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Britney Spears temporarily loses custody of her 2 sons to ex-husband

By Sandy Cohen · Monday, Oct. 1,2007 8:41 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Britney Spears’ continuing downward spiral took a devastating turn on Monday when she was ordered to relinquish custody of her children by a judge who had cited a troubling lifestyle fueled by drugs and alcohol

Beyonce cancels Kuala Lumpur show

By Sean Yoong · Monday, Oct. 1,2007 8:40 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Beyonce Knowles has scrapped plans to stage her first concert in Malaysia and will instead perform in neighboring Indonesia, which has less stringent rules about how performers should dress and behave.

Letters from Abroad

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Oct. 1,2007 8:39 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – Other than my discovery of the absence of Mexican food in Italy, I have had few major disappointments in my trip thus far.

Bringing the world home

By Chelsea Merta · Monday, Oct. 1,2007 1:09 p.m.

Lotus World Music and Arts Festival began Thursday in an explosive manner – literally. Booming drums and roaring applause filled the Classic Touch Limousine Service Tent as the members of Balkan Beat Box, wearing Halloween masks and playing various hand instruments, wove through an audience of hundreds. Lead singer Tomer Yosef leapt onto the stage and ushered in an energetic performance by the band, kicking off a promising Lotus Fest 2007. LOTUS photo gallery

Bill Clinton joins celebrities to promote youth activism

By Cristian Salazar · Sunday, Sept. 30,2007 8:39 p.m.

NEW YORK – After getting hundreds of pledges to tackle the world’s problems at his philanthropic summit this past week, former President Bill Clinton did what any good host would: He threw a party.

Nominees for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced

By Associated Press · Sunday, Sept. 30,2007 8:38 p.m.

NEW YORK – Here’s something Madonna can really celebrate: a nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Bloomington Area Arts Council elects 5 new trustees to its board

By IDS staff · Sunday, Sept. 30,2007 8:37 p.m.

The Bloomington Area Arts Council elected five new trustees for three-year terms of service to its board of trustees at its annual membership meeting.

All jazzed up

By IDS staff · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:36 a.m.

The 14th annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival began Thursday night and will continue throughout the weekend. Check out the Lotus Blog for IDS reporters' observations of the festival.

Yoko Ono to unveil Imagine Peace Tower in memory of Lennon

By Sandy Cohen · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:24 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9 – on what would have been her husband John Lennon’s 67th birthday.

Extra Role in Ferrell movie auctioned off

By Associated Press · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:23 p.m.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – A 10-year-old boy will get a chance to be an extra in Will Ferrell’s new movie after his father bought the role in a cancer-charity auction for more than $47,000.

Louvre’s largest traveling exhibit arrives in Indiana

By Rick Callahan · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:22 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The largest traveling exhibit ever mounted by the Louvre – a dazzling collection of Roman statuary, treasures and everyday objects – begins with a marble lineup of the scheming royals whose lives of intrigue were captured in the acclaimed 1970s TV miniseries “I, Claudius.”

Royal screening of ‘Brick Lane’ canceled

By Jill Lawless · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:21 p.m.

LONDON – A meeting between the monarchy and multicultural Britain has ended in a mess.

Actor Jeff Daniels gives sound advice to theater students

By Sarah Hutchins · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:21 p.m.

Actor Jeff Daniels learned to approach acting from what he calls “the psychiatrist’s couch.” When the “Dumb & Dumber” star moved to New York to begin his acting career, he learned to become vulnerable, a skill he considers vital for every aspiring actor.

Blown-glass pumpkins decorate town

By Kristin Riccardo · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:20 p.m.

Picking out the perfect pumpkin can be tedious sometimes – even more so when the “pumpkins” come in different shades of blown glass, as they will this weekend at a downtown pumpkin patch.

Lotus Festival: Blending culture, arts, music

By Chelsea Merta · Wednesday, Sept. 26,2007 11:01 p.m.

This weekend Bloomington will play host to the fall’s cultural equivalent of Little 500. Years of hard work, dozens of musicians and artists and more than 10,000 energetic attendees will combine for the 14th annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival beginning tonight. The musical acts will travel from as far as halfway around the world and from as close as the local community to entertain anticipated thousands.

House hearing criticizes sex, violence in hip-hop

By Jim Abrams · Wednesday, Sept. 26,2007 10:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers, music industry executives and rappers disagreed Tuesday over who was to blame for sexist and degrading language in hip-hop music but united in opposing government censorship as a solution.

Sarah Silverman discusses controversial VMA jokes

Wednesday, Sept. 26,2007 10:40 p.m.

NEW YORK – Sarah Silverman is still responding to the negative reactions toward the Britney Spears jokes she made at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Tourist group raising funds for statue of the Fonz

Wednesday, Sept. 26,2007 10:37 p.m.

MILWAUKEE –The Fonz in bronze? It could happen. Visit Milwaukee, a group that promotes the city as a tourism and convention destination, is leading an effort to raise money for a bronze sculpture of the character played by Henry Winkler on TV’s “Happy Days,” which was set in Milwaukee.

Around the Arts

Wednesday, Sept. 26,2007 10:36 p.m.

‘Knocked Up’ When: 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., today, Friday and Saturday Where: Whittenberger Auditorium, IU Memorial Union, 900 E. Seventh St. More Information: Union Board presents “Knocked Up” as part of its weekly movie series. Tickets are free for IUB students, $2 for non-students.

Mathers to display new Afghanistan photographs

Wednesday, Sept. 26,2007 10:35 p.m.

A new photography exhibit titled “Afghanistan: A Doctor Returns from Exile,” opens Friday at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, 416 N. Indiana Ave.

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