to spend a couple of hours at the theater. It’s raunchy and surprisingly sweet, and you’ll be quoting it for the rest of the summer.
Full StoryThe head of Egypt's censorship board has resigned in protest at a decision to pull star Haifa Wehbe's latest movie, which has been criticized for scenes deemed sexually provocative.
On Wednesday evening, prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab ordered "Halawet Rooh" (Beauty of the Soul) not to be screened until the censorship board reviews it again.
Full StoryThe bass is pumping, the lights are low and the dance floor of the club is heaving. It's the weekend and the young man is enjoying himself -- until someone steals his balloon.
Dressed in a Spiderman outfit, the four-year-old boy runs to his dad by the bar to complain, before receiving a glow-stick in consolation.
Full StoryThe White House has two words for those who want President Barack Obama to deport Justin Bieber: No comment.
Nearly 275,000 people signed an Internet petition calling the Canadian-born teen idol reckless and asking Obama to revoke his green card. That's far more than required to merit an official response through the White House's "We the People" program.
Full StoryMiley Cyrus is postponing her U.S. tour while she recovers from an allergic reaction to antibiotics, but will resume her performances in August.
Cyrus' representative tells The Associated Press on Friday that the singer will resume the U.S. tour Aug. 1 in Uniondale, New York. The new dates will include seven rescheduled shows and two additional stops.
Full StoryThe funeral of Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches will take place on Monday at the same church where her mother Paula Yates' funeral was held, the family said on Friday.
The church in Kent, southeast England, is also where the 25-year-old television presenter and socialite married musician Tom Cohen, the father of her two young children, in 2012.
Full StoryMaroon 5 frontman-turned designer Adam Levine says his lack of fashion training is not a problem.
"I don't know how to read music, but I can still play. So I don't really give a (expletive) about formal training or going to school," said Levine in an interview Thursday at an event for his latest Kmart collection. "You don't have to be trained in everything to be good at it."
Full StoryA man accusing singer Chris Brown and his bodyguard of punching him in the face is trying to "get rich" as a result of a bloody nose, a lawyer for the bodyguard said Thursday.
Bernard Grimm made that statement in a courtroom in Washington during the start of a trial for his client, bodyguard Christopher Hollosy, who is charged with misdemeanor assault.
Full StoryAmerica's former first daughter Chelsea Clinton said Thursday that she is to be a mother for the first time, giving her delighted parents Bill and Hillary a long-awaited grandchild.
Chelsea, 34, made the announcement at a public event with her mother in New York organized by a Clinton Foundation initiative to advance the cause of women and girls around the world.
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