Don't leave your computer without reading about: the irresistible allure of unretouched Madonna photos; manslaughter charges related to Michael Jackson's death; Fresno — America's drunkest city!; an Olympic anthem no Canadian can believe in; translated news from China.
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Today: Nashville-based honky tonkers Those Darlins kick up a dusty storm tonight at a free Horseshoe show. Plus: theatre, dance and film noir meet Under a Paper Moon; legendary playwright George F. Walker returns to the stage with And So It Goes.
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Don't leave your computer without reading about: the John Edwards sex tape, now mercifully blocked from public release; how not to commit adultery with someone who is running for president; Christopher Hitchens vs. Gore Vidal; Andy Samberg as Rahm Emanuel delivering a heartfelt apology to Sarah Palin; karaoke killings in the Philippines.
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Today: Just in time for Valentine’s Day, depressed romantic Stephin Merritt unveils his band The Magnetic Fields’ latest concept album, Realism, a folk-oriented orchestral collection of songs in the style of Judy Collins, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Plus: award-winning director Hubert Davis presents a close-up of Regent Park in his documentary Invisible City.
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This weekend: rising soul queen Saidah Baba Talibah kicks off Kuumba's celebration of Black History Month at Harbourfront, which also hosts a special edition of DJ Skate Nights. Plus: Grammy-winning DJ Louie Vega returns with wife Anané in tow; photographer Natalie Castellino focusses her lens on the effects of miscommunication; and Montreal wunderkind Xavier Dolan's Cannes/TIFF hit I Killed My Mother finally hits local screens.
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Don't leave your computer without reading about: mmm… Selleck Waterfall Sandwiches; Harper's web editor weighing in on paywalls; Hugo Chavez's hate-on for Twitter; great architectural failures; the cost of a celebrity fashion-show appearance.
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