FT.com - Arts & weekend, Film:
In the elements that truly matter for the life of the piece – the music and the performance – this production is in another league entirely, writes Ken Smith. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Briton looking to increase winning record over Swiss• World No1 remains confident of victory in big gamesOnly Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal of the ATP World Tour finalists have a winning head-to-head record against Roger Federer, with Murray knowing he may have to beat the world No1 twice this week if he is to win the titl (Read More)
The Guardian:
Disney co-production said to be inspired by original High School Musical, rather than a direct translationOne has millions of devoted adherents, a doctrine of clean-cut conformity and an unstoppable, culture-changing momentum; the other is communist China. Now, in a particularly fitting match, two of the most persuasive ide (Read More)
The Guardian:
If the president had talked instead about Jiwai or Fanfou – Twitter's Chinese rivals – China would have been less confusedWhen Barack Obama told students in Shanghai last week that he had never used Twitter, there were two responses. In the west, surprise from some of his 2.6 million followers. And in China, reportedly, a s (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
China enjoyed center stage this week thanks to President Obama's visit. Naturally, trade relations were on the agenda.For Internet companies sitting in the US, news reports that chronicled the President's every move in China were a visible reminder of the business opportunity that may seem a click away.SponsorThis guest pos (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
World ATP Tour Finals come to the former Millennium Dome and its owners are planning for more to comeSave for a brief burst of popularity for ice hockey in the years that followed the second world war, British sports fans have never taken to watching their heroes perform indoors. Despite, or perhaps because of, our obsessio (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
-15 Westwood; -13 McGowan; -10 McIlroy, Harrington, Noren; -9 Garcia, Ogilvy; -8 Aiken, Oosthuizen, ScottAs it was in the beginning, so will it be when the Dubai World Championship reaches its conclusion in the desert later today, with all eyes clapped on Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy. But any hope that the pair would spend (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we report on President Obama's (non)-use of Twitter, take a look at the past decade in the media industry, review the latest statistics about blogging, question if Oxford Dictionary should've chosen "unfriend" as its word of the (Read More)
World-The Times of India:
To get a US president to hold his tongue is no small feat. The Chinese managed to do just that when they persuaded Obama to accept their idea of a "press conference" and refrain from taking any questions in Beijing last week. (Read More)
The Age National Headlines:
Melbourne and Brisbane will play an AFL exhibition game in Shanghai next year, the first professional Australian Rules match to be played in China. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Film:
Once hailed as the man to shake up Hollywood, the maestro of dizzying, exquisitely choreographed action movies has returned to the far eastLet's say from the start that the life of a major league film-maker, with a thriving career in several corners of the globe, is not one to be sniffed at. That said, it's hard not to feel (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Scot will face Del Potro in tournament opener• £1m prize money will help weary players focusThe world's leading players shuffled around what used to be County Hall yesterday in their new suits, shirts, shoes and ties like guests who had arrived too early for a wedding. The preliminaries to the end-of-season ATP World Tour (Read More)
The Guardian:
Two lawyers say discussion of rights and religious freedom was suppressed during US president's 'disappointing' visitTwo Chinese rights activists said today that they were briefly detained by police after seeking a meeting with Barack Obama in Beijing. They added that the US influence over China on human rights had declined (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
I know people who swear by the charms of Lagos or Grozny. For them, as me, a city is where friends are. Take note, Jan MorrisI once sat next to a woman at dinner who asked me where I lived. When I replied, London, she frowned and said, how simply ghastly for me. "It is an awful place, absolute hell. I hate going there, the (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Andy Murray's first opponent at the ATP World Tour finals has to be constantly reminded just how good he isIt was the grand slam that many thought Andy Murray would win. Instead, it was the one that launched Juan Martín del Potro into the upper echelon of men's tennis, leaving Murray as the only player in the top five no (Read More)