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Expert Views
Gomp/arts
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New faces
Out with the old and in with the new and unfamiliar at the ICA
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Sound of 2011 winner
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Looking ahead
Arts & culture
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Hopper's Mao sells for $302,500
An Andy Warhol print owned by the late Easy Rider star Dennis Hopper sells for $302,500 (£193,000) at a New York auction.
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Dali museum re-opens in Florida
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Iran bans author Coelho's books
Film
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Travolta to receive German honour
US actor John Travolta is to receive one of Germany's top entertainment honours, the Golden Camera.
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Bond movie gets studio go-ahead
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My tumour is gone, says Douglas
Music
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Trial for Michael Jackson doctor
A judge in the US orders the personal doctor of Michael Jackson to stand trial for the involuntary manslaughter of the singer.
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Rihanna makes history in UK chart
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Beckhams expecting fourth child
TV & radio
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US actor David Nelson dies at 74
David Nelson, the last surviving family member from the 1950s US sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, dies aged 74.
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S4C and BBC deal includes iPlayer
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O'Reilly wins Countryfile claim
Features & analysis
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Black Swan set to soar
Natalie Portman on training as a dancer for her latest role
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Song for south Sudan
Could its new national anthem already be written?
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High fidelity
My Saturday afternoons in Luton with Madonna
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In pictures
Photographer Wolfgang Tillmans in Haiti a year after the earthquake
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Friends like these
Matt LeBlanc 'brave' to star in new BBC comedy
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King's Speech therapy
How do stammerers overcome their condition?
Quote of the Day
Colin Firth dedicates his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to his wife Livia
Programmes
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African Performance 2011
Can you write a radio play for the BBC's African audience? Send us your scripts now.
The Strand
Nigel Floyd reviews the new indie film Blue Valentine which took over ten years to make