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Madonna, Elton John honor Bowie with covers
NEW YORK - David Bowie’s music has returned to stage after his death, with stars including Madonna and Elton John dedicating emotional tributes to the legend -- by singing his songs.
The British rock legend’s death on Sunday at age 69 after an undisclosed battle with cancer has triggered an outpouring of grief from fans and leading artists, many of whom cite him as a towering influence. “He was one of the geniuses in the music industry, one of the great singer-songwriters of the 20th century,” Madonna told the audi-
ence at her concert Tuesday night in Houston, according to a video posted online. Madonna, known for her elaborate show routines and expansive sense of sexuality, said that she saw Bowie in Detroit when she was growing up in Michigan and “he changed my life.” “He showed me that it was okay to be different,” she said.
“He was the first ‘Rebel Heart’ I laid eyes on,” said the pop superstar, referring to the title of her latest album. With a slideshow of Bowie images on the screen behind her, Madonna sang an energetic cover of his “Rebel Rebel,” throwing down her skirt to prance across the stage in bright purple and red shorts. Elton John offered a more sedated cover as he taped an appearance on the Sirius XM satellite radio station in Los Angeles. As his band was still setting up, John spontaneously sang and played piano to “Space Oddity,” Bowie’s early hit with the probing opening lines, “Ground control to Major Tom.” “We don’t have to say anything about the music: It speaks for itself. He was innovative, he was boundary-changing, and he danced to his own tune -- which in any artist is really rare,” John said, as quoted by Billboard magazine. John applauded Bowie for keeping his illness quiet in an age of 24-hour social media. “We know David Bowie the figure, the singer, the outrageous performer, but actually, we don’t know anything about him -- and that’s the way it should be in music and should be in any art form whatsoever,” he said. Among other tributes, Britt Daniel, lead singer of indie rockers Spoon, posted on Facebook an acoustic cover of Bowie’s “Never Let Me Down” recorded after his death. “No other artist has meant as much to me personally or inspired my own songs as much,” Daniel wrote. “What a spirit. What an inspiration. What a shining example of the beauty that humanity can create.” (afp)
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Lopez, Ferrera agree: TV finally embracing diversity
PASADENA - Jennifer Lopez and America Ferrera agree: Television is embracing diversity, finally. “It’s been coming for many years,” Lopez, promoting her new NBC police drama “Shades of Blue,” told a TV critics’ meeting Wednesday. “There’s no denying what society is right now. It’s not just race, it’s gender, it’s all kind of diversity being showcased.” She cited the ethnically diverse cast of producer Shonda Rhimes’ “Grey’s Anatomy,” the ABC drama that debuted in 2005, as the “turning point.” “There’s no getting away from it anymore,” Lopez said. Ferrera, who stars in NBC’s freshman comedy “Superstore,” lauded the inclusiveness of her show in particular and NBC in general. “This is the first time I’ve been offered a role that wasn’t written” for a Latino, the former “Ugly Betty” star said at a separate Q&A session with reporters. She was struck by the fact that the pilot script for “Superstore”
didn’t specify races for the series’ other characters as well, she said. Her co-stars include Nico Santos, a native of the Philippines, and Colton Dunn, who is AfricanAmerican. Ferrera also praised NBC’s new trio of Latina-led shows — hers, Lopez’s and Eva Longoria’s “Telenovela” — as “ground-breaking and history.” Perhaps it will encourage other broadcasters to “enrich their storytelling by reflecting the world we live,” she said. Her castmate, Canadian native Mark McKinney, couldn’t resist adding a punchline. He said he applauded NBC and producers for “taking the great step of casting two Canadians,” indicating co-star Lauren Ash. Speaking to reporters later, Longoria said diversity needs to extend to those in decision-making jobs. “There’s a lot to be done to have more diversity in front of the camera, but it starts behind the camera.” (ap)
Palestinian refugee driven into new exile by IS
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Indonesian soldiers man an armored vehicle as they guard near the site where an attack occurred in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia’s capital and waged gunbattles with police Thursday, leaving bodies in the streets as office workers watched in terror from high-rise windows.
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THE DEADLY attacks Thursday in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, were not a complete surprise to Indonesian authorities, who warned last month of a credible threat. The government had deployed 150,000 security personnel to safeguard churches, airports and other public places across the predominantly Muslim nation, and made a series of pre-emptive arrests. A series of arrests accompanied the warnings, as Indonesian police said they foiled a plot by suspected Muslim militants to kill government officials, law enforcement officers and others. The heightened security extended through Christmas and New Year’s before ending Jan. 6. It’s unclear whether Thursday’s attacks are related to the earlier reported threat. No one has claimed responsibility. Authorities have been keenly aware of the danger of terrorism since bombings in 2002 on the resort island of Bali killed more than 200 people, over half of them foreign tourists. Continue to page 2 Blamed ...
Seven dead as suicide attackers hit Indonesian capital
JAKARTA - Suicide attackers struck the Indonesian capital Thursday, with a series of explosions and gunfire that tore through a Starbucks cafe and shook an embassy district in the Muslim-majority nation. At least seven people were known to have died -- including two who police said blew themselves up in the area which is also overlooked by United Nations offices, in what the country’s president dubbed “acts of terror”. An unknown number of gunmen were involved in the blasts, including at a police post that left four mangled bodies lying in the road. “Five terrorists are dead,” Se-
curity Minister Luhut Panjaitan told reporters. He said that one Indonesian and one Dutch citizen had died, but the Dutch embassy said only that one of its nationals was wounded and being treated in hospital. While no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, they have revived fears that homegrown extremists bloodied on the battlefields of the Middle East with
the Islamic State group could have brought their jihad home. Indonesia suffered several major bomb attacks by Islamic radicals between 2000 and 2009, including the 2002 strike on the resort island of Bali that killed 202 people. A security crackdown weakened the most dangerous networks, leading to a long lull in large-scale strikes. But the European-based Soufan Group says that of the 500-700 Indonesians who travelled abroad to join the self-proclaimed caliphate of the IS, scores have since returned. “We know that ISIS has the
desire to declare a province in this region,” said Kumar Ramakrishna, a counter-terrorism analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. “The threat of returning Southeast Asian fighters radicalised in the Iraq/Syria region are also another factor of concern, together with the possibility of self-radicalised lone wolves appearing in the scene.” Witnesses to the carnage on Thursday said a powerful explosion ripped through a branch of US coffee giant Starbucks before at least one gunman emerged and began shooting at bystanders, reloading
his weapon as police flooded the streets. In chaotic scenes, security forces moved in behind the cover of moving vehicles, with regular bursts of gunfire and warnings of a sniper in the area. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.