Wednesday, June 19, 2013
 
 

LONDON (Reuters) - British ballet dancer David Wall, known for becoming the youngest male principal at the Royal Ballet at the age of 21, has died of cancer aged 67 at his home in London.

Director of the Royal Ballet, Kevin O'Hare, paid tribute to Wall who died on Tuesday, describing him as a "truly exceptional artist" and one of the company's greatest dance actors.

He said Wall would be remembered for playing the role of the manipulative Lescaut in "Manon" that was created for him in 1974 as well as taking on the most challenging male role in the company's repetoire, Prince Rudolf in "Mayerling", in 1978.

The dancer, who was awarded with a CBE for his services to ballet, was a regular partner with British ball  [READ MORE]
 
 
 
In addition to bringing Plain White T's by our sunny springtime pop up session on a rooftop in Midtown, front men Tim and Tom sat down to tell us a little bit about songs new and old, riffed on playing in a natural, acoustic setting, and discussed the creative and somewhat competitive motivations that drive the band's songwriting.  [READ MORE]
 
As we anxiously await the first pictures of the baby, we are still curious about the name too. One report claims to already know what Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have named their daughter.  [READ MORE]
 
As Nicole Scherzinger rocks up to the latest X Factor auditions in London wearing a leather coat dress, we check out some other celebrities who have been sporting the leather trend.  [READ MORE]
 
It all came down to country versus rock, but in the end there could only be one winner. Danielle Bradbery from Team Blake took home the crown as The Voice Season 4 champ. The sixteen-year old made history not only by being the youngest artist in the competition to win, but also by giving her coach Blake Shelton a three-peat victory. Runner up was Michelle Chamuel from Team Usher and though she didn't win, we have a feeling we'll be hearing from her soon, too!  [READ MORE]
 
A picture of a girl wearing "hairy leg stockings" is making the rounds, and some are claiming this is the new trend in China. 3 seconds of research suggests otherwise...  [READ MORE]
 
By Mari Saito

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's top investor Daniel Loeb will miss its shareholder meeting on Thursday and those attending will not be considering his proposal to partially spin off the lucrative entertainment business, sources familiar with the matter said.

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