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| South Korea minister hopes Gangnam Style can spur service sector Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 05:03 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The viral global success of South Korean pop singer Psy's "Gangnam Style" video stems from the "three C's" -- a combination of virtues that Seoul's finance minister says can spur the country's traditionally sleepy service sector. "Cooperation, competition and creativity -- these three Cs are the factors of Gangnam Style's success," Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan said. ... Full Story | Top |
| New York's art community struggles to salvage flood-damaged works Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 04:17 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - For those gathered at New York's Museum of Modern Art on Sunday for a session on salvaging art damaged in the flood waters of superstorm Sandy, it was as much a support-group meeting as learning about drying techniques and mold control. As New York City emerges from a week without power and no public transportation and tens of thousands of people find themselves homeless, artists and gallerists in the art hub of West Chelsea in Manhattan are facing ruined galleries, flooded storage facilities and water-logged artwork. ... Full Story | Top |
| No Doubt apologize to Native Americans for Wild West video Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 01:12 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Pop band No Doubt was forced to remove a new Wild West-themed music video and issue an apology after getting complaints from the Native American community, saying its intention was "never to offend, hurt or trivialize" their culture or history. The Southern California band - made up of lead singer Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal and drummer Adrian Young - posted an apology on their official website on Saturday following the release of their latest video for the single "Looking Hot. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Wreck-It Ralph" hammers box office, sails over "Flight" Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 12:50 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wreck-It Ralph," Disney's animated film about a videogame character who destroys everything in his path, scored the highest-grossing opening weekend in Disney animation history with $49.1 million, as box office attendance picked up in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. The tally for "Wreck-It Ralph," which features the voices of John C. Reilly and Jane Lynch, hammered the Denzel Washington film "Flight," which generated ticket sales of $25 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. After a quiet box office last weekend with the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Robbie Williams returns to top spot on UK pop charts Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 11:01 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Robbie Williams' new single "Candy" shot straight to number one in Britain's pop charts on Sunday, the Official Charts Company said, dislodging Labrinth and Emeli Sande's "Beneath Your Beautiful" from the top spot. Scottish producer and singer Calvin Harris entered the album charts at number one with "18 Months", his second top-selling effort, and Kylie Minogue's "The Abbey Road Sessions" came in at number two on the long player list. "Candy", written with Take That band mate Gary Barlow, is Williams' 14th career number one. (Reporting by Matt Falloon) Full Story | Top |
| The top ten films at the North American box office Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 09:30 AM PST (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the weekend starting November 2, led by "Wreck-It Ralph" at No. 1, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) Wreck-It Ralph .......................$49.1 million 2 (*) Flight ...............................$25.0 million 3 (1) Argo..................................$10.2 million 4 (*) The Man with the Iron Fists...........$8.2 million 5 (5) Taken 2...............................$6.0 million 6 (3) Cloud Atlas...........................$5.3 million 7 (2) Hotel Transylvania....................$4. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cozy texts show Cameron ties to Murdoch executive Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 08:43 AM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - Text messages sent by the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers to Prime Minister David Cameron, published on Sunday, have further revealed their close personal relationship. Rebekah Brooks, who is awaiting trial on charges related to a phone-hacking scandal that prompted a public inquiry into media ethics, congratulated Cameron a "brilliant" pre-election speech in 2009 that she said had moved her to tears. "I cried twice. Will love 'working together'," Brooks said in one text message sent months before Cameron's Conservatives formed a coalition government. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tale of two New Jersey towns now linked by Sandy Sunday, Nov 04, 2012 06:42 AM PST  ASBURY PARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Asbury Park and Bay Head are two towns on opposite ends of the Jersey Shore's socio-economic spectrum - one with many poor people, the other with professionals in lucrative Wall Street careers. Superstorm Sandy has swept away many of the differences between the two. Asbury Park is a faded dowager seaside resort, still struggling to recover from the race riots in the summer of 1970, white flight, a weakened tax base and, more recently, the great recession. Some storefronts facing the ocean were boarded up as Sandy closed in on the town. ... Full Story | Top |
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