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Rapper Ryan Peters, known in Bemidji as “Black Burbz,” does not hesitate to get into rhyming mode when asked. Peters, with his positive message, regularly appears in Bemidji at different venues. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Peters uses rap, poetry to share positive messages

BEMIDJI – It took getting tagged by his high school wrestling coach for showing up high for a meet to get Ryan Peters to take a good look at the...

entertainment Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 9:54pm

This 2012 photo released by Ryan Truesdell shows a portrait of the composer-arranger. Truesdell is nominated for three Grammy Awards for his album, "Centennial - Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans." (AP Photo/Shaun Mader)Copyright 2012, The Associated Press.

Grammy nominee unearths hidden Gil Evans treasures

NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy nominee Ryan Truesdell felt like a "jazz archaeologist" as he sifted through thousands of pages of manuscripts in a safe in the apartment of renowned...

entertainment / music Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 2:45pm

25 billion served up: iTunes reaches milestone

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The answer to the trivia question will be: "Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch." That's the 25-billionth song purchased on iTunes. Apple announced the...

entertainment / music Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 2:42pm

This June 23, 2012 file photo shows Barbara Walters presenting an award onstage at the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Walters, who has been battling the Chicken Pox, will not return to her daytime talk show "The View," for three more weeks. She was hospitalized on Jan. 19 after fainting and cutting her head at a pre-inaugural party in Washington. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file) Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

Walters hopes to return to 'The View' in 3 weeks

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters isn't "scratching too much" from chickenpox, but she says she won't be back at "The View" for three more weeks. Walters phoned into the...

entertainment Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 2:39pm

ArtPrize competition going on road to Minnesota

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The annual international ArtPrize competition in Michigan is going on the road to seek pitches from Minnesota artists or curators for a prominent display at...

entertainment / art Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 2:36pm

This Aug. 22, 2012 photo shows members of the British boy band "The Wanted", from left, Jay McGuiness, Siva Kaneswaran, Max George, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes posing for a portrait at JetBlue's T5 at JFK International Airport in New York. The British fivesome announced Wednesday, Feb. 6, that their new reality show will debut in June on E!. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP) Copyright 2012, The Associated Press.

Boy band The Wanted sign on for E! reality series

NEW YORK (AP) — The Wanted is trying to keep it real: The boy band has signed on to do a reality series on E! The British fivesome announced Wednesday...

entertainment / music Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 2:35pm

Madison Square Garden 2Q profit tops Street

NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden Co.'s fiscal second-quarter net income soared 83 percent, bolstered by higher ad revenue from its media division and lower expenses. MSG owns and...

entertainment Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 2:33pm

This October 2012 photo released by H & M shows soccer star David Beckham, right, on the set of his newest ad campaign for his bodywear collection in Los Angeles. The ad is more like a film short, directed by Guy Ritchie. Beckham stars as an action hero, saving the day in Los Angeles in his boxer briefs and bedroom slippers. (AP Photo/H&M) Copyright 2012, The Associated Press.

Beckham back in skimpy bodywear ads for H&M

NEW YORK (AP) — David Beckham has a knack for keeping his name in the news, and his face — and well-sculpted body — in front of the cameras. The...

entertainment Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 9:27am

This Jan. 18, 2013 file photo shows actress and singer Alicia Keys posing for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Fresh off her national anthem performance at the Super Bowl, Keys set to be the halftime entertainment for the NBA All-Star game on Feb. 17 in Houston. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, file) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press.

Alicia Keys is NBA All-Star halftime performer

NEW YORK (AP) — Next stop for Alicia Keys? NBA All-Star weekend. The superstar, fresh off her national anthem performance at the Super Bowl, is set to be the halftime...

entertainment / music Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 9:22am

The newest Monopoly token, a cat, rests on a Boardwalk deed next to a die and houses at Hasbro Inc. headquarters, in Pawtucket, R.I., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Voting on Facebook determined that the cat would replace the iron token. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press.

Monopoly fans vote to add cat, toss iron tokens

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing...

entertainment Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 9:20am

SI shoots on 7 continents for swimsuit issue

NEW YORK (AP) — Few would think about swimming in Antarctica, but Sports Illustrated took its models there for its annual swimsuit issue — shooting on all seven continents for...

entertainment Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 2:51pm

A visitor looks at a small male figure sculptured from a large mammoth tusk dates around 27,000 years ago, discovered at Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic next to a skeleton of a man, on display in an exhibition 'Ice Age Art : arrival of the modern mind' at the British Museum in London, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

British Museum puts art from the Ice Age on show

LONDON (AP) — The art world loves hype. Works are touted as the biggest, the rarest, the most expensive. Even in an age of superlatives, the British Museum has something...

entertainment / art Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 1:20pm

Kiefer Sutherland honored by Harvard theater group

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Golden Globe-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland has been named Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Sutherland will be roasted and receive his ceremonial...

entertainment Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 1:15pm

This Nov. 18, 2012 file photo shows Carly Rae Jepsen performing at the 40th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The song put 27-year-old Jepsen, who finished third on a season of "Canadian Idol,” in the spotlight and on a path to potential Grammy gold. The monster hit is nominated for song of the year and best pop vocal performance at the Feb. 10 awards show. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)Copyright 2012, The Associated Press

A Grammy maybe? Carly Rae Jepsen heads for gold

NEW YORK (AP) — Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" became the soundtrack for endless viral online fun last year: U.S. infantry soldiers lip-synched to it in Afghanistan's Kunar Province...

entertainment Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 9:24am

In this photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, author Ma Thida gestures while talking during an interview at her office in Yangon, Myanmar. Nearly two years into reformist president Thein Sein's term, the rush of hope and idealism that greeted many new freedoms - most strikingly freedom of speech - is turning into a measured assessment of the country’s progress. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Freedom brings new challenges for Myanmar writers

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Poet Saw Wai parked himself on the lawn, unfurled a map of Myanmar with a blob of blood-red paint dripping down from a spot up north...

entertainment Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 9:20am

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