MIA takes on Google, YouTube and Wikipedia

Battle star: MIA, as depicted by unique wedding snapper Ravi Thiagaraja Photograph: Ravi Thiagaraja “Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam (born 18 July 1975), better known by her stage name MIA, is a Sri Lankan/British songwriter, record producer, singer, rapper, fashion designer,... 

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Anthony Rolfe Johnson obituary

Rolfe Johnson in The Return of Ulysses for the ENO in 1992. A former boy soprano and farm manager, he sang hymns to his cows. Photograph: Robbie Jack/Corbis One of the most attractive and intelligent tenors from the 1970s onwards, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, who has died aged 69, tackled a very... 

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Miles Davis’ Michael Henderson Sues Snoop Dogg for Illegally Sampling His Song

Miles Davis’ legendary bass player Michael Henderson is taking Snoop Dogg to court after accusing the rapper of illegally sampling one of his songs. The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” hitmaker is alleged to have used parts of Henderson’s “Riding” on the track... 

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TV Review: The Man Who Moves Buildings

The Man Who Moves Buildings . . . Jeremy Patterson and family It’s not often that I’m sold a telly programme solely on its title, but when I spied The Man Who Moves Buildings (Five) in the listings, just two words sprung to mind: show me. Jeremy Patterson moves large structures... 

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TV review: My Weird and Wonderful Family

Barrie (left) and Tony with Saffron and Aspen. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian The family in My Weird and Wonderful Family (Channel 4) took a bit of getting my head around. They’re more of an unclear family than a nuclear one. So there are gay dads Tony and Barrie. That’s... 

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