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NEWS ABOUT: Bjork

Bjork stories: 7 news summaries

 Top 10 Preggo Performances 

Celebs don't let pregnancy keep them out of spotlight

Feb 10, 09 6:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Some women are born to perform, and they’re not gonna let a baby bump get in the way. Time lists the top 10 pregnant performers:
  1. MIA gave an impressive Grammy performance on her due date.
  2. Amy Poehler rapped alongside Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live with a
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Cher • Lucille Ball • Jennifer Garner • Bjork • celebrity pregnancy • M.I.A. • Amy Poehler • Sally Field • pregnant women • performance • Judy Garland

Bjork Banks on Girl Power
to Save Iceland

Singer promotes venture-capital fund run by women

Jan 22, 09 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Quirky Icelandic singer Bjork is promoting a venture-capital fund run by women that will invest in socially and environmentally sustainable companies and, she hopes, help rebuild her economically stricken country. "Instead of talking about the problems we have, she is on a mission to build a sustainable Iceland that's... More »

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venture capital • Iceland • green business • Bjork • sustainability • financial crisis • financial meltdown

OPINION

 Björk: Iceland Must Heal Itself 

Singer rails against more aluminum smelters on island, pushes self-reliance

Oct 28, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Given Iceland’s economic crisis, it would be madness to add to the country’s dependence on aluminum smelters, native singer Björk writes in the Times of London. In addition to environmental damage, lessons learned from the collapse of Iceland’s fishing industry should warn against putting “all... More »

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music • environment • sustainable development • Iceland • Bjork • financial crisis

 Ban-Busting
 Sir Paul to
 Play Tel Aviv

McCarthy will rock Israel 43 years after Beatles were barred

Aug 25, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul McCartney will perform in Tel Aviv 43 years after the Beatles were banned by the Israeli government because officials feared their music would corrupt Israeli youth. The only fear today is that ticket prices for the September 25 concert in Park Hayarkon will be too expensive for most Israelis,... More »

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Israel • Paul McCartney • Tel Aviv • Beatles • Leonard Cohen • Bjork • Barry Marshall

Take That Bjork: China Bans Performers Deemed a Threat

Protests, incendiary artists will not be allowed in the country, the new rules say

Jul 18, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Entertainers deemed a threat to China’s sovereignty will not be allowed to perform in the country, the New York Times reports. The Ministry of Culture warned it will conduct background checks and ban those who “advocate obscenity or feudalism and superstition” or "take part in activities that... More »

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China • censorship • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • human rights abuse • entertainment industry • Bjork • political protest

Tibet Shoutout Spurs Crackdown

Cry supporting independence prompts threat of censorship

Mar 7, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Beijing says it will toughen restrictions on visiting artists performing in China in response to Bjork's onstage expression of support for Tibetan independence, the London Times reports. “We shall never tolerate any attempt to separate Tibet from China and will no longer welcome any artists who deliberately do this,... More »

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China • free speech • censorship • Tibet • Tibetan independence • Bjork

Björk Attacks New Zealand
News Photographer

Leaps on photog and rips shirt in half

Jan 14, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Icelandic pop star Björk leaped on a news photographer, knocked him to the ground, and ripped his shirt in half as she arrived in Auckland for a concert tour, reports the New Zealand Herald. The volatile singer “grabbed the back of my black skivvy and tore it down... More »

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New Zealand • Iceland • assault • Bjork • Björk • Auckland

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